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Tips on buying trailers
Hi Looking to buy a trailer for garden waste, and am tempted by Halfords 102 trailer, at £275 all in for trailer, set up and number plate. However, the trailer is rather on the small side for what I would need it for, although it would be useful nonetheless to have. I'm therefore like to maybe buy a 2nd hand 6x4 one and am…
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Car scraped in car park
Hi Guys, I have read a few other threads about such incidents but would like some advsie on this... ...tonight I came back to my car parked in a Te$co car park to find some 'lovely' lady had scraped my rear bumper and driven off :mad: Its not dented but the paint has been stripped down to the plastic underneath. She didn't…
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RAC, AA, Cheapest deal?
Just had my renewal quote through from the AA, £90 ! Stuff that. It's only £70 if I cancel it and reapply online (they'll usually beat the online price by about £5 by haggling). However, before I ring and haggle this time, I'm just wondering how much I could get it for elsewhere. Thinking about: Roadside + Relay. To be…
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URGENT Car Insurance - Please help!
Hi everyone, OK I recently bought a second hand car and have not yet applied for the log book. The lady who sold me the car had it registered in her name (as she tells me) but did not have the log book to give to me so I have to get a new one. Therefore, she is still the registered keeper. Under my current insurance for…
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best way to Wembley stadium by tube
Just booked our train tickets into Kings Cross to get to the Olympic football final in August, had a look at some tube maps online, I'm not sure which is the best route to take from Kings Cross and back again, also how long will it take? Thanks for any advice
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Good, cheap places other than services between Stranraer and London?
I will be driving from Belfast to London via Stranraer this weekend and would love any recommendations of places to have a break other than service stations please. I know there are lots of wee hidden places usually within a mile of motorway junctions, so would love to be pointed in the direction of a few please:D
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Tax, MOT and SORN
Hope somebody can help. The MOT on my car is about to run out today (May 31st). I am currently unable to get it MOT'd however will do so in the next month. My tax doesn't run out till the end of July. Do I need to declare my car SORN? My car is off road and I don't intend to drive it in the meantime (except to the MOT…
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Timing chain needs replacing
Hi All, I wondered if anyone our there can offer some advice. My O/H has a 5 year old mini which has been diagnosed with a fault on the timing chain and it needs to be replaced costing approx £600. The car has only covered 28k miles and in my experience (company car driver, 40k miles p.a.) this is very early for a modern…
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Rover 25 Il 16v (5 Door Hatchback)
I need to get a new car (you might have read my post about mine being written off by an uninsured driver!) A friend who owns an MOT test centre has a cheap Rover 25 Il 16v (5 Door Hatchback) for sale so I want to find out about it. I have checked a few reviews and I know a common problem is the headgasket going. My friend…
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MIB claim
Me and my children were last year involved in an accident in my car with a hit and run driver. I only managed to get a partial reg at the time but have a police ref number relating to the incident. I have decided to procede with a claim to the MIB, but don't know how 'easy' the process is. Is it worth me using one of the…
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Finding a Decent Driving Instructor
Hello I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes.. My friend's nearly 30 and after years of uhming and ahing she finally decided to bite the bullet and book some driving lessons. She got a recommendation from a work mate and booked her first lesson for today. However, the instructor phoned her this…
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Car leasing - Any advice
Its probably best i give my current setup with regards transport so you fine people can give me the best advice. Currently i am doing around 110 miles per day for commuting to work, 55 each way if you get me! Over the month including personal miles this equates to about 2400 roughly speaking. Therefore over the year thats…
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Want to buy new VW - any advice on where to buy?
As my other half is about to (hopefully) pass her driving test i want to get her a nice shiny car, which i will be intending to keep 'forever', i.e. i don't want to get one intending to replace it after a few years. We have decided on the new VW 'Up' but cannot find anywhere that sells at anything less than the RRP. Does…
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Must check where i post my threads :o
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Bought 2nd hand part with one month warranty
Bought 2nd hand alternator from scrapyard on 1stchoice.co.uk. They sent the part on 30th April, received on 2nd May. Car broke down tonight - alternator shot. I would say the 1 month starts from date of receipt of part which would mean I'm OK. Any other opinions? (I'd imagine the scrapyards opinion isn't going to be this)
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Changing oil tip
When I change my oil I always flush afterwards, you can re-use flushing oil 5 times or more but I only reuse it once. And if you were to pass it through a filter you would have no problem re using 5 - 10 times, infact I think I might start doing that. Anyway, on a Corsa the sump plug is on the underside of the sump but…
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Join AA at roadside-how much?
Does anyone have any idea how much it costs to join AA at roadside after breakdown OR to upgrade from roadside to relay at roadside? Ta
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Europcar post rental charges
I would like to hear from anyone who has had similar experience with Europcar car rental? 1. Rented car from Stansted Airport in Nov 2011. Picked up the car in dark and rain. Returned the car in dark and rain. No communications from Europcar post rental, but notice a £35.00 debit on my credit card. Emailed customer…
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Car Aircon Fitting costs
Hi All I have a pegout 207 (09 plate) which is fantastic but its one down point is it as no air conditioning. I am thinking of changing the car due to this but it as been suggested about getting air con fitted could anyone advise on approx cost of this Thanks:beer:
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Radio code for a ford fusion please
Hi I need a radio code for a ford fusion1 52 plate. M001256 thanks
