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Archives for March 2011

Who is my insurance with??
Hi all Feel like a bit of a fool but I have lost the paperwork for my car insurance and have forgotten who my insurance is with :eek:. Now I need to contact them and am at a loss!! Is there any way of finding out? Could I ring the DVLA as they must have a record because they make the relevant checks when you renew your…
My son wants a car, I think,
I hav seen my son look at car magazines, on auto trader and other sites. Can i conclude he is looking to buy a car? He is doing his lessons, but is not working (is using his saving) He is away for 2 weeks, so i thought i would ask here. I thought he wasnt ready yet,and think he should have passed his test first.
Car service? List the CAR SERVICE Elements of things to be Changes...
I have had a car, a Renault Megane for 7 months now......doing my first service + mot. Just wondering what elements are required in a general car service? List them please
Screen wash
I used to use Asda's screen wash but found after a while the wipers would start to squeek plus it was not very good in the winter as it froze. Now they have put a temp on the label, -5C no wonder my washers froze when the temp was -15C:D I have bought a new car so what is a good screen wash additive that won't freeze at…
Court summons for been 6" over in a 6ft 6" width restriction HELP
Hi in December last year i was stopped by a traffic officer who informed me at 50mph he thought my vehicle was bigger then the 6ft 6ins width restriction that i had just travelled through on the A1 motorway and that he wanted to measure the vehicle as i had said i believed it was 6ft 6",the officer then proceeded to…
vic test for a car??
Hi Back in February I had a little car crash and my car was written off (its a Y-Reg Ford KA so didnt take much to write it off!) and I bought the car back from the insurace company. Was told to take the car for a VIC test? I know what one is now having looked on the Directgov website, however dont know the legality of it-…
AA Points
Does anyone know the kind of discount 16,000 AA points would give on AA breakdown cover. They don't seem to give the redemption details on thier website, you are expected to phone them which I may do tommorrow as they shut at 5. The AA have quoted £150 for joint membership with relay (no home start), member since 2001. If…
car repairs under manufacturers warranty
Hi all Just though to ask here as someone may know an answer. Warranty on my car expired today, however while under warranty the car has had few parts replaced. Does warranty extends anyhow onto the replaced parts? Reason I am asking is that just yesterday it came out that one of my cars cambelt rolls needs replacing. As a…
Oil on Car Carpet
Unfortauntely my top up bottle of oil has leaked on the carpet in the boot of my car. It has been there a considerable amount of time and I've only noticed it recently. Anybody got any tips for getting it clean? THe only method I could think of was to get it valeted. However, this may seem an expensive way to solve it.
Cambelt
Looking for a bit of expert advice. 10-y-o amazingly trouble-free Focus (60K) now needs a cambelt change. Quote from garage I trust (thorough but not cheap) £195 labour and £85 parts -- inc water pump and tensioners. Is this reasonable for south of UK?
Do any of you part ex cars often?
I've been lucky to have owned 4/5 different cars. first one went to family, second and third one was an enthusiast finished car and spec and so got good money still have a unique class in it's class, but been looking at part ex prices. I guess it's fair, but the amount loss on depreciation vs a private potential sale is…
Car clocking, can it be stopped?
Why are 'mileage correction services' still legal and how can it be stopped? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12917081 I'm still amazed how this is still possible. The legislators don't seem to keep pace with the car electronics industry. Why should we have to rely on the legislators anyway? It seems like common sense to…
Volkswagen Polo
Please can I have an answer quickly.... Our Volkswagen Polo is key operated (manually). Today as I put the key into the key hole to open the door, the door opened, but the key is stuck in the keyhole!!!!!!! Both the front windows are also open. Let me know what can be done.
Lost my alloy wheels lock key!
Hi Folks Please forgive me if this is the wrong forum to post my query I have a fiesta flight 2002 which has alloy wheels. I now need to change one of the tyres. For that, I obviously need to unscrew the nuts on the alloy wheels. However, I cannot find the nut key. (The nut you use to open the other nuts around the alloy…
Travelling Chester-Brum-London-Chester
Hi there everybody! I'm looking for cheapest train advice - there are so many options I thought I'd see if any of you know the best tactic! I am travelling on day one Chester to Birmingham Int, then day two Birmingham Int to Euston, and day three Euston to Chester. So essentially it is: Chester - B'ham Int - Euston -…
Another "which car should I get" question
Hi all, I've seen lots of these threads like this on here and hope you won't mind answering another, you were all really helpful when I asked about diesel. I am doing approx 70 mile round trip to work each day so need something nice and economical, about 40 of those miles are motorway though so I want something that feels…
Independant Motor legal protection
I know this this looks like spam but I promise it's not. I have just been getting some car insurance quotes and some companies are charging £40 for motor legal protection. After a bit of googling i found this company https://www.bestadviceuk.com which offers it for £12. has anybody used them or experience of them? It seems…
The Car Insurance Minefield.
The Insurance minefield or how to lose business. I have several cars. Just got the renewal for one of them. Renault Clio Auto, T Reg. Renewal for 3PFT is £155. Budget Insurance. So I thought I'd do an online check for Fully comp for same vehicle. On Gocompare, best deal is ...............Budget at £151. ?????? 5 more…
safety recalls
Hi Guy's.I bought a used car.It broke down 2 days before Xmas.I got the AA to take it to the nearest garage that dealt with the particular make of car.They found that the "coilpacks" had failed and needed replacing.They completed the work which cost me around £300.Two weeks after this i recieved a duplicate service book…
Whistling noise at high speed - touching brakes stops it
Hello as in the post description I have a whistling noise which only kicks in at high speeds. If you touch the brake, it stops then as soon as take foot off brake, it starts again. This does not happen around town just out on the highway. Can anyone advise what this might mean? Hubby says could be brakes wearing out but…

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