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To part-ex or not to part-ex?
Hi All, hoping for some advice on part exchanging a car (or not as the case may be), what to expect and how to go about it. I'm looking to change my car in the next few weeks and have been doing a fair bit of research in preparation. I've already had a couple of part-ex valuations on my current car, which were (surprise,…
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Insurance Quote & Licence Query
Junior has had a licence since Oct 09 but only passed his test in September '10. So when I answer the question as to how long he has had the licence, how should I answer ?
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Bought a clocked car
Firstly may i introduce myself.My name is Carl and a regular reader of this forum and my time has come where i need some important advice. The story so far... Back in February last year we decided my partner was to get another job because to put it in plain terms we were struggling.We decided to buy a small hopefully…
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mot failure (parking brake)
I took my Volvo S80 2.5T SE, 53 plate in for MOT today (71kmiles) , the current MOT expires on the 26th. It failed on "nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort" "parking brake efficiency below requirements" (which I guess is just one problem) Not sure how much that will cost to fix The car has a dented…
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Car Accident - Last day insurance
Just a car accident. As of this minute unsettled in terms of insurance but third party went into the side of me and he has said he will accept liabilty. My issue is my insurance runs out tomorrow and was going to change companies tonight. What a scenario and what a time to have an accident. Getting a courtesy car tomorrow.…
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Who can I buy an MB&G warranty from?
I currently have a warranty from ETA (The Environmental Transport Association), which is actually administered by MB&G. I am fairly happy with MB&G's claims handling and the fact that the policy covers "All components with named exceptions", rather than specific named parts only - how do I know what parts might fail? ETA…
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Legal Advice needed!
Hi. Im looking for some advice for the following situation ive found myself in. I own a modified car which i wanted to sell and advertised it on ebay. I found a buyer and a price was agreed. On the advert i had stated that the tracking needed doing.In discussing the sale the buyer asked if i would get the tracking sorted…
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Senior Rail card
We normally have a network card at a cost of £25 Would we benefit by buying senior cards at £26 each?
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PCN notice received today Grrr!
Hi everyone I am well cheesed off I have received a PCN notice today. I am likely to appeal but just wanted some opinions as to whether I would be successful (I know you can't say 100% - Need to rant too :D ) This is difficult to explain so bear with me I received a notice to say I stopped on a pedestrian crossing or area…
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Ford Fiesta problem
Hope someone can help : My OH has an 11yr old Ford Fiesta - nothing special, but it serves its purpose. Yesterday, on her way back from doing school run, she noticed a problem. When trying to accelerate in either 2nd or 3rd gear, the engine revs to over 5000rpm, with hardly any pull. Don't really notice it in 4th, but is…
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Middle Lane Hoggers
Should be shot..... Driving Leeds to London and back yesterday I got sick of the amount of people that think the middle lane is for them to pootle along with no care in the world while the 1st lane is completely empty... I am travelling at around 70mph and have to move over to lane 3 to overtake these people as undertaking…
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indicators ob vauxhall zafira
hi im after some advice i have a vauxhalk zafira life 1.8 on a 04 plate i have a problem thought someone on here could help i have front indicators great but have no back ones the indicator light on the dash is flashing ten to the dozen i hsve hazards etc what do u think it could be i.have changed the bulb but still not…
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Claiming costs of repairs from pot hole damage
Has anybody had any success with doing this? On Monday I was turning right at a roundabout, when I got on the roundabout there was a very large pot hole in the right hand lane. I couldn't swerve around it as I would have caused an accident. I next drove my car on Tuesday for a short jounrey and one of my rear wheels was…
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Mileage Rates for Work
Hi, I was talking to my brother in law at Christmas about work and he works for a company who expect him to use his car for visiting different sites for his job. He mentioned that his company pay him 20p per mile. Now, in my last job I used to get paid 40p per mile when I used my own car but in my new job I get a car…
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Body work prices - what is it likely to cost?
I have a micra and I have ripped the front bumper a couple of years ago. Then at the end of last year, I was coming out of a car park but scraped the passenger side on a long concrete bollard, causing a big long horizontal dent, both along the door and the rear side body. If I want these fixed, what sort of prices would I…
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MOT due - Any advice?
Hey folks, I'm no motor expert and I'm a little unsure what to do here. I hope my question isn't too dumb (or the answer too obvious). My 12(ish) year old Ford Ka is due for MOT soon. To keep it short, I suspect there's a number of things it might fail on (stuff that I'm aware of with my limited knowledge). Rust is…
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Should i get the HPI check from a dealer
Hi Guys, Looking at buying a 3year old car which is worth around £5k. The dealer we are looking to get it from offer to do a HPI check on the car (think its linked with RAC and covers everthing on it). Cost they have quoted is £80-90 which having read some posts on here seems quite steep! From what i have seen…
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My New Van is thirstier than my old!
In October, I took delivery of a new Mercedes Vito 115 Dualiner Sport trim. My old was a 2006 Mercedes Vito Dualiner 115 comfort trim. Both have the same Mercedes Automatic Tiptronic gear box. I have checked with the local Mercedes dealer and "sport" is a trim spec put on in UK after manufacture. It comprises chrome bits,…
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Car allowance - Calling all tax guru's and petrol heads !!
Guys and gals – I’m after some advice regarding coming out of my current company car scheme and possibly some input from any car nutters/guru’s on what to think about next! I currently have a fully expensed (excluding personal mileage) company car with a fuel card. Monthly my personal fuel is deducted at a “pence per mile”…
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People living on the road
I'm wondering if anyone can help me... There is a road near us which has unrestricted parking. It is a very attractive site as it borders a park. However, there are a number of (unconnected) people who have chosen to use it as a spot to live... mostly it is people living in large vans, but one guy is just sleeping in his…
