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Buying cherished registration privately help
Hoping for some advice on purchasing a cherished number privately rather than through DVLA. The registration number is currently on a car and the seller will give me their logbook and paperwork to send with my documents to the dvla along with assignment fee. Can this be done at local dvla office or must it be sent to…
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Car insurance costs rising by over £200, yet lower risk. Any advice?
Hi guys, any advice here would be appreciated. I'm doing a search for car insurance starting from July. Currently I'm paying around £550 (hard to say exactly as it's been modified a few times this year). Using Martin's tips on the motor insurance section of this site, my lowest quote is around £750! :eek: The thing is,…
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Cheapest spray paint?
I need a rattle can or two of a Nissan paint - where is the cheapest? I know Halfords is the most convenient, but it's all about the coin :D
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Close Motor Finance and the great VPP fee mystery
Hi folks, I just have a quick question for anyone who has recently financed a motorbike preferably (but if you've used them for a car that might be useful as well) I'm interested in the amount of VPP fee they charged you. Also in what the dealer or Close Motor Finance told you the fee was for. I will post the full story at…
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Cars "in the trade"
What happens if a car that is "in the trade" / "with trade" gets a speeding / parking ticket? Does it go to the previous registered keeper?
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Same cover, different Price, same company
Hi I've just done a search for breakdown cover through compare the market - Swiftcover is coming out with them at £38.99 but when I go directly through Swift it's saying for the same thing £79.99 - how can this be? When I key in the same promotional code on the website directly it doesn't accept it - is the Compare the…
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Car history check
Can anyone recommend a cheap, reliable and immediate car history checker (either by text or online)? There seem to be so many to choose from I don't know which to go with. I just need one that checks it's not a write-off, that sort of thing. Not bothered about hpi as it's such an old car.
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Advice on choosing a car
Hi, I'm looking for advice on the best car for me to buy, and I'd appreciate any help you feel like giving me. TL;DR version: I have been learning to drive (test is booked for 15th). I will not be driving before I have passed but may purchase the car before then. I have six children but do not expect immeditately to get a…
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Is a car worth 80k?
I watch Top Gear, I know there are hugely, uncontrollably expensive cars out there. But I drive past my local car showroom every morning and there are two Range Rovers outside, on prices at 77k+, one at 84k+ I am quite poor, therefore to me this is obviously a ridiculous, unimaginable sum of money to spend on a car (in…
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Insignia Clutch problem - any advice?
We have a Vauxhall Insignia 09 plate that we bought last year when it was just 1 yr old and had done 21000 miles. all been ok, had it serviced last mth - fine and then 10 days ago started making dreadful noise and had to be towed to garage by AA. Dealer garage are now saying they think it is the gearbox/fly wheel/clutch…
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Can't decide whether to ditch my family car and go without. Anyone done it?
Money's tight and I know I can make significant savings if we were not running a car. At the moment our circumstances are as follows: * Family - 2 adults and 3 children (aged 8, 2, 1) * Car - Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.8 Petrol * My work - I work 12 hour shifts either 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am. Over the course of a month I work a…
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jazz cvt jerking at 'gear changes'
i need some advice please from you car experts : my question: should i go back to the dealer and get them to contact honda or should i wait a bit more to see if it improves more? my honda cvt ('automatic') started jerking especially at slow speeds (at 15 mph and 40 mph) they flushed it and told me to drive 200 miles. it is…
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Almost killed by negligent garage work
Sorry in advance for the long post! Some advice needed urgently. Helpful if some experienced mechanics could also comment. On my car, a Citroen XM which is also my disabled vehicle I noticed that there was some slight wear on the inside of both front tyres so as a precaution I took it into a major tyre chain (they are a…
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Provisional Motorcycle Licence Help
Hi Guys / Girls After some advise if you would so kindly help out. Im 18 and have a full car licence since july last year. Im looking to get a motorcycle provisional licence and then do my theory test so i can start learning on a bike next year. Want to get the licence and theory bit out of the way as have a really touch…
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Annual Gold card provides discount train travel?!
Hi there Did everyone else know that if you have an annual travelcard in London then you are entitled to a third off train travel in the south east for yourself and others travelling with you?! (I couldn't post the link but if you google it a national rail page comes up.) I had no idea! And am really annoyed that I have…
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Take That on Saturday - parking?
Going to the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday to see Take That...does anyone know where I can park for a reasonable price? Have checked out private parking but all the spaces have gone due to the fact I've been very unorganised and not thought about parking until now! I've had a search on Google, but the ones that…
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anyone need some new tools
what a collection http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/290569983872?clk_rvr_id=237121480931&afsrc=1 linky no worky:mad: check out ebay Item number: 290569983872
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MIG welding
Anyone do any MIG welding? I'm after no deposit, no rental gas in the Midland/Staffordshire/Birmingham area, if anyone knows of any. I'm too tight to pay BOC, and I don't use that much.
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Brake pads & discs
My car came through its MOT yesterday with an advisory that my brake pads & discs have about 2 months life left in them. Apparently it wasn't enough to fail my MOT but they won't last until the next service (I had the service done at the same time as the MOT). I've been quoted £214 to get them replaced (this is from the…
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Deposit paid for car, now price has increased
I saw a car on the internet through a Ford dealer. It was 200 miles away so I contacted the company by phone and they said they would hold the car for me until I could go and see it this Saturday - I paid a refundable deposit of £250. I spoke to the dealer today and everything was fine. However I got a phone call this…
