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Pothole claim - civil procedure rules breached!!!
Hi all, In February of this year i hit a mahoosive pothole and sustained a large amount of damage to my car. After I eventually found out who my claim should be lodged with, I made a claim for damages on 23/02/2014 with my local council. Quite some time passed and over the course of a few months I kept reminding them that…
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Summer screenwash
Does anyone know a good summer screenwash; one that actually has a stab a clearing away insects that have met an untimely death on the windscreen? From a nose online the only one that seems to stand out is Prestone Bugwash, but this doesn't seem to be widely available. I can only find it on eBay where it is rather pricey.…
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Car Crash - Sorted through insurance but noticed subsequent damage - course of action
A while back someone drove into the back of me. Other driver accepted full responsibility, insurance covered damage (mainly to rear bumper and parking sensors), so no problem. However I've subsequently noticed some damage that was not apparent at the time. The rubber seals on one of the rear doors are out of place (making…
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Poor quality paint job?
I've recently had my car repaired after someone hit me. The paint job looks cloudy and mismatched, so I took it back and they admitted it was poor and said it's due to the paint moving in the heat. They said give it longer to cure and they'll polish it and it'll be fine. Does this sound like it's a reasonable explanation?…
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Is right hand lane for right turn only?
There are three roundabouts on route to work. on two of them the outside lane has no markings. Can the driver use the outside lane to go straight? The outside lane approaching the last roundabout has right turn only which mean for turning right at roundabout only.
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Renault Scenic 07 1.6
Hi All, i bought a 1.6 petrol grand scenic, not a fan of french cars but had to buy a 7 seater and that was only one in auction that day. the price was ok, but some problems were, no wheel locking key, radio was locked, 2 windows were not working. apart from that everything was ok, but the problem is i got no service…
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Question for long term SORN'ers (handbrakes)
Hey gang.. Got a car on the drive, it's been SORN'd for at least 3.5 years and was also SORN'd for a year 6 months before that too! Now knowing that hand brakes can start to seize up, I left the hand brake off and the gear shift in P (yes it's an auto). When I move it around the hand brake still appears to work effectively…
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Autoglass chip repair
Ouch, I always wondered how this autoglass could make money and instead for the first time in my driving life, I have my windscreen chipped. I read the repair is free on my aviva insurance, but what does free actually mean? Will it affect my premium?
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Advice on garage issues?
Our car began having issues about a month ago. We took it to a local garage who said that the clutch needed replacing and that the tensioner needed replacing. I noticed a couple of days later that there were spots of oil on our drive but put it down to the clutch repair. Six days later my husband was driving the car on the…
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If you have your license revoked........
Can you add a named driver to your insurance policy?
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Indicator failing sporadically
Hi guys, The front right indicator on my Clio 2005 sometimes doesn't work (can tell when it's happening as the back on flashes double speed). Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it though it always starts off fine on any journey but if I'm driving long enough it'll eventually happen. It's not the bulb and doesn't…
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Bad service from the R.A.C
Honda Accord broke down 6th July (lower ball joint snapped), R.A.C came out and tried to drive the car onto his carrier by placing the broken ball joint back onto its socket by jacking car up then lowering but as soon as he went to drive the car onto the equipment the wheel tilted and pulled the driveshaft out of the…
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Cost of having a Motorbike?
Hi all, This is my first post, so hello all :) . I have a question regarding me moving from car to a motorbike to save money. I would love some advice from people on the forum, hopefully it would make me make a wise financial decision. I am 23 years old and working as an Engineer for a very large airline company here in…
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Car Finance & Settlement help???
Hi All, Just after some advice and info. My OH bought a megane through Arnold Clark in 2006 the finance balance after the 3 year period was around £7000, at the time paying off the balloon payment or handing back the car were not an option so he refinanced (this was before we met) Now, another 3 years later the same…
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How does anyone afford Car Hire excess??
Hi all! I have car club and hire car excess cover but the club is not available in a city I'm visiting next week so it's on to moneymaxim to find a hire car to get into rural Shropshire for the day. However I still need to leave a deposit and am a bit flabbergasted to think that everyone who hires a car has £750+ free on a…
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Bad service from the AA
on sunday i broke down 50 miles away from home, with my 9 year old son, in a dangerous spot. After my initial call to the AA at 14:43 they sent the police to drag me to safety. I then called back at 15:14 to be told somebody was coming to assist. Somebody did come from a local recovery after a few hours, in a van but i…
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Correct way to dispose of Coolant/Antifreeze
I recent did some routine maintenance on my motorbike, part of which was flushing the coolant (along with some RadFlush as it hadn't been done in a number of years). As such, I now have 4-5 litres of anti-freeze/water mix. All very well, but when I took the waste Coolant to my local recycling centre (Fritzlands in Barking…
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DVLA and DISABLED class on PUBLIC view
Can any one help me, You can put the "REG NO" of any car into DVLA website and it gives details of the CAR plus information Eg (DISABLED) about the person, - who could be but not always, the registered keeper. AS data protection, protects me from being identified as disabled to the general public and corporations etc. And…
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Brake Lights - Electrical Fault?
I am trying to figure out what is going on with my brake lights, it only affects one light. I got a feeling its an electrical fault as occasionally it comes on when I take the light off and put it back into the slot, any ideas what I should be looking for or how much it would cost for some mechanic to look at. Its a Honda…
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Ford Ka - heater won't turn off!!!!!!!!
It has been playing up for the past few years, but usually if I turn the dial around to the hottest setting and then twist it back really quickly it solves the problem - well sort of, not completely. However, this year whatever I do it just remains absolutely red hot:mad: Being female I know nothing of fixing cars and as…
