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Renault Megane II brake squeal
My missus' car had new front discs and pads about 5/6 weeks ago but after a few days in the dryer weather they started squealing quite bad when pulling up to say a junction. I called our local garage to get them checked to which they said they'd dismantled the whole front brakes and couldn't find any issue. I picked it…
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Lost a hub cap on Hertz hire car
So I rented a car from Hertz for the day. Just reached home after a day out with the car, seems I'm missing a hub cap. Could have been stolen while the car was parked during our outing, could have fallen off (didn't hear anything though), I really don't know. I bought Hertz's CDW, Theft Protection (TP) and Super CDW at the…
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Temporary Motorbike Insurance
Hi guys, A quick question on behalf of a friend. He's looking to obtain temporary motorbike insurance for a trip to the Isle of Man for the TT week, but is only borrowing a bike so needs to get temporary insurance for it. Problem is he's only had a licence for 18 months and so far all the temporary bike insurances he's…
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Using Stansted EXpress with 'any permitted' Peterborough-London ticket
As title, my understanding is that Routing Guide map ER applies for an 'any permitted' Peterborough-London Terminals season ticket. ER shows Peterborough-Ely-Cambridge-Stansted-Liverpool St as a permitted route, so I'm wondering if that includes use of Stansted Express train?
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Give me your opinion on whether I should change my car
Hi all I'd like your opinions on whether or not I should change my car. It's a 54 Corsa 1.3 CDTI SXI - it's done 57,000 miles and is reliable, drives well, is extremely economical and is generally everything I could want from a car except... It's a little bit small. I only have a small family - it's just the three of us…
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Van Insurance
A few months ago you may have read my bangernomics thread. Ultimately I sold a fairly nice car I'd wanted for a very long time to buy a totally crap van in order to drive to trail heads with my mountain bike, sleep in it and drive it on silly boy's holidays in the hope of some adventure. The time's come for me to renew the…
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Arnold Clark - Cooling Off Period?
Hi All. Today I paid a £100 deposit on an 07 Plate Renault Clio, trading in my 56 Plate Toyota Aygo against it. I've been home a couple of hours now and common sense is starting to take over - I don't really need a new car, extra expense etc...So I'd like to cancel my order. My question is this - What is the consensus…
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Someone just crashed into the back of me
At a mini round about, the car in front braked late-ish to give way... i had enough time to stop but the car behind me was far too close and crashed into the back of me. This is absolutely terrible. Admiral are closed. I'm worried about whether I will have any liability? I took pictures on my phone. No witnesses i'm afraid.
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Renault Grande scenic
Ok being a childminder with now numeorus children on my books (9) i me and dh have talked about getting a second car. Also the fact our current car is kind of out of use (failed HG so shouldn't be driving) is making us realise how much we need the car. I am quite picky and don't as a rule like people carriers but think it…
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Red lights and cyclists
You are on a bike and stop for a red light at a pedestrian crossing. Everyone has finished crossing, there's nobody else around about to cross, and there are no side roads or any other complications to worry about. There is absolutely no real reason to not proceed, other than the red light. Do you keep waiting, because…
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A good deal, or should I be expecting more?
I went to my local Hyundai dealer today wanting to look at a used i30. They didn't have any on site and the salesman told me to try an i20. I was initially resistant because I'm trading up from a Ka (albeit an old one) and apart from the four doors, it didn't seem to be much of a trade up. My Ka is a 1.3 and the i20 is a…
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recommendations for a small car with auto gearbox please?
Hi, I currently drive a 5yr old Honda Civic automatic. It's a great car and a breeze to drive, but I'm not doing much annual mileage (around 4k-5k) and mostly around town (although about six times a year I do a longish motorway run). It's also a bit tight to turn in the driveway (I live down a narrow lane, so I have to go…
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Garage tried to rip female off with MOT fail..they failed in end!
Hi..Due to splitting up with hubby,i decided it not fair to use his garage contacts in future so i booked half price MOT with Vauxhall dealer up the road from work.(they offered half price, to my work employees and they picked up dropped off car so convenient). In went my Peugeot 407 for its first ever MOT(3yrold)..i get a…
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Is it time to change the car battery?
Hi, I have a wee Chevrolat Matiz which is now 5 years old, owned from new and never had a battery change. The car is now being used less and less since its only used for occasionally weekend use. Through the winter the battery was needing charging most weeks and now it seems to last 2-3 weeks before it needs a charge again…
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Anyone got any experience of "chipsaway"?
Or the various similar companys? Due to travelling on a newly resurfaced road both front wings & bonnet have a fair few chips that need sorting but, given that the car is silver & probably the hardest colour to match, I'm debating a 3 panel respray. Just wondered if they were worth a try?
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Flat Battery question
My car has been off the road and garaged for well over a year now, as I currently do not need to use it, and its market value is low if I wished to sell, but its a good car owned from new. It has a flat battery and so I usually every three months or so give it a jump start from another car and run it for thirty minutes or…
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Ford Finance - getting out early
Hi All, Can anyone help. Over a year ago my partner decided to get a Ford Ka and paid for it on Ford Finance (which lasts 3 years). About a week later she found out she was pregnant with our lovely baby girl. We've quickly realised, since we had her, that a Fork Ka isn't big enough or practical enough for babies (the pram…
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Should I take responsibility for this ?
I was in an accident May 09 Very simply I was turning right at a traffic light controlled junction . The lights at all the other points turn to red here allowing only traffic leaving this side road to move. As i crossed the junction a car came from my left through the red lights and hit me in my rear passenger door. There…
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Giving up the car to become a cyclist?
I'm wondering whether anyone else has given up their car completely and turned to two wheels? I've recently aquired a new bike and love the freedom it gives me aswell as saving me money and keeping fit. All well and good in the summer but not so good when it rains, as it does frequently in the uk. Iam not working at the…
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Stolen car?
Does anyone know how I can check if a car we bought in the US and imported back to the UK may be stolen? I only ask as I went to DVLA local office yesterday armed with import forms,mot ,insurance etc and the application form to register the car back as a UK car, and they told me it had never been exported in the first…
