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runflat tyres
OUr mini, got front ones runflat type and one defenately got a leak...light came in and i reset it after putting air but it needs fixing anyway we suspect the other one too loosing a bit air too wondered can these tyres be fixed as the standard ones? they still got some life on them, though was wondering , if we change we…
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Professor slapped with £155 railway fine for getting off his train one stop EARLY
A university professor who got off his train one stop before his final destination was stunned when he was asked to pay £155 to leave the station. Martyn Evans was told he would have to pay up after leaving the train at Darlington, near his home, rather than wait until Durham where he works at the university’s philosophy…
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Used car sales and ext warranty
Hi Last year i purchased a car from a main dealer, on finance with an extended 3 yr warranty, (Laguna 2006 65000) we purchased the warranty because of the high mileage, since then i have around 10 visits back 1. one light out and no wipers (2 visits) 2. Brakes - this took 5 visits to fix - with the brake fluid cap left off…
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Nissan Car Finance
Anyone ever applied for Nissan Car Finance and being turned down, have no CCJ's or debt apart from 2 grand on my credit card, but i went overdrawn for 2 months this year and i'm wondering if i'll get turned down...
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PCN received for yellow box junction
I received a PCN for being stopped in yellow box junction. I was driving a HGV at the time and yes i do know the laws of the road including yellow boxes. At this yellow box in Highgate North London, I was approaching the junction and slowed down my speed to judge whether i could get across the junction and get the whole of…
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Radio Code
Hi, Could anyone be able to send me a radio code for my ford mondeo 6000 cd M011025. Many thanks
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ukpc parking fine
My Mum and Dad were recently out shopping at a supermarket and were parked in a disabled park. When they came back to the car they found they had been given a ticket for not displaying a disabled badge. (My dad has 1 but had forgot to display it). where do they stand on paying this fine? I have never heard of anyone…
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Cant find a new car!
Hi we have been looking for a new car for a few weeks and just cant seem to find one. We currently have a Renault Megane 1.5dci 54 plate,done 66.000miles.I would like to keep it a bit longer but OH says we should change to a newer model. He likes the Renault coupe it has to be a diesel he wants cruise control,17…
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New car frustration
Bought a Hyundai i30 2011 MY on a 60 plate, car was supplied with wrong service book, that reflects the old service interval, the dealer says the new model is still coming through with the old style service book. Spoke to Hyundai UK who told me to wait, but gave no date & to keep checking with the dealer. More worringly,…
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Car Tyres
Hi guys and gals I bought my most recent car 3 1/2 years ago with these lovely 18" alloys on them, it wasn't till I had to replace my first set of tyres that I realised how expensive they were! I'm using black circles at the minute (first time, decent price yet to find out about the service) but I'm only replacing what…
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Car Loans and negative equity.
First off may I say hello, I am new to these threads. I have a friend who has come under some strained circumstances due to car loans and I offered to post on his behalf in the hope that someone would be able to give some great advice. The story starts when he took out a car loan for a small car from Stoneacre which…
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Renault 'Keyless Go'.. anyone else have problems?
I am looking for some advice from fellow renault drivers please... Back in 2006 I bought a '53' plate renault megane with 'keyless go', a system where you dont need to use the key to open, close or lock the car as long as it is in your bag/pocket etc. I had nothing but problems with it- not opening, not starting etc,…
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Is there a decent all in one price comparison site?
Hey guys, Will more than likely be doing very regular Gloucester -> London trips from now on (and my gf vice versa) and was wondering if there's a site that'll compare absolutely all the different companies and ways to get there (megabus, national express, national rail and whatever else does it) just as a nice list of…
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Loss of No Claims Bonus
Hi All Some advise please. Back in March this year, the windscreen and bonnet of my car was damaged by some rubble dropped by crane which was clearing my next door neighbours drive. The repair work was carried out by my insurance company which to be fair to them , was done very quickly and i was given a courtesy car for…
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Buying a new KIA soul echo..
Don't bash me for it, but I'm in the position to buy a new car & damn it, buy I new car I will!! However it has proved not to be so easy! Done the rounds, ford, citroen, Peugeot etc and all but 1 (citroen) tried talking me into finance! I'm in a fortunate position where I won't need it and have made this very clear!…
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Buying a brand new car vs. VAT Tax hike - info request!
Asking this one one behalf of a friend. She's looking to buy a brand new car (I know, I know - no telling some people ;) ), but VW can't deliver on that particular make/model/spec until January. Question is simply this: would she have to pay the extra VAT for the car due to it being delivered/registered/taxed in the new…
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Scrapping a car?
My car, after 15 years stirling service, seems to be at the end of its viable life. It won't stay in 5th gear and I have been told it probably needs a new gearbox which will cost £400-500? I don't need it anyway now, I can get the bus to work really easily and to be honest running a car is a expense I don't need right now.…
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Mondeo DMF causes even bigger problems!!
Hi all. I'm just posting this thread on behalf of my partner as he's pretty fed up!! :mad: "My 51 plate Mondeo is at present in the garage with an original fault of over-fuelling. It would seem that the DMF has failed and the iron filings this has caused have missed the starter (which seems to be the most common fault it…
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receiving payment from a car dealer
a car dealer is buying my car, whats the best way for this? its a large sum of money... a) cheque, i said no thanks, not that i distrust them, but you never know b) BACS, they are HSBC and im with lloyds, could take 3-4 days to arrive c) bankers draft, not sure about this? d) CHAPS, same day, but would it mean us both…
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Evoloution Finance have you had problems ?
The Oldest Motor trader in the world has had the not very funny experience of NOT being paid TWICE by a finance company called Evoloution Funding ,which is run by its new Area Rep Keith Brown. If you are unfortunate enough to deal with this shoddy load of would be Crooks be prepared to be had, and in my case I took it up…
