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Can I request your opinions before insurance claim
Hi everyone I'm hoping for some advice please. With the gales yesterday, a fence surrounding the building site where I live blew down, although blew in towards the site on my left and not on the development entrance on my right, where people had also parked cars outside their homes. As an aside it states in our deeds we…
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Buying a Citroen berlingo van advice pls
Hi Buying my dad a van Citroen Berlingo from Ebay , just found out from someone that is should come with two keys one red one black is that correct ?? been told if not the two keys present not to buy? Didn't know about this before bidding , just wanted to check this out if true before contacting seller to ask. Thanks in…
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CAR ACCIDENT CLAIM CONFUSED.COM? Part - 2Reply to Thread
To update on a previous post and also to get some more advice. Basically to sum up had an accident in 2008 - hit from lorry from behind 3 times - guy denied liability - wife was driving - I was passenger in front. I was turned and facing backwards looking out back window (sorting 13 month old out) when the lorry hit us.…
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Helphire help please!
Hi all, I am ebing helped by helphire at the mo for an accident which wasnt my fault that occured on sun afternoon. I was put through to helphire by my own insurance company yesterday and they have been really helpful. They have arranged for my car to be collected on wed to go to the nearest body workshop and i was…
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Average Cars From The 70's & 80's
Out of curiosity, I asked my old man what his first car was when he came here. He said it was a Talbot, and laughed pretty good. No idea why, just did. Lol. I did some Googling but couldn't really find much info on the "average" cars people would drive here in Britain in the 70's and 80's. If you type in "70's (or 80's)…
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Aixam 500 - Lots of questions.
I've just bought an Aixam 500 for my wife and went to look for insurance and found it to be very high, does anyone know of a cheap insurer. also I don't understand how that road tax is £130 for the year when the emissions should be lower than the average diesel.
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Getting a train seat
Is there any law or regulation that I can use against my train company so that they provide me with a seat? Or is it a case of first come first served? I don't think i've ever got a seat in the mornings?!?!
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advice for clipless pedals! (new cyclist needs some comfort)
hello, bit of a new cyclist, bout my bike just over a month ago but got using it over last 2 weeks, it is meant to suppliment my running and general fitness. i have really enjoyed it and after been boyant after doing 20 miles on friday i bought clipless pedals and shoes. went for a ride on sunday and well yes i did…
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my car!!
i have a ford ka,witch recently lost power and stopped working,my local garage towed it to there workshop,they then rang me and said the sensors on the engine needed changing,so they changed the sensors. then they rang me again and said,we have changed the sensors but it still wont work!? oh by the way you owe us £300 for…
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Big Markup on MOT?
My car went in for its MOT last week, into a council garage where I thought I wouldn't be ripped off.... I was told it had failed - it needed a lot of welding - they don't do it on site but could arrange for it to be done for me - cost including VAT would be approx £350. The wprk has been done today - when I went to pick…
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Help with Car Insurance
Hi Firstly apologies people if I have put this in the wrong place, but I am hoping that somebody can help me, the OH had a car, which was due to go back to the finance company at the beginning of may, has he did not want to renew the finance agreement, he decided that he would purchase a used car himslef cash. So me being…
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Looking to buy a bicycle - any good websites/guides
Also looking for useful information on the cycle to work scheme to save lots of money! How does it work - is it even worth doing (hassle vs actual savings etc) I think i'm probably looking for a hybrid as i'll be mainly on tarmac but also occasionally out in the wilds of some london park. Advice on brands, what I should be…
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Duro tyres?
The price of winter tyres is starting to go back down to more reasonable levels, and I have found some Nokians in my size for £71 which I will almost certainly buy for the front. I have had the thought though that I can save a little more cash by buying some slightly cheaper rubber for the rear tyres, and have noted some…
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VW Polo Advice Please
Hi I have a 2001 VW Polo, 1.4 petrol. Bought a couple of months ago, 75k on the clock. Apparently for the last two years of ownership it had been parked up most of the time, only covering about 5k. When I bought the car, I took the car to my local garage, had a full service, spark plugs, oil changed the works and it went…
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Help sos !!!!!
Hi All hope someone can help Myself and my partner recently bought a ford galaxy on finance from a ford dealership (5months) we had the car and each month something would go wrong glo plugs battery steering handbrake jammed etc etc. The dealership in question then said they would swap out the car for another 7 seater which…
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Traction control
May be a silly question but will having a non funtioning traction control cause any long term damage ? Basically my traction control light is now perminently lit (since Friday) and the manual says OK to drive but should be diagnosed by Vauxhall which I assume will not be cheap, as I am not bothered about having it will it…
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Irish plates
Hello i hope someone can help me, i have just come back from the ROI where my car blew up. I had to buy an irish car so i could get home, am i allowed to drive it in the uk?
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Hyundai accent
Girlfriend is looking for a cheap car, no more than £2000 to carry daughters stuff to university, current Fiesta has gone to the great scrapyard in the sky. Have seen a couple of Hyundai Accents, 54 plate under 50,000 mls, one petrol one diesel. what do you think ? many thanks ps anyone know when the cambelt change is due ?
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Commuting to London
Hi, I'm considering the commute from Aldershot, Hampshire to London Waterloo. Does anyone know how busy these trains are during rush hour? Don't know if they are really over-crowded or absolutely fine and nothing to worry about. Thanks
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Do I need Insurance to get road tax?
Just wondering if anyone can help please. Im looking to sell my car so have left it taxed on my dad's driveway. The tax runs out at the end of the month but my dad wants to use the car for a few weeks qas he is having problems with his own car, he is covered 3rd party on his own insurance. Can i re-new the tax disc without…
