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Any tips for free/cheap Glass/CAP/Parkers (full) car valuations?
Hi I'm starting a new thread in case it helps others too. I am gathering evidence to help with getting as good an insurance pay out as possible for a car that's probably going to be written off & am looking to get a few full valuations for it. The Ombudsman's guide…
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BP Petrol Station
My husband filled up with £49.93 of fuel on Monday at a BP garage in Newcastle. The payment has not been earmarked, nor has it been taken. This is the first time we've used the BP, (normally ASDA or Morrisons). Has anyone ever had this happen? How do you proceed? TIA
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Finding out who owns a commercial vehicle
Hi Not sure if this is in the right place but I hope someone can help. Today a trailer & cab came off the motorway far too quickly and put my friends car into the central reservation. I dont know how we were not hurt but I honestly believe we had Guardian Angels today. I have phoned the Police who were lovely and said they…
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MOT failure and using car until repairs are done
I'm thinking of taking my car to a council MOT test centre. This is because I've realised I'm being ripped off at my local garage with £350+ mot and service bills every year... even when its passes!! I plan to take the car up north and have a service whilst staying with family. This should half the costs! However, my MOT…
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MSE News: Petrol price rockets 5p/litre in a month
"The average petrol price is now 137.08p a litre compared with 132.01p in the second week of January, says the AA..." Read the full story: Petrol price rockets 5p/litre in a month Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro…
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Help with car situation. What to do
Hi All, Wondered if anyone could help with my current situation and offer some advice. Last September I took out a deal for a new car, signed in for a 36 month PCP deal for £335 a month. Since the new year my situation has changed drastically and I need to cut costs. I've done what is necessary, moved my phone over to a…
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Buy nearly new car now or wait till march?
Looking to buy a nearly new car probably a nissan quashqia..........saw one we like but now thinking should we wait until new plate comes out on 1st march when perhaps we will get a better deal? This is the first time we have considered spending this kind of money £10K approx......and have worked hard to afford a…
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1.3 cdti corsa diesel car juddering?
So basically I have 53 reg 1.3 corsa c cdti. When I put my foot down to accelerate to higher speeds the whole car judders or shakes. Spent enough money on trying to sort this problem out. Took it to a diesel specialist mechanic who plugged in a computer to a car could not find any fault codes. Took apart the EGR Valve said…
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getting good deal
hi all sorry if this has been covered before. im going to a honda motorbike dealer on sunday to hopefuly buy a new honda cbr 125r (£3400) any tips on getting the best deal i possibly can? thanks
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redex fuel system cleaner - poor results at first, now it's getting fixed again
Used the fuel system cleaner as it was on a discount at asda (£3 for 2 full tanks worth). Looked up honest john apparantly it's good but I need the injector cleaner not the fuel system cleaner. MPG dropped from 31 to 28 first tank I used it, on the second tank it was roughly that level at the beginning - but now it's…
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Somebody stop me from jumping down Halfords' throat !
Ok, so my car failed it's MOT last week on two points. One of them being the drop link and the other being the headlight not producing a straight beam. I book the car into Halfords and explained to them what needed to be done pointing out to them that the reason I suspect for the headlight problem is that one of the clips…
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Advice Please: is this a good deal for 19 year old?
Just recently passed test, 19 year old male... Been offered a brand new Citroen C1 Connexion for just under £200 per month with no deposit, and an upfront payment of £1000 for the first years insurance through Citroen (it's free for those with no NCB, but since I don't have that there's that premium). This is the cheapest…
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Car Damage
I have in the last month twice had my sunroof slashed my insurance have repaired my car paid 400 excess for a £3,000 roof now i dont know what to do whether to put in a claim or not need to get my car repaired but cant afford it i cant park in my garage as my drive is not wide enough to get to the garage i know weird but…
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Insurance renewal undeclared change in circumstances
In a couple of weeks my car insurance is up for renewal, except that I have a changed circumstance that I did not declare at the time and now worry about problems with declaring it late. Last year I forgot to renew my insurance after 9 years of legal and trouble free motoring; I missed the letters and was under the…
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M.O.T test - insurance and mot
I am getting a new car and my old one will need an M.O.T later in March. The car won't be driven but I need to put it through an M.O.T. to see whether it's worth keeping or not. I won't have insurance or a MOT and want to know the legal position regarding driving to the garage for the MOT. Also if the car needs scrapping,…
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Who do I contact if I am not happy with Chiltern Railway response?
Hi, I wonder if someone can help me. On 18th January I left work and was walking to the rail station when I got an official alert on my mobile from Chiltern Rail to let me know that a problem with line-side equipment may cancel or delay two trains that I was hoping to get. Since it was snowing and I did not want to get…
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Dreadful Car Dealer...
I called Poole volkswagen to enquire about ordering a new golf. I asked a simple question: is it possible to order the new GT without lowered suspension? Not only were his answers not related to the question, the answers he gave were incorrect in themselves. :rotfl: The man proceeded to insist the GT doesn't have lowered…
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Can't get a 12mm bolt off a brake caliper?
I have a vauxhall corsa c reg 53 so i'm trying to change my worn out front brake pads. I have taken the left front tyre off. I have jacked the car up on a floor hydraulic jack. Now i'm using a 12mm socket with a ratchet to take off the two 12mm bolts so that I can get the caliper off and change the pads. I can't get the…
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Day of idiots
So last night we amongst other parts of the country had copious amounts of snow causing untold accidents by numptie drivers not knowing how to drive to the conditions. Today - thick fog, visibility down to 50 - 100M so we get cars driving with rear fogs on dazzling anyone behind them, then oncoming cars most of them with…
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SORN - Need Advice!
A family member's car that was declared as SORN 3 months ago has just been caught out on the road by VOSA / DVLA. The person had used the vehicle with the intention of taking it to the local srcappy that day. VOSA have since clamp the car and now taken it away as there was no MOT and TAX (too much work needed to get it…
