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Archives for March 2012

The Most Expensive Petrol Station in England?
Luton, Beds. Drove past here tonight. £1.59 per litre. At least 9p more expensive than any other I've seen recently. Can you beat it?:mad: Sorry, cant post the pic, as I'm a newbie. Just copy and paste it into your browser: flic.kr/p/buyCUU
Road Tax question. SORN- De-SORN
I have bought new (to me) car which I want and need to test before selling my old one. "New" car is SORNed now. I want to insure it for week or two on temporary basis (on my insurance) and get a Road Tax. After those 2 weeks I have to SORN it again, but what happens with Tax? Can I SORN it and keep the Disc and just inform…
Tank range vw polo 59 reg
I have a 59 reg polo (the previous shape not new shape) and ge around 229 miles to a tank before the red light comes on. I'm currently looking at new polls and see that the tank range is 509 miles ( according to what car). Does this mean they have massively improved the fuel efficiency in the new model, it has a bigger…
Calculating the best deal using vw solutions finance
Hi I have a 59 reg Vw polo at the moment that I am quite happy with. This is on Hp at the moment at 159pm until Sept 2014' when it will be clear. I do like to trade in cars once they are out of warranty so was considering a trade in soonish. As people usually are I was contacted by the dealer recently seeing if I wanted to…
First car!!!
Just wondered if anyone had any reccomendations??? Buying daughter her first car she has just passed her test. looking for: the lowest insururance group and most reliable......obviously going to be a second hand one Thanks
Best fuel loyalty card
Hi all. With Mr T only giving 1 point for every 2 pounds on fuel I was wondering if Clubcard is still the best loyalty card? I use points on the exchange scheme, usually for Eurostar or 'Double Up' offers (e.g. got and Iphone and glasses last yr!). Thanks in advance.
Proceed on green light, when green turn arrow not lit?
Driving for almost 15 years and had a complete brain freeze earlier! I was turning from a side road onto a main road (traffic light controlled). Two lanes, one to turn left onto the main road, one to turn right. I was the first car in the right hand lane, waiting to turn right. The lights in front of me had a…
Bought car from dealer who then reported it stolen!!
Hey, would really appreciate some sound knowledge / advice. I bought a car from a dealer 5 weeks ago - paid the deposit by switch, then the balance in cash when i picked it up. Apparently the guy at the dealers has done a bunk with the cash i gave him and a few others too. The owner of the dealership reported the car i…
panic buying of petrol.....idiocy, or what?
For all those on here who felt the public at large have behaved in a mindless, stupid manner over the recent Government [mindless, stupid?} announcements regarding fuel. Take a look at the link below....at what Mr Stott, a psychologist [and obvious expert]...has to say about the driving public's behaviour? Far from being…
Why's it cheaper to insure a 5 dr Ford Mondeo to a 5dr Peugeot 307
Both LX models, same year of manufacture, similar mileague, similar value. The Peugeot is a 1.6l whereas the Mondeo is a 1.8l. Surely the smaller vehicle would be cheaper? Yet quotes i've been getting are showing the Mondeo to be the cheaper policy, albeit only by about £30/yr :s
7-seater recommendation
hi, thinking of buying a 7-seater car but don't really know where to start! Will have 2 young children, wife and 2 parents to fit in along with myself. any recommendations from peoples previous experiences both good or bad. would probably be looking to buy used. thanks!
Blaupunkt Travel Pilot sat nav disc...
Hi! Has anyone got any ideas where I can get a Blaupunkt Travel Pilot sat nav disc for a built in sav nav in a Ford Mondeo Estate 06 reg?? Just bought it second hand & it didn't come with a disc...needs one to work & my hasband is getting very upset he can't use his new gadget!!!! Thanks!! :)
Lost licence :(
Back in November 2011 i drove my mates car back from an auction in Leominster as he bought a car and needed someone to drive his back. So i offered to as i had a full licence and was insured on another car so thought i would be insured to drive his third party. however halfway home we got stopped by police in a random…
Company asset
Hi all, Didn't know where to post this so hopefully this is the right spot. I'm the director of my own ltd company and my accountant said I can buy a car through as an expense putting it as a company asset so the invoice will say my company name though the car will obviously be registered to me. Will I be able to have…
VW Polo Tdi problem
hi all when im driving along the road my car will suddenly lose power, i have to drop down the gears, after a few seconds it surges forward again and is fine, its like their is a fuel problem,i stopped on the m5 and called my breakdown cover they checked various things but didnt find anything. being that i was able to…
what is this car?
This is really annoying me... what is the car in this picture?
Hire Car - excess insurance Claim - Pls Help
Hello guys, Need some help here pls ............. Hired a car for 10 days, had a scuff which happened while I reversed into a bush, Hire car pple charged 250 for repairs. Now I have got Annual Car Hire Insurance as I used to hire like this often in the past. Contacted them and they confirmed that once I send all the…
Help! using US driving licence in UK?
I'm British but moved to the US a couple of years ago. I never drove in the UK but got my first driving licence in the US. Now I'm returning to the UK. I need to know if I can drive around with my US licence! I intend to get a UK licence asap but obviously would be a great help if I can use my US licence in the meantime.…
Driving without a cat convertor
Hi, My work van has had it's cat convertor stolen twice now and my boss is now refusing to replace it. It is illegal to drive without one? Obviously it sounds awful (like a tank) when I drive it and I'm worried that if I get stopped I will get points on my license. Thanks
The real dilemma with the current petrol panic
I normally only fill my tank with about £20 at a time but as soon as I heard about the potential for strike on the news I stuck £50 in my tank but not because I thought fuel was going to run out; I did it because I knew that there would be queues for the petrol stations tailing back over the follwoing days to the…

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