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Advice please? Friend's son intimidated by two First Great Western ticket inspectors
Hi all :) Hope this is in the right place! My friend's son has had a rather unpleasant experience with a couple of First Great Western ticket inspectors, and I'm just wondering if anyone has any nuggests of advice to share. Basially, her (adult, living at home post-Uni) son and his friend were travelling back from London…
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Condensation in headlight
One of my headlights has quite a bit of condensation in it - its been like this for a while. I'm guessing the seal must have gone, but the car is under 3 years old. Is this likely to be covered under a Ford manufacturers warranty?
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Changing Glow Plugs
What is the accepted practice change one or change them all?
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Help with cheap visits to Uni's in Cardiff and Newcastle please
My daughter would like to visit both Cardiff and Newcastle Universities to help her decide which one will suit her best. We've been wandering around the internet trying to find the best value travel and accommodation. We're based in Central London. The dates are for one night (2 person room) 1st or 2nd of April and 8th or…
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roof rack box bag or basket for holidays
hi there i need more space for driving holiday and i know nothing of roof boxes, does anyone know are they good for suitcases? what do i need to get it attached, ive not got any bars on my roof its a vauxhall astra, whats the best thing to keep it dry and safe so its not dumped on the motorway :rotfl:thanks for any advice
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Cap wrenches for Toyota oil filters
Does anyone know where (other than the dealers) you can get solid/strong cap wrenches that fit Toyota oil cartridge filters (64/65 mm / 14 flutes)? These are the re-useable type filters where you just change the filter element. I've tried some of the cheap pressed steel cap wrenches but the filter casing seems very tight…
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Road tax price changes
Hi, Can anyone help. My road tax used to be £120/year. It has now dropped to £90/year. This is a great saving but nothing has changed so why have I not been paying £90 for the last 5 year I've had the same car? Regards
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does an electric bike with seat for 6 year
old exist or some way this could work. just a thought!
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Oxygen Sensors/Cat
Anyone technical, I'd really appreciate your advice. My friend is having realy bother with a P0420 fault code coming up. The car is a 1.0 Yaris, mark 1. The fault code means 'catalyst system effciiency below threshold' Now I'm no mechanic but it basically means that the engine is running lean. The car's 7 years old and the…
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Mercedes with 150k miles.. should i be worried
Ive seen a 2005 Mercedes CLK 200 for sale with 145k miles on the clock. its a petrol has had just the 1 owner and has full main dealer history.. the car runs fine as far as i can tell and is a bargain at 3800 im just wondering should i be worried about somethign with such high miles especially being a petrol
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Do Rail tickets have a "Holiday Premium"
I've been watching the price of rail tickets for a journey I want to make on the 31st of May, I've been doing this since the beginning of Jan. Each week I look at the price of the tickets for the maximum number of weeks ahead that I can check, which you'll probably know is 12 weeks. Each time I do this, the tickets start…
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Hire car for USA - tiny or huge???
Hello We will be doing approx 2000m around California. I have a quote for a Chevrolet Aveo of £260 - this does 51 mpg according to the hire car website (DOLLAR) :) But my husband wants to rent a Dodge Charger (!) for £320 which although isn't much more money for such a comfortable car, I am concerned as it only does 24…
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Any recommendations for Automatic "supermini"
Hi My mother is finding her 7 old, manual, Fiat Ciquencto (sic) hard to handle due to severe arthritis in her arm. Changing gear is difficult and she can barely get the handbrake on. She wants to spend about £5k on a secondhand automatic car, about the same size as the one she has now (i.e. tiny). Any suggestions pleaase?…
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Car Hire, one day, Cambridge
Anybody know a good place to hire a cheap car in Cambridge? I only need it for 8 or 10 hours
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Opinions on the Kia Rio please?
hello everyone, looking for a bit of advice I have been running an old W reg Ford fiesta since I passed my test nearly 2 years ago and it is coming up for MOT. It looks like it's going to cost a fair amount to pass so I have considered buying a newer car (I was going to do this towards the end of the year anyway so why put…
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Radio Code
Hi After a new battery I need the radio code for my Ford Focus. It's a 6000cd model, serial numder M199031. thanks
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AA/RAC adding recovery to roadside if broke down
Im looking at either AA or RAC for breakdown,car is 2000w so over 10 years. i was thinking of taking RAC personal £38.50 less quidco £15 (quidco take £5 first year) AA looks good but I use TCB all the time and reviews for getting cashback through AA dont look good. if I took the basic roadside of either company and say…
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Brake Fluid Cost
After my MOT and service, I've been quoted from Toyota £50 for Brake Fluid change. Is this about right or could I get it cheaper?
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DVLA scam
I received a letter from the DVLA last week informing me that my driving licence was due for renewal and they wanted £20 to do so with a new photo. Being 63 years of age, but not yet senile, I can remember that in the 1970's the government decided to stop issuing driving licences every three years for £1, and charged one…
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Need to get a car - help!
As a money saving convert I am currently trying hard to reduce the balances on my CCards and persoanl loan (currently around £7.5k). A major way to help me do this was to look for a new job and put any additional salary straight to my outstanding debt...then go and start saving for a house deposit. I currently have a…
