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John o groats to lands end car trip
Well, here I am planning a trip in my moggy minor to celebrate my 50 years on this planet. Am aiming to take about 7 days and want to see some of the delights of uk as I travel down. Any advice on places to see, stop at, avoid would be most welcome.:beer:
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Buying a car that seller says they paid for with credit card.
Hi..friend of mines is looking at buying a car privately.He is going to be paying cash for it. In the region of £6000. The seller has said he is downgrading as he needs to clear his credit card debt and buy a cheaper car. He has said he origonally paid for the car on his credit card. Would this car be safe to…
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Car Insurance Named Driver Question
Hi all, My wife has just passed her driving test and i wanted to ask about getting her insured to drive our car. I am the registered owner of our car and i am also the main policy holder on the insurance. My question is that now my wife has passed i want to add her as a named driver but i am not sure who will be doing the…
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Parking in or around london advice?
hey guys! Were looking at doing a day trip to London on Monday, but unsure about the parking situation.. Is there anywhere thats cheap around london but accessible via tube?
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Need urgent advice about a car in the garage
Hi everyone, I really need some help and don't know where on earth to turn. I took my car into the garage on Friday as I knew the clutch needed to be replaced, my MOT guy told me that it was wearing down but ever so slightly, but said it's not urgent. So I planned to sell my car as I have recently bought a brand new Fiesta…
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My Troubled Cars Pt2: My 307 dilemma
Okay so following on from my previous post about my wifes Corsa having problems, my own car is worse! I have 2003 Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi SE 110 SW. I've pretty much had this car looked after by a local Citroen/Peugeot specialist since I bought it last November. Since owning it I've had it serviced in January 2012 and the…
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My Troubled Cars Pt1: The Wife's Corsa pulling to the left
Okay so my wife's Vauxhall Corsa has had a few problems that we've been trying to sort out. Its a 1.2 petrol, 5dr, 2002. Problem 1) Every so often the car kept cutting out and we kept getting the service and EPS lights coming on. Later on we started getting a flashing oil light but very, very briefly. The other lights…
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ins question re temp owner of 2 cars
hi, i am about to buy a car to replace a lease car which doesn`t have to be returned for another 4 weeks. my plan was to drive the lease car until then and keep new car in drive but not used (mileage of approx 1000 goes on lease car) i can`t use my no-claims to insure new car as well and my current insurers suggest…
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Wing Mirror Dilemma - Who should pay...
I was driving to the beach with my friend when were were looking for a place to park.I found a place to park down a narrow road, and after I had parallel parked, I asked my friend to turn in the wing mirror of my 2005 Honda Jazz. I'm not sure what happened, but she said she had difficulty turning it in, so got behind it…
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london hotel booked -where can I park??
Hi , My husband has organised a weekend away in London (bless) it will be our first time away since having our kids-13 years ago. The trouble is he didnt really consider travel arrangements.We are staying at Leicester Square can anyone recommend a reasonably priced car park or is it better to park out side and travel in?…
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DSA books for new driver - which to get?
Both my wife and I will be starting driving lessons when we get back from our holiday in a few weeks. It's also my wife's birthday and while it's not massively romantic, I'd like to get her/us a few books that will help us with driving theory etc. (before I'm told off, she already has a real prezzie :rotfl: ) Out of the…
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does coasting save petrol
When my VED renewal come through recently one of the leaflets expressely stated that coasting used more fuel than leaving the car in gear - can anyone explain why an engine uses more fuel when idling than when the in gear but not under load, eg: decelerating approaching a stop line in gear versus coasting to a halt out of…
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Free car legal cover?
I remember getting free legal cover from the site about 3 years ago.Is it still available?as I want it for my son.As it always seems to be an extra exspense these days.
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renting a scooter
Hi again, I have just come across this web site car whip where you can rent your car out to other people for a charge. Does any one know if there is any thing where you can do that with scooters/Motorcycles. where its getting cold mines going to be parked up for the winter so if there is a chance to made a bit of cash out…
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Car Recommendations
Hi all I have a Kia Picanto at the moment that is 8 years old (I have had it from new). With a 3rd child on the way, I really need a bigger car. I will only have my car as a deposit and don't really want to spend more than 5,000. I am looking for a car with 3 proper seats in the back, decent boot space, but that also has…
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Traffic from J25 to J24 in the mornings /evenings M1
Hello As a new driver and still a little hesitant i'm just wondering what the traffic is like on the M1 between 8-9am and 4-7pm at night? I suspect it will be busy but would it be gridlock? I'm just asking for a generalized answer as I know at times accidents happen etc but on an average day what type of traffic should I…
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Taxi Company ringing me up for Money
Hi All, Today the phone calls have started from a local taxi office!! I'm not going to mention the taxi office in case they use these forum's, but they are wanting me to pay £150 for a taxi which i didn't get! They have now said they will be round tomorrow for the payment, the journey in question they said is from my…
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Cancelled insurance refund.
Hello, Can someone tell me if this makes sense. My Car insurance with Bedford insurance was cancelled by them. The premium was £1752 per year (I know!!!!)which I was meant to pay at £164 per month. I paid a deposit of £350.47 and one monthly payment has been paid. The insurance was in force from 1 August to 6th Septemer.…
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Finding previous registered keepers
On the logbook is gives details of whom the previous registered keeper was (usually the person you bought the vehicle off).. But is it possible to find out who owned the vehicle before that person? Thanks
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advise about car in-pound and insurance issue
Morning all, was hoping for some advise on a situation my brother and I are in. He has been borrowing my car as I have been using the scooter (new driver) and normally he give me the money and I put him on temp insurance a month at a time. On the 7th sept I called to add him on for another 4 weeks, when it came to payment…
