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Megabus or Megatrain Half Term bargains
Evening All, I just wanted to post because I'm so pleased that I saved a packet on a trip to london at half term, for me, my mate and her little boy. I followed the deals section and found the Megabus site. I've got a return to london from leicester for £26 for the 3 of us. The timings of available trains were a bit later…
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Question about a fine I got on the trains a while ago
I got caught at Waterloo East about 6 months ago without a ticket, I'd paid for my ticket, I just couldn't find it. I did actually have the receipt part of the ticket, but that didn't seem to be enough for the inspectors. So I paid them £10 (which was all I had on me, easily enough to cover my ticket) and gave them my…
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refund on train fare due to tube failure?
I was on my way to heathrow to catch a plane, but the Picadilly line was closed. At the info counter at the tube station I was told me to catch the Heathrow Express via Paddington (which costs a bit). He said that they'll accept my tube fare given the breakdown in service. At Paddington, I was told to buy a rail ticket…
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Taking Southeastern Railway to Small Claims Court...
Hi, I am contemplating taking Southeastern railway to small claims court to get compensation for not being able to get to work reliably whilst we had the snow at the end of November. Basically I had a monthly ticket (cost £500) and was attempting to get work by 8am. I normally get the 06:43 from Ashford to St Pancras and…
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Stange Radio problem - Fiat Punto
I have a 56 plate Fiat Punto Dynamic with a Radio/single CD player - not an MP3 player. Recently after arguing with my Son over what station to listen to, he seemed to press and hold a button for quite some time and the radio bleeped and seemed to reset all the FM stations. OK, bit of a bummer, but not too much of a…
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Renault Megane (03) CV Joint
Hi guys, I'm after some advice. The wife's car is a Renault Megane (03 reg - approx 70k miles) and there is a knocking from the front when steering - most particularly on full lock. I've been told it's probably the CV joint which needs replacing. What is the likely cost for this? I'm near Romford in Essex. Cheers Ross
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Classic car written off - valuation help needed!
Before Christmas my VW Mk1 Golf Cabriolet was broken in to whilst on my drive. They slashed and bent the roof, damaged the lock, knocked off the ignition etc and only didn't take it because the battery was flat. It has since been taken away and deemed to be beyond economical repair. In my opinion, having seen lots of these…
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Unisured Foreign Driver hit our car!
Hello all, 5 days ago my wife & I were hit by a vehicle on the motorway which was being driven by a driver from Lithuania. After stopping and speaking to the driver for his insurance details etc he spoke very little English and so I decided to call for the Police to attend and get this information from him. The Police…
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Liverpool Victoria car insurance problem
I have been a customer of LV for the past 10 years and my wife for the last 3 years. On December 19, my wife's car was driven into whilst parked (no-one in the car). The car was taken to a Peugeot accredited repairer the following day for an insurance estimate. Meanwhile the driver of the offending car's insurance company,…
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Motorcycle SORN issue, court action..?!
Hi all, in need of some urgent advice here, as I am just visiting and currently work abroad for much of my time. in May 2009 my beloved motorcycle had an engine failure and subsequently it was parked off the public highway in the private driveway of the house. As I was already doing a lot of work abroad at the time, I was…
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Car Insurance- My Quotes have Increased This year? Why?? (confused.com, gocompare)
I am 27 years old (Licence for 7 years) My car insurance last year was £250, (elephant.co.uk) but the renewal quote is now £310. The details haven’t changed, no convictions, nothing else changed! (I have 1 more year of having a driving licence though) and now when on go compare, and confused.com (which is what I was on…
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Garage dispute - new fault and courtesy car un-roadworthy
Hi, I hope someone on here can help. I went to get my car from the garage yesterday after it went in with various problems related to starting. They told me the car was fixed and gave me a huge bill. I got to the end of the road and the car cut out and wouldn't start. I walked back to the garage, got one of the mechanics…
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2001 Zafira alarm, fob and radio problem. Help!
Hi everyone, My problem is that my 2001 zafira 1.8 sometimes cannot pick up my fob when I'm trying to lock/unlock the car. Usually in built up areas and in the vicinty of other parked cars, like car parks or busy streets. This meant I had to lock/unlock manually with the key. When unlocking with the key the horn alarm…
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opel vectra
have a engine fault code on 03 vectra its 0063 any body got any idea what it is.
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is this correct
hello just quick question, im looking to buy a 2002 citroen xsara picasso 2.0 hdi exclusive, i have seen 1 im going to see tomorow but just noticed it says 8 valve in the description is this correct. if it is has anyone else had one of these mpv's in 8 valve i just persumed it would be 16v. are 8 valves ok
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Vauxhall Warranty/Network Q Guarantee???
I have a Vauxhall corsa 1.3 ecoflex registered in March 2009. It recently experienced problems and it was straight into the Vauxhall garage as it was still under Network Q (breaks, clutch and battery) guarantee and manufacturer’s warranty. They came back to me saying the clutch had failed, causing consequential damage to…
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replacing suspension Coil Costs
Think the Coil on my mondeo has gone passenger side. Heard a loud Boing!!! When turning the wheel. And knocking when going over bumps. anyone know how much to replace the coils (i believe they have to be done in pairs) cheers hl
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mini cooper tyre pressure
Hi, last weeek i bought a mini cooper ( just trying to get to learn thing about the car, ) I went on a few sights tring to find the correct tyre pressure for me car and they told me to put in my reg number wich i did then my car came up with the correct tyers and pressure i should have ,wich was 205/45/r17 , but the tyres…
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DILEMMA - Need advice on a Renault Megane for a young driver
Hello all, I am looking for a car for my son, and hes got about £2000-£2700 to spend on one. Hes been looking at the Megane 1.4 (2002-2004 reg ish). The 1.4's seem to be a little more expensive than the 1.6 megane, but the 1.4's are cheaper on the insurance, for an 18 year old male. I was wondering what I should expect…
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Vrs
Looks like he got zapped. Shame.
