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Archives for September 2011

New warning light on dahs (Mini C 2002 Auto)
Hi guys, Anyone have any ideas what the green warning light that came up on my dash today is? I now have the tire pressure light and this one.. Also, the car is not working correctly.. I cannot go above 30MPH.. The pedal is physically not going moving down, beyond the 30MPH speed. Any ideas? Click here:…
Tracker devices
Can anyone tell me if you save much money on insurance if you have a tracker fitted to your car? I live in quite a high car crime area so wondered if that would bring it down? If so are there only certain ones the insurance company accept? thnaks for your help
London Midland Great Escape 'Go Anywhere for £10' 22 Oct to 2 Nov
The Great Escape is back – and it’s bigger and better than ever! Simply travel off-peak* between 22 October and 6 November and go anywhere on London Midland trains for just £10 – or treat yourself to first class for just £10 more. Visit as many or as few places as you like – the price covers your travel all day. To find…
is this an unfair fine?
I was at Atlantic village, which is a large indoor shopping centre which also has an Asda. I was meeting a friend for coffee which took a while - we had coffee in a coffee shop within the premises of the shopping centre - on returning to the car had a fine for £60 for exceeding 2 hrs. This is true I was 2hrs 30 mins and…
Hitting a kerb
Drove my car over a high kerb and both driver wheels went over it with an almighty thud at about 20mph. I was actually blinded by the sunlight as I turned right (no I wasn't drunk !) fortunately no damage done. But just wondered what sort of underlying damage doing such a thing could cause. Thanks for any response, next…
Citroen C3 vs Nissan Micra
I have to get a new secondhand car as my 10 year old Ka is shortly departing for the great scrap heap in the sky. Absolutely gutted but its got too many faults and logic over heart, it just doesnt warrant getting it sorted. I would love a Citroen C3, thats my top favourite but I have been warned off by a mechanic telling…
Winter Tyres
Hi, I am considering winter tyre for my Q5 SLine. My car is currently shod with Michelin 235/55 R19 Audi recommend Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D AO size 235/65 R17 104H on 7Jx17 ET37 rims. I have no doubt these would do the job, but :o 17 inch rims :o I wonder if those recommended for the Audi A6 i.e. Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D…
car insurance taking the mick!!!
hi all! another post about my poor car! after my accident almost 2 weeks ago my car has now unforunatley (and eventually)been written off! :( I am finding it awfully difficult gettin anywhere with my insurance company, as i have never had to claim before, just wondering if all insurance companies are this slow/clumsy at…
You could win a brand new Trion:Z Raleigh SP £2000 road bike!
To mark the support given by Trion:Z to the British Cycling Team, Team Raleigh, Trion:Z & Raleigh have created a “one of a kind” branded SP Race Road Bike that they are giving away to one very lucky competition entrant. Just go to Trion:Z Facebook Page (ilovetrionz on Facebook), ‘LIKE’ the page and enter the sweepstake…
***UPDATE***Driving while using mobile phone - citation for court
Ok, moving this thread after realising "fines" was for parking fines only...oops! Hello, Really just looking for people with experience with this... My friend got caught using her mobile phone while driving (in July I think) and should have paid the £30 fine (or £60...can't remember) and got 3 points. So...obviously she…
Trying to sell my car but with no luck!!
Hi I was just wondering if anybody could give any advice about selling a secondhand car. I have a renault clio 1.2 dynamique 2004, 5 door, 41k and have priced it at £2795. I've had people phone about it but once they ask for my registration number they never call back to make a viewing. That's probably down to the…
class 4 garage ????
What is a class 4 garage? and how would we know if a garage is class 4? We were told by VOSPA that if we have seat belts fitted to the rear seats of a campervan it would have to be done or at least checked by a class 4 garage, however they did not tell us where or how to locate one. Any help or comments appreciated.
East Coast tickets making me out of pocket!
Hi, I purchased some rail tickets for a journey on the day of travel back on 26th August 2011 and paid at the train station using my debit card however the money has only just been taken out of my account over a Month later! This in turn is now going to make me out of pocket for the next week and possibly overdrawn! Does…
Rail ticket fine - appeal, or just be grateful?
My son and some friends travelled from our local railway station into London to go to a gig yesterday. They purchased their tickets from the ticket office, not a machine. They told the clerk where they wanted to go to, and asked if the ticket would be ok for travelling back today. They knew that the gig wasn't going to…
Bumped by a hire car
Hi, been bumped by a hire car this morning on the roundabout near work. I was in the outside lane (the roundabout recently changed from 2 lanes to 3) and this takes me past the exit for a dual carraigeway and feeds directly into the exit I need to take. As I was coming towards this exit, a Vauxhall pulled out in front of…
car warranties engine problems covered?
hi 6 weeks ago i paid 4.5k for a 76k 2005 ford focus with a 1yr warranty, since then ive had to put 2litres of oil in! when we bought it, it had just been serviced by the garage but was reading no oil on dipstick, we were off on hols so just filled it up drove 400 miles to hols and back and it used 1litre, just checked…
V5 Advice When buying 2nd hand car do both parts need to be there?
Im looking to pick up a 2nd hand car tomorrow. I have emailed the seller and he has advised me that he has the green slip which is blank so it can be taxed he is selling for a friend who has sent the logbook in his name as he is away for 6 months. When i have have bought and sold cars in the past i normally fill out both…
£2000 repair bill only had car 5 months from dealer.
Bought a used Nissan from a Nissan dealer, which came with 6 months warranty. The car was purchased for £12,000 on HP. Just 3 weeks in the clutch failed and needed replacing which they did free of charge. Now just 5 months in its belching out black smoke (which was reported after 3 months and booked in, but was unable to…
Parking Fine for only being a few seconds late!!
I witnessed this scene today and wanted know peoples thoughts on it. Today I finished work early :D and came back to my car to witness an argument between a parking attendant and a member of the public. From what I understand a guy had just received a parking ticket because the time that he was allowed to be parked in the…
Buying a new car
Please help!! I've never purchased a new car before but have just put down a £100 deposit on a car. The dealer has asked for the remaining balance to be paid by the end of this week. However, I am uncomfortable with this as I cannot pick the car up until next week as it had private reg plates. Is this normal practice or…

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