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Cycle to work and misadvertised bike
I joined the cycle to work scheme and ordered a Carrera TDF bike from Halfords website in a size 58cm. It was down to £300 from £450. The customer service was abysmal and I took the bike home, after handing my voucher over, without any help setting it up. When I got home I found out it was a 54 cm and way to small I…
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Train Fine from years ago - Problem
Hi everyone, I hope this is the right place, there's a lot of forums to choose from. I'm really worried about what has happened as I've never been in trouble with the law, I'm at uni and in debt at the moment and was sure I sorted this when it happened... it happened quite a while ago so all of this is from memory... In…
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VW trident campervan
Looking for a supplier of roof trim plastic moulding for the roof exterior to hide the seam joint on camper van, have seen exactly the thing on a VW Trident model would like to know where to get it. Thanks
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Consumer Rights Issues, Please help
I dont know where else to turn, Ive been reading Martins tips for years now and now that there is a lot of expertise and knowledge on here. Basically heres my story. I purchased a car in the summer of last year with the intention of converting it to run on LPG. I did a bit of research and opted for a company whom I thought…
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Renault Twingo 2010 Fault - Where do i stand
Hi I have owned my Renault Twingo 2010 from new bought from a main dealer and 3 times since ive bought it, its broken down. WHere you press the fob and car doesnt open, key into the ignition and nothing. Everytime ive called the AA out and they've managed to get me on my way. The 3rd time was the last straw its been into…
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How to clean the screen washing system
Is there a product or anything home brewed that can flush the windscreen washing system, i.e you put it in the washer bottle and run it in the system to flush it from gunk/fungi? (and I don't mean the screen wash liquid I already have (the blue stuff)).
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Torque wrench recommendation and size
Can anyone recommend a good torque wrench for occasional use? The most immediate job is to tighten the nuts on a towbar to 134 NM. Also, regarding the size, most specs state half-inch or three-eighths inch. Does this refer to the fitting width on the rear of each socket? If so should this be measured from corner to corner…
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Cycling - Transport Direct journey planner
I noticed today that the Transport Direct journey planner now includes an option to choose cycling routes http://www.transportdirect.info/Web2/JourneyPlanning/FindCycleInput.aspx Have had a quick play with it, and although it comes up with some strange routes there are some quite interesting features such as the gradient…
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Lost Property Charges on Railways
Hi, I recently left my briefcase on a First Capital Connect train into London. A couple of weeks after logging my property as lost with customer services I received a phone call to tell me that they had recovered my briefcase and I should goto to City Thameslink station to collecy my property. Upon arrival at City…
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Am I being unreasonable/sensitive about this (regarding learning to drive)
OH and I purchased a new(for us) car in January and decided we would keep our old one for me to learn in and keep for a few years while I'm at uni. I'm paying for the insurance for myself, just had the car MOT'd at a rather large cost and I feel like I should've never kept the car. OH has been very reluctant to take me out…
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Recurring themes "am I been ripped off" and "it should only take an hour"
As an ex mechanic I notice a recurring theme on some of these posts they range from "I'm been ripped off" to "it should only take an hour". When I worked in the workshop of a Renault dealers the timing belt change on a Renault Laguna 2.2 multivalve diesel was a 5 hr job. It was changed in conjunction with an 80,000 mile…
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Buying a Car - Loan vs Credit Card
I was thinking of buying a car at around the £9k mark. My plan is to put £3k of my savings towards it and get the rest of the money from a loan or a credit card. I had my heart set on a £6k loan over 2 years from Santander which would have worked out at £6500 payback (minus PPI). Then I thought about these interest free…
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Vauxhall Useless Parts, Poor Warranty!
A year ago the infamous EGR valve failed on my 9 year old Vauxhall Zafira. Local garage got the replacement part from Vauxhall and fitted it. It failed after 11 Months and was replaced under warranty. The replacement replacement has just failed after less than 3 months!!! However, Vauxhall now says that because the…
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mechanic charges!
This is more of a rant on my part than a question. I left my car into a local mechanic the other day. I was leaving it in on my way to work and after a hectic morning was running a little late. I knew exactly what parts I needed for my car and so in a case like this would usually go to the carparts shop and buy the parts…
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Bicycle Repair in Edinburgh
Let's share our experiences of bicycle repair in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. I have had quite a few bad experiences over the years, so, these days, even though I like to cycle every day, if disaster strikes and my bike becomes unusable, I tend to just stick it away and forget about it for a few weeks or even a few…
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At what point do you sell/change your car?
I've had my Skoda Fabia 1.9TDI since October 2006, been pretty reliable generally but more recently it's started to develop more and more problems and thinking maybe time to get rid rather than fix them all! From what I can see it has the following: Power Steering - intermittent loss of power assistance (mostly at low…
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Shell Bonus Points
Does anyone happen to have details of the Shell Bonus coupon which gave bonus points when filling up with 20 litres or more a number of times between about 18 June and 19 July (from memory)? I have not had any points credited & wanted to check details before I contact the Driver's Club... ...incidentally, am I the only…
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VW Polo vs. Vauxhall Corsa
Hi, I'm now torn between a VW Polo Match and a Vauxhall Corsa SXi. Both are very much the same price, but the Corsa seems to depreciate much quicker. I've heard that VW reliability is not as good as before, and that Vauxhall is known to be quite unreliable. But Vauxhall comes with the 100k warranty, so I'm not sure if…
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Not Again!! Chipped Windscreen
I m having an average of 2 windscreens replacement a year! I cant believe my luck (or lack of it!) :mad: It happened always on my commute from / to work and sometime even if I dont have cars to my right or in front (but have a joining slip road on the left) or if I was in the outside lane it once came from the opposite…
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citreon saxo radio code
Please can anyone help with a radio code for an X reg 2000 saxo. Serial No CL0402Y0337709 Model No PU-2294B(D)
