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Recommendations for obtaining best price for 1.5 year old car..
I've currently got a 1.5 year old Golf S 1.4Tsi with a few extras.I have to sell it as am likely to be moving abroad and can't unfortunately take it with me. I've spent a few quid on doing up the inside(covered seats etc) so its looks in pretty good nick. I've got a couple of months to sort this out so any helpful…
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Car Tyres
Hi I've been told that I'll need new front tyres on my car soon, so I'm just doing a bit of research on what I'll need. I've followed a previous MSE thread which has links to some good online shops, and will also call a few local garages to see what they can offer. My question is a bit more generic. I do about 8,000 miles…
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UK Car hire where have held license for less than 12 months?
Hi everyone Does anyone know of any car rental companies in the South East of England that allow you to hire a car with less than 12 months on your driving license? I can't find any - indeed many require 2 years' experience! I'm 29 so well above any age limits the hire companies impose, but am getting caught as have only…
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How to buy a car while on a DMP
Hi, I have searched this forum and I can't find enough info about the above so I'd like to ask the question.... Is it possible to buy a car while on a DMP? I'm not talking brand new but more like a £3k car using my current car as a trade in and then paying back the remaining balance. I am on a DMP but have enough money to…
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Heathrow - central london
next week i have to be in harley st for 13.30, as luck has it this morning i got a booking for heathrow T3. aiming to be there for 12 noon. whats my best bet. from heathrow drive all the way. park and or drive ( west area) and tube there are works around chiswick park which means doing a bus so need to avoid that. what's a…
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family railcard help
I have a family railcard, here's the question. For a journey a make once a fortnight I can save £10 on the standard fare for myself (I usually make this trip alone) if I buy an adult and a child ticket on my railcard, but if i do this and travel alone will it be accepted or must the child actually be with me ?
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Ford Focus or Fiesta ?
Sorry in advance for my rambling - I cant seem to make up my mind- it is always like this every 4 to 5 years when i am thinking of changing my car- Wife is already fed up as i keep showing her different cars whilst driving on the road. " do you like this one " So kind of narrowed my options down to Fiesta or Focus 1.6 auto…
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16-25 Railcard / YHA membership
Hiya, Anyone know what the code is for getting free YHA membership when you buy/renew your 16-25 railcard? I've got a valid railcard, but bought it a little while ago and since then my emails have all been deleted (apparently the code is on the bottom of the email). Thanks!
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Taxing a recently bought car
Just wanted to check something as I dont think that the Woman in my local post office today is giving me the correct info.... I have just bought a new (to me) car. Unfortunately there isnt any tax on it. I have the new keeper supplement from the V5 which was given to me by the seller , I have my insurance docs and I have…
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Online Car Brokers
Has anyone used an online dealer to buy a new car? And the follow on question what was experience like? I am looking at a company called "Buyacar".
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Given PCN after officer said I could park there
Hi all, I have appealed my PCN based on what happened below. I would just like your input as to whether I have a case. This is what happened... I drove to the post office to pick up a parcel, parked in what looked like a parking spot which was right outside the post office but on the pavement. I couldn't see any signs that…
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Car and trailer recovery insurance query
I wonder if anyone can help me. I took out car and trailer breakdown recovery insurance for a trip abroad. Sadly on my return journey, I had a problem with my trailer and couldn't continue towing it. The breakdown recovery insurance company are now saying that they will not repatriate my trailer and it's contents to the…
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UK Parking Control
Have just received a debt recovery letter claiming £150 for an unpaid parking control ticket of £90.00. I was parked on a private parking area(shopping complex) displaying my car parking ticket. Unfortunately I was late coming back by 4 minutes ! The reason I was late was because I had helped a lady who had fallen over to…
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Should I claim on car insurance?
Removed detail to protect my identity as post on other topics here. Thank you very much everyone for your kind help.
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asked to leave train with split ticket
Hi All I've been traveling from Reading to Coventry for the past 18 months by splitting the ticket Reading - Banbury (£13ish) Banbury to Coventry (another tenner or so). Over the past few weeks when buying the ticket at the office the people at the desk have started warning me that I may be asked to leave the train at…
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doh my agila has started sounding like
an old roadmaster deisel bus...............any clues on what would cause this and do I need to sit down at cost of sorting it out?
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car insurance query
Just a general query really - I purchased car insurance through RAC with Aviva in May of this year. Was traveling to France for a long weekend and thought - oops, better check the insurance for car (this was the morning we were setting off and everything was a little fraught). Rang RAC broker and they said I wasn't covered…
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Do train companies use bogus inspectors?
So im on a South West train off peak and the guy rolls through shouting 'tickets and passes'. I was using oyster PAUG, so I give him my three fold wallet which has my oyster card in, my railcard photo thing and a blank railcard expiry date thing (the ink died, must sort it out). He opens it takes a look @ my foto, closes…
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Why can a huge company risk my life without penality?
Well the title sums it up really,:mad: A huge organisation from who I purchased a vehicle has risked the lives of me and my family as well as all the other motorists on the road around me by selling me a seriously defective and dangerous vehicle (faulty brakes). I took legal advice and my solicitor said under SOGA I am…
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Ford Anglia 1966 Beige/Grey & White *** STOLEN ***
Please help me find my beloved Ford Anglia. It was taken from a garage in Wokingham, Berkshire and I am desperate to get it back. It is a beautiful 1966 beige/grey with white roof and red interior Anglia (reg OJH 480D, chassis no. BB22FY20641, approx mileage 37,000) and I love it. I need to spread the word to as many car…
