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DVLA have 'lost' car tax refund application
My daughter recently sold her car and downloaded the appropriate forms and attached her car tax disc. No refund has been received so she contacted DVLA but they have no record of it.:mad: There must be a record of the new owner taxing the vehicle. Any idea what course of action she can take?
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Stevenage to carlisle
Hi my wife and I would like to book a long weekend in carlisle ,we live in stevenage the cheapest that I have found is £187 for both of us ,made up of £103+84
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Help a challenge
Hi has anyone successfully challenged the full cancellation of an insurance policy when the premiums have been asked for twice by direct debit and failed on both occasions...I am being asked by my insurance company to pay in full £1662 as the payment has failed twice! I have not access to that sort of money but need my car…
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weekly tickets using trainline
Hi can anyone tell me if I can book a weekly ticket using trainline - would like to do this via topcashback to get something back on train fare for my upcoming commute but cannot see how to do it on their site. Many thanks in advance
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Can't decided between 3 models.
I'm struggling to decide which used car to buy. Choice is: 1.6 Toyota Corolla 1.6 Mazda3 1.6 Alfa Romeo 147 I am looking for decent acceleration & bhp. Reliability, style & preferably not to expensive to insure. Any help/advice would be appreciated. I haven't owned any of these cars before & am interested in what I should…
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Suggestions for a second hand car
I have a budget of £3000 I have a 32 mile round trip work commute. Mostly motorway. I use it for some shorter journeys (up to 3 miles each way) nearly every night, gym, shopping etc. I need an estate or large hatch or similar as we have a dog. Cheaper consumption and Insurance appreciated.
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£5 off HPI check
Hello everyone, Not sure where to post this but just got a code for £5 off an HPI car check: 3BT4-ACSC-F2KW valid until 30th November http://www.hpicheck.com/
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full car service
what is included in a full car service and should i take it to a local garage or kwik fit and how much would i expect to pay for it.its a honda civic. cheers scott
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Which car for long commute? No savings available but needs to be reliable
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Opinions on 1999 VW Golf Automatic please
I'd appreciate opinions on the following car I'm thinking of getting for the Mrs. It's for sale at a used car dealer which I'm told has a good reputation. It's a 1999 (V Reg) VW Golf 1.6 Automatic with 69,000 miles, for sale at £1,295. Looking at comparable models on eBay's completed listings, this seems like a very good…
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Car Tax engine size question for cars registered before March 2001
I feel really dumb asking this question, but if i buy a car with a 1.6 engine does it fall under the 1549cc engine size tax bracket? Im sure in the past i had a 1.6 scenic but on the paper work it had the engine size down as 1549cc
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Petrol Pump Overcharging
Hi there, A few times now, I have noticed that when I go to buy petrol, take the holster out of the holder, and put it into the filler WITHOUT PRESSING THE TRIGGER the pump will start and the cost will go up. This is without dispensing any fuel. This happened a few months back, and since then I have gone to many different…
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Super Off Peak Day Travelcard
I've used one of these before for a cheap day return on Virgin trains between Manchester-London on Saturdays. However, although I know Virgin don't sell them via their website, I can't recall where I did purchase it from. Anyone know of a train site that does sell them?
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Help - should I report
I've seen two youngish lads over the last week coming home from school on the pavement on a scooter - not the noisy hairdyer things but a really quiet one, with no number plate/L plate and no crash hats. Now I'n not a busy body, and to be fair to the driver, he seems quite sensible and probably a safer driver than some of…
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Breakdown cover is just that-not accident cover
Until I had a motorway RTA recently ( other driver's fault ) I didn't realise that my RAC relay cover did not include this ( it is "breakdown" not "accident" ). I phoned them up, blithely assuming that my car would be recovered. Apparently other companies, including the AA, don't do this either. I assumed my cover was for…
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I have received a fine from UKPC
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Alternator workshop!
I have a Golf GT Tdi which has just notified me of this little issue. However, I am aware that dodgy electrics are a "feature" of the older models (03 plate) and to be fair mine have had a mind of their own since I bought the car. :D I am guessing that this warning is not a good thing and has a significant amount of cash…
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Mondeo 2002 2.0 petrol major engine issue
Hi i am looking for some advice. I have a 2002 ford mondeo 2.0. It was due for an oil change as the red oild light kept comming on. I was driving home from work last Friday when a guy in front of me boke very suddenly, i hard to slam on the brake the brakes locked and i swerved to the side of the road, luckly i was ok and…
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help (again) please with trains.
so many lovely helpful people on here. please can this be done any cheaper????? i am off to ipswich next wednesday, returning the saturday. leaving from bognor regis. i have a senior railcard. an off peak period return is coming up online at £35-ish. can this be done any cheaper. also, the times to leave are worrying me.…
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35 in a 30
i got caught by a speed camera for the first time in over 10 years of driving, whilst i was at work. i didnt realise until the letter came through to the work place. i was doing 35 in a 30, on a main A road which i thought was 40 as its a wide and busy road. anyway they have offered me to do an AA course for £95, but the…
