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Is it good to apply for Personal Contract Hire (PCH)?
May I ask this question? I saw the website skyfleetcarleasing.co.uk which said Personal Contract Hire (PCH) is "is the best way to finance the car you want (but perhaps can't otherwise afford), and make considerable savings in the process". Is it true? Is it better than buying a car? My sincere thanks,
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Best way to spend car allowance
Afternoon, I have just got a new job with a company that I have worked for a while which comes with £5k car allowance, good thing! The problem is not sure how best to use it. I expect to do around 50k miles per year and my current little Citroen C1 is not up to the job, although I want to keep it for my wife if I'm going…
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Damage to vehicle Motorway recovery
Free recovery resulted in damage to my vehicle, so trying to claim from highways agency, anyone any experience of doing this?
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FORD KUGA ENGINE FAILURE -?not fit for purpose
I have a Ford Kuga with a 2.0 litre diesel engine. I bought the car from new at a Ford Dealership. Have had the car serviced annually at same dealership. When the car was 3 yrs 5 mths old (5 months out of warranty) the engine failed - the car needs a new engine at a cost of over £7000. The cause of engine failure is not…
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Personal Car Lease
Hi all, My wifes old A Class has gone pop (53 Reg not ecconomically viableto repair) and I am thinking of getting her a lease car (after many, many failed cheapish used cars). Does anyone have any personal reccomendations for which lease company are any good for personal leases and dont scr*w you over with hidden charges…
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Anyone know much on VW Beetles?
Wife is after something a bit different and has seen a 2000 plate Beetle that we're viewing later this week. Apart from the usual is there anything I need to take a particular good look at or these suffer from any known issues etc so I go fully armed? It it helps its a 2.0 automatic. Thanks as usual
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Low voltage - thoughts please?
Last week I had the yellow 'low battery' symbol light up when I switched on - before I started the car. It did start as normal. But I did see the light another couple of times that day. My Scanguage tells me the standing voltage is 12.3 With the engine running the voltage reads 14.2 I left the car to sit for a couple of…
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failed mot on rear seat belt
My car failed its mot because of a worn rear seat belt. I have been told if I remove it, it should pass, it is the one attached to the seat. Can anyone confirm this:
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Any idea approximately how much this might cost?
I feel like such an idiot, I got distracted by someone changing lanes very close in front of me today on an A road, and ended up scraping the wheel arch of my car on the crash barrier whilst going around a corner. I can't believe I did it, but luckily there was no injury, no other car involved, just some scratches to the…
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Do you still need a certificate of insurance when getting tax disc at post office.
Hello. Do you still need to show a valid certificate of insurance when purchasing a car tax disc at the post office. Just had my reminder and it makes no mention of insurance certificate being provided just the reminder itself and current MOT paper. Had to in the past. Thanks.
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Mini TLC and TLC XL
Our mini TLC (servicing package) has just finished and mini have offered TLC XL for £275 which covers the next 3 years servicing. Has anyone taken this out? it seems a really good price for servicing at the Mini dealership. I havn`t a clue what a mini service would cost if we didn`t have it, assuming it would be a lot…
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Registered keeper/owner query
hello I am not a new poster but I havent posted a thread for ages and forgot all my log in details. Anyway - I have read through the keeper/ owner threads but I am still confused.. I bought a campervan in March so I am the registered owner. I can't drive (my partner is the driver) so we have listed him as the registered…
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APCOA parking fine
I bought a parking ticket £1.20 to park at work (L&D hospital). I was issued a ticket ( by the private company APCOA) as the ticket was displayed face down. They have fined me saying I should have displayed it clearly and there was no way of checking the details on the ticket. I appealed saying there is no sticky area to…
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Cheapest way to hire an automatic car for two weeks?
Could you pls help me? I need to hire an automatic 7-seater car for two weeks. In your experience, which is the cheapest way to hire a car for this long period? My sincere thanks,
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Used car - Hatchback big boot - Diesel High Mileage 4k Limit
Hi All, My heads in a pickle as i just don't seem to be able to make a decision on a used car. In a nutshell we have 4K budget and looking for a Hatchback with big boot (for English Springer Spaniel). Do 12'000 miles a year on average and thinking Diesel to run the car into high mileage. Our budget means no loans or debt…
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Small cars
Do you have a small car with a small engine and do you regret your decision to buy it? I've owned a 2001 Matiz, 800cc for the past ten years and I love it. I am thinking of changing it for a slightly more powerful car. I notice the lack of power on steep hills and when I have passengers. What I don't want to do is buy a…
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Help - 1 Diesel Car or 2: Diesel+Petrol?
Hi We had 2 cars: an Audi A2 diesel and a motability vehicle - a Ford grand C-max diesel. The A2 was used for going to work and back (8 miles each way) and for the usual town stuff + one 100 mile motorway journey to the inlaws in B'ham every month. The motability vehicle is used by my dad to take my mum to the burns unit…
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Which Oil to choose
Hi.. I bought a car almost 12 months ago. It's a 2009 Peugeot 308 SW (Diesel). It's given me 11.5 months of good motoring. Today it's displayed the "Check Oil" alert for the first time. Two questions please 1. It's booked in for its free service and free MOT on 27/06/14. Should I wait & let them replace the oil? Will I be…
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Waterless car wash/wax???
Is it any good? Need to clean and shine a caravan so thought this would work. Ebay item 121361036102 for example.
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Bought motorcycle from dealer and have errors messages
Hello. I have bought a bike from a dealer long distance. when it arrived it starts and rides fine but has this "vbatt hi" flashing on the dash, this means its charging over 16v which is bad for a 12v system. Turns out this could be a fault with the charging system or an ecu fault. When i rang the bloke today he said they…
