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Buying a used car
Hi all, so I am about to buy a used car from the dealer. However, the car I liked is quite far away. My question is, if I am happy with the car after the inspection, how long would it take to sort all the documentation (registration, insurance, tax, etc.) so that I'm able to drive it home. Would it be possible to do it all…
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Using policy holder's NCB for a different main driver
I have Tesco car insurance, where I was the policy holder and the main driver, and my partner was a second driver. My partner is about to start a new job which will result in her doing most of the mileage, so yesterday I swapped us round so that she's the main driver. When I got the new docs by e-mail, I noticed that the…
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Tricky choice?
I need a car to commute to and from work (16 miles a combination of country lanes and A road) so fuel economy is a must as I am on limited income BUT I can't get a very small car as I have 3 dogs (one of the reasons my income isn't larger). One dog is large (rottweiller size) 1 medium and 1 small. I am looking for…
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Sorn ni
I'm in NI and my car insurance runs out at the end of this month. I'm away all of September into October. Is it possible to fill in the SORN form and post it off to cover the month of September? Then get the car taxed when I return in October? Basically can you have a SORN for a month?
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One headlight working at one time
Hi Got a weird problem with my head lights. car is a volvo s40 2003. My left head light stopped working, didn't look blown but bought a new one which still didn't work. Thought maybe loose wiring, so took the right bulb out and put it in the left and it works, so not the wiring. Took the left bulb which had stopped working…
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Voluntary Termination - Quite Strange Situation
Hi, This is a very odd scenario I am in so please bear with me, read this carefully and see if you can help me out. I bought a car in May and took out finance from Marsh Finance...my credit score wasn't great. I have had the car up until now and made all the payments. I have been advised by the DVLA that I can no longer…
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Me v A Car Salesman
Hi, hoping someone is going to be able assist me. We bought a car from a garage forecourt in Halifax, we are from Blackburn, so 30 ish miles away. The advert for the car stated that there was 2 keys, when we viewed the car, the salesman said he only had one but would be getting the other one from the previous owner. We…
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Fuel Shortage
For some unknown reason there is a shortage of Unleaded & Diesel in Ipswich today.
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Dartford Crossing Spam mail
http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=101163 Just saw this and thought it was worth repeating on here.
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Car Insurance Renewal
I've almost come to the end of my first year of driving - my current policy runs out on the 29th September (at 17:20pm to be very precise according to my policy documents). I've started looking at quotes and I'm quite pleased to see that my insurance has halved compared to last years with other insurers. I have one…
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"intelligent motorists pack"
Just had my Suzuki serviced by a main dealer and part of the bill was an "INTELLIGENT MOTORIST PACK" at £24.98 + vat Anyone got any idea what this might be ? I should have queried it at the time
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Resolution Ideas - new car or not?
Hi Guys, Right here is the background to my request...Essentially I run through easily 30,000 miles per year (business and personal) and I've currently got a 5 year old Alfa I've had for 18 months with 90,000 miles on the clock. It's currently not cost me a lot but the next service is the best part of £800 at the dealer,…
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Xsara Picasso Battery/Alternator?
Hi, I'm looking for some ideas. We have a Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 petrol '03 reg. On Wednesday the dashboard battery warning light came on and 'Battery Charge Fault' on the display. It was going on and off. OH carried on driving it and got it home as it was intermittent. He thinks cars fix themselves so he decided to…
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Caliper Wind Back tool
Hi Guys I'm trying to replace my brake pads on the rear of my Cmax. All went well getting the caliper off but after trying to rewqind the piston using long nose pliers it was just too stiff. I've managed to find a stockist of wind back tools, however they have a standard winder, or a left handed 1. Which 1 do I need to use…
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Replacing stolen/lost licence
my grandaughter had her bag stolen which contained her photo provisional drivers licence, she applied for it orgianally online and dvlc used her passport photo for her id card, her passport expired April this year so will she have to get new passport before she can get replacement licence?
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Citroen Relay -recon. gearbox and starting problem
I have removed the gearbox, had it reconditioned, and replaced it. However the van will not start - battery and starter are ok. Engine auto-diagnosis light is on ( red ) on dashboard. Have fitted a new crankshaft angle sensor. Fault finder showed faults but didn't specify, then another showed no faults! Any help please?!
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you still need to tax a £0 road tax rated vehicle
Hi all Just giving everyone a heads up. My latest car is road tax rated at £0 It is now 1 year old and I received the usual road tax reminder stating that the rate was £0 so I filed it away thinking no action was needed as I did not have to pay anything. Last week I got a reminder letter informing me that I had not taxed…
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New and wants to buy a car
Hello I am a completely newbie who wants to buy his second car so I came along this forums and hoping to get help and advice from professional people. My budget is low so I was thinking about a car around £2k, diesel, and somehow low tax/insurance . Is there a chance or is it wise to buy a used peugeot ? ( 206, 207, 308…
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Question re car tax
Hi, I have purchased a new(used) car that i'm collecting Tues. :j I pay for my current car tax via monthly direct debit. I want to use it until Monday night (filled it up yesterday so have a tank of petrol to use over the weekend) and sorn it from Tuesday the 1st as will be changing insurance over to new car and don't want…
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New driving license - wrong country of birth
Hello! I recently lost my driving license, so applied for a new one through the DVLA website. It arrived today, an updated style to my old one - it now has a UK flag on it, has a hologram of my photo on the back, the card feels much thinner and worse quality, layout is generally a bit different - that's beside the point. I…
