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Car damaged in work car park?
Hi my car was damaged when I left it in the work car park, I work on ferries so I had to live on for a week. They have checked the cameras but could not find anything, but the lorries get parked in front of the camera that can view the staff car park :s Is there anything I can do or will I just have to pay for the damage?…
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Tax break for bikers
Some bikers may find this interesting? http://www.swinton.co.uk/motor/motorcycle/SpecialistBikeNews/Article.aspx?a=19450339
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Withdrawal of off-peak train fares in Merseyside
It doesn't seem to be a well known fact but from 9th September Merseyrail are withdrawing Off Peak Day Returns meaning whatever time you travel or whatever day you travel you'll need to buy an Anytime Day Return i.e. a peak return. New fares can be found on https://www.nationalrail.co.uk if you specify a date of no earlier…
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MSE News: The train firms that charge evening peak fares from 3pm
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Some rail operators levy peak rates well outside busy travel times to boost revenue, it is claimed ..." Read the full story: The train firms that charge evening peak fares from 3pm
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Off-Peak Train Tickets
Can someone please explain off peak train tickets to me? I am finding it very confusing. Last week I needed to travel to London from Spital (Wirral). I am returning this evening. My journey consisted of Spital -> Chester. Chester -> London Euston. I looked on TheTrainline.com and it reported that if I got on the train at…
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Fed up from Herts
I need to vent about something so apologise in advance. on January 19th this year I was driving to work and in a steady flow of traffic. The guy behind me decided he would overtake even though there was a car in front of me and one coming towards us in the oppopsite direction. In order to avert a head on collision he…
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Someone hit my car - now they deny it. Help!
Back in January when we had all the bad weather, someone ran into the side of my car. He left a note which i didnt see for 2 days, but I called him and he apologised / admited the accident and sent me a text message with his registration details etc. Roll on to now, and after trying to renew my insurance, i was advised…
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15 year old camper van,cheapest breakdown cover.Any offers
I usually get cheap breakdown for my own car,but it is newer.Many of the cheap deals are for younger cars.
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Vintage (Looking?) Car - Acorn Logo
Hi everyone Alot of people around my local area in Leeds are driving around in these vintage looking cars, they have an acorn for their logo and all seem to come in 2 tone colour (some are half cream and half beige, some have half green and half cream, others half blue and half cream) and I have been google-ing so many…
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help my ford focus has failed mot
my focus 1.4 has failed its mot on emissions it was running with the co level of 10% more than it should. the garage has had my car for a week now, they have tested the ecu and there was no fault but it still wont go through the test has this happen to anyone else and how much is this gonna cost me any ideas :(
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Selling car for salvage
Hi, Can anyone give me some advice for selling my car to salvage. I have been offered £150 with free collection for my car which was involved in an accident which is fair enough. I asked what I need to do in terms of my v5 they have said the person collecting will stamp the relevant section of my v5 which i send of to the…
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Car finance/hp
I have previous bad credit from some settled defaults and overdue accounts which have been cleared. Im now in the financial situation to be able to commit to get a car on finance however is it worth it? My car has seen better days and i need a reliable car as im driving around all day with my job. I have applied for one…
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Been in an accident. This is what i've done. Is it ok?
Hi all. Wonder if I may ask for some advice. Long story short - I was in an accident yesterday. Someone drove into the back of me while I was waiting to turn right. We swapped details, I've called my insurers, the OP has called hers. I'm with Admiral and they put me through to Albany Assist - BUT, after having read many…
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Car insurance monthly
:THello All, I'm new here. I know that a lot has been said regarding monthly payments about car insurance. High APR charges for the privilege etc. I was lucky, in that I did find a 0% interest deal on monthly insurance for privelige insurance. I thought (initally!) that this was a permanent offer, and that it applied every…
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Parking
Not a rant or complaint.... Have the V6 in work today, cos getting bits for it later... It's the baby, and mildly worried one of the lorries or vans that speed down the road will damage it, and quite a few of the cars that park where I do (edge of carriageway) are dented and scored. Not worried ordinarily about parking the…
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sat nav with avoid motorway setting?
Hi, I currently have a garmin nuvi that's a couple of years old and doesn't have this setting. I wondered if anyone could let me know of specific sat nav models that have an avoid motorway setting, thanks
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Vauxhall Combo 1.7 diesel wont start
Ok, hoping someone can help. Been driving us mad. My combo 1.7 diesel wont start. Sequence of events: New Starter Motor put on Started ok and drove for 3 days. Last drive was for about 1.5 hrs. Turned engine off and it wouldn't start .....had to get a bump start and then only drove for 5 mins. Started up fine few hours…
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Economical automatic car search
Hi everyone, have been looking into changing our 2003 Scenic. Due to my wife's back problems it must be an automatic of some type. She loves her Smart car which has a clutchless sequential box and we like the Seats 70 mpg with the stop-start engine but this is not available as an automatic. So what would you recommend?…
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Selling a leased car
Hi, Due to a change in circumstances I am looking to get out of a car lease. I am in a 4 year lease with 2.5 years left to run. Two options appear to be open: A) Buy out the lease and sell the car privately (could lose me £1500-£2000). B) Transfer the lease to someone else. Obviously, option B is the preferable one here!…
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Garage sheared bolt while fitting alternator - who is responsible?
I took my car to a local branch of one of the largest UK auto repair ('fast fit') centres to have an alternator replaced on a 6 year old Ford. When removing the alternator, they managed to shear off one of the bolts which mounts the alternator to the engine block. So when I returned in the afternoon, I was told it needed…
