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Rear shock mount broken - safe to drive?
Car is a Kia Sedona. Trying to get hold of the parts at the moment, and get my mechanic to fix but I've got to drive 200 miles to customer and not sure if I can get it fixed beforehand. Looking at rear shock, it looks like the top bit including a rubber bit is lose and the shock is rattling around. When driving, it gets…
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New car or old car? Advice needed
We have to replace our current car urgently as a member of the family can no longer get in and out of it. We live in the back end of no where, with no public transport (not that they would manage that) and nothing at all within walking distance. We have some cash to buy a car, but owing to our requirements for said family…
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125cc purchased on-line. Advice needed!
Hello all, My son purchased his first brand new motorbike on line from a UK company about 6 weeks ago. He didn't ride it for the first two weeks as it took him a while to work out how to insure it then register and tax it! All was well until yesterday when it 'cut out' on him whilst travelling to College. Since then, the…
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AA Policy Cancellation Problems
Hi, I've got a bit of a weird situation going on with the AA and i'm not quite sure what my rights are etc so looking for a little advice. The Background My fiance was driving the car to work (I caught the train that day) and broke down at a major roundabout at a motorway junction in rush hour traffic. She called me as I…
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Alloygator...has any one used this stuff?
I ma looking for a way to protect my car's alloy wheels from damage and came across this site http://www.alloygator.co.uk. Has any one used their product before? and how good is it? apparantly I can get it fitted for all wheels for around £80 which is the price to refurbish one wheel!!
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Train travel - Solihull to Marylebone
Hi everyone, I'm off to Wembley with a friend on March 31st to watch Saracens v Harlequins. We'll be taking the train down to Marylebone, from Solihull - 2 adults, of which one (me) has a 16-25 railcard. I live in Worcester, but have noticed it's apparently 75p to park in Solihull for the day compared to £4 at Warwick…
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Private car purchase -Not able to contact the company about vehicle delivery
Last week I purchased a vehicle from: CARS SALES LTD 101, ST GEORGES ROAD BOLTON, Lancashire BL1 2BY United Kingdom (Great Britain) Phone: 0845 643 7331 Website: PrivateCarsSalesLTD.com Email: [EMAIL="sales@privatecarssalesltd.net"]sales@privatecarssalesltd.ne[/EMAIL] They promised then that the vehicle would be delivered…
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Driving minibus to Kings Cross Area - advice please
My husband's band are playing a gig at The Water Rats Club on Saturday 31st March and it looks like there will be two hired 17 seater minibuses heading down from Grimsby. The band and some of the 'fans' (friends & family) will go down earlier with all the gear and it looks like I have been volunteered to drive slightly…
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vehicle insurance surcharge
My insurance renewel date is July. I had 3 points on my license dated from october 2006, thus these points were no longer valid but still showing on my license. The insurers know about them from my previous declarations but they obviously became invalid in october 2011. I recently was caught again for speeding and…
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Car insurance cancellation?
Whats' teh deal with car insurance? Are you fixed down for the whole year? What if you sell your car after 6 months? Do you still have to pay insurance for it? What about buying a second hand car for the first time. Can you get insurance cover there and then? So when you drive the vehicle home you have cover. Or do you…
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Scooter licensing conundrum.
When someone over 21 wants to get a motorbike license they can take a test on a 125cc motorbike they can ride a 33bhp motorbike for 2 years then upgrade to a large one after that or they can take a test on a large one to get a license for all motorbikes. My question is if someone has taken a test on a small automatic one…
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catalytic converter for mazda
hi, could someone tell me how much will it cost to replace the catalytic converter for a mazda 323, 2001 model. local garage asks arnd £180. we had it replaced 2yrs bk at kwikfit & they chrgd £340 for it. v r out with the guarantee on it by a week so cant claim with kwikfit. jus want 2 b sure v do the rt thing this time n…
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Cancelling car insurance early
Hi there. How much do lloyds bank car insurance charge for early cancellation of a car insurance policy.I have been insured for a month. Thanks Any advice appreciated
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vauxhall combo drivers seat
Hi guys I've got a combo and the drivers seat has had it. To buy a new one is going to be expencive so my other option is one from a breakers yard trouble is I've called lots and non have got a combo. so my question is can I use the seat from a Corsa some people say I can others say I can't is there anyone who can clear…
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Regular Tyre pressure checks made a surprising difference
Just a really quick tip for my first post - I have been religiously checking my Tyre pressures on a weekly basis since i started commuting and have seen a surprising saving in my petrol cost of around £1.50 per week from £50 worth of petrol. Just a small saving but still something all the same. So, keep on top of your Tyre…
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Main tyre air compressor?
Hi, I was looking for mains powered tyre air compressor for my car as I already had a cigarette lighter one. Bought one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAINS-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-CHARGER-ADAPTER-/250892033921?pt=UK_ConsumerElectronics_PowerAdaptors_SM&hash=item3a6a549f81 But I presume they are not good to power anything…
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SatNav on a smartphone
I recently downloaded this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfree.android.OSM.ALL I haven't used it yet though - has anyone tried one of these apps? what did you think?
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Tyre pressure question
Hi, I have a peugeot 207 and inside the door it says 2.3 and 2.1 can anyone tell me what this is in lb/in 2 (psi) as this is what my tyre pump is in? Thanks
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i need a ford ka code
Can anyone help me . My daughter bought a ka yesterday but needs the code for the radio . Her serial number is M10P057 we think . Teresa
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ka code needed
Hi can anyone give me the code for my daughters radio . We think the serial number is m10p057
