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Honda CRV hub Caps?
Hi 'am after some new hub caps for a 06 Honda CRV. The ones on at the moment are steel & some what rusty in places now.They are the ones bolted in the middle. Could anyone recommend a site to buy a set? Thx
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Lost in the used car maze.
Hi there. I am looking for some advice, I have been looking at buying a new to me car. I have spent the last week traipsing round car dealerships and auto trader without too much success. I think I have got lost in the maze of seeing something I like then finding bad reviews. So anyway I tend to drive around 25k miles a…
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Faulty Nissan qashqai audio system
I have a nissan qashqai the audio system drains the battery when the car is turned off does anyone know if their is an answer to fixing it? The radio turns on even if the car isn't on and doent work most of the time if the car is turned on. I have had it to the garage who has removed the audio system as it was causing a…
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New (Used) Car
Hi, I am hopefully picking up a car today. I will insure it immediately when I buy it, and try and tax it. I can see on the .gov website that I can apply for tax as a new keeper using the V5C/2 code on their website, but will it allow me to do this given that the MID will not have been updated as I would have only just…
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Private number plate stolen.
Hi I recently sold my car to a buyer but didn't put my plates on retention before the sale was complete. I put on the receipt that the 'plate was not included in the sale' but after speaking to the DVLA they said i should have retained it before i sold it.... They did say that if i can get the new owner to transfer it,…
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need a comfortable sporty looking car
My wife and I have a sports car, we have retired and my wife has a back problem, the run flat tyres and the hard suspension give her a problem and we have been hiring cars until she gets better but it looks like thats not going to happen soon but wife does not want to part with our car so need to find a comfortable sporty…
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How do I stand? Help!
Hi, I will try and be brief. I bought a car in August last year from a large reputable garage The day after i got it home i noticed some accident damage to the passenger side plastic sill that had been filled I went straight back to the garage and they were very fair and said they would put it right. They replaced the sill…
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Car accident insurance replacing one tyre?
Just a quick question.I had a non fault accident where a car hit the side of me on a motorway. Anyway, their insurance company has agreed to replace one tyre and refurb the same alloy wheel due to the impact. My question is should they replace both rear tyres on a fast real wheel drive sports car rather than just one? The…
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Renault Clio 1600 Dynamique Oil Leak???
Hello everyone, I am hoping somebody on here can help me with this problem. I have a Renault Clio 1600 Dynamique with an 04 plate. Just had it serviced and MOT'd with some major repairs, brakes, discs, front drive shafts, tyres and basically probably spent more on it than the car is actually worth. But the car is running…
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Privilege insurance - recovery o/s
My wife had an accident in June 2014 - she was stationary on roundabout when another car hit her car from behind. She is insured with Privilege, so did the other driver. There wasn't much damage done to her old car, only a small dent on the bumper, so we decided not to for the repair and only claimed for child carseat…
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Air bags not deployed after hard impact
Hi All, Last week I was involved in a car accident. To cut a long story short I was filtering right on a green light, and the car on the opposite side went straight through on a red light causing a 3 car collision. My car is an Audi Q5, and took a big impact to the front and side. The car was not drivable after the impact…
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PCP Voluntary Termination & Excess mileage
Hi just looking to kick start my VT of a car under a PCP. Having just spoken to the VT department and mileage details etc given across they tell me I will have the excess mileage to pay, however, challenging them I advised that under the CCA as per the paperwork, as long as the half way point has been reached and paid then…
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MSE News: Hopes of £1/litre petrol fading as prices start to rise again
The price of petrol at the pumps is slowly creeping up again, dashing motorists' hopes of an average price of £1/litre ... Read the full story: 'Hopes of £1/litre petrol fading as prices start to rise again" Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works,…
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NIP for using handheld whilst driving - Mobile phone log says I didn't
So last night on the way back from work I was driving in crawling raffic and my mobile was poking into my right thigh. I used my right hand to remove it from my pocket, allways kept one hand on the wheel and I drive an automatic BMW. rested it on my lap and when I went to lift it onto the recess bulkhead where the sat nav…
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tips on buying a second hand Van
I finally passed my driving test few weeks ago on the 14th attempt! Now I'm looking to buy a second hand van with a budget of around £3500. Hope thats decent. Any tips and advice for a newbie like me. This will be my first vechicle. Should I avoid the ones with over 100k milage? If a van is 10 years old, how much longer…
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Done by a rogue trader? HELP!
Hi guys, please bare with me, i will try and fit as much detail in as possible and I would love it if you could give me some help to try and resolve my situation i feel i have walked into quite by mistake. Yesterday i purchased a car i saw advertised on autotrader by a company (CM trading) based in wigan, the car in…
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Need help court tomorrow rta
i am being taking to court as a 20year old said i changed lane into his brand new bmw i was sitting in the middle lane in my range rover i was well in my lane when out of no where this bmw hits me and stops down the road his car ripped the left side off my bumper off his car had damage from the drives door back now my…
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Off-peak Return Train ticket
I need to get from Reading to University Station (Birmingham) but I want to go from Reading to Worchester Forgate Street than to Birmingham University Station, on the way back I want to go from Birmingham Uni to Birmingham New street, than onto Bristol Parkway than from Bristol to Reading. Can I do that with an Off-peak…
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Car Tax refund - How long?
V5 sent two weeks ago, nothing yet? Any ideas how long these are taking?
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Toyota Yaris - Hybrid v Petrol
Within the next 2 - 3 months we are considering buying a new car. I've had a Toyota Yaris for 12 years since I bought it new, and we are thinking of buying a new Yaris We've been thinking of the Hybrid, because it'd be 'cheaper to run', but on doing a little internet reading, it seems that it might not be the case. We are…
