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Cycling to work
I have a new job and as the office is 5 miles away, I'm planning on cycling as often as I can. What I want to know is how do you cyclists stop yourself arriving at work in a sweaty heap?
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Jazz v Fabia v Fiesta v Swift?!
Just looking for opinions on these four motors please. All would be between 06-08 plate. Looking for something small enough for a young driver, yet big enough for a buggy, two car seats and shopping. Was leaning towards the Jazz, until I test drove a Fabia yesterday that really surprised me. Then the Fiesta is cheapest to…
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Cost vs Quality in petrol
All, Thought I'd run this past all the experts on here see if it's just me or others have experienced the same. I've found in the last couple of months that while supermarket petrol is cheaper, it actually costs me more in the long run. Allow me to explain the wierd logic behind this! Since I purchased a new car in August,…
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Cheaper Parking near Westfield
Dear All I am planning a shopping day for my birthday on a Saturday in Oct, but i have just seen the price of parking all day at Westfields Shopping Centre and it is madness, does anyone know of any cheaper parking in the area??? Thanks
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V5 and selling car
I have sold my car last month and I did not have the V5 (was lost in the house somewhere). I have just got a letter from the DVLA saying that someone wants to register the car in their name and if I do nothing, they will do that in two weeks. Then on the back it says that if I have lost the V5 to contact them. Should I…
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Car Parking in North London
Hi Guys, My girlfriend and I are having a New Year visit to London. :beer: Going down on 31/12 and coming back on 02/01. Were staying in a hotel in Islington. Anyway, just checked the train prices and for the pair of us it is £150 (£75 for a return ticket). (From Chester or L'pool to London). So thought about driving,…
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first car help
Hi everyone, I was wondering if all you nice people could give me some advice please. I have my practical test in a few weeks, so have started looking for a nice ideal first car, but have no idea what to look for in a reliable car - Am I best going for a garage or private selling? What is good milage? What car is ideal for…
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Anyone experience of DVLA plate auction?
Hi all I am wanting to buy a private reg, but my name is quite common and hence any plate with the 3 letter combo in is very expensive, so i'm having to go for my initials. BUT, I found a DVLA auction with my name in with quite a low reserve, but i have no experience of DVLA auctions. The reserve is 450...do they start low…
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Is it wise to buy a 'soon-to-be' older model of car.
Just a quick question for you guys. I know this may not be the best place to ask this question but i'll throw it out anyway ;) . I'm looking to buy a car, which is around a year old. It's actually a lovely Honda Civic Si 2.2 Ctdi. It's a good price i'm getting it at; 12.5k for it at 11 months old when they cost around 19k…
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Car suddenly stopped?
Hi all, My boyfriend was driving his 1ltr W reg seat arosa and the oil warning light came on and the clutch felt 'funny', he described as spongy?! Then within 30 seconds the car stopped and wouldn't even tick over. I'm looking for a bit of advice so I know what scenarios I'm looking at when taking the car to the garage…
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How does a Zip card work?
Although I am not a regular to London, I do go down a couple of times a year and so invested in an Oyster card. Later this year, I am taking my daughter down for a long weekend, she is 12 and so I ordered a Zip card. This has now come through but I am confused to how to use it - mad I know. I understand that she can get…
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were do i stand?
i had an accident today came off a roundabout and the car spun and hit the rear of another car that had already done the exact same thing before me, we swapped insurance details and he got his car recovered, the recovery man said looked like he had wrote his car off before i even touched his ( by the looks of the front…
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Cam belt gone under warranty. Car miles from garage
Posting on behalf of my girlfriend. She had a new cam belt put in a few years ago which is still under warranty. The cam belt went on the motorway last week and she was towed back to where she lives in Gloucestershire. The (independent) garage that fitted the cam belt is in Devon. Obviously it would cost loads to get it…
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auto transmission malfunction, where to go from here
we have a ford focus c max auto diesel which we bought from a dealer approx 3 months ago two weeks after we bought it we started to have problems. when we was putting it into park the large P would not come up on the dash display so the key wouldnt come out, we took it back to the dealer and he said he took it back to…
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second hand 4x4 advice please
Hi I've just moved into a really rural property (1.2 mile of dirt track) & need to buy a 4x4. My budget is small, about £1500. I need a 5 door descent size jeep, not car as (I have a dog & doing up a house so need a bit boot!). I work from home so daily mileage isn't an issue, but at weekends I can travel up to 500 miles,…
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cheapest rail ticket swindon->woking
Any ideas? Weekend return. Seems to involve three separate train companies....
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Advice for selling a specialist car
My Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works has been on the private market for 3 weeks with no offers. I have it on Autotrader, eBay, Gumtree and Pistonheads, as well as sharing advert links on Mini fan pages on Facebook and Twitter. Can anyone share any tips on how I can sell a car like this? Here is the advert:…
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East Coast Rail Offer Mirror/Record
Been trying to access the page to book the rail offer in the Daily Mirror/Record without success. Has anyone managed to get to the correct page. If you have can you post a link. I have been typing the URL in the paper and searching on their web site but I keep getting page not found. Thanks.
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Transferring ownership of vehicle when owner has died?
I've been looking into this the past couple of days but haven't really got a concrete answer. Closest is guesses. What is the process when signing over the vehicle of someone who has died? Also are death certificates needed? We have the logbooks. There's my dads car which will need to be signed to my mum. The car my sister…
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Brakes need replacing 2 days after buying car from dealership
Hi, We've just part exchanged our old car for a 2nd hand ex-motability Volvo v50 from a dealership (Motorparks). Before we picked up the car, it was meant to have been serviced, and they have stamped the log book. However, while driving the car on Friday I thought the breaks felt a little spongy, so I booked it in at Kwik…
