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selling my car - but what ought I say?
Hello We have a 2002 Hyundai Accent which we want to sell because it is getting too expense to repair and we can now manage just with our other car. The accent has an MOT and car tax valid til next March (2012). We have in last 12 months paid for a new exhaust and other minor jobs but the engine management light has now…
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Cancel Friends and Family Railcard
Just in the last 10 minutes bought a friends and family rail card but i have realised i have bought it in error and i needed a network rail card. Anyone know if i can cancel this? Bought it online with a credit card
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Car Warranty not paying full amount
I'm after a bit of advice please for my BIL. He bought a BMW in February of this year, its second hand but the warranty is still in date. He felt that something was wrong with it the other day and took it to a local garage who said that they were not willing to do any work on it as there was too much wrong with it. He then…
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selling a car, best way to do it?
Hi I want to sell my car but where's the best place to advertise it? Autotrader is very expensive as is eBay, local paper is too, are there any free sites where I have a good chance of selling, I have already put an advert on gumtree but no interest so far, my car is not over priced and is a low mileage diesel estate, any…
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Insurance payout
not sure if this is the right place to post this but we were in a car accident a couple of weeks ago and my dgs suffered whiplash, he has now been offered a sum of money but my daughter says he wont be able to touch it till hes 18 by law, does anyone know if thats right, thanks for any help, he's 16 by the way
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We buy any car!
Has anyone used one of those companies which say they will buy any car? Alternatively - because I want to update my elderly car with a less elderly car - will garages accept a used car in part exchange for another used car? Cheers
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changing brake pads
Im thinking of repalcing the front end pads and discs on a vauxhall combo 2002 and wondered wether I need a piston wind back tool? cheers
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MOT Fail-Brakes: Load sensing/regulating valve assembly - seized"
My 206 just failed on the "Brakes: Load sensing/regulating valve assembly - seized" ...I'm no car mechanic (I know more about Tornado GR4 jets than I do cars!) & have been looking for info on it.Bloke at the MOT center said he couldn't move it,so I'm going to remove the wheel & do the old WD40 ect,but what I'd like to know…
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GB counterpart licence for EU licence - insurance cost?
Hi all, I've got a bit of a complicated question and I hope you'll be able to help me. I've got an EU driving licence (issued in Belgium) - valid permanently and for category B (=cars). Held since 2005. I'm looking into buying a car in a few months, once I'll be 25 (as insurance costs go down). It seems that with my EU…
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Another Drive Assist query
Another Drive Assist query. Has anyone had a similar case that they maybe be able to advise me. My wife’s car was parked outside our home in the street when it was damaged during a collision between 2 other cars. The insurance company referred me to Drive Assist to provide a car whilst my wife’s was being repaired. I asked…
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Who's to blame for collision?
Hi, Forum newbie here- still to get to intros and profile sort out etc. Am looking for some expert advice here - Last week I was driving down towards a junction (4 way with traffic lights etc) in the left lane of a four lane road (2 lanes each way) having moved into that lane about 150 metres from it due to a small queue…
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Fuel Savings
Recently Martin wrote Only use ‘better fuel’ if your car can cope. Many petrol stations sell ‘high performance fuels’, yet there’s little or no performance difference for most non-performance cars - so only fill up with the super-fuels if you've a sports car that you've been specifically advised will actually utilise the…
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Formally rejecting a new car
Morning Just about to formally reject a new car (well 5 months old but the garage have actually had it longer than us). :mad: It has had a problem which hasn't been rectified and nor can they find why it is occurring. The manufacturers are aware and I know our contract is with the garage we purchased it from. Does anyone…
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Best way from north Cheshire to Narberth...?
Need to go to Narberth in a few weeks, but it could do with a motorway or some fast roads lol. Looking on the google map it is suggesting I go towards Oswestry, welshpool, newtown, aberystwth and then drop down, but this looks depressing. The M6 onto the M50, down to Newport and cross county is an extra 20 miles, but takes…
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Why are low profile tyres more expensive?
For example Blackcircles list Michelin Latitude at: 235/55 R19 at £246.70 for Audi Q5 SLine. 235/65 R17 at £182.21 for Audi Q5. I would suggest the carcass and rubber compounds are very similar. More materials are required to manufacture a 65 aspect tyre. The 65 aspect will be a more popular size, so there would be some…
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Car Insurance - Cancelling etc
I have a question.. :) Say you have insurance and paying about £2500 per year for a cheap car due to being a younger driver... After having a crash (dispute with pheasant) the car was "written off". Nothing happened as the excess was the value of the car. In fact it cost her a few hundred pound when she bought another car…
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Trouble with National Rail website?
Hi Everyone, I normally look up my fares on the National Rail website. When you have found the tickets you want, you click through to the train companies website to buy the tickets. For the past month I have been looking up fares to visit my mother. The reason it has taken so long is, the first time the fare listed on…
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MSE Motorcyclists
What have you got and what type of rider are you? Mine is a 2006 Honda CBR1000RR, previously had a 2006 Honda CBR600 F4i (first motorbike, very much missed). I ride in all weather up until the slippy stuff arrives at which point it is in to the garage and stripped and prepped in time for the next season.
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Help can not find my driving licence
Hi I started a new job yesterday and they need to see my licence to put me on their insurance but i can not find it. I am sure i have heard somewhere that you can ring the dvla and they will fax a copy to my boss is this true and if so does anyone know what number i need to call? Many thanks
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10p off per litre
Good news! From tomorrow you can save 10p per litre of fuel when you spend £60* or more in a single transaction instore or on groceries online at Sainsbury's. This fabulous saving is available when you shop instore or online between 5th and 9th October 2011. If you shop online just book your delivery slot between 5th and…
