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Help replacing bulb behind heater controls
I have a Y reg Toyota Corolla and need to replace a bulb that has bown behind the heater and fan controls on the centre console. I have pulled off the knobs and undone the screws behind the knobs but I can not see how to remove the plastic surround to get at the bulb. Can anyone help please?
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Registered Owner/Registered Keeper?
Hello. Can a registered owner and keep be different? The only reason I ask is that I have the option to my my current company car once I swop to a new one, but the only sticking point is that it must remain in my name for 2 years. I was thinking that my mum and dad would love it but is this possible? Don't think the…
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The AA roadside assistance renewal quote
i have just recieved my renewal for roadside and relay with the aa for £129.50 but on there website for a new customer its £69, in the last year no call outs ,after ringing the aa and questioning this i was told that i could get a discount but to be honest i just cancelled .why should existing customers get penalised if…
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How do I scrap car?
Hey all, Well my 2001 almera failed it MOT the other week. Been looking at my options as was planning on selling the thing once it had passed. Unfortunatly it failed on emissions due to leaking valve seals, needs rear springs and shockys replaced and has a snapped front spring. All in all they think about £300 to fix!! The…
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Number Plate Recognition
Last week I was stopped by the police as they said my car was showing up as uninsured.I assured them this was not true as it was a car leased to me through my employers, NHS. They would not accept this, seized the car and keys, and took it to a compound. I had to pay £210 to retrieve it. I checked with the insurance…
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Passat or Freelander
Missus wants to know. What do you think will be better?
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Am I being thick?
Further to my post about a lovely hit and run on my car I do have this question? I have 3 cars that I am insured on 2 as policy holder and one as named driver. My policy is with Admiral, who take each policy as separate? It looks like I will be claiming on insurance from one of my policys. When it comes to renewal of my…
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Find Out If Your Car Has Any Recalls
Just been scooting around the VOSA website and noticed this http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp?tx=VOSA. Dont know if its of any use but might save you a few £'s if your car as broken down and its through the fault of a recall. HTH
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Suggestions on what car?
I am going to have to purchase a car and would love some suggestions. Has to be reliable, can spend up to about £2,000 but would like to get something about £1,500 if I can. Cheap tax, small engine - high economy, only needs to get me 3 miles to work and 3 miles back Monday to Friday with maybe one trip to Tesco's once a…
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Winter Car Kit
Hi All, With winter well on it's way and the threat of snow :snow_laug I've decided to put together some winter car kits for both OH and myself. I'm sure that I saw something on winter car kits either as part of a thread or as a thread of it's own before. I'm rubbish and couldn't find it in the search though. :o I was…
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Best place to buy a car online..
Hi all im after a cheap honda jazz and have been looking at pistonheads, ebay and auto trader, what other good ones are there and am i right in guessing that ebay/payal is the only one with a small amount of protection? much love
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Mobile Tyre fitting in Bath
Hi all The two rear tyres on my car are both flat, they're pretty old so I suspect the sidewalls have given up the ghost. Hence, I'm after two new tyres. This introduces the problem of getting to a garage, as neither will hold enough air for a safe drive and I've only the one spare wheel! Does anyone have a recommendation…
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Car ownership - Options - HP, Contract Hire etc...
Hi there I am interested in entering into a fixed monthly payment plan for a car for a set period, possibly 2 years, then hand the car back. I live in Northern Ireland. Who do I approach and under what plan will I be enquiring, i.e. contract hire etc? Many of the companies I have found online only deal in fleet operations…
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DVLA - can't really be this bad can they....?
DVLA the bain of my life.... 1. Sold a car, and just under a month later, got a tax disc for the car, phoned DVLA up and informed them I no longer owned the car had had not bought the tax... was told to simply return it, nothing else required... few months later got a letter, someone was trying to take ownership of my…
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Which BMX bike to get for my son?
I'm not sure if this was the best place for my question, but hopefully someone knowledgeable will spot it! My soon 8 year old soon wants a BMX bike, and I've spotted a cvouple of offers lately: http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-8898.aspx http://www.sportsdirect.com/dunlop-edge-bmx-20-inch-935006?colcode=93500662 I don't…
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Can I reject New Car as being unfit to drive?
I bought a new Hyundai i30 1 year ago (1 yr and 1 week!). I rarely drive the car, and currently only done about 4000miles in it. 7 months after purchasing it (after 3000miles), the front windscreen wipers stopped working whilst out driving in the rain. I was advised to take it in to the local Hyundai garage for it to be…
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Mobile speed camera question
Just received a NOIP from Bradford MBC. Camera shows I was doing 36mph in a 30. Taken from a mobile camera in a car, As far as I'm aware there were no signs showing the speed cameras operate in the area. What can I do to contest this? I did spot the car but after the event and I honestly don't know if I was speeding or…
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Theory & Hazard Perception Test
Hi All I have my theory tomorrow, the actual theory part Im fine on but I seem to be struggling a bit with the hazard perception, Im slowly getting better and hoping that if I blast it today I might scrape through. Just wondering though, Ive seen quite a few of the clips more than once, whether it be on the internet or on…
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Pot hole damaged my tyre!
After going over a large pot hole last week I was left with a bill for £111.04. :( Is there anyway of getting this money back? Surely if a public road, which we all pay road tax to maintain, has damaged my car then the council should be held responsible? Any thoughts please??
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Any VW specialists ? 2.0 petrol missfire
Got a strange misfire on my 2.0 petrol VW Bora (2000 model). At low revs (~1000 rpm+ ) in any gear it'll miss slightly then clear itself. For example in town sitting around 30mph in 4th/5th and pull away a bit it occasionally misses. Pull out of a junction in 2nd and it might miss then pull clean. It doesn't seem to happen…
