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Skoda Octavia Estate - any good?
We are a family of 4 (kids age 6 months and 4), and need to buy a new car. Ideally looking to spend no more than £1500, preferably £1000! Need something with plenty of boot space as the amount of stuff we carry with the 2 kids seems to get more and more! Small car with a roofbox is not an option for us. Originally looking…
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Cracked sunroof glass on Honda CRV
I discovered a crack this morning which is over a foot long and reported this to my insurers. I am in Greece on holiday with the car and will not return to the UK for a few weeks. The insurers say it's OK to wait until I get back as the glass won't break. I'm not sure how they can be so confident and I feel rather…
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Carquake? Anyone ever used them?
As above has anyone ever used them to make a purchase? I believe the way they get such good deals is because they hold into the V5 for 6 months? So guessing they are pre-reg cars then? Doesn't bother me but anyone ever had any good or bad stories with them?
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What's wrong with my car?
I've got a 53 reg Ford Fiesta 1.4 Automatic. I was driving to work this morning and a couple of times when I went to move off, the car seemed to judder/struggle, jumped from 1st gear to 3rd, then went to 4th then 5th (at 40mph) and then engine warning light flashed a few times then went off. The car was then ok for a few…
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Temporary insurance, lending friend car
Hi all, A couple of questions I wanted to ask, really sorry if they've been answered previously, I have tried looking!!! So, the scenario is that I own a car, and my insurance is due to expire on 8/9/11. I have just serviced, taxed and MOT'd it. I am leaving the Uk on 19/9/11 to go travelling for around 6 months, so my…
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Should I persue this small car insurance claim
Had just parked up and was about to remove child from car seat when noticed a girl in a battered old ford focus crunch my bumper as she tried to get out of her space. So knocked on her window got her to get out an examine the damage. Which to be honest is fairly minimal, small chip in the paint 1cm x 2mm and another fine…
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Budget insurance
Hi all A small vent about budget insurance My mum had a policy with them and they should have auto renewed the policy on the 6th august 2011, for some reason they tried to auto renew from a different card number so it was rejected by the bank, and budget set cancelation of policy into motion. I got my mum new insurance…
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help translating m.o.t. paper please
my hubby took his sportrak in for its m.o.t. today. and it failed on, i'm quoting the m.o.t. fail sheet here ( nearside front lower (drop link bar) anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush) the place he took it to doesn't do repairs, and we would like to buy the parts ourself to save money, but we don't know…
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Looking for some train ticket advice (Northern Rail/Blackpool)
My partner is going on his stag do this weekend to Blackpool, we booked a B&B which was near to Blackpool North through a "stag & hen" company, but they'd double booked and have had to move my partner & his friends to a different B&B, but this one is near to Blackpool South Station rather than North. He's not too bothered…
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help to insure 17yr old son
Hi! Our son turns 17 on 06/09/2011 and my husband wants to teach him to drive in his old Rover. However when I tried to add him on our policy with a provisional licence they say they are unable to cover him because of his age. He will be having proper lessons with an instructor as well, but we hoped regular practice in our…
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Age of license
Hi, When asked "how long have you had the license for", do I read the date off field "4a" of my license or off field "10"? Thanks!
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Car Warranty???
Hi, First post on here so bear with me!!! I brought a car about 10 days ago, and it came with a standard 3 month warranty. Well yesterday my husband had a look at the engine and decided things weren't right so we took the car to a friend who's a mechanic and he said that we had problems with the cam belt, a spring had gone…
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Is breakdown cover ALWAYS for one year?
OH and I have joint cover, running out this month. I changed cars about three months ago, and I got 'free' breakdown cover for just me (quotes as I know I pay for it all in the price of the car really), which lasts for a year. So we've had duplicate cover for three months. So now, our breakdown renewal is due; OH says just…
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Mot ran out and insurance will run out between test, will they still insure me?
Basically I lost the envelope with all my car bits in, I had it in my head that everything ran out on the 5/9/11 but it seems that my mot ran out on wednesday, ive managed to get it booked in for saturday but my insurance runs out at 12 tomorrow. I do realise I cant drive the car other than to the mot which is fine but…
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Breakdown cover (AA, RAC, Green Flag, others) - Share your stories!
Hi All, I - and many others, I'm sure - am currently in a quandary about purchasing breakdown cover having heard many horror stories over the years. Perhaps it's prudent to start a thread to discuss the virtues of the various companies out there offering cover, both to sing their praises and warn the unwary, as…
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How to deal with snobbery?
I've recently been given a car by my dad to help me get back to work. It's not the best looking car to be honest as it's a bit tatty with a few dents etc. I live in social housing which forms part of a private cull-de-sac in a small village. The other houses have smart cars parked up and put my car to shame. I feel really…
