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Budget car hire scratch worth 818 EUROS!!
Hi Guys I recently drove around Ireland with a group of friends. We hired a car from Budget and have since been slapped with a 818 EURO bill for a 3cm scratch we didnt even make. Heres the long story: The Dublin city office was very busy so we waited out the front while they retrieved the car. The car eventually pulled up…
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road tax refund
anyone any idea how long it usually takes the dvla to refund unused months on a tax disc when submitted by post- thanks
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Petrol Price
Hello, The price of a barrel of oil in the few weeks has dropped dramatically: On 1st May a barrel was priced at 125.5 dollars. Today it is 110 dollars approx. This means that the price has dropped by 12.3% since 1st May. Why has the consumer not seen this reflected in the price at the pump? Nevica
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Roadworks blocking drive - should we have been informed?
Hope I'm putting this in the correct forum :) There are ongoing roadworks by the Gas Alliance along our busy street. I knew we would have considerable disruption when it reached us, but we had not been informed that it would completely block access to our drive. We now have two large holes and various bits of equipment etc…
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Student travel
I wanted to alert all students and parents to the pitfalls you can fall into traveling on Virgin Trains following my student son's experience. He recently got fined £139 for traveling with only the photocard part of the student railcard as nobody had told him you needed both parts of the card for it to be valid. This was a…
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Which Tom Tom?
I need a satnav and want to know which of the devices are best before i buy. Any of you really pleased with what you've got? Advice needed. Mongy
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Coolant - generic from Halfords ok in an Astra?
While we go back and forth on what new car we want, we're keeping our Mk4 Astra going. On the MOT it got an advisory for having a slow radiator leak. Must be very slow as the coolant level hasn't changed in the three weeks since the MOT. We bought a bottle of ready mixed coolant from Halfords to keep in the car in case of…
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South West Trains compensation claim
Hi all, First of all, apologies if this is the wrong place to put this thread, I had a look and it seemed the best place! Basically about a month ago I planned to watch the gf doing a 10k run and intended to travel by train to get there. When I got to the station everything was fine, however with about 5 minutes to go the…
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BMX Body Armour for Kids - recommendations
BMX Body Armour for Kids, 10 year old boy, whats good and whats not? thanks
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Citroen C5 or Rover 75?
I have been searching for a new car for a few weeks now. I have quite a long list that it must fulfil and have narrowed down to two cars. Both 02 plate, both have similar mileage, both have FSH, both are diesels and have similar mpg, both seem in good condition and both the same price! I have looked them up on the what car…
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Anyone know what is wrong with my 306??
Hi All I just wondered if there was anyone on here who might have a clue why my peugeot 306 (S reg) is playing up?? It is absolutely fine starting but when cruising or decellerating in traffic the engine sputters a bit and when slowing down it struggles to idle and seems to lose power and often stalls. Accelerating is fine…
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TomTom v870 maps released 17/05/2011
Out today. None of the map corrections I have submitted are included...
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miss sold car finance
i brought a car 10 months ago on a finance deal because of bad credit history i never managed to get the best deal for a £6000 car i have to pay back just under £10.ooo over 5 years at £175 a month, i said it was to much and left saying i needed to think about it, the finance dealer assured me that after 6- 12 months my…
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Am I in big trouble?????????
Heres the deal, My car tax ran out at the end of April and I genuinely forgot about it. I just realised tonight and so am going to the post office first thing to get a disc...I'm over the 14 days eeeeeeeeeeek Will they fine me? Will they even sell me a disc??
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Hull to Leeds - Daily Train Commute Doable?
Apologise if this sort of question has already been asked many times! :o I was just wondering if a daily commute from Hull to Leeds by train is doable/practical? I know the distances that are involved but I have no idea really on what the state of train commuting is like in that part of the world as I don't currently live…
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any advice on pcp car leasing
the gf is looking into getting a car on pcp (which is car leasing i think) it kinda ticks all the boxes from what we can see.are any of you guys doing it
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How hard is it to set a steering wheel straight?!
Bit of a rant!! I noticed that my steering wheel was off centre when driving straight ahead. The car tracked fine, perfectly straight but steering wheel was off to the left a little. Took it to my main dealer to get alignment checked and steering wheel set straight but when I got the car back the wheel is over to the right…
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Nissan service plan
Hi all, I took my car in for service and MOT today at a Nissan dealer. After the service I was offered a service plan for £16 and some pennies per month (17 payments) which would cover servicing for two years, roadside assistance and 10% off any other work (parts and labour) required during the two years. Has anyone used…
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2 month family & friend railcard. Free!!!
Havent seen it on here so far so thought i'd make people aware of it, at the moment a Family & Friends railcard is being offered for FREE for 2 months To register for your free 2 month Family & Friends Railcard in conjunction with the Daily Mail, simply complete your details on the following website:…
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Should I change car?
Hi Everybody! I recently did a budget and found that I spent about 450 on diesel per month. I think it may be closer to 400 if I was to work out the EXACT figure, but that's still a big chunk of my budget. I have a 1994 BMW 525td, bought this year, supposedly a 44mpg car, I get maybe 28-33. I commute 45miles to work and…
