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Windscreen wipers don't return to zero.
How do you fix windsreen wipers that don't automatically return to the bottom of the windscreen? They just stop wherever they are on the screen when you switch them off. To get them to the bottom you have to flick the switch on and off until they get there. VW Polo W reg
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2 valid road tax discs?
A friend of mine has collected her newer car today and it has a tax disc valid until the end of august. The dealer has purchased a new tax disc for a year valid until the end of july next year (dated 1st august on the po stamp). How is it possible to have 2 tax discs valid for the month of august?
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Admiral annoyances
They keep sending me almost monthly junk mail about buying multicar insurance, which claims my insurance is due for renewal (it isn't), in envelopes marked "important documents enclosed". Yet, for some reason, they will not post you insurance documents etc.
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battery chargers
Hope this in appropriate forum.. Have a very old battery charger which I use to charge a car 12volt battery as a spare. Charger has option of 12v,6v. Also now have a 9V caravan battery (55), which has leads fixed on and small circular contacts. When needed I use the 12 v battery to back up 9V one, with lead adapters. Can I…
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Trade in value?
Its been a few months coming but im hoping to get a new car in 4-6 weeks. Now im debating getting a Nissan qashqai (2010-2011ish possibly newer). I expect it to be in the region of £10k assuming mileage is not sky high. My current (first) car is a Corsa, 1ltr with around 60,000 on the clock, generally speaking its not too…
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Failed MOT- Seatbelt
My car failed it's MOT today as the rear, centre seat belt has a slight tear after the dog had a nibble on it. I never carry passengers in the back, are the rear seat belts part of the test. Thanks in advance
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Seizing vehicles
A good few years ago I remember one of the in house engineers suggesting a claim for a stolen Mercedes was rejected because the security on them were now so good that the only way to steal one was with the key/fob or by hoisting it onto a low loader and with where the car was there was no way a low loader could have gotten…
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Advice on getting a motorbike license?
I just passed my car test and am now interested in getting my A2 motorbike license (I am 22) and was looking for advice about how long it takes to learn, where is the cheapest and most effective company to learn with and if there's any other advice people might add? Thanks!
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Legion Parking/Debt Recovery Plus
Hi All, Can you help, being new to this site (today) i am looking for advice on the above companies, i received a parking ticket at Wrightington hospital in Wigan, i was not parked in a bay as there were none available, i parked at the side of one of the buildings where i have parked many times before without getting a…
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PCP Advice Please
Hi I have just ordered a new car over 2 year options (PCP) mainly because it was offering an additional £1500 deposit contribution. I am also putting £2000 deposit down with monthly payments of £221 with the remaining £5000 from part ex going into my bank account. Cost of the new car is £19,675 The GMFV is £13,500 after…
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Car buying scams?
I've advertised my car on ebay as a classified. It's a decent car, only a few years old, and I had a call from a guy this morning around 200 miles away. He runs a small used car outfit and apparently a customer of theirs is after a car like mine after losing out on one similar just recently. He made me a decent offer and I…
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How to avoid unexpected car hire 'damage' charges
We've had a previous bad experience with Europecar and now are a bit paranoid about getting staff to check the car before and after use. However, this doesn't seem to be the norm and no other customers we seen asked anyone to check. When we did ask, on another occasion, the staff clearly thought we were a bit odd! I'm also…
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MOT and Service Groupon vouchers
Just wondering if anyone has actually bought and used a Groupon voucher deal for MOT and servicing. Some really good offers on our local groupon site, but some folk are saying they will rip you off, charging you for extra stuff that doesn't really need done.
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straight to Bailiff????
Hi All, I did some searching but could'nt find anything directly related to this... In the past I received private parking tickets and followed procedure advised here and all went swimmingly. However a couple of months ago I parked in a PCP for the first time in years. I didn't receive any ticket through the post and I…
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an increase in punctures?
Due to the weather this winter and early spring, verges on the sides of roads have become overgrown.Plus councils are not cutting them back to save costs I know of four friends in the past month who had tyres punctured as they were going down country roads. They pulled in to let a tractor or other farm vehicle going the…
