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New car - insuring old one until sold - cheapest?
I pick up my new car on Thursday evening. I've arranged for my insurance to be switched to my new car starting Thursday but that means my current car will have no insurance until I sell it. My cover lets me drive another car third party with the permission of the owner (that'll be me then) but is it legal to keep an…
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is there a way to check a number plate?
We have seen a car we like and can see the number plate on it, is there a way to check the car out for accidents etc? Thanks
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Parking in Brighton
got a few nights down in Brighton on the tescos vouchers. the hotel though is charging 20 pounds a night parking. anyone got any tips on somewhere cheaper to park along the front or nearish just a question, ha ha im only asking :j
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Advice please, VW Campervan engine
We have a 1972 Bay Window Campervan (1800 cc) and need to get a new or reconditioned engine for it. Can anyone recommend a reliable supplier, and is there anything we ought to be looking out for? Equally, is there anywhere we should not go? We have someone who can fit it for us, just need to purchase the engine. Thanks in…
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Contacting Zenith bike insurance
Been on the phone pretty much all day today, on hold, transferred, cut off after 10 or 15 minutes, told they dont do call back or take numbers to return calls, pulling my hair out here and have quite an urgent ussue to speak to them about.... .anyone got an email adress or different number to try please? Been trying 0845…
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ford car radio code
i need a code for my car radio its a ford focus its a 6000cd rds e-o-n serial no m041638 any help would be much appreciated
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Audi servicing in Brighton
Hi, Does anybody know of any good garages in the Brighton/Hove area that can service my A4? I am fed up of the poor service (and high prices) at the authorised dealer. Thanks for your help. DJD.
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car insurance -cancel in 14 days
Does anyone know of any car insurance companies that will allow the insurance to be cancelled within 14 days and not be charged? TIA
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Cost effective car?
Hi, We have a Rover 416 T Reg for which the maintenance cost is getting higher n(and mileage is over 116k). So we need to replace it soon and not sure what to buy. Any advice would be helpful. Ideally we'd like to spend only about £1500-£2000 (not sure if it's a realistic amount). We'd like something economic and easy to…
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Cherished Number HELP please :(
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Driving Licence renewal
My driving licence expires in August, when I am probably going to be on holiday. Does anyone know how much notice the DVLA give you on the renewal notice? The website says it takes about 3 weeks for the licence to be processed, so would need to apply for it a month before I go away, or 6 weeks before it expires.
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Parking in Edinburgh
I'm staying for a few days at my daughter's flat in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh and will be arriving by car. She has a parking permit for her car, but that's non-transferable. Can anyone recommend how I can legally and safely park my car while I'm there? I'm planning to do most of my local travel by bus and train so am…
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MOT re-test
Hello, sorry for starting a new thread as I'm sure there must be an answer to my question somewhere but am getting somewhat confused with information and worried that it may be out of date! Have taken my car to Nationwide Autocentre for a full service and MOT today (I know, but thought it was a good use of Tesco clubcard…
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Part Exchange Query
Does it work both ways?? If I were to sell my car to a garage for £7,000 and the car I want from them is £6,000 would they have to pay me the difference? Does this happen????
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Remove anonymity = Better driving standards?
After seeing the thread regarding obtaining contact details from car registration numbers..... If it were possible to trace the owner of any vehicle for free on the internet, would it encourage us all to drive with more consideration for other road users? and to take more care not to damage cars while parking (for…
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Is there a free simple way to find address from Car reg?
Is there a way on the internet to find a registered address from a car registration and model?
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Audi Valet Left Massive Stain on Leather Seat
Had Audi A4 valeted last week by Audi dealer and it came back to the house. It is only when I took a look on my next drive I noticed the cream leather passenger seat has a massive stain and it looks like burning. Clearly something has been used on it that has reacted. It is so easily noticeable and was 110% not there…
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worst parking you ever did see?
I took my elderly Mum to Morrisons on Saturday. The car park is an odd design with a pavement all around it, but only one drop kerb that leads from the store down on to the car park itself. Imagine my amazement when I get to the drop kerb with a trolley full of goods to see this: In front of me is another elderly couple…
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DVLA - Car sale issue!!! - now I'm going to court!!
Hi all, in August of last year I sold a car, it was declared SORN, as it should be etc.. buyer cam collected car and next day I sent off the parts to the log book to say car had been sold... a few weeks later I get a 12months TAX disc for the car I had sold.. So I phone up DVLA, and ask what I should do and why I had this…
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Volkswagen Golf for business purposes
My plan is to by a VW Golf 2.0 TDi thats around 3 years old and has around 40k on the clock. The purpose of the car will be for my communting all over the place (do about 30-35k miles a year) My concern is whether a car this age is ok for doing these amount of miles in for 2/3 years?
