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Is the garage legally allowed to do this?
My parents bought a 1 year old car on the 2nd of June from a garage, having asked the salesmen whether it was suitable to tow their caravan, he said yes, it would tow anything so they bought it. 6 weeks later, the log book comes back from the DVLA, and it turns out the car is too light to tow their caravan. Parents phone…
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Electric Parking brakes ...
Some say they are inactive (the handbrake feature) above a certain speed, if this is the case how do they go about checking the effeciency at an MOT test?
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Renault Radio Code
Hello All, Could anyone help me. I took my Renault Van in for some minor repairs at my local garage and when I received it back, they had obviously disconnected the battery as the stereo now needs a code :cry: My local Renault Dealer wants £25.00 for a new code ! Can anyone here please help me ? The digits on the bar code…
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No change in fuel prices
It's funny that when oil prices go up on the world markets, so do the prices at the pumps. In the last month, Oil prices on the world markets have dropped by 10% and the £ is stronger against the dollar which added together should mean lower forecourt prices. Anyone seen a drop? I haven't and I would like to think we…
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What to ask when haggling over price
Is there a better question to ask a salesman than "How many times has it been test driven?"
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Garage Repair Problems
Hello, Not sure if this the right section sorry. I really need some advice with a problem garage I'm dealing with. A very long story short (5 A4 pages of notes inc phone calls etc so far) .... I took my car to my usual garage that Ive used for years with no issues, because the gearbox was making a really bad knocking…
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Tyre Options
Hi, My car manual gives three options for tyres: 145/80 R 13-75T 165/70 R 13-79T 165/65 R 14-78T All I am looking for is a cheap, all weather durable pair of rear tyres. Why are there so many options! Thanks
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Where to purchase remote control key fob?
Hi Folks I recently bought a Seat Ibiza - it came out in March 2011. The dealer supplied me 2 keys - one with the remote control fob and the other without. If I want to buy another remote control fob, do I have to go to the dealers or could I buy it cheaper elsewhere? Thanks
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Cheap place to buy indicator bulb
My rear indicator bulb has just blown and so I need somewhere I can just pop in and pick up a new bulb - minimising the time I'm driving around without an indicator! I need a 282 according to Halfords website - which appears to be the same as the brake bulb. Does that sound right? It's for a 1999 Ford Fiesta. Does anyone…
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Car insurance -pursued through county courts
Hi all Back in December, I had a small accident in my car. I was on the motorway when I was cut up by a car who didn't see a massive pool of standing water in his lane and cut into my lane, I had to slam on the brakes to avoid the accident and got rear-ended by another driver. The damage to both vehicles was minimal - to…
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Whats the easiest route to Private Hire legally?
Im thinking of using my car for Private Hire (Taxi) There seems to be quite a few rules an regs Im not 100% sure its fir me so I wouls like ti dip my tie in the water and see Whats the easiest/cheapest/quickest route to Private Hire legally?
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What was your first Car?
never drove so havent ever had one , just wondering what was everyone's first car?
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Ford Ka 2006 radio code help
Hi all ..does anyone know how to get a new code for my daughters car Radio It's a ford Ka and has a 6000cd radio with serial number VOO7807 would be very grateful Thanks
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speeding ticket
can a policeman with a laser hand held gun do you if you are driving away from him.........please let me know thanks.......
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Car petrol filled from 2 stations(Esso +Total) But HUGE difference in Tank level ??
Tank was nearly empty on both of these occasions, which were weeks apart.. Esso Fuel station (Unleaded - normal) Price of fuel = 127.9p/L I put £35 worth of fuel, and it made the tank get half filled up. Then another time, (when the tank was nearly empty) Total Fuel station (Premium unleaded) Price of fuel = 133.9p/L (much…
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stop/start
Can you please tell me if you can turn off or over-ride a stop/start facility on any/all cars with this function? Thank you.
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Can't get into Honda accord
Something has gone wrong with my key fob. I can open the drivers door with key to unlock it but trouble is I always park right up against the garage wall and climb over and out passenger side. The key unlocking only opens the drivers door and there's only about a 3 inch gap. So I've no hope of getting in through the door.…
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Second Hand car rights
Good afternoon, and apologies if I ask questions already answered elsewhere! Feel free sniffily to point me in the right direction. Okay let's go. The son and heir has just purchased a second hand car. It came with MoT, recent service, and a Warranty (actually an insurance policy). At my suggestion we had it checked over…
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Garage broke car, need advice
TL/DR car has been in garage 5 weeks over the past few months to fix a problem they caused, they are now saying there is no problem and refusing to do anything, despite two different people at the garage verifying the problem. What are my options? I bought a used car with 12 months warranty. After a month or so, radio…
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cancelled insuance - time and cover
I cancelled my car insurance after 76 days. The broker has said the underwriter has charged time and cover plus £25 cancellation fee However after doing some calculations I seem to be paying more than the 76 days I was covered for When I pointed this out to the broker they said I had been charged extra via something called…
