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Birmingham-ish to Wembley. Suggestions please
Hi all. Sunday 31 Oct I am travelling from Birmingham to Wembley. I dont want to drive all of the way as (im guessing) the parking is going to be astronomical. So Im looking to drive part of the way, park up and get the train in the rest of the way to Wembley. Does anyone have any suggestions about the best place to get…
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Stolen & recovered - future impact?
My car was recently stolen and recovered - found within 36 hours, 5 miles away with damage only to the alloys and scratched bumper. Its now obviously recorded as solen and recovered - are there different grades as it was such low damage...Im trying to understand if I will ever be able to sell it and if so the impact that…
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Automobile Association
My AA membership has automatically been renewed and money collected from my Credit Card, without any form of notification or reminder. :mad: As I purchased a new Vauxhall Corsa last month, which comes with Free 1 year AA cover, I phoned the AA and asked that this be refunded. However, I found them to be less than helpful,…
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out of warranty car part
2 years ago the clutch went on my husbands car, had a new one fitted cost £165 it cam with a warranty that said it was for 2 years or 20,000 miles what was shorter. well on tuesay the clutch broke again couldnt find the warranty for it anywhere finally found it today and the 2 years was up yesterday. Phoned the garage and…
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Cheap-ish car mats for MX5?
Does anyone have a MX5 and found any decent, cheapish car mats that fit well? I'm loath to pay out for dealer car mats at £60odd quid but most standard car mats don't fit because of the funny layout of the floor/centre panel. It's a 2006 model. Thanks!
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GRRR Bl00dy NISSAN UK
what a crock of shoite customer service,phone nissan uk as need radio code,they say phone local dealer ,so phone local dealer,no he cant supplytells me to ring supplying dealer,phone them,they say will ring back but no,ring again a day later and yep they will call me back,but nope,phone them again,and guess what no, as…
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Just discovered we've been ripped off!
We took our car for it's MOT yesterday to a national chain garage, was all good until we were told it had failed the emssions test. Ok, so we needed a new catalytic converter. However in July 2009 we had been having problems with a noisy exhaust, we took it to a different garage - local chain with 3 or 4 branches - who…
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Electric window fault in brand new car
Hi everyone I'm just looking for a bit of advice really. I bought a brand new car in January this year and in March I found that it had a window fault. The garage said that they had fixed it but since then the car has been back in another three times with the same fault, which is intermittant - and they say they can't fix…
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Help - Parking Penalty not received as person has moved
Any help appreciated as time is running out... August 2010 - boyfriend receives a letter from bailiffs requesting £435 for an unpaid parking penalty - this was the first we were aware of this. It turns out it was issued in October 2009. My boyfriend was bullied into paying this as they threatened to double it if it was…
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childs bike seat/trailer?
hello im looking for alittle advice really. we plan to get bikes for the family at xmas (in a bid to spend more time outside etc) however ds3 is just 2 so too little for his own. we want something to put him in when we ride. i know a seat might be the most obvious, hubby did have one for his DS1 but he used to clip his…
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Buying from Arnold Clark
Hi, I am looking to buy a Vauxhall Insignia, I have been looking at ones that have around 20,000 miles, SRI model and they are coming in with a screen price of around £10,488. I would be trading in a Punto that is a 55 plate, reg in 06 with 47,000 miles on the clock. Online evaluations that I have done for my car comes in…
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Half price MOT with Hastings Direct
Hi there, I'm not sure if this is any good to anyone. Hastings Direct are offering half price MOTs just by getting a quote from them - you have to get your MOT done at a Nationwide Autocentre, but I did this for my MOT and they were great - MOT cost £25. Just got another quote from them to make sure I get the same deal for…
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Another car question - Honda cam belt
Hi all, I've potentially found a private buyer for my Honda Civic SE Executive VTEC (52 plate) but he asked if the cam belt had been changed. Searching through the paperwork last night it doesn't appear to have been. How much would something like that cost to do? And what actually happens if its not done...? He's looking…
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Power steering specilaist in North West...?
Anyone know of any PAS specilaist in the North West?
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Mazda 6 Xedos 2.5 V6 Brakes
I need new discs and pads, front and back, plus two front calipers and hoses. Can anyone give me a rough estimate how much I can expect to pay at a local garage? Thanks guys.
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New glowplugs on berlingo
I've been having having starting problems on the bangernomics berlingo recently. It's the DW9 1.9 non turbo engine in a 2002 Berlingo van. I've put in a new, heavy duty battery but the problem's still here. It turns over and takes about 3 goes to get it going. Next step, I'm going to put in new glow plugs. The plugs are…
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VW Caddy maxi life or VW Transporter shuttle or something else?
Hi, I currently have a zafira which I love and has been very reliable but is just not big enough for our family since I am a wheelchair user, we have two young children so also need a double pushchair, and a dog... plus the grandparents are of an age and health where they can no longer drive so need to be able to fit them…
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sistasaver
I have booked virgin train for 3 adults and 1 child using friends and family rail card now my grandson can't travel will there be a problem when we travel without him does anyone know.
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Halfords & Shine! Scratches & Dent Repairs
Here’s a service to avoid like the plague! It took me 8 weeks to achieve precisely nothing with Halfords & their business partners Shine! What an absolute shambles. What happened? Well when I visited the Halfords store they under-quoted for the repairs that needed doing. This was identified when we booked for Shine to…
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Write off by other party's insurance
Hello - new poster in this forum. My car was hit whilst parked, and the quote for repair is about £1000, which is only slightly less than the value of the car. (It's old, but low mileage and very good mechanically.) It's only bodywork that's damaged. The person who hit it will be claiming on their insurance. Is it possible…
