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Should I buy 12month extended warranty for 4 year old car?
Just purchased a 4 year old Peugeot 207 with 40,000 miles from evans halshaw. They say it comes with free 30 day warranty but can extend it to 12 months for £365. Is it worth taking out the extended warranty?
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Parking Issues Obstructing Driveway.
Hi, I have come home to find that the woman directly across the road (who actually lives on a different street to me, she is on a junction) has decided since i moved into the house (June 2011) that she will park opposite my house and obstructing my way in & out of driveway. I caught her going into her house, so i…
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How on earth do you choose a new (used) car?!
Hey all I need to replace my current car (51 plate Fiat Punto) as the electric steering pump has gone, and it's not worth paying the £600 it'll cost to fix. This is the only car I've ever had since passing my test in 2004, and I've really liked it. I have absolutely no clue how to decide on what car to get next! I have a…
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Cat-D BMW 3 series, is it worth buying?
Hi, I want opinions of experienced people out there. BMW 3 series Petrol 2005 85K driver side front and read door need replacing side airbag of driver and roof airbad need replacing minimal damage to front driver side panel and scratch to read side panel The agent is looking for 3650 and I reckon 1000 is the minimum which…
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Cycle to work scheme - final payment
Hi, I got my company to sign up to the ride to work scheme which they'd not run before so it's all a bit new to us. Apparently once you've made all the monthly payments you have to make a final payment to actually 'buy' the bike which should be a 'fair value' of the bike in it's condition. To anyone that has done this…
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Are First Central a reputable company
I took out car insurance with First Central (despite my reservations of never having heard of them) over the phone about a week ago as they were by far the cheapest quote from a comparison website. My suspicions are now aroused as I have had an email from their fraud detection dept saying I hadn't disclosed a fault…
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Getting deposit back on car
Hi guys, I've been looking for a new car for a while now and I finally found one I wanted and can afford. I went to dealer and test drove the car but I couldnt buy it there and then as the dealer's system was down. He rang me the next day and said there were no new cars available right now in the UK and I'd have to order…
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buying a car on credit
I don't normally 'do' credit but I'm about to buy a second-hand car and don't want to wait. What's the cheapest way to do it? I thought maybe one of those 0%/ 12 month APR cards but do all dealers take credit cards and what are their charges like? Am I right in assuming this is likely to me cheaper than any finance loan…
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Red traffic light prosecution
I have just received a notice of intended prosecution for contravening a red traffic light. I am requesting the photograph, because when I had stopped the vehicle, I had not fully crossed the white line (and not with all my four wheels) and certainly did not endanger anyone by crossing the junction. So, my question is…
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RAC Insurance
[FONT="]I went online today and found a very competitive quote for £198.16 from RAC Insurance. I also had the piece of mind of dealing with a very reputable company( I thought!) which made the offer even more appealing. Unfortunately it was not a pleasant experience. After accepting the offer and making payment from my…
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Another "who to blame" thread
Yesterday, on the commute home, I am in the middle of a convoy of traffic on a single-carriageway A-road behind a slow driver doing approximately 28mph in a 60. We arrive at a roundabout, where the single lane branches into two, and continues in two lanes for around half a mile at which point it reverts to a single lane.…
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41 yr old Class 2 qualified safe driver no convictions no accidents.....
Haven't been able to own a car due to bankruptcy for the last 2 years "as i didn't require one", now arthritis kicks in and having to pick up and drop off my little boy every weekend i require a car... My moan is car insurance is soo bloody high!!! Little old diesel pug basic as you like and quotes in excess of £470!! 4…
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Honda cambelt broken within 10K miles of replacement
This is in reference to the cam belt which had been changed on my Honda Accord Y reg ata Honda garage and at that time my car had done 70,102 miles. Unfortunately it snapped having done roughly 83,000 miles. So basically it has done only 13,000 miles since the cam belt was changed whereas it should last at least 40-50K…
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Skoda Octavia - new key help
I've just bought a second hand Skoda Octavia 2003 which has come with only 1 key. Any suggestions on the most cost effective way to get a working spare and avoid over-inflated dealership prices?
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advice on dealing with garage
I took my car into my dealer after noises from the clutch, they wanted to take the gear box apart to diagnose. Came back saying replacement for clutch would be £480. I was going to take it elsewhere as I know someone who could do it cheaper but they want £200 for taking the gear box out and £380 to refit it without making…
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Luton Parkway Shuttle Bus
Does anyone know if you can use a bus pass on this bus?
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Exchanging Foreign Licence for UK Licence
Can anyone help? My partner had a full Guernsey licence. It expired about 4 years ago. From what i can gather he should be able to exchange it for a full UK licence as long as it hasn't been expired for more than 10 years. We didn't know this information until recently so he applied for a UK provisional and uses that to…
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Motorbike parking on the outskirts of London
I need to be in Central London (Covent Garden) area for a few hours on Friday. I'll be riding down from the north on my motorbike. Looking at maps etc I was thinking that maybe leaving the bike at Cockfosters and getting the tube into Central London might be a good option. I notice they have an NCP car park there. Does…
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Refund of supermarket parking fine
I had no idea these forums existed,I attended a Birthday party in Morden, I do not know the area, one of the guests parked my car at Lidi unknown to me. I was issued a Charge Certificate, Civil Parking Charge Notice dated the 5th July 2011. Over stayed 28 mins. Not knowing I payed £45 by card thinking if I delayed it would…
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reversing into a BMW
Hi... Im sorry if this is the wrong place to post... on friday i was in a bay in the carpark of the train station i began to reverse i looked over my left shoulder and began to pull out, very slowly about 2mph there was a black bmw z4 just parked behind me to the right of my car, not in bay i went back into this car, the…
