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Dodgy clutch...
As I am female, please excuse my poor description of what seems to be wrong with my car. I have had my 2006 Peugeot 206 for a few months now, bought from a garage but not under warranty. 4 times over the past 2 weeks, as I have rolled to a stop in 1st gear, engine still running, but the clutch has gone really stiff - I am…
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Aria breakdown question?
Hi all, I,m in the process of switching car insurance and I would like your views on how Aria breakdown/recovery services compare to the usual AA; RAC;, Greenflag etc deals offered as part of the insurance packages on offer. Thanks in advance.
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Smart Car?
Hi everybody I am thinking about buying a Smart Car as a second car for lots of short trips. We have a Lexus RX 10 year old for distance driving but it is a bit thirsty for running around town/shopping etc. I don't know anyone who has one so would be interested in getting views on this. There are loads on Auto Trader in my…
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Fan belt / Cambelt ?
Can someone in the know help me out. Going on my previous thread and with some research: Renault scenic 05, 65000 miles. Two weeks ago, a belt snapped. Battery light and STOP light came on, dealer said it was Cambelt. Yesterday, belt snapped, battery light went on and STOP light came on and dealer saying it's the fan belt…
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Buying first car immediately after house completion date: addresses?
Hi all, I should complete my house purchase on the 15th and I'll be looking to buy a car immediately after that (I will need that plus it would be good to have a car while I move - I have 2 weeks overlap still living in the property I'm renting now). I'm going to a dealer to get a used car, and I guess I'll need my driving…
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Rejecting vehicle
Ok I know it can be very difficult to reject a car but here goes: The facts: Bought car end of May, from a trader, with a 3 month warranty. Within two weeks it went back to have some work done The problem was 'fixed' for about a week/ ten days before being returned again ( engine kept cutting out- he said it was a valve)…
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Where can I buy Ford parts for a 2002 Focus?
I need a new passenger side door pocket as the bottom has fallen through on mine. God knows how. :undecided I also want to get some new floor mats. Do Halfords do them for a car that old? Thanks
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Help with SORN/Buy/Insure car
DS1 is learning to drive - test booked late September and we are confident - but anything can happen!!. The son of a family friend has a car which we know to be sound and cheap but he is returning home (overseas) so we want to buy the car - we already have it on the driveway with valid tax disc and his insurance is active.…
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When to buy tax/insurance on a used car?
I know that all cars need tax/insurance before going on the road but I'm not sure what to do about a car I would like to purchase from a private seller. It is my first car and I don't know how to go about purchasing tax/insurance on a car that is not on my property and that I don't own yet. I have read that you can buy tax…
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APCOA running NHS car parks- should I complain or ignore parking charge notice?
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A little advice please...
Evening all. My DH pranged my car at the weekend (misjudged turning) and has dented the rear passenger quarter panel on my 3dr 207. Bless him. The trim thingy halfway down is also dented and the paintwork along that line is scuffed. The panel does not appear to be creased. No apparent damage to the passenger door.…
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DVLA Magistrates Court Unsorned Vehicle
Hola, I will try and keep this brief, I purchased two vehicles at the same time from the same garage (both unroadworthy) and then had one moved to a private parking space and the other to my mechanics garage to be repaired on the 5th/6th December last year. Both vehicles were then removed by the DVLA on the 10th & 11th…
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Leak around tyre valve
I’ve got a very small leak (1 PSI drop every few days) on one of my alloy wheels. It’s not a slow puncture, it’s coming from between the rubber valve stem and the hole in the alloy wheel where the valve comes through. There is some bubbling of the wheel’s paint finish due to corrosion around this area, so it would seem…
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Help with RAC
Hi all, Apologies if this is in the wrong section..! Hoping someone can help me out. I've used RAC over the past year, and in June i noticed they'd autorenewed my membership using my credit card. I'm going travelling in a month so don't need the cover anymore. Thankfully i noticed within 14-days and so called them up and…
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Had to replace my car battery.
Not a problem or a question, but... I have just replaced the battery in my car - and believe it or not, it was the original battery in a 51 plate Zafira! 12 years for a car battery can't be bad going!
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Diesel Drivers to be taxed more?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/11007326/Diesel-car-drivers-betrayed-as-EU-cracks-down-on-Britain-over-air-pollution.html Potential for diesels to be taxed more due to their dirtier emissions resulting in high pollution levels in UK cities and the country being fined for breaching EU safe air health levels. Any…
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Reporting someone for dangerous driving
As a non-driver, there is something that happened yesterday for which I am not too sure on the rules. Out riding yesterday with someone who tends to drive rather fast - at least compared to other people I sometimes ride with. Anyway, we were behind someone who was driving a bit slow and by this point, he was getting rather…
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Collision with a foreign Lorry - What to expect going forward?
As the title suggests, I had an accident over the weekend where an Austrian lorry I was making my way past (motorway) moved out of lane 1 and clipped my rear sending me spinning off down the carriageway. He stopped and we exchanged details but he wouldn't admit liability (I wouldn't expect a professional driver to...) The…
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Car Stereo died
My Hyundai stereo is 4 years old. The car is 7. I had the stereo replaced within a week of purchase as CDs were not playing - prev owner must just had radio on. I have no aerial at the moment as it got dislodged badly when driving over a cattle grid, affecting the signal. Just got the 'box' thing on top. Had my MOT last…
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Car rental deposit charged without notice
Hi, I'm new on here so thank for your advice. Recently hired a car for a couple of days. It's the first time I've done this, so was unfamiliar with how it usually works. Was told to bring both parts of license and a credit card for deposit purposes, which I duly did. However when I arrived the man on the desk explained how…
