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Cheap Bus & Rail Travel in West Midlands
Hi all This may have been posted before, but in case it hasn't, i've just discovered a very cheap way of travelling via bus and/or rail to and from anywhere in the West Midlands. The idea is you chose how long you want your ticket to be valid for, eg 1 day, 1 week, etc, and you can travel as many times during that period…
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car radio losing preset stations
hi i have just bought a Kenwood kdc-4547u stereo, i have it all in place fine and all was ok till i switched ignition off and then returned to car 10 minutes later to find it had lost its preset stations and had returned to the default demo mode, I’m no expert but I’m sure I remember something a while back about swapping…
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Letter from MIB and CCM wanting 2.5k
Hi there hope this is the right place to post this, wondering if anyone can offer some advice before I go to a solicitor. Basically my partner received a letter today from the MIB and close credit management demanding payment of 2.5k for a accident she had nearly 5 years ago. She made a stupid mistake and drove her mothers…
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need an 8mm allen socket 1/2" drive
Where to buy one? Was in B&Q and the only sold sets for £19.
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£4,000 annual fuel bill, time for a new car?
Hi everyone, sorry for the long post but I would appreciate peoples opinions. I have owned my Mondeo ST 220 for 4 years and love it very much, but my new job is forcing me to spend £3,600 a year on petrol for the rush hour stop start commute. Thats on top of my normal fuel costs, £245 road tax and £900 insurance. I'm…
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Is A Commercial Vehicle Cheaper To Insure?
... If so, why?
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Car Tax Renewal Credit Card Charge
The £2.50 fee they charge you for renewing your car tax online by credit card, is it actually added to the rate of duty and printed onto the disc? E.g. if the tax is £130 a year, will they print £132.50 as the rate paid on the actual disc? Only asking as the tax disc web site displays it as "12 months duty of £132.50"
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02 Ford Focus
please ignore this post...incorrect forum used!
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Car battery question - false economy?
Question, is it false economy to buy a cheap battery - is it best to get a Bosch or other decent one or are the Cheap ones fine?
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Rover 75
Been offered a low mileage Rover 75 diesel estate at a price too good to turn down. Been on the look out for an estate car on and off for a while. Rovers have never really been my thing, anything I need to look out for on this car? Will the fact it's an auto cause any problems?
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One-way van hire - any tips for a good price?
I'd like to hire a van for a one-way journey (from the Darlington area to London) but having done a bit of research, it seems that most hire places charge quite a hefty supplement for one-way hire - a day's hire is something like £30-50 but doing it one-way adds another £100 or more to the cost. Is there any way of doing…
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Tyres
My tyres are in need of replacing soon, fronts are just under 3mm and rears just under 4mm, I did swap them around last year but looks like I did it a bit too soon! I do a lot of motorway miles and so economy was quite important when I chose the current Michelin Primacy HP tyres but I still want something that is good in…
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Off peak day return, confused a bit
I'm going up to London tomorrow morning and I'm on the Trainline website to book a ticket. Not sure what time I will be coming home so I'm looking at the options. Cheapest is the Super Off Peak Day Return at £15.60. That says 'Selected Off Peak Trains' in the description. No problem understanding that. You book the tickets…
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Any car breakdown cover for cars over 10 years old?
Official MoneySavingExpert.com insert For full information on vehicle breakdown cover, see the main website's Cheap Car Breakdown Cover Insurance guide. Back to the original post... All the good offers seem to restrict it to cars that are up to 10 years but mine is 15 years, is there anything available or won't it be worth…
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Tax Car without Reminder... Why cant i use Registration?
hi sorry if this has been asked before, but why..... cant i tax my car without the reminder... Why cant i use Registration mark ? afterall, no one is going to tax my car for me?? I dont understand it - i want to tax my car, but i have not had a reminder yet, its a pita to look for my log book (i have a rough idea where it…
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Car Warranties - are they worth it?
Seeking advice , please. We are just about to buy a 2008 car from a dealer.It comes with no warranty, but they have suggested that we take one out -Nearly £400 for 1 year up to £700 for 3 years. What do people think? Are these a good idea? We would not be able to do repairs ourselves.
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dvla late licensing penalty
hi new to the forum just need a bit of advice where i stand in this issue here goes i bought a transit van back in january tax ran out on end of jan 11 it was sitting on my driveway i was going to tax it and mot it until i noticed that it was a bit of a rotbox lol anyways put on ebay for sapres or repairs on 21st feb…
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Chiltern Railways £10 Sunday 'unlimited travel offer' (CR network)
Bought some tickets online through Chiltern Railway's WebTIS and received an email earlier from them advertising a £10 unlimited travel ticket, valid for Sunday the 28th of May only. You sign up for an email voucher from the site then go to a Chiltern Railways booking office to buy the ticket. Apparently there's only 2,500…
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Car Tracking Devices for Insurance
Hi all, Just wanted some help in regards to tracker devices that I can get fitted into my car. My car insurance is coming to an end very soon - 21st June. And I have started looking at various quotes, but I thought about getting a tracking device fitted. However, I wanted to know: 1) where can I get the tracking device…
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cheapest train tickets
Hi i have 5 tickets for the xfactor autitions in birmingham on the thursday the 2nd of june. I am wanting to travel by train but cant find any trains tickets under £100!!!! so was wondering if someone could help me. i am looking to travel from Newcastle central station to birmigham. I need to be at birmingham for 11:00 am…
