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Sat Nav recommendations
Hello, have been researching possible sat nav purchase but so far not found the one yet. Need a Sat Nav for OH as she isn't fond of having to drive new routes unaided. But at the same time I'd like to get one with Full Europe maps, as we're going on self catering holiday to slovenia this year. So far I've looked at TomTom…
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scratched company car
Hi there Quick one. .. Got a pretty new company car and I accidentally scratched it a little and another car. Spoken to the owner of the other car, there's no problems at all, damage is minimal (probably can be repaired by t cut) and she's absolutely fine for us to arrange for it to be repaired (if needed) by me rather…
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Undercover Police Motorcyclists - Speeding?
Hey all, So this evening, I was returning home from work, and I was going along a stretch of road that is 30mph limit but it's a flyover dual carriageway and everyone does 40/50mph (no excuses, no lies, I was speeding, too). But someone, I think which was an undercover motorcyclist, comes beside of me and looks into my car…
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Speed van got me or not?
I'll start off by saying i'm a naughty impatient boy... Situation: long wide stretch of single carriageway road, with one lane worth of hatching in the middle and the directional carriageways either side. National Speed Limit. Car in front suddenly slows down to 35-40mph, for unknown reason. I have a peek around and can't…
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Question about tracking
During service mechanic noticed that one of the front tyres was wearing on the inside. Fair enough get the tracking sorted. But he says Im better off switching those tyres to the back now otherwise they'll keep wearing in the same place (even with tracking sorted). Now I might be wrong but tracking just means the wheels…
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Fault with new 2014 Range Rover Evoque lease car from Arval
I have a 2014 Range Rover Evoque Dynamic Lux SD4 which was brand new on the 19th March. I soon noticed this car had a fault with the dynamic (magna ride) suspension, whereby it changes the suspension settings on it's own at worryingly regular intervals. The car has been back to the dealer twice to rectify this, this time…
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MOTs/servicing/regular maintenance? What's the difference?
Hi all, I've got my first car and want to look after it as long as possible. It's 3 years old so will need an annual MOT. My question is - what do they actually check on the MOT? How is this different from regular "servicing"? What sort of things should I be checking myself and how often? Many thanks from a clueless blonde…
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Hit & Run, Third Party Insurance. Company Vehicle. Who pays?
Hello MSE members :) . I can not seem to find any information about this scenario online and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience in this field and advice to give? Basically, I am insured on my company van to be used for work purposes as I work from my van (keep all my tools in it etc). I parked my van…
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Can a garage charge what they like for Parts !
I recently put my vehicle in for it's annual M.O.T....I took a phone call to be told it needed new brake pads and an offside cv gaiter and it had a problem with the rear light cluster..the cost including M.O.T would be £220...When I went to collect my vehicle 2 hours later the jobs were done..the price was £235.98...I paid…
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NHS Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Hi. I don't know if I am able to ask for advice as I'm new to forums. I work for the NHS and my Trust do salary sacrifice scheme for Car lease. I have been considering doing this scheme for some time. This would be my first car hense first car insurance. I know the scheme includes insurance, tax, maintenance etc etc but I…
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Wrong colour ink!
Hi, I hope someone can help as the DVLA are impossible to get on the phone when you just want to ask a question. My husband has just sold his car and has just realized that the buyer has filled in his details on the Registration certificate in blue ink instead of black. Does anyone know if it will still be ok to send it to…
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Car dealers
Any to avoid or any recommended? Am now in the market for my first car...
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car door stuck!
Hi everyone, I have a ford CMax and one of the rear doors will not open! When it had a lapse of madness and did actually open, I couldn't find anything wrong with it! Any ideas? (Short of getting a new car!)
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High mileage - how high is high?
Hi all, I have a Corsa 56 plate with 105k on it - had it about 6 years now. So far, its been great and only been towed once (last week) when a water pipe blew. Its been reliable to date (am touching wood now :) ) and I love it. Have it regularly serviced and get everything done that needs doing. Not sure how much more I…
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Green Flag Breakdown Cover - cheap as chips
Just Got the standard Rescue with breakdown for £18.02 with Green Flag, along with £5 cashback with Quidco. Very strange as according to the Breakdown cover guide on here the cheapest you can get it is supposedly £25 & that's after cashback. How strange but on the plus side - :-)
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1st MOT test early.
I'm well aware that you can have an MOT done a month ahead of the expiry date on your current MOT but ...... what if the car is coming up to be 3 year old son has no current MOT but will need one from 1st August? Can I have the car's first MOT done early -sometime during 2nd week of July probably - and the MOT expire on…
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Caught by the tax camera on the way to PO, will I be fined?
Yep, I'm an idiot. It completely slipped my mind that my tax expired yesterday. In fact it wasn't until I saw the bloody camera that I broke out in cold sweats and realized my stupidity and forgetfulness. The tax ran out yesterday, I purchased today, but not until this afternoon AFTER I had gone past one of the tax camera…
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need a radio code
please could some one help me retrieve a code for my Ford Transit radio serial numered M456070 Model number 4000RDS
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Car Tax phone line - anyone else had a problem?
This is not a big deal (I hope) and "I guess" it must be my fault, as the DVLA helpline lady says she's never heard of this happening before. Recently I renewed our car tax on their automated phone system, thought I had ordered a 12-month disk, but I received a 6-month disk instead. I was so sure that it said "You are now…
