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Archives for September 2012

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Car insurance premium increased by £45.80 and charged £50 admin fee!!!!
We have recently renewed our car insurance online. Before i took the policy out i called the insurance company to check if a claim was classed as at fault or not. Basically earlier this year my husband had parked in Tesco car park and returned to the car and had a large dent in the side (it wasnt there before he left as he…
Company car allowance
Hi, i've been give a £5000 car allowance as part of my salary and i'm in the 20% tax category. Can anyone explain how this works?
Ford 5000rds M219366
Hello Can some1 pls help with the code for my stereo? Ford 5000rds M219366 98AP-18K876-BC Thanx Rupi :beer:
SORN question
I took my car from the UK to Greece last year. As the car was here for over 6 months, I was obliged to reregister the car in Greece and tax and insure it there. At the same time, I made a SORN declaration. I have now received a reminder that my UK road tax is due or I have to make another SORN declaration. The paperwork…
Clunking Gears - Query
Just bought a 2.0l Ford Focus 56 plate. Changing gears 1-4 (seems to be only up, not down) there is a 'clunking' noise - wondered what this might be / how to work out the issue? Obviously hoping its nothing major as I just paid almost 5k for the car.
Dust cap, protective, fallen off somewhere
Hello, I got some good advice last time so I've come again please. Just found a small round piece of rubber in passenger footwell in my car. Upon closer inspection it had some writing on it. 33590-07001. It looks like its dropped off something, so I asked Dr Google and it comes back with some results of part lists and…
Price of petrol v diesel,how does this work?
I was watching something on tv recently about the price of unleaded v diesel.Transport companies etc on about diesel being too expensive. In the past,diesel was quite a bit cheaper than petrol,now for some reason,diesel is roughly 8-10p a litre more! I recently visited France and unleaded was around 1.60-1.66 euros a…
Old Driving phrase
My former driving instructer had a saying,i remember it as "Better a fool in front of you than a fool behind you" a friend says recently l'm wrong it goes "Better a fool behind you than in front of you" who's right its a long time ago since i passed my test and i have said this for as long l'd be so embarrassed to find out…
Paying car insurance by direct debit problem
Hi, Not really a question as it's all done and dusted now, but I'd love to know if I could have done things differently. My son passed his driving test 3 months ago and has just bought his first car. He's got some financial problems left over from being out of work for 18 months and can't set up a direct debit from his…
Help! Sixt car hire trying to overbill hugely!
Hello all, Wondered if any of you had come across a similar situation, as the one I am in at the moment. Hired a car from Sixt, for a week's holiday. A fairly cursory check out was completed, during which significant damage (big scratch on the car door) was pointed out but no minor sratches or chips. Upon return, the…
How much for a replacement R/C/L key?
Does anyone know how much a replacement remote central locking key would cost for a 2001 focus diesel? I know the dealers would probably charge around £200 to £300 but wondered if there was a possibility of another place doing it cheaper? I wouldn't mind paying up to £100 but above that seems criminal for something so…
So i had my flywheel, clutch and slave replaced on my car a few weeks back which cost
Couldn't edit the thread subject, so please find my new subject header in between the bold quotes below: "So i had my flywheel, clutch and slave replaced on my car a few weeks back which cost in excess of £600. The reason for replacing was down to a noise when the clutch is pressed down. After paying and getting in the car…
Car brokers and Section 75
We're looking for a new car, and the prices offered by some car-brokers are very tempting. Some of the car-brokers only introduce you to a main-dealer, and in that case I'm quite confident (from what I have read) that you can get good financial protection via section 75. However, the best deals appear to be from broker…
Faulty electric windows
My car is a nightmare the windows work intermittently . The motor works the windows go up and down but occasionally like today the passenger window refuses to budge so I am having to leave open overnight. This happened a while ago and next day it closed !! So it is not a fuse problem ?
dealer sold me a car with outstanding finance
I bought a used car a month ago from Jason jones auto centre in tewkesbury. Two weeks later they went into administration. I got suspicious and did a full hpi check on the car and it turns out it has an existing finance agreement. I never knew a dealer will commit such fraud. Now should I contact finance company to ask…
MOT Failure
My car failed the MOT today, it's an '04 plate Mondeo diesel with 183k on the clock. 1. Exhaust - there's a crack around the whole exhaust, it's still on the original exhaust and the garage tells me they come in a complete unit so the whole thing needs replacing. He's charging £150 for that including labour, seems…
Best MPV for around 2k?
Need an MPV now. Have around 2k. Any thoughts or advice? Can't decide, petrol or soot blower? Jap or european? Only need it for light usage, 20 miles a day. Needs to be reliable, far from work and start very early, before buses are running. Thanks in advance!
Ford Fiesta Wheel Buckling
Hi I am looking at buying a Ford Fiesta Titanium, probably 2011 or 2012 plate but I am a little put off by some of the comments I have read on the Internet regarding wheels buckling for no apparent reason. Does anyone have any experience of this happening to them? Also does anyone know if this problem has been resolved by…
Threatening driver caused crash?
Just to get some opinions, today myself and my partner were on our way out, he was driving. We turned a corner, not letting a car out as we were in a rush. The driver then got extremely angry and drove around us taking up the opposite side of the road and then came up infront of us! My partner then sounded his horn as it…

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