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Used Economical Petrol auto ?
Recommendations sought for a used auto/semi auto petrol hatch - where to look and best buys etc for long-term petrol mileage and long term general economy - around 2 years old
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Help ford mondeo radio code needed
Can any one Please help with a radio code for a Ford Mondeo S/N M130757.Thanks in advance.
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AA Membership Problem
Hi Everyone I am an AA member for breakdown. I know it renews in January and normally I get the letter around Christmas to tell me how much the year's cover will be then I call them up and ask them to revise the price and then it goes out of my bank. This year, earlier this month, I realised that I'd not received the…
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Lease or buy?
My SIL has just had to scrap her old car. She is now in a quandry about how to get another car. I don't think she can afford more than £3000 & that'll be either a loan or finance. She travels about 20 miles round trip to work & then journey's around town. She only wants a small car whic is reliable & cheap to run in terms…
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AA breakdown- were they lying to me?
Following Martins cashback links to the AA to get quotes on breakdown cover, after receiving a horrendous auto renewal of £88 from them & calling to cancel. I was offered £60 (me & wife - roadside only) so I said I can get it far less than that online - especially if I use a cashback site. Well the guy in cancellations…
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any idea what this noise is?
Ok bit vague I know but when I am turning left or even a left bend in the road, I can hear a low rattling noise near the front right wheel (sounds like somethings coming loose) It's not quite a knocking noise and seems to be getting worse as in rattling longer. The car is a ford focus with high mileage if that makes any…
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car insurance
Hello, Quick one Have had a company vehicle for years about 14 , not getting a new one when the lease expires instead going to get my own. Now i have had no accidents or claims in this time but when i have started looking at insurance no one seems to to recoqnise the fact i,m not a new driver and will not offer me any…
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Is tracking part of the MOT
Mine is out, the steering wheel is over to the right to keep the car straight, however, when I said I would get it fixed, the Nissan dealers said that there was no point unless I got the bushings fixed at £290 as this would put the tracking out again. However, I havent got £290 at the moment and the MOT is due at the end…
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Is an annual service needed
I have always serviced my cars annually, is this something that HAS to be done or could I service it every 2 years?
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M1 Motorway, Service station 2 Hour Minimum Parking, or Fine ? - Will they fine ?
I was on one of the M1 Motorway service stations(I think Junction 11), where it says 2 hours minimum car stay on the carpark. I saw this sign after i came back, and i aint too sure if i exceeded 2 hours. If i did, do/can they check that cars are parked onthe Service station carpark for under 2 hours? if so how do they…
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Notice of Intended Prosecution for speeding
Our car was clocked doing 40mph in a 30mph area on Nov 26th 2010. We received the NIP today, with the post date of 11th Jan 2011. That of course is way beyond the statutory 14 days but there is an issue that may affect us still. 1 - Due to mistake at the DLVA we've found out that another vehicle has the same reg number and…
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Parking fine
I just got a Penalty Charge Notice for allegedly being 'Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a dropped footway'. This is in my own road where parking is a nightmare and you have to squeeze into any available space, so it is possible that a small portion of my car may sometimes overhang the white lines. My…
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Registration certificate
Can someone advise please,I purchased a small van and my ex partner drove it sometimes,he has since left me for another woman and taken the keys of my van and also the V5C doc. I had to have a wheel clamp put on the van because he tried to take it off my drive,there is no longer any tax or mot on it. I have found out that…
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Vehicle Excise Duty (Car Tax) on a P/X deal
Is it possible to avoid paying 13 months VED but only getting my cars taxed for 12 months when making a part exchange? If I trade in my car on the last day of the month (say, January) I can remove the tax disc, post it to DVLA that day with a Form V14 and recover all the VED from February onwards. But if I pick up my new…
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Nissan Micra 54 reg - wont start or turn over
My car wont start at all, its completely silent when I turn the key, the usual lights come on on the dashboard, most of them staying on. Called the AA yesterday as we have homestart, he said that the problem was the key was not communicating with the car anymore (we have 2 keys and both were checked), so needed…
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how much would you pay for a 2nd hand 125cc?
How much would you expect to pay out for a 2nd hand 125cc bike? (Not a scooter), in fairly good condition (i.e will run consistantly and pass an mot) been looking around on ebay and there's hardly any on there as auctions, but buy it now new ones going for about £600! I think they're cheap foreign imports tho and would…
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Nissan New Note Recall- Dec 2010
Just before Xmas my new Nissan Note was recalled (less than 3 weeks old) with some kind of brake fluid contamination problem. We were told not to drive it at all and were given a hire car. Apparently lots of cars were being recalled with this , but I can't find any details.. We've heard nothing from Nissan ( they came and…
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Which Zafira..
I have managed to get finance for the car i want..had my head set on one i found and now another has cropped up and not sure if ones better. Car 1: 1.6 Zafira Club 2006 petrol £4995 done 48k. Perfect in every way apart from it has quite bad scratches in the rear of it inside on the plastic..salesman seemed to think it…
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Renewing 16-25 Railcard
My 26th birthday is coming up. My railcard expired in December. I have waited to renew as I had no trips coming up and knew that if I wait until the last possible moment (i.e. day before my 26th birthday) I'd get longer out of my card. If I renew online will the card be dated from the date I renew, or the date my last card…
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The ongoing saga of my (insert expletive here) Ford Focus!
This is a continuation of this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2782050= My 10 plate Focus has been towed back to a dealer today, as it started indicating by itself again (last did this in October). None of the local dealers could see it before friday, and as I was stuck in the middle of town with an…
