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Just Had A Crash Would Appreciate Some Advice
Hello Gutted does not even come near, not a serious crash a low impact 30mph but it will be enough to see my old faithful Mazda off that is for sure! I know it was not my fault, I wont go into it all here, I am not an arrogant person and if it was clearly my fault I would honestly admit it but in the actual circumstances I…
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Car purchase enquiry - HELP NEEDED
Hello, I bought a car today from Evans Halshaw. It is a used car and cost a shade over £2200. I paid in full today using a debit card and credit card. The salesman advised that there was no way at all that they could reduce/knock down the price of the car as the prices were set by computer. I reluctantly accepted this and…
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Speed ticket NIP recieved wrong reg nr
Dear All, I received a NIP in the post as it looks like I was speeding on the m25 72mph 40mph speed limit. Was on the 1-6-15 received letter today which says the following: I write in connection with earlier correspondence( this is my first letter from them) Secondly the Registration number on the letter has a mistake in…
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car insurance
hi all, just a reminder to shop around when renewing policies. my wife's renewal came this year at over £300, over £120 more than the previous year. when queried, was told could not be reduced. checked on comparison site and same company and all same details, came in at £148, went back to renewal company, and they accepted…
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Tom Tom updates
Are available (for free) from https://email.tomtommailer.com/pub/sf/ResponseForm?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGjcRFzdrzgyKWPzbWyW7919FzdtSPr1AnmJBu0XazcOGVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGm4RMazaS1pY8W8rGjiss9Xrro8krhXzchEfnfqgk&_ei_=ElhY7pRVQKMkByKfU5j5nySBWOu2oKt7SGiN7jn-abqq6R_4YO_-a7ee3mDUa85dhvxDDj_tKFGs I am assuming that this is a…
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Auto protect warranty - 14 day cancelling period
Hi all, I've just bought a 3 year old C3 Picasso, comes with the Citroen select warranty. The main dealer offered an extended warranty on top of that for £599 for two years, giving me a total of three years. I was happy to get that piece of mind, especially as it seemed at the time to cover all mechanical and electrical…
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Yellow box junction, possible pcn?
I had to stop in a yellow box junction this morning for a few seconds, I was wondering going by this video. Would I receive a pcn and if I did, would I be able to appeal? tinypic.com/r/e8pliu/8 Basically, a small lorry was oncoming and started turning left, I wanted to turn right into the same road. The road we were…
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Car Insurance for Carers
Hi, I just read how unemployed folk get ripped off on car insurance. I am on ESA, but mainly a carer now for a housebound friend. I have told the JobCentre my situation and they leave me alone. But I was wondering how to describe my status on the next renewal, any advice.
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Will warranty still be honoured if servicing not carried out?
Hi all, I have a 4 year old Hyundai IX35. I have had it for 2 years without any problems, until recently when a few things have gone wrong around the same time. First of all one of the rear parking sensors has failed. Every time I go into reverse the system beeps at me to indicate that I am about to hit something on the…
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Genuine VS ECP/GSF Service Parts
Hi All, It's nearly service time for my trusty Ford Focus and have used genuine parts when I have serviced her in the past. It has been garage serviced all its life up until I bought her and is now due the big service so have been costing up parts and going genuine will cost just under £100 from Ford Parts UK and Mann/Bosh…
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Doors that open the other way
I sat in a relations car the was fairly new recently the back doors opened the opposite to normal like the very old ancient cars. What make/model could this be?
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Fog light in the sun
I saw some complete walley this afternoon with fog lights on on bright sunshine. Why?
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Any first car suggestions?
Hi Does anyone have any suggestions on a good first car for someone who has just passed their test? Thanks
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MSE News: Summer Budget 2015: Road tax rates to be changed for new car owners
'Road tax' rates are to be shaken up for new cars from 2017, while a new 'Roads Fund' is to be established in England... Read the full story: Summer Budget 2015: Road tax rates to be changed for new car owners Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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What is it about me and my car.
Somebody hit my unattended car AGAIN. grrr Tried to park in a tight spot, decided it was too tight so went further down the hospital car park. Came out to find a note (lucky, a very honest lady scraped it as she turned in) on my windscreen with a telephone number on it,. But this is the third time in four years that people…
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Golf GTE hybrid
What are peoples experiences of electric hybrids are they easy to charge up from home, and are they reliable? Does having 2 engines mean more thing to go wrong?
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Partner hit by foreign driver, insurer not properly dealing with it.
Hi all, My partner was hit about 5 months ago by a foreign lorry here in the UK, it cut into her lane and clipped the front of her car with it's rear putting a dent into the front left side of it. It could've been much worse as he just changed directly into her lane without paying any attention, at which point she braked,…
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Monthly Road Tax
was thinking of taking up the offer of paying road tax Monthly, currently £200+ per year due to car and we need the larger car for access issues. Any thoughts, it would work out about an extra pound a month.
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To trade up or to not trade up
Hey all, So I'm concerned that my car's a money pit, and was wondering if trading up would actually save me money... Could anyone provide advice based on the below info? My finance with Tesco bank has an option to increase my loan at 3.6% , although that was what I applied for when I was given 7.8%... I'm not sure if a…
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Old car or new(ish) car - to stick or to twist?
hi all I'm wrestling with this one and can't seem to come to a decision. So interested as to what others might think. Esp as I know next to nothing about cars :-) I have had a Peugeot 1998 106 for 3 years (80,000 miles). It's been reliable (apart from having to get a new battery, driveshafts and front part of exhaust last…
