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Just what you needed
You come home from holiday want to get home ok I will go and get my car or not http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3118087/Airport-charred-park.html Now does it state parked at owners risk!!!!
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MINI Cooper 2002 Fan/Radiator Not Working
Hi, I even made a thread about the loud radiator/fan on my 2002 Mini Cooper (Auto), that would buzz after long'ish periods of driving and often buzz for about 2 minutes after the car was turned off. I got used to that and took it as norm. Now however, the fan/radiator doesn't come on at all and it's causing the engine to…
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Car leasing questions?
I am a registered childminder so i am registered as a business but i dont have a VAT number (not sure how this works), my dh is my assistant p/t, we are needing to replace our car and have been looking at leasing, my dh has a good credit history and has always been the one to sort out the finance, would he still be able to…
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SCAMMED by DriveTimeHire.com
I booked a Aston Martin for hire with Drive Time Hire for a three day weekend, via their website. I was then contacted by phone and asked to pay £600 to secure the vehicle which I paid. However, when the time came for delivery the vehicle never materialised. I attempted to contact the company several times but after they…
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Ticket help on tyne valley line pub crawl please
Evening, need a little help. Am trying to organise a pub crawl on the tyne valley line, starting at Newcastle, and ending at the curry house on the platform in Corbridge.. If we just buy returns from Newcastle to Corbridge, can we get on and off en-route, as we please, or do I need to buy some sort of 'day-rover' ticket??…
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Any tips on insurance for jap imports/ high performance or best way to insure 2 cars?
Hi there, anyone know of cheap insurers for japenese imports and high performance (UK) models? Particularly with 0 years NCB? Googling has not been too helpful, spent a lot of time tonight getting nowhere, and if I give my details to anymore web forms my postie isn't going to be happy with the influx of junk mail... :D so…
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If you only had £3k to spend on a car...
would you spend it all, or spend less incase it went wrong straight away? And what car would you get using the following criteria: - will be used to commute 25 miles a day - we have one baby, maybe another one on the way next year - would like OH to be able to drive it, he's 6 foot 5 and chunky! - needs to be able to fit…
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Toyota woes
Hi all, I am after a bit of advice on behalf of my sister in law. In December 2009 she skidded in the snow and the car struck the kerb. Since then the Toyota Yaris has been emmiting a grinding noise from underneath. She took the car into the dealers and they said nothing was wrong with it. After a few weeks the noise was…
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Any recourse?
Hi, This is quite a long story, so be patient :D I work in Europe and was in the UK recently getting a car service done amongst some other chores), and the garage (Arnold Clark Honda, Manchester) advised me I needed a new suspension part for my car, so I rebooked it in for last Friday when I knew I'd be back again for the…
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Which car to buy?
Hi all, Been a while since I've been on this site but figured it's a good place to start! Basically I'm thinking about sorting a car loan through my employers in order to buy a new car. Sounds daft getting more debt I know, but my job relies on me having a decent reliable car and the loans through work are at similar rates…
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ODB code reader compatible with Berlingo 2002/engine advice
Cut a long story short, my son likes a challenge so bought a berlingo 2.0 hdi 2002 with an engine fault. Vehicle was towed home (on trade plates) has no mot, insurance and is sorn. The engine has a very bad miss and appears to be runing on 3 cylinders with lots and lots of white/grey smoke when revved. He has tried lots of…
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Company car - no private mileage - do I need to pay tax?
Hello all - have already looked here and on google etc - but are there any legal eagles able to give a definative answer please? Just about to take a new downgraded company car (with tracker) that is completely unsuitable for family use - I work 160 miles away from office, and visit head office maybe 3 times a year. I'm…
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rear lights when using a cycle rack
Can anyone give guidance on adapters to run a rear lightboard off anything other than a towbar elec socket? Change of car and cycle rack means a rethink is necessary. Many thanks in advance for any suggestions:)
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Repairing scuffed alloy wheel
Hi, I have a small scuff on one of my alloy wheels and am wondering how best to repair it - normally I would have left it but have only had the car a month and am fed up about it! Can anyone recommend anywhere in the Preston/Blackpool area to get it fixed? Thanks Sarah
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Garmin Nuvi 1340 or other sat nav?
Hi, does anyone have a Garmin Nuvi 1340? I don't need a European sat nav, but I like the fact that this gives instructions on which lane to use and also tells you the names of roads to turn into. I can purchase this for £104. I was originally going to purchase the Nuvi 205w for £80, but am happy paying an extra £24 for the…
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Squirrel
Hoping someone can help me, i took my car to the garage last week as the Emissions light was on continuously.. I have a 2.2 zafira, car is running fine, apart from the light, i took it to the vauxhall dealer who plugged it in to the machine they have and they have said i have a squirrel, something to do with the sensor for…
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Buying a car - cash or card or loan ??
Hi I am getting a car - my first. It's a 2006 Honda Jazz 1.4 semi-auto for £4,000. I have managed to scrape together the cash but wanted to ask here what people would suggest. Pay cash, or Pay on a Tesco credit card (will be charged 2%) but get some vouchers, and then pay the card with cash, or Get some sort of loan from…
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Train fares - finding advance purchase tickets
Anyone know of a "clever" way of checking the availability of advance purchase tickets if the date of travel is a. flexible but b. within the 10 - 12 week timeframe within which advance purchase tickets have already been released? I am speculating that not all released tickets are automatically taken up immediately. The…
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HPI checks?
We're just about to buy a 2nd hand corsa & the dealer is offering an HPI check for £99 is this the same check you can get on line for around £25 or is this a super dooper check that's worth the money! I'm a bit confused, anyone got any info?:o
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New(second hand) car 6 weeks. Steering problems.
Wonder if anyone can help. I have recently purchase an 01 Ulysses, it is the first mpv that I have driven. I thought the steering issue was just due to being a bigger car but now I think it is probably a problem. The problem is at its worse when driving at speed, when I steer right on a bend the car pulls back to the left.…
