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Do you think public transport is expensive?
I'm seriously considering getting rid of my car completely and relying largely on public transport. Something that has always put me off is the cost of the fares. £3 for a recent 10 mile journey I made seemed very expensive per mile than using a car. But having looked at Arriva's website if you buy one of their 'saver'…
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Accident Management reviews?
which website do i go to to read reviews on accident managment companies so i can choose the best one? Heard alot of scams e.g. prestige auto group and i dont want to get conned. Or can someone tell me which is the best accident management company in the uk? what do i look for when selecting a accident management company?…
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Bike to work scheme
Hi there, My employer has just announced that they aretaking part in the cycle to work scheme. However.... to my horror they have partnered up with halfords, and you have to order your bike from Halfords. I'm not a big fan of Halfords, and would far rather buy a bike from a local bike shop near by, which sells the bike I'm…
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How long to wear out a bike chain?
Just took my bike in for a service and they replaced the bottom bracket and the chain. No arguments about the bracket, it has been clunking away for a year now. My bike is only 2 years old and I use it 8 months a year, cycling 5 miles per day average. It seems a pretty short time for things to start wearing out. I don't…
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Question
Hi This is a just for matter of interest question. I have my own car insurance fully comp. So I am covered to drive other cars third party. I am a named driver on my wife insurance. If I had an accident driving my wife's car, would it be her that lost her no claims as it would be her insurance that I would be claiming on,…
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Car Recovery/Scrap/Repair!
I have got a 51 plate vauxhall corsa that had intermittent problems for about 6mths with random stalling and loss of power for a few seconds. The engine management light came on and then the car stalled at traffic lights. I had the car towed to where it is in cardiff now. A mechanic came out and plugged it into the…
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Car Tax
Does anyone know why an X3 car has a yearly road fund licence fee of over four hundred pounds yet buses and artic lorries pay £160?? :mad:
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Greedy Letting Agent Charging Me for Access to My Own Garage!
Hi All, I own a house where there are rented garages at the rear. To the back of my own house, there is a shed/garage that's mine and at the side of the house there is an access road that goes round the back When I first moved there, a lettings agency managed those rented garages and they put up an electric gate(which is…
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Train Ticket Penalty Fare Appeal
I have just had my penalty fare appeal turned down, and was wondering what I can do. The details of my journey are as follows: I have a London Zone 2-3 Annual gold Card. I was on the London Overground train from Clapham Junction to Shepherds Bush, but there was a points failure on the track, and the driver said he had no…
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Car accident - process
My vehicle was involved in an accident at the weekend, the vehicle was stationery at the time of the incident although my dad was behind the wheel who is not insured by my policy but sometimes drives my car on his policy under driving other cars / 3rd party. My vehcile was parked on the left had side of the road and there…
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They don't really do a 2nd MOT do they?
If a car fails it's MOT because of a damaged windscreen and the screen gets fixed by another company but on the garage premises, (and the car hasn't left those premises since the MOT fail) then would the garage then just sign the MOT thing and pass it? They wouldn't really go through all the checks again surely? Got too…
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Extras on a service
wondered if anyone could advise on what to take up re 'extras' offered by garage. I booked in for an MOT and service in August and have been offered two 'extras': 1. they say spark plugs should be changed every 3 years and it's now three years since I last had this done. I drive about 6,000 miles per year, mainly 20 mile…
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Road Humps. Best way to negotiate them?
I have just moved to a city that has road humps on most side roads, well the ones i mainly use. Is it best to straddle the hump or drive over the top with one side of the car? Obviously the best answer is 'slowly', but which does least harm to my car?
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Cost to replace 2 power steering hoses on van?
Can anyone give a rough idea as to how much it would cost to replace 2 power steering hoses on my vauxhall Movano van? Thanks
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Removing a Sony Xplod stereo..
Hey there, I need to get the stereo out of my car before it gets taken away on saturday. I have some sony removal keys but just can't work out what I'm meant to do with them!? :o I've taken the trim off and no idea where to stick the keys. These are the keys:
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Old Cars
I don't know about other areas of the country, but around here there seems to be alot less old cars (10 year+) on the roads as there was in the 90s. Back then you would regularly see 15 year old bangers on the road but not now.
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Replacement windscreen / Insurance?
Our car failed it's MOT because of a windscreen issue. Our insurance policy says if we deal with Autoglass or Auto 'something else' (can't remember off hand), then we just need to pay the £75 excess. So, phone Autoglass who took payment of £75 over the phone and asked where the car was so they could come and replace the…
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exhaust emission with a difference?
I own an old (2001) Vauxhall Vectra (Vectra B 1.8 LS petrol) which I have owned from almost new. Recently, after longish runs (airport trips etc) I have found what appears to be what looks like "horse hair" - (don't laugh) sticking out the tail pipe. You could pull out clumps of the stuff - enough to make a good ponytail…
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Buying from "Drive the Deal"?
Had a good quote from these people, however im a bit concerned with the Warranty/Service situation. Obviously ive used my nearest dealer for a test drive. If i use DtD, if anything need to be done under warranty or the Usual servicing, wont they think "Heres the guy that just used us for a test drive, wasting our time" and…
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Radiator Leak Possibly
I think I MAY have a radiator leak. I went out to my car yesterday to find a very small pull of water just under the front bumper, not dripping a lot, there was about half a cup of water there. I opened the bonnet and had a quick look, the water level is okay and hasn't lost much that you would notice, looked around the…
