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What make is your car and how much does it cost you??
Hey Everyone, :) I see a lot of people here asking general questions about what car they should buy that is good value for money. So I thought it might be nice to start a thread for people to discuss what model they have, how much it costs them in petrol a week and how many problems they have had with them. So I will get…
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help regarding MOT and fault afterwards
Hi i had my Mot done two weeks ago and passed with flying colours, now i have just parked my car in works car park and my car has just rolled down the hill in to another car, now the handbrake was on so its obviously faulty so i spoke to MOT place, they said it must be loose asked if this is something they check on MOT…
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Maintenance complaint
Hi all, I am in the middle of a complaint with a BMW garage and would like to know if there is some official body that regulates car maintenance that I can escalte to. Some sort of ombudsman or watchdog? thanks Rob
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Nissan 350z and something else??
Hi all, Looking at changing my car situation. We are a 2 car family, my car is a diesel which cost roughly £15k when i bought it, the Mrs car is a smaller, less powerful petrol car which cost about £8k when she bought it. As it stands the Mrs rarely uses her car, as she gets public transport to work, and the majority of…
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Speeding ticket mobile unit
Just recieved NIP for an speeding. It said i was doing 46 mph in a 40mph and was captured by camera.The road i was travelling on had no signs to say there was a mobile camera unit (checked on goggle to see where it happened) .I remeber the area and also my sat nav was on as we were coming from beach and that did not come…
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Philips R860 radio code needed please
Philips R860 22DC594/60S 9022 215 94608 075425 RG594FV8075359 THANKYOU IN ADVANCE
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Anyone need a ticket from Euston to Manchester Pic tomo around 12.00pm
Please ignore this post......or if someone can please delete thanks
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Parking at luton airport
I was wondering if anyone could recommend parking facilitiesfor luton airport for 1 or 2 weeks. i was looking at the following thread whichwas started in 2008 and more recent questions from other posters have gone unanswered. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1077405 it would be good if someone could share…
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New driver - 31- what car?
Im in Kent in a very densely populated area with exceleent transport links but !!!!!! parking. Ive got my test next week -eek- and im 31 (Yes, late I know) For my first car I really only want to spend no more than 2k After a banger really, what would you recommend? Thx for any suggestions
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Advise re new car
Our present car needs a lot of work done and is costing a fortune to run so we have decided to downside and have been looking at the following cars Vauxhall Corsa and the Agila Hyundia I10 Peugeot 107 There seems to be some good deals on new or newish models but just wondered if anyone already had one of the above or could…
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Portsmouth to hayling island
hi i would like some help,which bus can i get from portsmouth(gunwharf quays area) to hayling island,we are visiting portsmouth for a couple of days and would like to have a look around hayling.
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Portsmouth to hayling island
hi i was wondering if anyone knows if there is a bus that goes from portsmouth to hayling island.we are visiting portsmouth and would like to visit hayling.many thanks
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Switching Car Insurance Address- How to Lower The Cost
Hi, So a month and a half I took out car insurance at my home address. I was happy with the price and took it with Churchill. Now I've had to move and I called them today about changing my address. They've quoted me £95 to do this! Is this negotiable? How do I lower this cost? They said it the premium for the property but…
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Second hand car lasted less time than expected
Hello, I bought a car from a used car dealer less than a year ago (my first) for £2,500 - paid fully on a credit card. It was 8 years old with 90,000 on the clock which I'm told for a diesel car should have a lot more life to it. I was told that it had been serviced recently, passed the MOT and everything was great with…
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Cam belt snapped, think I need to scrap the car :(
Hi, I have an R reg Seat Arosa, it passed its MOT a few weeks ago but now the cam belt has snapped, causing about £900 worth of damage. Should it be scrapped? How do you do that? It's currently at the garage.
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Motorbike for commute into London?
Just started a new job in South London, near London Bridge/Bermondsey, and the commute (from Dagenham) is turning out to be lot longer than expected. Mostly due to change time and almost a mile walk at each end. So I was wondering about a motorbike... Costs, feasibility and at all recommended. Never ridden a motorbike…
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Left hand drive cars
Hi anyone know about buying left hand drive cars? I am considering buying 1 as we have family who live abroad and want to buy a family member a car. The only problem I have it I don't know what documents the car should have if I decide to buy it. Also does it have to be registered in the uk and what proof will the owner…
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Parking ticket for wheels on the footpath
I have received a PCN for contravention of 62J. However, there road and pavement run into each other, i.e. there is no curb. I suspect that the stones used to make up the road and footpath may be different but as yet I have not checked. I was not aware that I had parked on the "footway" but just in the parking bay. If…
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Belt whine on startup?
Hope someone can advise.. My 2002/Mk3 Mondeo has developed what sounds like a belt whine only for a couple of seconds on cold starts. These are chain driven so no cambelt but any ideas where I should start investigating? Thanks as usual F
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Final notice letter!help
Hi all I posted about a month ago about receiving a letter from Gladstone solicitors telling me I had 28 days to pay for the PCN, which as I mentioned was received when someone at work used my husbands company car. As advised I ignored the letters but have today received a final claim notice telling us we have 7 days to…
