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Disputing fear wear and tear on VT'd PCP Car
In early April I VT'd our approved used E-class Merc. Exactly a month later we received an inspection report from them demanding £720 - This breaks down as a charge for the report (which a friend got free on returning his SLK), a scuffed alloy (no dispute from us on this), 3 scratches (one of which by their own report is…
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Car Insurance - Do I Need?
I have a Renault Clio 1.4 - W plate - 5 yrs NCD, garage overnight, less than 1000 miles per year, quotes showing around £500.00 :eek: Trying to get the price down, do I need legal assistance and personal accident?
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'new' second hand car dies after 2 weeks
I need help lol!! Mum traded her car in and collected their 'new' second hand one 2 weeks ago today they also paid £500 towards the 'new' one. On their way to mine today the car broke down on motorway and RAC man says the cylinder head gasket has gone (about £500 to fix) so now it's beeing towed to local (friends) garage…
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New car purchase trouble - help!!
I placed a deposit on a car at a dealers on the 27th April (£250) on my credit card. Total cost of car £1400. Was told by the dealer that he had the car for sale on the forecourt, but said he was going to get the sills and wheel archs done as they were needed and with the bank hols etc the car would be ready for Friday 6th…
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24/7 free parking near-ish to Holloway Rd tube?
Hi all. I am currently living in Leytonstone, where there is free 24/7 parking just up the road from me so I park there and walk to my house. But I am moving to Holloway just by the Holloway Rd tube station tomorrow and am not sure what to do about parking as I can not find any 24/7 free parking like in Leytonstone. The…
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petrol allowance and housing benefit???
Hi, I have started a new job and i am entitled to petrol allowance 120 miles @ 45p = £54 p/w But i need to know will this be used to calculate my housing benefit/council tax benefit?
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I need a shed / (Toyota Carina E 1.8)
Are these generally reliable old smokers? Going to look at one later with a view to running it for 8 weeks / 3-4k miles and then disposing of it either by selling it or scrapping it. ~140k miles on clock, few months MOT. Anything I should be looking out for in particular?
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Insurance for Foster Parent: Is it Business Use or SD+P?
I am a Foster Carer and just searching around for Car Insurance. Obviously my Foster Children travel with me in my car. Do I need an insurance policy for Business Use to cover when they are in the car, or can I just get a SD&P policy?
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Seized Caliper Slider Pin
I was checking my front brake pads on my Corsa C and found that the caliper slide pins is stuck and just won't come out. So when i finally get them out what grease should i use on the slide pins as i heard there is a rubber seal on them.
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Private numberplates
Hi, We recently bought a set of private numberplates for my dad for his birthday. However, he's not sure what happens to the ones he'll be taking off his car. He's under the impression he will have to pay a retaining fee of £155 for 3 years in case he wants to put them back on, and that if he wants to put them back on…
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Car hitting a pedestrian, pedestrian's fault - any advice?
Hiya everyone, I really hope someone can give me some advice for my friend...he is very worried and I can't help! Basically there was a group of teenagers about to walk in front on the road when they all (bar one) saw my friend driving along the road. They all stopped by one of them walked out in front of the car when my…
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Ford Radio code
Hi can anyone help please - usual story flat battery no radio code. Model 5000RDS Ser No M014776 Forum newby
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Kia Sedona DVD player not working
Hi Wondering if anybody can help? Bought an 06 Kia Sedona yesterday and it has a DVD player fitted on the ceiling, we have gone to use it tonight and it wont read the DVDs, I have followed the instructions and wondered if you had any ideas? When i insert a DVD it takes it in for a few seconds and then spits it out all the…
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Help Needed With a Nissan Almera Tino-OBDI OR OBDII
Hi There I am looking to purchase a code reader to use on my Nissan Almera Tino. It is petrol, 2000 registration. Does anyone know if it is on a OBDI or OBDII (or even another protocol). I can't find my user manual and can't find anything on line. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Expat car hire and insurance
We are expats living in the US. My wife will be returning to the UK over the summer for 6 weeks or so. We need to get a hire car. We have no UK car insurance. What are our options for long term hire car and insurance for it?
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Which small car, best deals?
Hi We've had a company car for years. Hubby has left his job and now we need a small run around car for him to get to work, occasionally take the kids out but mostly will be 20miles a day in town traffic. Were thinking of paying cash say 4-5K but could do without that outlay really so thinking of maybe a 0% finance on new…
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fan of the bicycle ?
nice doc here u may have missed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t6ylx/Ride_of_My_Life_The_Story_of_the_Bicycle/
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Dry Fuel?
A colleague at work recommended trying some Dry Fuel additive stuff to my 1995 diesel fiesta to improve the fuel efficiency. Will this actually make a difference, is there a risk of damaging the car, or should I just not bother?
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Changing up a gear too soon?
Hi Maybe one of the more technical on the forums can help me with this. I have a Ford Focus Econetric diesel which does fantastic MPG. One thing that bothers me though is that it's very difficult to get the gear changes right. There is a little green light that comes on on the dashboard when the car recommends that you…
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500% increase on insurance for 54 year old with 23 years no claims bonuses?!
My father was insured with Saga in 2010 (policy end.) he paid £110 a year which seemed fair. (£9 a month.) Come today, I thought I'd check to see how much his insurance would have gone up with all the price hikes. I was expecting a few quid here and there... But 500%?! The cheapest quote I could find was with Admiral for…
