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The Trainline.com refund charges
Hi all, So I bought a ticket through thetrainline.com and because the bank sent me a new card before I travelled I didn't have the card I'd purchased the ticket with when I arrived at the station. Therefore, I couldn't collect the ticket from the machine. I bought another one and wrote a letter to the trainline.com saying…
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Motorbike Insurance for a 17yo
Hi All Any of you got experience of purchasing motorbike insurance? My lad is 17yo (18yo in March 2011), he passed his CBT March 2009 and has had insurance on various scooters since then so he has 1 full year no claims. He needs TPFT excess upto £300. The bike is a Skyjet 2007, 125cc. We have been shopping around for…
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Choosing a right car - maintenance cost
Hi All I am trying to choose the right car for me and currently there are a few options but it's hard to make a decision as I have very little idea of the maintenance costs. I mean, everyone says that for example BMWs are expensive in running but could anyone share any experience on the cars below? I don't really want to…
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can Mothercare trenton deluxe travel system fit on to a train?
Please can someone help. I have a mothercare trenton deluxe travel system. I need to go to a wedding. Could anybody help me if this will fit on to a train through the doors as it is quite a bulky pram. i am travelling alone so will have luggage under the pram and I will be using the carseat as well. So collapsing it at the…
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Potholes?
Hi, I have a query as to where council residents stand with problem potholes. Prior to this year other than the odd tyre change I have had no problems with my car, its 7 years old but has been a consistently good runner. In October last year I had to pay to have the steering rack and exhaust replaced, the guy who replaced…
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Car on a budget
Im looking to get a car. Max budget is 3k Anyone got any ideas? I was looking at VW Passat also Ford Mondeo. Thanks
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Help - Lost car key
Help needed please. Unfortunately my dh has lost the one and only key to our car! We've searched the house from top to bottom and the road between the house and the car and have found nothing. We can only assume that he dropped it this evening between the car and the house and someone has picked it up. The car is parked a…
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Administration Fee for Buying a Car
I can't think of any situation where you pay somebody in order to buy a product from them. We went to Evans Halshaw today to look at a car. On top of the price, there was a £99 administration fee. I asked what this was for and it is apparently for a HPI-type check, which is normally around £20 to the public (and there are…
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Starting diesel after 6 years
Back in 2004 family circumstances forced us to leave our small boat in a marina in Eastern France. The location is important because the canal freezes almost every winter. The engine is a Mercedes OM636. As fitted in Merc 170/180 in late 60s to early 70s. Before leaving we removed the glow plugs and gave each pot a good…
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put unleaded petrol in a diesel van
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a panic as I accidently put unleaded petrol into my diesel van. Now I put £20 worth of unleaded in, and there was only a little diesel in there beforehand. Could anyone tell me if this is going to affect my van? Is it dangerous? Please help I'm in a panic and I know if I take it to the garage…
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Dilemma
Hi, i'm in a bit of a dilemma. Im 19 and my car insurance is around £2500 a year. Option 1: Buy a new car with £2000 I have saved up (car will be 01/02reg with around 80k miles) Pay insurance off monthly which will work out at around £250 a month. Option 2: Get a £4000 loan and buy a car (car will be 05/06 reg with around…
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Provisional driver query
Just a query to settle an argument......my son is 17 in two weeks and is going to start taking driving lessons, his provisional has arrived today and states to learn in a car he just needs l plates and another person in the car aged 21 or over, does this mean the 17 year old doesnt have to be insured on the car to learn to…
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Citroen C1 - any thoughts ?
Please be gentle with me, I'm a little old lady ;) I'm tempted to buy a Citroen C1, supermarket trips plus odds and bits mean I drive only 4k miles a year now. Would the basic petrol C1 be ok for me ? I currently have a Nissan Micra which will probably keep going for another 20 years :eek: but I'm bored with it and fancy a…
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2nd hand car purchase
Hi, My mum recently bought a second hand car from a garage.The price in the windscreen was 3395 pounds..She part exchanged her car for 400 pounds and left a 200 pound deposit and paid the remaining 2795 pounds after they did a bit of work on the car.. She exchanged all the paperwork including a reciept stating the balance…
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Tesco Momentum99
I have just discovered Tesco Momentum99 Its advertised as: * Increased Power * Improved fuel Ecommony * potential saving on fuel costs But it is 5p a litre more You can review result of tests on their website. http://www.tesco.com/Momentum99/productBenefits.asp They can thow at all the data they want at us but the real…
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repair or replace sump? please help
Hi, my citroen berlingo started leaking oil and I noticed a crack right where the bolt is. I patched the whole bolt up with bonding putty and had no leaks since. But the problem is the MOT is due and I don't think it will pass because of this. I got a quote of £242 to replace the sump which includes taking the engine out…
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1st post - van leasing - end of contract
Hi - this is myA first post so I hope in in the right section! Our leased Van was on contract hire and went back to the lease compnay 19th July 2010 - at the time they said there was over 1000 damage not wear and tear - we had to sign the handing over but put disagreed next to the signature. We have not heard anything back…
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Where do I stand?
We bought a car at the end of July. Happy with it apart from a few niggles. After we came home found the aircon didn't work (thinking it just neded re-gassing) & the passenger window didn't open only with the switch on the driver side. The owner also told us there'd be a new timing belt on the car (which our mechanic is…
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Mthly Insuarance cancellation?
I am a small business and the van is insured annually through a great brooker and i pay up front for the year. Question: Insurance is up nxt mth and needs to be renewed, but im looking to sell business/van in coming 2/3mths. what do i do about the insurance? If i pay monthly by DD can i just ring up after 3 mths and canx…
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Galaxy Mk 2 luggage cover.
I have a Mk 2 Galaxy & I need a luggage cover on it. Seen a few on Ebay for about £40-60. But its the fixings I'm really after. I've had a list of all the parts required off a specialist Ford Galaxy forum but when I search for the parts on google nothing comes up. Thing is my Galaxy doesn't have the attachments fixed in…
