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Insurance question (uninsured driver)
A family member visiting over easter from abroad borrowed my car. I have comprehensive cover but he is not a named driver, although he is covered to drive any car fully comp. He had an accident (whilst reversing onto my driveway, no other car involved). His insurance will cover the cost of repair but are requesting a…
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What are my rights for a Ford Mondeo fitted with a Fiesta battery ?
I bought my 2005 Ford Mondeo when it was 6 months old. One previous owner prior to me. The car has done less than 58k miles. It is serviced regularly each year and for the first 3 years was serviced at a Ford garage in order to maintain the warranty. My battery went flat last week. Took it to Kwik-fit (after recharging the…
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Right to refund? packed train no seats.
Can someone tell me what if anything can be done, my daughter brought an open return ticket with First Great Western from London To Devon costing £53. Journey up was fine she had a seat, but travelling back the train arrived at Newton Abbot it was completely full no seats at all. Things got no better the whole journey, as…
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Battery query
Just got round to replacing the battery on my Fabia T.D.I., what a rigmarole. Plastic cases to unclip etc., bring back the days of a couple of butterly nuts and a piece of angle, anyway, rant over, I'm just curious to know why it says in the manual that when disconnecting the battery, the ignition must be switched ON ? I…
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Car Advice
Hello all, I will be returning my motability car soon as no longer claiming DLA. Which means I'm in the market for a 'new' motor. 'New' meaning used. If I can go about 3-4 months relying on lifts and public transport, I should be able to top up my little savings to around £5k. Now, I'm looking for the following: - Can buy…
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Which Car To Buy! Need Help and advice!
Hi everyone!:j I really need help, I know nothing about cars and want to choose the best one for me, my hubby and 2 small kids - this is what you have to work with: 1. Price - Between 6-9k 2. Running Costs - as cheap as possible, we do about 12-15k miles a year, but want a good mpg vehicle. 3. Interior - lots of boot room…
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Best insurance companies for imported cars?
Hi all, I have a little T reg Toyota Vitz, exactly the same as a Yaris. I am currently with Swinton and my renewal is due next month. I paid £375 TPFT last year, no convictions or points with 12 years NCB. Seems alot for my 998cc go kart !!! Can anyone recommend any insurance companies that might be worth getting a quote…
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Road Tax renewal naughty
My car tax renewal reminder came through the post late march for 30th April expiry and it clearly states on this 'Don't apply before 5th April 2012. Did so after 5th as instructed and lo and behold I pay an extra fiver than was on reminder - queried why and was told this was price increased by Budget and applied after 2359…
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Car tyres question.
Looking for websites that sell resonably priced branded tyres. Also, the tyres I have on at the moment..the front pair have 80V rating & the rear pair have 84W rating. It is one of the rear tyres that is worn & I suspect the garage will take one from the front to replace the worn rear trye. So what rating should I…
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Car miss sold? What can i do?
Hi Guys Got a quick question to ask. I purchased a car on finance a week ago last friday. The car was described on their site, and auto trader as: Vauxhall Insignia Exclusiv (160) 2.0 CDTI I asked about the 160 and was told it was the BHP of the engine. Upon receiving the car and checking the books and such, the engine is…
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Which used AUTOMATIC car to buy???
Hi I need some advice! and am hoping you good people may be able to offer me some suggestions! I need an automatic car and am at a loss as to which make to choose. I don't have a very big budget £1500-2000 at most as I'm trying to get out of debt not get further into it! I have had a ford fiesta... the gearbox went... i…
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Small scratches
Anybody who can give a bit of advice on this would be very welcome. Nothing serious, someone has scraped the front offside of my 2003 Vectra. Right at the very front, the material is not metal, more of a sort of flexible stuff, and there are no dents, just shallow scores and a bit of paint transfer. Is this the sort of…
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Age v mileage - used family hatch
Have about 8k budget, need to upgrade from 3dr Clio to something a bit roomier for new baby. Have been considering Citroen c4(seems to have best spec for the money), ford focus (seems to be one of the more expensive hatches). Will be doing motorway miles as well do would prefer a diesel. It seems like I would get 2009/40k…
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Bike and possible car restrictions
Not sure of the details but if anyone is interested. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22251
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Rover 75 on a BMW engine
Can anyone shed any light on the general reliability of a Rover 75-this one is with a BMW engine apparently. Basically I've spotted a clean low mileage one locally-not normally a car that I would consider but it does look nice. 2001 plate/80k/service history I'm sure I've read somewhere issues on these regards head gaskets…
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selling my car but have scratch my door
İ am in the midst of selling my 1960s classic car and on removal from my garage where it has been for ages i have discovered the door has been scratched by the garage entrance pillar--it needs a complete spray over but i am wondering how much and whether better to reduce the price --or have it done and delay the sale?
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Breakdown down cover
Where is the cheapest place to get cheap breakdown cover? Is there any special deals anywhere.... Thankyou
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Couple of bangers...tell me what you think
I've found a couple of possible candidates for my first car, can anyone tell me what they think and what any specific problems I should look for if I go to see these cars? The fiat....the dent in the wing, would that give loads of problems later on, and does it look as though the chassis would have been damaged? The…
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Appealing a parking fine - advice on the law
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Will this work, 12v Cigarette inverter to trickle charger to Spare battery?
Hi, Will this work, 12v Cigarette inverter to trickle charger to Spare battery? I have a spare 70ah car battery that I use for addition lighting, I use it for less than 2 hours per day, Ive given it a full charge so to keep it topped up can I use the 150w inverter that I have thats plugs into the cigarette lighter socket…
