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Car insurance and drink driving
I was reading the policy doc for Admiral multicar and noticed the section on drink driving, basically if you have an accident when drunk then Admiral reduce cover the road traffic act only, so they won't pay out for your car, and Admiral will then sue you for any payout they have made. I should say I'm not in favour of…
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Bluetooth - Handsfree
Looking for a good system but do not want to spend lots of money....any help please...:beer:
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Expire License
My license has been expires since March, never got round to renewing it as the car has been declared SORN because I get lifts to work. Now, having lost the job and driving being my main method of getting to work I'll need a license Does it mater to anyone that there was a gap of a few months between expiration and…
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Small Dent on bumper of new car.
Hello, I came back to my car to find a small circular dent, I have tried to remove the dent myself but haven't been able to. Can anyone give advice on the best/most cost efficient way of getting this repaired? Thanks very much.
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error on car receipt
I purchased a car and i have the correct vehicle reg document but i have noticed that the receipt for the full amount paid by card has a clerical error on it. It has the last letter of the reg number recorded as a L rather than a J. The description for the car is correct. Do i still legally own the car? i defintley would…
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mistake on car invoice help!!
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Sending car for MOT after being off road for a year
I'm just looking for a bit of advice really. My father passed away in August 2013 leaving his car to me. As a non-driver, knowing very little about cars, the car has been untouched since then and the battery has been dead for the last 10 months. As I have no driveway or a place to store the car while I'm learning to drive…
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Clerical error on car invoice
Hi, we bought and paid in full for a car last weekend. The vehicle registration document matched the car and we have the correct car but we noticed upon returning home that the invoice has a one digit error when recording the vehicle reg even though the car description is correct. It is a reputable garage and our part…
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Is a diesel good for us?
Thinking about a new car, currently have a 10yo Focus but looking at something newer. I'm sure a big question when looking at a new car is Petrol V Diesel. I've read a few threads on here about DPF's and how expensive they are to replace, obviously something to be avoided if possible. The car I am thinking about gives an…
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Bought a turkey from a dealership - what should I do next?
Hi all, I really hope you can offer some advice for the potentially very expensive problem I find myself in. About 10 days ago I bought a used car (Alfa Romeo GT) from a private dealership, I was delighted with it at first, it drove well and had just passed it's MOT but given it was a year since it's service I felt it was…
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Used car - am I entitled to ask for my money back
Hi Three weeks ago I bought a 10yr old land rover discovery from a small independent car trader. On the drive home from picking the car up it broke down. I was about 8 miles away from home and 22 miles away from the dealer so decided to limp it home rather than trying to take it back to the trader. I took it straight round…
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Being chased for courtesy car costs
Hi All, We urgently need some advice, because we are unsure what to do. In 2009 I was hit by an uninsured driver. Our car was a Kia Rio and we contacted the insurer at the time who was Debenhams. They gave is the contact details for us to get a courtesy car through Help Hire. We paid a small fee to Help Hire to cover us in…
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Upgrading provisional insurance once passed.
Hi. I bought my car in April 2014 and took out provisional car insurance with Diamond for £700 for the year. My driving test is on 1st August and if I pass I need to have the car insured by the following Monday (4th) so I can get to work. I was just wondering what kind of price increases I can expect and if I can use this…
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Astra 1.4 55 plate fault code
Hi guys, The engine management light on my wifes car has recently come on. Everything still seems to be running ok though. I've managed to pull the fault codes: ECN 13608 ECN 13604 ECN 161600 The 1st 2 refer to 'P1360 Ignition Coil A Secondary Circuit Malfunction' if i've read the codes right and the 3rd one refers to…
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car insurance
Am I on the right forum for car insurance, if not apologies Need to sort out car insurance by the end of the week and have 2 questions. I find when I go into comparison sites I get a quote and then if I go in again the price goes up. It irritates me every year so - apart from being more decisive! :) - how od I avoid? I've…
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private car hire
Hello, I need to hire a car for about 10 days and I thought I might try private hire but I couldn't really figure out how it works. I have once hired a car via a private hire website in Germany and it was very simple and very cheap. But the UK private hire websites I found seem to be neither cheap nor simple, or was I…
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Where is the best place to buy wheel caps?
Hi folks I recently bought a Seat Ibiza 1.4 and would like to replace the wheel caps. Are they all the standard size or would I have to measure them with a ruler etc? I suppose ebay is the best place to buy them? Finally, how do I remove the old wheel caps and replace them with new ones? Thanks in advance for your…
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Moving away from RAC/AA
Seems that both RAC and AA have found out what I've been doing playing them against each other, just had a renewal quote from both of them, quoting in excess of £100 each for just basic cover + recovery. Basically, I want the car fixed at the roadside, or taken to a garage of my choosing. (Eg. if it breaks down at work 40…
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Sold car privately, now buyer wants his money back
My daughter sold her Corsa 1.0 2002, , car was sold as described, it has 6 months tax and 12 months MOT, full service history 2 lady owners. She is not a mechanic so as far as she is concerned, car runs well, has no problems, they prospective buyer came had a good look , checked the car all over, my daughter drove the car…
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Motorbike idiot
Sorry I'm on a rant folks. Why do the majority of motorbikers treat roads as if they are racetracks ? funny isn't it how you don't see Goldwings or Harley's going hell for leather unlike speed freaks ! Yesterday afternoon whilst on a trip to the local BNQ one such muppet on a Suzuki decided he liked the look of my rear…
