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NCI car insurance
Hi all,I am hunting for a cheap insurance policy for 2007 civic. Cheapest I got was £408 from NCI Insurance. Never heard about this company. Is anyone using or has used this company before? Search on the internet has brought some dissatisfied customers but there are good reviews as well. Any help would be greatly…
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Longer term hire cars
Can you get reasonable deals? I need a more robust car for my new job, where i'll be getting a monthly allowance and am considering PCP / Lease / buy, but I don't want to do this in the probation period as the car I would likely go for would be more if I was in the job than out of it, but need something for the first 6…
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Does my nearly new car really need a new clutch?
Hi, Looking for a bit of advice. Took my daughter's nissan Micra that has 4500 miles on the clock for its first service. Asked them to check the clutch as the bite has always felt a little high. Said it needed a new clutch and quoted 870. There are no symptoms of slipping or anything else and it's been like this from new.…
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LogBook
Hi,i need to fill in V62 form for new logbook i will sent it with small green part ,but on form it asks for VIN number i cant find it in my car but yesterday i did new MOT and i just looked at my MOT paper there is "Vehicle Identification Number" its 17 letters, can i put these letters from MOT to fill in V62 new logbook…
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Does insurance cover RTA costs?
Hello, I've been looking at getting some breakdown cover. None of them include RTA's but Green Flag told me the costs can usually be recovered from insurance. Is this the case? Thanks
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Car Selling - Experienced help needed
Hi! I'm looking to sell my 58 reg VW Golf, that has 120,000 miles on the clock. I'm aware I need to get it serviced, valeted, washed(!), spruced up, to ensure it gets the best sale value, but what else do I need to make sure I do? - Is it best to sell privately? - Is Autotrader the best place to sell? Or eBay? - How shall…
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NTK requirements
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Car Buying
We are wanting to buy a little car - minimum road tax etc but am just struggling to get head round the best way to do it. We have £2000 cash available plus £3000 on a 0% credit card over 19 months which is fine. We have seen a little Ford Ka, 3 years old that we could buy outright (husband not keen on Ka' s but hay ho!) or…
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UKCPS LTD Leeds
Hi I was issued a fine in Huddersfield by UKCPS Ltd Leeds for apparently being parked in a disabled bay, however there was no visible marking to make me aware that it was. I was told by a member of the gym where it was issued that these are not enforceable, and to forget about it. I have since read online on various…
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Company Car or Car Allowance
I know this has been asked many a time, and I'm pretty sure in myself, that for me, the car allowance is the best option, but just want to check. Basically I do virtually no personal miles, company miles are my main, sometimes around 20k a year. I'm planning to buy my current lease company car for £7500 outright (no…
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Terrified of buying new car
Dear all, I drive an old campervan as my everyday car but the petrol is very expensive for short drives (15 miles a day on 4 days a week for work, couple of 300 mile motorway drives a month) so I thought I'd look for a little cheap runaround for the short runs and keep the van for holidays and the longer drives. The van is…
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Smell gas while driving
Did a fair few miles on Saturday and on occasions I thought I could smell gas. Couldn't narrow it down to any specific occasion, ie following someone else and it was their exhaust etc. Both myself and my wife have used the car since then and nothing untoward, but she has just come home this evening saying she could smell…
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Changing car tax class from Disabled
Hi all As some of you might know from my other thread, I've been looking for a car to fit my powerchair in. Well the good news is, I've found a used WAV which suits me just fine :) But I've hit a bit of a snag. So once again I find myself on here asking for help. I went to tax my new car online tonight but it says the…
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Overcharged on CC for fuel?
Didn't know where to put this so decided on here. Filled up today and receipt says £43.81. Looked on my CC website this evening and there is a pending transaction for £44.81. Can't think of anything else that I have bought on CC for several days so it is a bit odd that it is exactly £1 more than the receipt. It is a local…
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New car and smell
Hi all, bought a brand new VW Polo today (well I picked it up), popped to the shops tonight, got home and there was a strong burning engine smell, so walked back over to the car and the smell was definitely coming from that. Probably just being a bit paranoid after spending so much money, but is this normal? I.e any excess…
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PCP Car finance and mileage
Hi all, First post so be gentle! In short, i am on PCP finance but handed it back this week for another car. Luckily had positive equity and went for another car but apparently can still drive the car I'm on current PCP with. Valuation of car was done at mileage at the weekend but with work etc its only going to increase!…
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Golf or Focus? Used and 2 to 4 years old.
We are thinking of replacing our nine year old, 80,000 miles 2006 Mark 5 Golf 1.6 FSi. We are retired, do only about 5,000 miles per year, most of which is short local trips with maybe a longish run once or twice a month at most. We have a budget of £10,000 to £13,000. We want 5 doors and petrol engine. Probably manual but…
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RAC Breakdown Cover with Tesco Insurance
I'm looking at taking out a new policy with Tesco Insurance and they currently offer RAC Cover, which I'm happy to take. The problem is, I've heard that with RAC there is an age limit for the vehicle on their lowest policy if you buy it outright as a product. Now, Tesco are offering the lowest policy at a decent enough…
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Please help
Hello,i tried to take radio out to get serial number for code but it wont come out i did unscrew two on top and 2 underneath,please tell me how i take radio out?its stuck or something becuase i took screw s out so why not comeing out?or do i have take whole thing out?:((( these picture i took today..thanks…
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topping up oil after driving?
hi guys, checked the oil the other day and its getting blacky colour, bought some oil which i have at home, when i driver home from work later and get home, how much time do you have to leave before i can put oil in, its about a 30 minute jurney home? thanks:)
