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What to do?
Hi, s Today my boyfriend was parked up at the Trafford Centre, the car e was parked next to a car with a tight space between the two driver doors. After coming back after a few hours a different car was parked next to us and the space was fine. My partners mirror had been moved and on inspection of the mirror it is…
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About Voluntary Termination (HP)
I've just discovered Voluntary Termination from this site. I was getting lower rate DLA and used the money to buy a "54" reg car on finance. Soon after I was awarded higher rate DLA and this entitles me to a Motability car with the benefits of new car reliability and servicing. The finance, insurance and servicing costs…
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Second Hand Car Warranty
Hi I'm looking at a second hand car that comes with a 3 month warranty supplied by 'world of warranty' does anyone have any information on this company. Please only reply if you have genuine information on this company I understand there are many 'bad' companies out there I would like to know about this one in particular…
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Cancelling car insurance not happy
Hello, I hope this is in the right place, i am new to this so please be gentle... My husband took out insurance in February this year on his second vehicle. He decided that he could no longer justify running two cars so decided to sell one. He sent a letter cancelling the insurance and has had a reply back saying he is not…
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Really feed up
I needed an mot last week, so got it done. I knew I needed a windscreen, exhaust box & cv boot. Total cost 435. All ok so far. When I rang to pay they said the bonnet won't shut proper, but they will deal with. There was a note in the car saying bonnet shut but you need a new catch at some point. I was driving to get my…
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wheel misalignment??
My wife hit a kerb when giving way to ambulance.Looks like she turned to left and the front passenger side wheel hit something directly and the wheel in turn damaged the splash shield and rim of the wheel arch shows minor dent .There is no other damage noted on the car. The tyre is now rubbing on the wheel arch especially…
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how to approach this...
I posted a few weeka ago with a query and I have a court appearance tomorrow which has been rearranged. Basically I replied to a speeding fine because I didn't know who was driving due to a number of factors. I was sent a court date in April but I was travelling and so away when I received the letter and also when the…
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where do we stand
I just reserved a car over the phone for £500 on my credit card. we agreed a part ex for my car which was the same as a local ford dealer of £1000. I was then emailed some forms to sign and return one was the condition of my car which I described as average I was never asked if it had been an write off when I read the…
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Cheap Car Insurance Quotes
Hi, I'm in the process of renewing my car insurance. One call Insurance & Autonet seem to come up regularly as the cheapest. Have seen some dodgy online reviews and some v good reviews. Any personal experience of these companies plse? Thinking of going with my renewal instead but it is more expensive...Informed advice is…
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Servicing costs
What are the servicing costs for your car like in your area? Just curious as ours seem to have risen just over the last year by about £50 or 25%! Average quote for our Ford Focus 1.6 diesel (59) is between £180 and £200 for Full service FIat 500 1.2 is about £165-180 for the same.
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Looking for reasonable insurance for imported car
Hi, I am new to the UK. I just moved in from France - so I have a French license plate. I lived in the US before with US driver's license - so my driving license is considered "international". As if that wasn't enough, most insurance companies cannot find my car (Opel Corsa 2003 make, 1.7 Diesel manual left-hand-drive 3…
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Should I replace my car?
Hi all, Wanted some impartial advice from those of you wiser than me on whether or not to replace my car. For the past 5 years I've been driving on 05 plate Ford Focus. It has just gone past 80000 miles (30000 when I bought it). I've kept it fully serviced at my local garage (who I trust) and have only had a couple of…
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MPG getting better!!!!!!!
I normally put 35L of petrol in my car and refill when I get down to the white line. Suppose to be a 40L tank with a 6L reserve!!!! For the last couple of months I seem to be getting more miles to a tank of fuel. I use to get anything from 230-250ish to a tank. Today it was 297!!!! and the last few fills up have been 270+…
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Resident parking v Business vehicles parking
I am looking for some advice We are a small street of 12 properties on a main road with a dentist at one side and Jewish school at the other. Outside the Jewish school is a 30min time allowed, the dentist has 2 parking bays then double yellow lines going to the left and then ourselves slap bang in the middle. We have the…
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Lost wheel nut key
Had a flat tyre by the time I drive 10 minutes home earlier today Can't even bloody remember if the car (focus) came with it when I bought it a few months ago Recovery took me to a local garage down the road as I didn't want to !!!! up the alloy Has to park on the garage forecourt as there was no where else. They have a…
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vauxhall lifetime warranty query
Hi I'm looking at buying a vehicle to retire with so a Jap/Korean with 5-7 years or longer warranty has certain attractions.;) Someone mentioned to me Vauxhall's lifetime warranty. The web site says on the subject that most items covered except wear and tear and wiring harness or hoses , limited only by maximum 100k miles…
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Urgent help needed - Evans Halshaw
Hi all, Dean here.. a newbie to the forum looking for a bit of advice/help! Two weeks ago i bought a 2009 Focus from Evans Halshaw and dropped it off last night to have a few issues looked at. The main been the throttle, in that it's sensitivity seems to vary with no apparent reason and that over the weekend i completely…
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buying high end car from motorpoint?
I am looking to purchase a landrover evoque and came across a deal on Motorpoint for about £5k less than list price. Having paid my deposit, I have now found out via the backdoor that the car is a parallel import to EU spec and I am now a bit concerned about buying such an expensive car as an import. I don't think…
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Vauxhall zafira squeak?
Hi im hoping a petrol head can help me. I have a 59 plate zafira bought in November last year, today while driving I noticed a squeak which seems to be coming from the front wheels. It is intermittent and stops when I brake. The car sat for about an hour while we had some tea and when I started it up and drove (30 miles)…
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Draper lifetime guarantee is useless
In the nineties I bought a Draper Expert breakbar for a very high price because it was guaranteed for life - so when it broke a year or two ago I asked for a replacement - and they told me they would not replace it because it was too old! When asked what was meant by lifetime (the lifetime of the tool, my lifetime, or…
