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Can someone be covered under two Railcards?
I may be making this more complicated than it need be but I can't find any info about my query on the Railcard site. Adult son is eligible for a Disabled Person's Railcard, so him and I can travel together at a discount. However that Railcard would not discount the rest of the family's tickets. So he could get the Disabled…
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Secret Plans To Raise Rail Fares For Poorest By 8 Per Cent
Wondering whether we should buy our rail season tickets further in advance? I'm seriously wondering if it's even going to pay me to go out to work soon if these transport and child care,food,fuel,petrol costs go up another penny! I would actually probably save loads if I stayed at home and nurtured my kids education…
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I need Contract Hire/ Lease advice!
Hi Guys, I'm currently in the process of looking for deals on a business contract hire/ lease - at the moment I am looking at either c class coupe/ SLK/ audi a4 on a 24 months contract. I have seen some very good deals on the Mercedes, however, when i actually called up the leasing company they are telling me the prices…
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DVLA change of driving licence number
I changed my name and informed the DVLA and car insurance etc, I didn't realise that my number would change as well. Just wondering if I need to inform anyone that that the driving license number has changed? Thanks in advance :-)
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Max No Claims Bonus
Is there a maximum amount of no claims bonus you can earn? My car insurance is due next week and I've had my renewal letter through but it states I have 9 years no claims when it should be 10 years now. However when I've had quotes elsewhere most websites only go up to 9 years no claims, so I have I now got the maximum…
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Total petrol station - sharp practice to watch out for
I believe what my local Total petrol station is doing is pretty naughty to say the least, and would be interested in your views on this. The garage has a fairly standard 8 pump configuration. Around a year ago they changed the 4 pumps at the rear of the forecourt, so that they now only sell Total's premium brand petrol and…
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Personal Injury Claim Advise Please
Hello all, Hoping to get some advise off all you clever people as me and my partner are quite confused. Cutting a long story short, me and my partner were invovled in a car accident just over 2 years ago. At the time my car slipped on mud on the road from road works and the car hit passenger side into a road sign. I could…
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Same vehicles, different tax costs.
Been viewing Vivaro vans this week and I noticed that 2 had 12 months tax that cost £135 and a third had 6 months that cost £117.50, I did a car check using an app on my phone and the 3rd van was shown as costing £135 for the year, if I bought the van hoe would I appeal against the mistake?All 3 vans are identical spec,…
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How much are c2 rear headrests to buy secondhand?
Im not sure if this is the correct place for me to post this so please move if not. I recently traded in my citroen c2 furio sensodrive at a local garage. However i sold it without the rear headrest as my new car came with no headrests. I am now looking to sell the headrests (prob on ebay) but i cant seem to find out how…
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Driving & rest breaks question
What's the law on this? I've tried looking up but laws and times seem to overlap & it all gets a bit confusing. I know about the 45min tacho break & such, but this is about the end of week break, specifically for 7.5t vehicle category. A relative of mine who's new to the driving scene drove a couple week ago (26Mar-1stApr…
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Car dealer won't give my deposit back
Hi.I know that i'm not the first this has happened to. I gave a £200 deposit by debit card over the phone for a car i wanted to buy 180 miles away.A cheque i had in the bank bounced the following day so i was unable to buy it.I sent three e-mails and phoned three times speaking to somone else to ask for my money back.The…
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Need breakdown cover
I would like breakdown cover for my car that is 5 months old, only looking for the basic recovery in case i break down on a motor way, can anyone point me in the right direction.
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TomTom - Avoid their sat navs - uselss all over the world
They've been flooded with complaints that their units can't get a GPS signal. They claim its a leap year bug and have issued updates for it (many of which don't work) yet the 29th of Feb was over a month ago. In other words, TomTom didn't have a clue what has caused this and tried to blame it on the easiest thing possible.…
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DIY Air-con recharge
Has anybody used a DIY aircon recharge kit, you can get them off eBay, what were the results? How easy is it?
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How do I get Tesco to pay up??
Does anyone know how I can get Tesco to repay my costs when I filled my car with diesel at one of their unleaded pumps - and subsequently broke down. I've phoned them 4 times and written letters to their customer service deptartment and to the chief executive, but they have taken no notice. Thanks
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New parking restrictions - cannot park outside my home
Hi, Not sure if this is the correct place to post but hopefully someone knowledgeable about these things can help. I live in a a long row of terraced houses on a back street. There is enough room to park one car per house and 4 times out of 5 I get to park right outside, or have to park 30 feet away perhaps if not.:) But!…
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Does anybody know how to get free sat nav upgrades?
Hi everybody, My son gave us his sat nav when he bought a car with an integral one. Although it is pretty well up to date, we had a look on the Garmin site to see if we could update it. As it is (just) over a year old, we cannot uprgrade it for free and the cost of upgrade is nearly as much as a new sat nav. Any ideas on…
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Tyre Speed Rating
My car needs new tyres but I'm a little unsure about the speed rating. Somehow my car has ended up with W rated tyres on the front and Y rated tyres on the rear. Both ratings are well in excess of the car's top speed but I was advised by the dealer that the car should be fitted with the Manufacturer's recommended rating…
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Cars not stopping at crossings
Since having my son, just over a year ago, I've noticed a worrying trend. When we wait at zebra crossings about 40% of the time a car refuses to stop, even when it could have done (yesterday it was a white van with the driver on his phone), and at pelican crossings, about 20% of the time a car will speed up and shoot…
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RAC renewal
My RAC renewal is up at the end of the month. I am covered for - Roadside Accident Care In any car I am travelling in. The policy price is £72.50 and I have a membership discount of £17.00 making the renewal price £55.50. Can I get a better deal elsewhere, is it worth me calling them and haggling with them?
