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Hire car insurance refund
I hired a car from Europcar to drive from Amsterdam Airport to the south of Holland on Sunday evening. I had to pay a €400 deposit to cover insurance and a tank of petrol, which, they told me, would be refunded to the card. I returned the car with no problems on Monday evening, and a full tank of petrol. They confirmed…
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Corsa 1.0 engine probs
My friend has got a problem with his 1l Vreg 1999 corsa. Have put it onto a Modus and it comes up with the code P0505, Looked on Auto Data and it says IDLE CONTROL VALVE BLOCKED, we have changed the idle control valve no change, took off the valve looked inside the throttle body no blockage, swapped the MAF from another…
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Mitsubishi L200
I bought my new L200 Animal (old shape) a couple of weeks ago and generally, I'm happy with it. :cool: On the plus side: Huge load carrying ability (and yes, I do use it as a load carrier sometimes - although no commercial use). Awesome road presence (black with lots of chrome and it is a biggie) - keeps the chavs in the…
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stance on VT
have a car on finance over 50% paid and 50% time served the car in now in neg equity just spoke to company concerned they said yes can give it back but i have to pay the short fall once they value the car. is this correct?
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boat deposit refund
hi i'm new to mse forum although i have been getting martins email for quite a while now. i have used the search button but could not find a definitive answer so thought i would post a thread. 2 weeks ago my dad put his narrowboat up for sale within 24 hours someone came round to look at it liked it, agreed a price and put…
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webuyanyvan
Has anyone used or had any experience of the any of the web based sites that advertise to buy your van? (webuyanyvan dot com). Did it work? Are their valuations accurate? Any problems? Any comments gratefully received.
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Mercedes Benz Financial Services - End of lease charges
Are there any forum contributors who have returned lease cars to MBFS and feel they have had unreasonable charges imposed on them by the lease company for alleged damage in excess of Fair Wear & Tear? I would be interested to hear from you. Thanks in anticipation. :)
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Lease Car Company Ceased Trading
Hello, I have been with a car leasing company for the past 3.5 years, my policy is due to expire in 6 months time where i had the option to buy, trade in or hand back my car. The company has now informed me that they have ceased trading and that the only options are for me to hand back my car or purchase it - but all i…
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Streetcar xs insurance
I've just joined streetcar and the insurance excess in the event of an accident is £750. They charge £15 per month to reduce your excess to zero or £10 to reduce it to £250. Given the very small amount of times I'll use it it's not really economically viable. Worldwide Insurance (on the MSE site as being good people to go…
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Cheap Transport
Hi Everyone, Its my first time here in MSE, would anyone give me advise how to save me money from transport. Live in Vauxhall (Zone1&2) and work in Earls Court. Which can best save me money bus or tube? And which Payment mode, weekly or monthly? Thank you, josef
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ABS and Traction Control Lights
Hi For a few weeks now the ABS and Traction control lights have been coming on and off. They will go off perfectly when starting the car for the first time in the day but after its warmed up they will sometimes come on, but sometimes wont. Anyone have any ideals what I should be looking for? I am intending to take the car…
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Car Tax Disc Problem - advise please!
I have a company car who my employer (based in Paris) lease from a company called LeasePlan (based in the UK). I am based in the UK. The lease company hold all documents in relation to the car (i.e. Log book, MOT certificate). Whenever, the car requires an MOT, new tax disc, service etc the lease company either inform me…
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£55 one way Bristol-Leeds WITH a railcard..?
I'm trying to book a train for the 6th September Bristol-Leeds (well preferably Bristol-Bradford but I thought maybe Leeds would be cheaper?). I have a Young persons railcard and it's months in advance, and only 1 way- why is it so expensive?! What am I doing wrong? It's even expensive just to go to Birmingham- £26 for…
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volvo sc805 code
I,m finding it almost impossible to get the code for my radio. I phoned a volvo maindealer and they did give me the code based on my car reg. (for free)! But unfortunatly this did not work so cant be the original radio. It seems it needs to be sent off for decding but cant even find company to do this. Help!!!
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Summons Help!!!
Hi I am not sure whether you guys will be able to help, but I am sure that one of you will know the answer! In January, our car was pictured doing 54mph in a 40mph zone. Both me and my husband drive the car, so it could have been either of us. We asked the police for a picture which they supplied but we could not make out…
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Advantage Gold (Natwest) - what does their breakdown cover include?
Hi all - don't know if this is the right place to post - please tell me if there's somewhere more appropriate to post. Have had our renewal for AA and so looking round for Breakdown cover. Was just looking at my online banking- if we upgrade to an Advantage Gold Account, we apparently get Car Breakdown cover (including on…
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Need an economical diesel car
Can anyone recommend a make and model of car which is diesel and does high mileage to the gallon/litre? I've got a petrol guzzling Mondeo which is 2 litres and I really need to get something that does a lot more than 300 miles for £65.00.
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car radio unlocking code NEEDED
Please help my corsa cd player is displaying the word safe can anybody supply a code my serial number is GM020543215427 and the make is CDR 2005 SIEMENS VDO please please please help me OTHERS NUMBERS ON CASE 330886636 NO 13 122 932 BS000412 RCD452-01 BAR CODES ON CASE 9012 300 00285 00 003 0412 3215427
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Audi A4 SE 2.4L or BMW 318i SE 1.9L
Hi I have 2 choices, 2003 Audi A4 SE 2.4L (55,000 Miles Used) 2002 BMW 318i SE 1.9L (42,000 Miles Used) Irrespective of Price and Colour Which one is a better drive? Which one is a cheaper drive (mpg wise)? Which one is cheaper to maintain/repair?
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How do you know if a car has been a write off?
Hi, I am looking for a second hand car. How would I know if it had been a cat C or D write off? Does it say on the V5? I have a fear of being ripped off! Thank you
