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Hertz car hire - no availability at Christmas?
Weird one this. I was looking to book a rental car for Christmas and Hertz have been offering a Focus for £122 for the week 22/12 to 29/12 - I saw this just yesterday on their website. Go online to book it today and Hertz suddenly have no cars available anywhere in the country for the entire Christmas period. Nothing,…
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advice wanted... honda
I own a honda civic 1.7 cdti 54 plate. After receving a letter off lightcliffe honda liverpool recomending i get a cam belt replaced. So i did just that. i have always used honda to look after my car with services ect, so on 4/8/11 with the mileage at approx 60,000 the cam belt was replaced. Then on the 21/10/11 while…
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Car door keys
Please don't shout, I really do not know the answer to this. I have recently acquired a secondhand car due to my own car being stolen by a mechanic (LONG story). I have had it about 3 months and am having increasing difficulty using the zapper on the key to unlock the doors. Now it strikes me there may be a battery in the…
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Corsa tyre pressure
I have a corsa, 1.2 bog standard car. ive read trye pressure for the car is 30psi. However I read that most cars should have around 40psi as this makes the tryes last longer. Is there any truth in this? Also is 30psi for my car correct??
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Damage to car AGAIN !!!!
My Dad lives in a block of flats near a town centre. He doesnt drive and doesnt have a car. Unfortunately, even though his deeds specify a car parking space that he owns, none of the spaces are marked. Unfortunately, its also not directly outside his house. This is the 3rd time now I've parked in said space and come out to…
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Second hand reliable small cars
cut a long story short, I bought a 2001 VW Polo in April this year (thinking that VW was about the most reliable make you could buy) and it's been a real nightmare. Emissions warning light was in within a month of buying it -despite numerous people looking at it, they don't know what the problem is, might be catalytic…
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Japanese imports - effect on insurance and price ?
I've come across a couple of imported Nissan Muranos (sort of looking for this car for a while now) and having never had an import before, I wondered what the rough impact on insurance would be and the likely deviation in value from the normal UK supplied model (even if the same) ? I can see an argument that higher…
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Advise Needed
Hello newby here My Father in law has an automatic suzuki 6 Weeks ago he had a problem with the gearbox so he took it to a garage recommended to him, they put had the car 3 weeks put a new gearbox in it charged him £1700, he collected the car and the gearbox packed up 15 miles away from the garage,when he phoned the garage…
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Snow Chains
Snow chains - are they worth it. I live 1 mile from motorway on roads which get deep uncleared snow but then onto (hopefully) cleared motorways, Do you have to remove snow chains once you are out of deep snow and than put them back on when you go onto side roads. many thanks
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Meaning of licence entitlements
Can anyone help me understand the codes used for entitlements on old and new driving licences. I felt a bit anxious about the possibility of my ancient paper licence being replaced by a plastic version losing current entitlements in error, so after looking on the DVLA site I paid £5 for a copy of their record of my…
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Query over car deposit / cooling off period
I got a bit over-excited on Friday, and, at home, signed an order form and faxed it to the broker for a particular new car on a personal contract hire. I didn't realise that 'privacy glass'- which was on the details of the spec- meant that the back windows are blacked out- which I definitely don't want. The paperwork…
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Has anyone seen gritters out this year yet?
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow as it seems everywhere is covered with snow - now melted - and we have clear skies which means that turning to ice. And far too many motorists don't give a damn. Anyway..... Travelling between home and work on the motorways I've seen plenty of signs for salt spreading but never actually…
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Any final tips to help me save on van insurance?
I have had the van for a couple of years now, and comp insurance has been £300-400, but now the renewal is almost due, and no matter how many different online quotes I try doing, I can't get a price under £900, and NOTHING on the policy has changed! I can't see this as a reasonable price increase (120%). Any final ideas…
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I know i should know - but i dont! Vectra top up
I know i should really know how to do this - but i dont!! Just cleaning the car and thought id fill water washer etc. Noticed one of the plastic containers was almost empty. Its on a Vauxhall Vectra and its just to the right (as im looking at it) of the middle. There is a yello cap on it and it says Warning - never open…
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Battery replacement for remote central locking
As per the title the battery in both sets of keys which operates the remote central locking is nearly flat. Having never had this before how do we go about changing it? The car is a mazda 5. The obvious answer is take it to mazda but i fear they will be very expensive so was wondering if there is a quicker and less painful…
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Help - 2nd hand car problems
Hi, wondering if anyone can offer help or advice on my next move with my dilema! Went 30 miles from home to see a Vauxhall Corsa at a 2nd hand car dealership on Saturday the 26th November - liked it so put a deposit down. MOT was up in April 2012 so salesman agreed he would MOT for a year, arranged to get the car on…
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Lost rail tickets
My mother is 84 years of age and live 250 miles away. I arranged rail travel for her to bring her to my house for Christmas. This travel included return tickets, seat reservations and travel assistance for the entire journey, which includes a train change at Inverness. My mother has since lost the tickets but still has all…
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Tracking
Just a bit of interesting info. As you may remember had the tracking done a week or 2 ago with two new /almost new tyres on the front, same brand and model aswell. The car was going pretty darned straight afterwards and I was a satisfied driver. However one of the tyres did have a slow puncture, I only put it on for the…
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Citroen Saxo Intermitant Starting Problem?
I have a chance to buy a Citroen Saxo 1.4 SX for £300 cash. It's worth much more but has an intermitant fault? When the car is cold it starts fine, but when it's warm it fails to start and goes into 'Limp Mode'. Any idea if this can be repaired cheaply? I've been advised it could be a Crankshaft sender or something? Any…
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Changing trains with 0 minutes difference?
I'm booking a train from bristol to hemel, and it changes twice: The first change is London Paddington where I change to go to Euston. The problem is the site says the train arrives, and the other train departs at exactly the same time, ie. no gap. How can I possibly change in 0 minutes? I am not familiar with the station…
