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is this tyre legal or not?
the 2 middle bands the pattern has gone smooth but the deep grooves are at 3mm, yes I am thick when it comes to cars. I only noticed the wear today
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Recieved a PCN (by westminster council camera) for stopping on a single yellow line
Hi to all, I just recieved a PCN through the post. I stopped on a single yellow line on a street in Westminster London to look at the A-Z MAP in my car. However shockingly i a got a PCN (Penalty charge notice) through the post today of £120 if not paid within the 14 days. They took a photo via their cctv cameras on the…
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Traffic Observation Units
They have chequered livery like a police van. They have a CCTV globe on the roof and a roofrack of junk to go with the CCTV globe. They are either called -I don't know which, probably the last one- Traffic enforcement unit Traffic Management unit Traffic observation unit I see them mostly driving around around the dual…
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Vandalised car - Grr!
I park in a public mult-storey car park every day when I go to work. This morning I was parking in a space when a guy raced up behind me and tried to get past as I was reversing. I wound my window down and asked him not to be so aggressive and got a load of verbal abuse back. I finished parking, he raced off to park on the…
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Need new gearbox
My 2005 Toyota Corolla stopped today. I could not move the gears at all and could not move the car in neutral. Mechanic had a look to see if he could tow, and said the gear box had gone. Said a new one is approx £500 and used parts approx £300. Got the car recovered, and next week the garage will have a more detailed look…
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Manchester. Free disabled parking
Does anyone know of any free disabled parking in Manchester City Centre? Preferably without time limit. Thanks
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Airbags - are they legally necessary?
Thanks to those who answered my earlier post - I have well and truly learned my lesson! So now I know that I have a cat d car with no airbags, could anyone advise if it is actually illegal to drive a car without them? And even a rough sort of guesstimate on how much it would be to replace them - is it possible to do it…
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Locked car and have lost our only key!
Yeserday my DH locked our car but has now lost the only key that we have! I know it is a silly thing to do and we should have had another key cut( which we will do if we find the key). We do not have cover for this on our insurance. I have contact RAC and they would try to open the door and start the car up so I could…
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Whats wrong with people?
Everyday I have to follow people doing 40mph in 60 zones then they come to a 30 zone and keep going at 40mph through them aswell. Whats wrong with these people? If they are going 40 in a 60 to try to drive safer then I could understand it sort of, as annoying as is it, but when they then go through a 30 zone at them same…
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any mechanics offer opinion on this?
Hi . Before I start , let me just say that I dont know who is right or wrong in our scenario so im hoping to get advice from any mechanics on here on what THEY would personally do in such a case..... Ok , so my Husbands vehicle was due its PSV and so last week he took it to a mechanic (he has used this particular mechanic…
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Astra MK4 central locking
Hi I currently have a problem whilst unlokcing the doors via the central locking that 1 of the rear doors does not unlock sometimes. Does any one one what the problem is? Also what the solutution is?
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Protected No Claims Bonus? Scam?
Does anyone realise that in regard to car insurance that by having and paying for Protected No Claims Bonus you could just be throwing money away? I received my renewal quote and was shocked to find a 40% premium increase. When I asked them to explain why the answer given was that I had had a claim in the last year. So it…
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Help! I think we've been had!
We bought a cat D car a year ago which came with a full MOT. We have just taken it in for a renewed MOT and it turns out that there are no airbags and the wiring to the warning light has been cut. Well, we are obviously pretty upset at this as we have been unknowingly driving a potential deathtrap and have been…
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Autoquake in Admin
Often thought about purchasing a car from Autoquake, but was never brave enough ater reading so many mixed reviews in the Autoquake thread! Anyway noticed this morning that they've gone into Admin!
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Car accident scam?
Hi Not to sure where to post this but here goes... I get a call from car insurance underwriter, say I had been involved in an alleged incident (I don't give info to incoming calls so had to call car insurance to find out under write and then get official number to call them back on). After looking at the time and date I…
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Parking at Crystal Palace
I am going to Crystal Palace athletics stadium on Sunday 27 March. Can anyone tell me what the parking is like either at the stadium or in the surrounding area? Thanks.
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1 windscreen washer nozzle doesn't spray - MOT failure?
hi, i had problems with my windscreen washers not spraying water, but after filling up the tank to the brim and spraying the nozzles with an air compressor can, 3 of the 4 nozzles are finally spraying water. my question is will I fail my MOT if one of the nozzles is not spraying water? or as long as the other 3 are…
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Car to fit 3 child seats in please help!!
Hi I am looking to replace my car Nissan Mistral as it is 17yrs old & is costing a small fortune to run. My needs are that it has to be able to fit 3 car seats across the back for a 1, 2, & 3 yr old & have plenty of boot space for pram, shopping, luggage, dogs etc... i am thinking that i would perhaps prefer an estate over…
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Windscreen Trim
Can someone tell me if the windscreen trim is covered by the car warranty. One of the plastic corner trims has gone missing. If not, any idea where I can buy a corner trim.
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VOSA Vans
Or cars or people carriers with VOSA written on them. I'm wondering what they do? Saw one today sitting at the side of the road watching traffic. EDIT: It was like a Vauxhall Frontera. Looked on google for "VOSA vans" http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=VOSA+vans&aq=f&aqi=g-v1&aql=&oq= 4 threads found (at the…
