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MOT anger
Yesterday I paid a garage £310 to get my car through it's MOT. When they phoned me they told me what it had failed on but nothing else. Stumped up the cash and thought no more about it until picking up the car and the paperwork, when I saw an Advisory Notice with 10 items. :mad: I'm really angry about it because the car…
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Breakdown cover for £36, including UK coverage & homestart
Hey all, Swinton are offering Full Uk breakdown cover/relay, roadside assistance and home start for £45 (if you use Quidco then you get 20% taking it down to only £36!) They even offer you a guarantee of giving you £10 if they don't get to you within the hour! This has got to be too good to be true surely?! Has anyone else…
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Basingstoke Garage?
Can someone recommend a good garage around Basingstoke area or around "RG22" area?
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I want to change the car i've only had for 2 months
I've had my second-hand 2008 Ford Ka for just over 2 months, which I purchased from a main ford dealer for £5,800. I am the second owner. 'What car' tells me that the private value is £5,350 ... or part exchange is £5,070 ... which is quite a drop really from £5,800 I got the Ka as I had only started driving, but now…
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Does anyone have direct lines guaranteed car hire?
Been on the phone now for aaages and getting fed up tbh of no answer. Our head gasket has gone on our car and i am wondering if we would be entitled to a hire car (seeing as we pay for it!) it says on our policy..'xxx while it is with a vehicle motor repairer'..the man we are using is an independant MG specialist and so…
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concessionary bus pass
hi, i qualify for a concessionary bus pass (disabled) and due to apply for one soon. i was wondering once i get it, i assume i get on the bus as normal, but show the pass, my question is do i still have to get a ticket for the journey as before , or do i just show the pass and get on / off as needed, as wont the pass me my…
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Any Iveco drivers out there? Some advice please
Hi, I'm currently looking to upgrade my van, I can't afford a new one so I'm looking to buy one at no more than 50,000 miles. I need a 4 metre so was considering a VW Crafter or Mercedes Sprinter but so far I have not had good feedback from either, so my only other option is an Iveco Daily. I don't know very much about…
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Too many cars at home?
Is there a limit of how many cars you can have parked on your drive/in the road outside your home? At least 4/5 nights a week the house over the road from me has 6 cars on their drive & a large caravan & 3 cars on the street, usually 1 outside my house. You can probably get 4 cars at a push on my drive... I don't actually…
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Help - car has been written off
Hi I'm totally screwed up with anger and confusion PLEASE can some one help! My P reg Clio (1.4) was hit all along one side this morning - wing mirror off and scraping all along driverside from one end to other! I'm fully comp with saga with a £200 excess. The person didn't stop and "no-one" saw anything! I have just…
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IoM TT 2010
Can I just say to all bikers who are already here or are coming over for the 2010 TT, please ride carefully, there have already been serious accidents due to stupidity on the mountain road section, everyone here would love you to have a good time and want you to get home safe. Also remember please don't drink and ride, not…
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Repair cost ?
Hi , can i just ask for some opinions on how much i should be paying for some work which a mechanic is going to do to my car on monday. Car is a renault megane , 1999 , petrol 1.4 The problems are : Abs sensor on rear drivers side has failed - the only place the mechanic could locate the needed sensor is at the renault…
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quoted 1500 distributor disel pump for vw 2001 not right?
i have been quoted by vw garage for part Distributor diesel pump for £1500 incl vat and supplied to vw garage. reg i s:lcz2407 is 2001 1.9tdi.
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What would do?
This morning, driving to work some chap (after cutting up a truck driver), tried to overtake me on the inside while I was merging back into the left hand lane (stupid moron!!). Truck left hand lane, me right hand lane, driver behind me, cuts up truck as soon as I get past it and tries to overtake down the inside as the…
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redex
i have a 1.6 petrol pacasso 02 plate some times when i pull away in 1st it loses all the power i have to put the clutch back down then back up revving hard by.if i put redex in with the petrol will this help or just clean out what it should. thaks hyltonlad
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What Sat Nav
any recommendations on what Sat Nav would is best to buy for Live traffic updates and routing you around road works ect . also i read a while back that there was a new type of Sat Nav coming out that people could alert a live database of where mobile Speed cameras were set up . or are they still on the drawing board
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seeking advice on scrappage deals and how to reduce car costs
Our 17-year-old 8-seater diesel Toyota Estima is coming to the end of its life. It was in an accident last year which left the rear door dented, and now the exhaust is going. So I don't think it has any resale value. We are looking to replace it with a smaller (5-seater) car that is cheap to run. We are on a tight budget…
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Scuffed Alloy - On New Car
Hi Guys Have orderded a new car from Ford. It has arrived in Scotland with scuffed alloy. LAST WEEK. Still waiting for authorisation from some in FORD for the replacement of alloy. My dealership are phoning every day so i know they cant do any more. Is there anyone in Ford who i can phone (not customer services) who may…
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Badly resurfaced road + overtaking car = major stonechip damage
I am fuming right now. Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances I had to lend my good car to my GF today (she got a nail in her tyre, can't get a new one until Tuesday and the spare car is on it's death bed, drinking 3x the correct amount of petrol, she has a very long commute, I have a very short commute). When I say my…
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Do I have to wait for 30 days for a refund for my car insurance?
Hi This is my very first post so apologies if it is in the wrong place.. I have paid for my sons car insurance for the year upfront (he's paying me back as he goes) he had to send in forms & a copy of his driving licences etc, which he did, apparently they didn't get them & have cancelled his insurance, they are now saying…
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Help to Find/Identify a Make/Model From a Spec
Hi I hope your collective brains can help with this query. I am making this enquiry on behalf of somebody else, not me. I am compiling a list, so I can then google each one and compare specs. Buying decision will be made in about 4 months, so time to really look into them ... once I know who does what. I am trying to…
