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Car Write Off - Written off before
All, Looking for some advice. My OH has just written off his car. The insurance have paid out, but reduced their payout by 30% because the car has (apparantly) been written off before. My OH did not know this when he purchased the car and therefore had not told the insurance company about it. Is this level of reduction…
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Red Lines
I see that Portsmouth City Council have started to paint over some double yellow lines with red paint. Both sides of the road leading to the D Day car park and in the car park its self now have red double lines Do you think it means anything legally?
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Crunching? noise when braking.
Car is fitted with 4 disc brakes. When you brake lightly and come to a stop there is no noise from the braking system. When you brake heavily you can hear a crunching type of noise before it stops. This does not happen all the time. Have inspected the discs through the alloy wheels and they all look fne. No scoring or worn…
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Previous Owners
I have been looking around at motorbikes for sale and found a 2007 R1 for sale with 11,000 miles. It is the colours I wanted and has a few extras I really like. I was very close to buying this bike but was worried when I saw it had 5 previous owners. The last owner purchased it October 2012. I just wondered if the amount…
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Replacement rear wiper arm for my 2001 yaris
Hello, just looking for a bit of advice please. I need a replacement rear wiper arm for my 2001 yaris. I'm a complete tool when it comes to my car, i know how to drive it but that's as far as it goes! I've found like a million websites that i can get one from, obviously it won't be an official toyota part so will a…
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Decent deal?
Hi guys, I wondered what those in the knows opinions of this deal are as the Mrs and I are thinking of going ahead with it. 56 plate Vauxhall Zafira 1.6i Club 48,000 miles Full Main Dealer Service History Full Service carried out by Main dealer 5 days ago Will have a fresh MOT on before driving away 1 year dealer warranty…
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Home valet kit
As the title suggests I am looking for a shopping list of what I would need to keep my new to me 3 yr old black/aubergine car looking as shiny as possible! In all honesty I have not a clue my old car was washed with a pressure washer and brushes that we use for our transport department at work. An occasionally taken to the…
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buying a second hand Aprila RX 50 Moped
My Son, Is looking to buy an Aprilia RX 50 moped. On an 08 plate 8000 miles for £800.00. Is this a reasonable price ? Also how reliable are these mopeds ? Any information would be a great help. Thanks Rob
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GAP insurance
I know this has been discuss before, but wondered if anyone has found a GAP insurance currently being offered which covers cars over 10 years old? I have, with eyes wide open, paid a lot over book for a used car, reg 2002, but with less than 25,000 warranted miles on it. It is in pristine condition, but regular insurance…
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Insurance advice re NCD
Hello I have just registered an accident with my son's insurers which was my fault as a named driver. I am hoping that this will be dealt with without actually making a claim and the other people say it is ok for me to pay for it if I want to. So what I would like to know is if I do this and don't actually go through the…
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Car Dealer lost log book
I am in the process of buying a 3 yr old car from a main Ford dealer but they have lost the log book of the car. It has so far taken 4 weeks to get sorted with a new one and I have been messed around in the process (I still have no idea when it will be ready). Should I be concerned about the lost log book (eg. stolen…
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Selling a BRC LPG kit?
Hi guys, I've removed a LPG conversion from my car as im getting a new car (hand me down diesel) so i cant use it. I just wondered if anyone knew of any speific place to sell them on, apart from ebay?
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Bought a car with issues
about 2 weeks ago me and the wife travelled around are area looking for one type of car a white vauxhall corsa limited edition. we found a few but found a really nice one in MK. so we looked around it and found a couple of little dents which garage said they would sort out. on day of collection it was raining very heavy,…
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RRP of older cars
Apologies if there is an obvious site, I've googled as best I can but no luck. Is there a site that lists the original RRP of a car back in the day. eg. can I find the original price of a 2006 Audi A4 1.8T quattro S Line 4d. Just curious as the the original RRP's of a few cars. Thanks in advance.
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When to change coolant and brake fluid?
My car is due a service pretty soon, and I was wondering whether I should ask them to replace the coolant as well. The coolant has not been changed since I purchased the car 3 years ago, and I have no idea when it was last changed before I had it (I have FSH, but most just say 'Full Service' plus any extras e.g. tyres so I…
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Another help me buy a car thread
Hello, I know there are a few similar threads at the moment so I hope no one minds me posting one similar. Please find below the specs of the car for which we are looking. Sorry, I know they are quite specific, but I have tried to explain why. (1) Budget £6000 to £7000 (but can maybe stretch to 8) (2) 5 door (to get…
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parking eye parking charge
I received a charge notice from parking eye for parking in a car park for 5hrs and not buying a ticket, I checked the ticket I bought and it was my fault for entering a wrong digit of my car reg, I wrote them a letter explaining this with a copy of the ticket and have since received a second parking charge notice today and…
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Short list
I think hubby and I have managed to compile a short list of cars and I was wondering if anyone would care to give an insight or recommendations. We have horrific luck with cars so would like some outside help this time :) A few points to bear in mind *We have 3 kids who are all in car seats - a Britax evolva 1-2-3 and 2…
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Buying a New Car
I am currently looking to buy a new car, I have found a Renault Clio which is 6 years old with mileage under 30K, it's a lovely drive and comes with a 12 month warranty. The dealer has it on for £4500 which after searching on the Glass guide (free service) says it's almost top of the price range. The price should range…
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Overlapping insurance policies...
My vehicle has hire & reward insurance which expires in 2 weeks. I want to take the vehicle off the road as a business tool and use for SDP&C only (with additional driver) which means taking out a private policy. If I take out the policy now can I leave the H&R insurance to expire naturally, thus incurring a years business…
