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What a brilliant e-bay ad :)
Looking for elusive cheap, cheerful but reliable van (in Norfolk) and just came across this lovely amusing ad http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320589999042
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Lifetime warranty from bike manufacturer that has ceased trading?
I recently bought a rather expensive carbon-fibre mountain bike, and one of the reasons I was happy splashing out so much (almost £4k...) was the fact that the manufacturer gave a 99-year frame guarantee. This was extremely important to me with it being a carbon bike because if they sustain any damage then they are pretty…
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MOT - can I drive it to be repaired somewhere else?
My car's MOT runs out this Sunday. I have it booked into a council run MOT place the next day. Am I right in thinking that I am ok to drive it without an MOT, as long as I am only driving it to a pre-booked MOT test? So what happens if it fails? Am I allowed to drive it somewhere to get repaired? Do I have to book the…
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Dealer phoned what next?
Hi All, Car has been with the dealer for 2 weeks now and he has just called and said that the part we need catoletic converor is on a 8 week back order from Peugeot. He has said the we can have the car back untill then. It still has error messages would it be safe to drive untill then as i dont want to make anything worse…
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Broken Wing Mirror Advise needed.
Had an incident yesterday, whereby I was driving down a road (10mph) and the car coming in the opposite direction (going to fast, and in the middle of the road) smashed my drivers wing mirror into my car, cutting my hands and leaving shards of glass over the dashboard. He then drove off, whereby I turned around and…
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Parking ticket in Portugal - HELP!!!!
Hi Guys, Wondering if you could help. Just got back from a trip to Portugal, (Tavira) and got a parking ticket while out there. To cut a long story short we nearly got towed away but got there while it was clamped. The space was for driving school but was really poorly signposted, (even the policeman said it was bad). We…
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One Huge Mistake
Hey ! We recentley purchased a Vauxhall Astra petrol 1.8 and what a very beautiful car. I absolutely love the car its easy to drive but the downside is the amount of petrol it comsumes is ridiculous. The car tax £215 for a year. We would absolutely love to shop the car for the 1.9 tdci version but unfortunately now the car…
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Extended Warranty
I would not normally even consider buying an extended warranty for anything, however, on this occasion I'm tempted. Coming up for three years ago I had a (very expensive) moment of madness and bought a new car. Sadly, I've had nothing but trouble with it - a long line of faults, luckily all covered by the warranty. Some of…
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Road tax??
Just bought a new (second hand) car from the auction so nobody to answer questions about previous tax etc. However even though there is no disc when I looked on the DVLA site it appears the car is taxed to the end of this month. Can I use it as taxed and pay a penalty if caught for failure to display the disc? What is the…
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Accident - 3rd party denying liabilty - Car was parked !!!!!
Cant believe this.... Wife was in the hair salon one day with car parked outside. Other people saw this young girl, on her mobile, come barreling down the road and ram into the back on her car. Anyway, got the details, her fathers car she was named driver, rang the insurance. They said because it was obviously not my fault…
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NCP car parks in London - weekend rates
Hi Does anyone know if those bargain weekend rates still exist for some NCP car parks in central-ish London? I used to pay less than £10 to park all day Saturday at the one in Bowling Green Lane in Clerkenwell, but this doesn't seem to be mentioned on their tariff shown on the NCP website now. Thanks
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How do I find my car keys? - SOLVED - see post 31
The OH has gone and lost the car keys :mad::mad::mad: They are somewhere in the house or the garden. We looked for over 2 hours earlier today. They have a central locking fob and some sort of RFID chip (which is my Gas account access tag). I'm looking for a miracle here I have a single - non central locking spare - and no…
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Routine Maintenance: Radiator Flush
Does anyone know how to drain the radiator on a 97 Vauxhall Corsa Merit?
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my son broke the passenger door
Im wondering as the car is coming up for an MOT, is it something that needs to be fixed to pass it? it cant be opened or shut at all. :(
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Am I insured if my Registration plate has changed but my insurance does not know?
I filled in the DVLA forms to transfer my private plate over to my uncle a couple of weeks ago. Last Friday DVLA wrote back to me to confirm they have accepted this transfer and sent me a new tax disc with my new registration number + new MoT again with my new registration number. I have put the new plates on my car this…
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Buying a 2nd hand car.. which HPI check please?
Hi Dh has found a car that he wants to buy and I seem to remember, from buying my car years ago, that it is worthwhile doing an HPI check. I have googled HPI but there seems to be lots of different ones all offering different prices. Are there any checks that are better than others please? Tia Dx
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train tickets - multiple destinations same price.
Four stations: ABCD I arrive at station A wanting a ticket to station B. For the sake of argument, I want a season ticket. I find out that buying a season ticket to stations B,C and D are all the same price. Am I allowed to get a season ticket to destination D even though I am almost always going to get off at destination…
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Diesel Ford Focus
Hello! I am going to look at one to buy today, eight years old. Have found another thread on here saying that the cambelt/clutch/fuel pump is a common fault. Has anyone had any problems? Wanting some feedback on what people think of these cars. Thank you!! :)
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Central London Congestion Charges
Hi all.....am dreading this trip ahead !!! Daughter is off to do a Masters in Central London and on Saturday 2nd October we will drive her and her belongings to the residence she has chosen at 50 Crispin Street, London E1 6HQ. We have also booked our hotel not too far from there at 275 OLD STREET LONDON, EC1V 9LN. I know…
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cancelled train journey
Hi, I've booked a train journey costing me £27.90 with mytrainticket but couldn't travel due to a death in the family so had to cancel....I contacted customer services within 24 hours to cancel I was told because it was an advance ticket no refund would be given This was made clear when I booked the ticket but is there…
