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Bike stolen because of badly-installed bike rack
Hello everyone, I am renting and have recently moved into a managed property which has bike racks anchored to the front garden's brick wall. I locked my bike to one, then the following morning I found it had gone :-( The thief had partially removed the rack by simply unscrewing the 4 bolts holding the rack to the wall,…
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UK Motor insurance and EU cover - what are the rules?
Hi, I note with interest that the law says that UK insurance must provide basic cover valid in the EU. Does the law allow the company to put time limits on that? I ask, as many companies offer 30/60/90 day EU cover..... but obviously if the law says UK insurance must just be valid, why the time limit? (I can only…
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Taxing a used car we just bought privately?
Hello! My husband and i are picking up our new (to us) car this afternoon. I am phoning insurance to set up the switch over to start this afternoon, but i don't know how to go about taxing. The car has been SORN'ed as the previous owner got a new car himself and didn't want to pay tax for two cars, which is obviously fair…
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Renting MPV / minibus
Hi all, I'm after some transport for a party. Renting a minubus with driver (none of us has more than a B license) seems to be very expensive, so I'm after alternative ideas, could perhaps rent a few more 7 seaters if I can find enough drivers. Any other suggestions? Slightly off topic I was also wondering whether buying a…
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Toyota Estima 2.2 Fan not working
We bought this car a week ago and the fan is not working at the front of the car! When you push the dial up nothing happens but you can here it clicking when you press the buttons to change direction of air flow. Tried pusing it back and forth but no luck Can anyone help as haven't got a clue where to start! Kids are…
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Any codes for Family railcard?
Does anyone know if there are any codes around to get a Family railcard a bit cheaper?
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need the code for my car radio please :)
hey i have a blaupunkt car radio witch come with my 2000 vauxhall tigra but it just say's safe when i turn it on. ive taken the radio out and have it with me now. here is what it says\ no.: 90 533 422 type: car 300 (f) 2F2 and the serieal numer is i think: gm03m y5719819 7 649 852 520 if you could help me i wouldent no how…
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fuel economical estate car
can anyone recommend the best diesel estate car to buy that is economical in fuel and falls into the lower tax bracket. My car has recently died and i need to replace but as fuel is now so high i'm looking to buy a used car that is most economical thanks for reading Kathryn :)
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12 year old fined on bus - is this right?
My 12 year old daughter recently started using the bus on her own. On her second trip, she failed to show her Oyster card, an inspector joined the bus and fined her £25 ( a letter to be sent to us at home claiming the fine). This seems a little harsh to me, she panicked due to the bus driver being a bit loud and scurried…
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Changing from manual to automatic
Can someone please give me an idea of how much it would cost to change a Renault Clio from a manual to automatic. Thanks
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Cycling shoes.....
Anyone know the best places to go for cycling shoes the MTB type that has cleats but you can still walk in.
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New Car Purchase/GAP Insurance
Hi I recently ordered a car from Peugeot on finance. I’ve ordered the car and paid a deposit, signed the finance documents but have not yet taken delivery. During the sale, the Dealer mentioned GAP Insurance. I haven't taken this on the previous two cars I've bought, and to be honest I could get cheaper cover elsewhere.…
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Insurance Question
Hello After some advice - will try and keep short! I went to collect my son (18mths) from his childminders yday - I was in my VW campervan. I let my son play in camper while I had a natter with my childminder. My niece (7yrs) was in the van as well. Now my son decides to open door as car was driving past. It has done some…
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Private parking ticket advice needed
Hi, Hope you can help! yesterday I received a parking ticket from Premier Parking Solutions Ltd, whilst parked in Exeter. I was parked there for 2 hours which I bought a ticket for, I then went back to my car to buy another ticket but the machine wouldn't work! When I finally went back to my car (15mins after my original…
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Parking Fine
Two weeks ago I parked in a Parking Meter bay and put a £1 coin and two 10p pieces into the machine for one hour's parking (the maximum time allowed). When the ticket was delivered, I noticed it had only registered 20p, therefore it was only valid for 10 minutes. I tried to ring the phone number on the meter for the…
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Proving ownership of car
In May this year, my great grandad died and the executors of his will, my gran and dad, decided that his car would go to me. Today I received the registration certificate in my name and saw that it strongly states that it is not proof of ownership. What would I need to prove that I'm the owner of the car given these…
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Renault Clio dealer warranty try-on?
Hello, I bought a 3 year old Clio 1.5 diesel in February from the local Renault main dealer, with a 6 month warranty from them. It has since developed a few niggling problems and I booked the car in to be sorted under the warranty - or so I hoped. It was banging/knocking underneath on the n/s, had an intermittent squeal…
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Is White Van Man's Reputation Deserved?
This morning, as is my wont, I walked over to my local Shopping Parade for a newspaper. A White Van arrived at speed in the car park and went straight into the only disabled bay, despite there being plenty of other spaces. Clad in shorts and tee shirt despite the rain, our hero got into the shop in front of me, bellowing…
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Sat Nav advice please
Hi Im looking at buying a Sat Nav. After looking around I quite like the look of the Mio Spirit 689 (£99.99 in Argos cat no 504/3505 sorry dont know how to do links) I want a Sat Nav that has traffic alerts so if there is loads of traffic it will give me an alternative route. Can some one with a bit of knowledge have a…
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Car vandalised - Am I really having to pay for excess?
I have fully comp with no claims protected through Lloyds, never claimed before for anything on Car insurance so not fully sure about all of this. I went out to my 05 reg Astra yesterday at 6pm to pick hubby up and saw immediately my windscreen was cracked all the way down the middle, there were also footprints on the…
