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Aspherical mirrors? legal? safe to use?
Just fitted one after someone did a hit and run on my wing mirror. Luckily just the mirror broke and the housing was fine as it bent back. Not quite used to them, they distort the view quite a bit and when watching the oncoming cars jump from right hand side to left hand side of the mirror quite fast. Does it get easier to…
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Should I get my car repaired?
Please can anyone advise on best course of action: I have a 7 yr old citroen 100k on the clock needing £1200 of mechanical repairs (inc head gasket) but otherwise in good condition. Part exchange value with the repairs would be around £1500-2000 ; without them not much at all I guess. I had planned / long term budgeted to…
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rusty ford door, will ford repair?
ive a 04 focus in blue that ive had for 7 years. its done 100k and been serviced twice a year. mechanically its sound but the bodywork is starting to go. the rear arches are going but not bad, i can live with that. was is shocking is the bottom of the drivers door, the full bottom is bubbling and rusting. the pasenger door…
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Rejection letter late, so no POPLA
Hi All I appealed a Private Parking Charge Notice by email earlier this year. I got the automated response. The next communication was over two months later and it informed me that as my appeal had been rejected and I had refused to pay and had decided not to go to POPLA ( Parking On Private Land Appeals ), then court…
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Tom Tom ripoff
I have a Tom Tom Go Live 820 sat nav device purchased about 2.5 years ago. I pay an annual subscription for traffic updates and have purchased a South Africa map, a counry I visit quite regularly. The micro USB charging port on the device has worked itself loose (probably due to poor manufacturing) and I am unable to…
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mondeo radio vcode
can anyone help with radio code formy mondeo serial no v043647 any helpwould be very helpful
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Threatening letter from insurance company
Hi, I recently had to cancel my car insurance as I no longer had access to the car. The company I was with asked me to pay a cancellation charge of over a hundred pounds! I thought this was too much, but I paid it anyway to avoid any hassle. Now, I've been landed with a letter asking me to pay an outstanding amount of…
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Peugeot 308 v Seat Leon
Ok people :) Advice and opinions please. Stuck between 2 cars. They are as follows: a - Peugeot 308 1.6 eHDi 115 Active or b - Seat Leon 1.6 CR TDi 105 SE with Tech pack. Which one would you go for and why? I can get both for similar price and I like both so need a nudge either way, thanks.
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Ford Focus and C-Max safety recall
Had a letter from Ford today. Engine cooling fan control module. In countries with high levels of winter salt on roads. Corrosion affecting said unit and can overheat. Dealer will fit supplemental wiring loom and install a water shield to protect against water and salt. Got it booked in for next Thursday as a freebie. Ford…
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fiesta cam belt change quote
hi, my local garage has said it'll be £200 labour plus the cam belt kit- but I forgot to ask how much the kit is!! garage is closed now. anyone had this done recently and can give me a rough idea please? just sorting out my budget for the month....
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corsa power problem
Going to book the car into local garage but in meantime always like to know roughly what is going on so I'm better informed. Got a Corsa 1.2 petrol manual, x reg, 95k on the clock, had since new, serviced regularly last service last Sept. Been pretty much trouble free since new. But it has started having lack of power…
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part worn tyres
just been watching an article about part worn tyres on tv and wondered would you buy part worn tyres? the biggest issue seemed to be very old tyres, one which was sold as new but was actually a part worn that was 18 years old and it failed soon after fitting now i always said when you buy a second hand car you are buying…
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Timing insurance purchase
A friend has agreed to buy a car privately. He saw the car, phoned back later with an offer which was accepted and is going to pay it tonight, so he has not paid a deposit. Obviously if he takes out insurance and the sale falls through because the owner has sold to somebody else for instance then he has to cancel the…
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Petrol Station Super Unleaded Con?
So this morning I decided to fill my car up on the way to work rather than when I go shopping, so I visited a different garage to normal. Petrol is at a reasonable price, so I pull in, go to the front pump - all pumps look the same - green pump for petrol and black pump for diesel. I pick up the pump and make sure it…
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Where do you get your insurance quotes?
I've tried comparethemarket and money supermarket so far and the difference in lowest price isn't small (imo anyway). £502 and £554 respectively for same features TPF&T. Going to try Google comparison at some point although remembering it from last year I recall their quotes coming in a couple hundred quid more than other…
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Toyota yaris?!
Thinking of buying an automatic toyota yaris was just wondering if they are a decent reliable car? Also i know it varies but for insurance and tax are they a good price or are they quite high? Thank you
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Car insurance dilemma
My daughter's car came off the road on a bend and did some minor damage to a farmer's fence (her fault, although she suspects the farmer was running a bit of a scam as this happens a lot at this location). The insurance company have settled the claim for £350 (although they did believe that the farmer had inflated the…
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Diversion through bus lane
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Insurance Renewal - Non fault claim, why does this increase price?!
Hi all, My car insurance is up for renewal and I got some quotes last week with the best one coming in at 450 for the level of cover that I want, 350 less than my renewal price - happy days I thought! Just called my current insurer to cancel the renewal and whilst double checking details he reminded me of an accident that…
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Insurance advice on new'ish car.
Thinking of buying a car from a private seller. If we bought, I would want to drive the car back with my wife driving ours. Can we get an insurance cover to get the second car home? It would then be put on the drive until our car was sold, then our insurance transferred to it.