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Holiday Extras - Free parking if our quote isn't cheaper its free
Please be wary of this. I got a cheaper like for like quote from Purple Parking for Valet Parking at Gatwick. Purple Parking was £108.24 vs Holiday Extras £119. After going on their web chat, they would not honour their web offer of "free parking if you find it cheaper elsewhere". The best they offered was to £107 i.e…
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Can I take the safe driving course in Leicester-shire?
Just got my 1st speeding ticket 38 in a 30 - £100 plus 3 points That will teach me to go to Staffs for my holidays :mad: I have been given a choice to go to (and pay £80 for) a safe driving lesson - in Staffs But I live in Leics No mention of how to arrange the course - not even a contact number - just that "I can" Can I…
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New car (and powerchair)
I'm coming into a little money soon, and am biting the bullet and buying myself a powerchair (and a new car, if the chair I choose doesn't fit into my Peugeot 206SW, plus hoist or other easy way I can load the chair myself into the car) Does anyone have any recommendations? I'd be looking about 3k for a chair and about 10k…
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I want to do or own bucket list.
I kind of got to thinking after dreaming over ebay listings this: I'm not getting younger nor am I getting better with my illness's that I want to at least try or do one thing on my bucket list before its too late. Now I'm no big dreamer my absolute car to own is not some exotic v12 monster, its quite simply a series 1 or…
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Vehicle based Breakdown cover
Hi, I'm trying to sort out car ins for my OH and juggle breakdown cover. I have just joined us with the RAC for personal cover with £70 cash back, totaling £85 for our cover after this. Always been with either RAC or the AA. There is currently an offer for OH to get free vehicle based cover with his car ins. I've always…
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Attitudes to Electric Vehicles survey study
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Driving Licence Database soon to go live.
On You and Yours (go to 28 minutes) Over the next few weeks a new database will soon go live called MyLicence. This allows insurers to access data direct from the DVLA to verify drivers' details. It is hoped the service will assist in accurate pricing and reducing fraud. This means that drivers won't need to disclose…
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Suggestions for a new car please - for someone with mobility issues
Hello, I know there have been a few threads recently with people asking for help to find a new car so I hope no one minds if I add another one. My current car, 1.2 Fiesta Zetec Climate is rubbish. It is getting very old and it really needs replacing. I have listed my car needs below (sorry for the long list). Budget 6 - 8…
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Wrong car details on vehicle report
I went to view a 2nd hand car today that was advertised on auto trader, I didn't buy it as wasn't too happy with condition of the vehicle. I almost bought it and I thought I would do a vehicle check on the auto trader website which checks for write offs etc. BUT the check shows the car is a grey mazda 6 ts. However the car…
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how do i sell my car
hello, i want to sell my car theres nothing wrong with it im just bored with it, i just bought it from the garage 8 weeks ago for £6000, iv £2000 left to pay on it, when i clear it in about 3 months time and if i decide to sell as a private buyer on autotrader or where ever, does the purchaser pay in full cash ? or cheque…
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Personal leasing help!
I'm moving out of London to a small town where I will need to drive for a couple of miles to the rail station to get the train into London for work. I'm looking for a cheap but reliable solution. Is personal leasing worth considering? My budget is about £130pm. I would prefer a fairly new car but nothing too fancy.
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Squeaky brakes
Ok I am the first to admit I do not know much about cars. I have a 2010 ford focus, and my hubby got the brake pads changed back in March it was I think. Since then they squeak when I hit the brakes. Hubby (he is no expert either) says it is normal for new brake pads as his car did it too..and they need to be broken in.…
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local council staff car leasing
does anyone know how this works? and can any staff apply
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best used car?
hello! I am looking for a used car that is the most economical to use (least expensive service, most mileage without needing service, least fuel consumption, etc) my budget is around 1-2k which model should I go for? thanks!
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california car scent
Hi Im waiting to be connected to an ebay agent regarding an issue and the wait time is quite long, so I have time to kill, so, as I have just received my very first California car scent, I was wondering about the following... The average can lasts up to 60 days apparently...so to make it last longer, if I were to drill one…
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Car Hire. Who is my contract with?
My partner and I have booked a hire car for our holiday next month. It is booked through Arguscarhire.com which I guess is a broker. We've seen from the email that the car is actually from Greenmotion which seems to come out near the bottom on review sites. What I'm wondering is, if we have a problem, which company should…
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Rtc police report contains inaccuracies, help please
Last year I was a front seat passenger in my car, being driven by my husband. (Named driver on my insurance). Luckily, no-one else was in the car with us. We waited, stationery, behind a couple of cars at a set of red traffic lights. Suddenly we were struck from behind by a bus, which caused our car to jolt forward and the…
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Jaguar engine problem - won't start
Got a Jaguar XF 2.2 diesel 58 reg. Had it a year or so, and it's got about 100k miles on it. Yesterday, I was driving it to an appointment, when the engine light came on. It was running a bit underpowered, but it was still OK. I got where I needed to and parked up. When I finished, it was very difficult to start, it…
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car got scratched by someone who took 30 minutes to paralell park and scratched my
My car was parked outside my house, other party claimed to drive in from Leeds to visit a funeral. I would have let it go and just do a police notification only. But I ended up in a confrontation with them after asking for their details. They ended up shouting and refusing liability - and couldn't get a word in edgeways.…
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Forgot to charge me
Took my car for its annual service today also had an additional air conditioning re-gas. The man called this afternoon informing that the car was ready for collection then quoted the price. On collection at the garage he forgot to add the air con repair to the invoice so I only ended up paying for the service. Since then,…
