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leeds bradford airport drive back up north - roads well lit?
hi, bit of a strange one. I don't like driving in the dark and my flight lands at about 11pm and will have to drive back up North from the airport, are the roads well lit up, does the a19 have lights all the way up on that stretch. If so i will be fine but otherwise :eek:
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Dog ran under my car, owner wants 50% of vet bill
Hello, this morning I was driving to work. I drove down the usual road I go down towards a private car park. I was doing slightly more than 10MPH into the car park when my back wheel went over something. To my horror it was a staffordshire bull terrier. the owner was there too the dog was off its lead and was running…
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Having no car....
Sigh. I've had a car of some description ever since I passed my test 14 years ago. Have just paid off the outstanding finance on our current car (borrowed money from family) as we simply can no longer afford to pay for it now that my wife is not working. So once the car is sold, we'll have to see how we manage without a…
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1st Class - what do you actually get
Hi, I'm organising a trip for 9 people from Chesterfield to London and I am eyeing up the cheap 1st class tickets on East Midlands Trains. I've worked out that for £2pp extra each way, we can travel in 1st class. I know it is worth it for the extra leg room alone, as we will then be travelling onwards on Eurostar [sadly in…
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Driving Licence Application
Hi Does anyone know whether there is any way to speed up a Driving Licence application at all? Thanks
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Who do i contact?
Hi all, I was wondering if someone could help. We bought the Megane (as previously posted) last month. Wonderful car Quiet, Good on fuel etc. After we took it out of the show room i took the car to get it taxed at the post office. Came back to the car and went to fuel up fine no problem. (Petrol station and post office 5…
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Advice needed on low cost (mostly) motorway driving
Hi I need some advice on what car (probably second hand) to buy. My priorities are: MOST IMPORTANT: 1. Low *overall* cost motoring 2. QUIET & comfortable with good ride on motorways (long journeys & making phone calls from car) 3. Good-ish acceleration (for safe overtaking). (0-60 in c.8 or 9 secs max) DESIRABLE: 4.…
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Stopping on the hard shoulder
I've seen two people in the last two days on the hard shoulder of the A1M to allow their young children have a wee! In one case there was a service station about 2 miles further along the motorway. Has the law changed to allow you to stop for toilet breaks or is it still only for emergency use, ie when you've broken down?…
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0% Car finance for new cars
Hi, Is anyone aware of 0% car finance schemes on new cars for Toyota, Honda or Nissan or others. please let me know.
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Save a few quid on Monthly season tickets...
I haven't tested this out personally, but my Dad assures me it saved him a few quid over the years commuting to London. If you buy a monthly ticket for say £300/month and you want it to start on say Monday 9th May then it will expire on Wednesday 8 June. Now pro-rata this will cost £10/day, but you can add an extra 2 days…
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Kia Pride
Hello :) I've searched and searched the internet for an answer to this but just cant find one so i'm hoping you lovely people will be able to help me. I have to replace the valves on my Kia Pride 2000 and i'm wondering if I can reuse the bolts as they are so expensive to buy! Thanks for your help
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Direct Line want to cancel insurance policy - very annoyed
Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise on a problem with Direct Line. I help an elderly relative to arrange his car insurance each year as it's cheaper to obtain online quotes. This year the cheapest was with Direct Line. The policy came through. The insured was then away on holiday when a letter arrived asking him to send…
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Kia Picanto problem.
I recently bought an 05 Kia Picanto 1.1. I have driven around 200 miles with no problem, however I had to accelerate fast for about 4 seconds & after that the 'Engine' light lit up on the dash. The engine seemed to lose some power & once I got home it was running lumpy, almost as if it was running on 3 cylinders & the…
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Hire Purchase Car Info Please
Hi guys, I was in market for a 2nd hand car and have been struggling with one for the past 2 months to get the right car at the right price. Recently a friend mentioned to me why not go for a hire purchase car which he explained that I pay a an inital fee, then a monthly installment for 2-4 years depending on the contract…
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Can Police disobey traffic signs at all times?
I know that when an emergency vehicle is answering a call they can disobey traffic laws/signs. They can go up the one-way street in the opposite direction, do U-turns when not allowed or ignore no-entry signs etc. Can the police, if not answering an emergency call, disobey traffic laws? There is a local magistrate court…
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When to go through Red Traffic Lights?
From my knowledge on reading posts here and from highway code etc.... We all should know that under no circumstances should we go through a red traffic light. Even if we have the fire brigade or ambulance behind us. They should wait patiently till the lights change and we can move out of the way safely. They should not…
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Car that would fit 2 car seats and a largeish adult in the back??
Hello, We are trying to find a car that will fit 2 childrens car seats and 1 largeish adult in the back comfortably for long journeys. We are aware of the Sharan and Alhambra and will go to look at them if we can't find anything smaller. We went to look at a Touran this morning but found that although we could fit an adult…
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3rd Brake light flashing problem
The 3rd brake light (top of rear window) on my 2002 Corsa started flashing on & off the other night - but only when the headlights were on. Don't think there are any problems with other lights. Does anyone know what the problem might be caused by & if i can easily fix it? Grateful for any help.
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Peugeot 107 for £5700
Hi All I am interested in buying a new or fairly new supermini car, that will obviously be cheap and economical. I heard from a 3rd party that Drive A Deal were doing a brand Peugeot 107 for £5700 (3 door and no extras) http://www.drivethedeal.com/quoteme.asp?budget=&manufacturer=PEUGEOT&model=107+HATCHBACK Straight away…
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A6 with 125k miles
Hi, I'm thinking of buying an audi a6 2.7 tdi with 125k miles on the clock. its only 3 years old. I've been told audi engines are good up to atleast 250k so I was wondering what are the most common faults that could be on this car? All the miles are motorway as it was an ex company car and its going to be purchased from…
