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Does this parking sign mean I can park on Friday night to Saturday?
Hi all Does the above sign mean I can park my car from Friday eve to Saturday day if I am not a permit holder? Sorry I am a bit bad at interpreting them.
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Advice needed for son in a mess
Hi all, Just after some advice, probably legal advice not really sure. My son left the UK on a working holiday visa to Australia. He made an agreement (not in writing) with his cousin to take over the repayment and to eventually keep his then 2 yrs old car. She agreed to pay the finance and upkeep for the car and it would…
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Category D Car Misold
Please could anyone advise if it possible to remove a cat d from a car that has actually been involved in an accident, but repaired at a later date? I have been advised by a certain large insurance company that all traces of the incident have been removed from the miaftr database? The reason for them doing so is they did…
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Learning To Drive
Hi All, I have a need of some advice from you lovely people. Here is the scenario, I have recently been made redundant and in my efforts to gain new employment it would appear that a driving may be of some benefit. I am a forty year male with a small redundancy payment and a little bit of money put aside for a rainy day. I…
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Part exchange or sell privately
Is it worth the hassle of selling private over part exchanging Obviously if you sell your car privately your then without a car
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Need urgent help with car purchase cancelling from dealer
Hi all, first post here and I am desperately looking for some advice! Basically last thursday I went to a dealership and saw a car, did a test drive, and everything seemed fine. They told me to come back on Monday to finalize the purchase, which I did. However, after having paid for the car, and paid for the tax on DVLA's…
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Driving Fully Comp Without a Car - ?
Just found out that my partner car has a blown head gasket, to fix it £1000. My partner has Fully Comp insurance and so can drive my car. She only has three months left before she has to renew and by then we hope to get another car? I am wondering , Could she still drive my car if she no longer own her car, but kept the…
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Two speeding tickets on the same day!
Hello folks Just had the unpleasantness of TWO speeding tickets (Well, NIPs) landing on my doormat this morning! It seems I was caught on camera twice - on the same day, about a week ago - driving to, and then from a job. Exactly the same spot. Doing 36 in a 30 zone. Obviously this will total a £200 fine and 6 points on my…
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Eyeball these 3 silver cars
Just for a bit of fun: A) B) C) Can you place these cars in order of asking price? And if you are feeling bold, offer a stab at the asking prices? All 3 are used cars currently listed for sale in the UK on Autotrader.
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Lost all car keys :(
Hi, I am really just after some advice regarding lost car keys. I know the inevitable answer is it is going to cost me a fortune! (I wonder if there is a market for cars without keys!!!!) Basically I lost my main remote key fob on Saturday and my spare one seems to have disappeared from the key draw at home. My car is a…
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How to correctly declare accident
Last year I was taking my wife's car to the garage and had an accident that was my fault, and we had to claim on her insurance (I'm a named driver on her policy and she on mine) I'm coming up for renewing my insurance policy on my car now, and I'm starting to shop around for quotes so that i can be ready to either renew…
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issues with Car purchase From Toyota maindealers
Hi everyone Couple of months ago I purchased 64 reg from one of the main dealers of Toyotta for 20k (26 k payable incl interest over 5 years) 1) Car was advertised with 17 inch alloys. being naive of tyre size i picked up and one of my friend who is in motor trade pointed that these are 15 inch alloys. 2) Car's front…
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The rac
Have the standards in the rac dropped a lot recently OH has been a member for many decades. This evening she phoned them because the car had a puncture when out at a local supermarket, She rang and rang and rang and there was no reply. The car does'nt have a spare tyre but we discovered it has a compressor so we inflated…
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Vehicles Left Standing
I'm probably answering my own question here, but I wanted to check before taking any action: I have, on my driveway, a 2003 Ford Fiesta with circa 43,000 miles on the clock. It hasn't been driven in 13 months, and is SORNed and uninsured. Its value, while it was still being driven, seemed to be around £1,000 on Autotrader.…
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Used car - extending warranty after expiry
Recently purchased a used car (3 years old and done less than 15000 miles). The salesman said that any used car purchased comes with a 12 months warranty, and once expired it can be renewed. Is it worth renewing after 12 months? Anyone renew their warranty on used car?
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Wheel bearing after MOT test
Hi, My car passed its MOT test on February 15th. Last week I noticed that the exhaust was very loud, so booked it in to have this replaced. This has been done, but I've been told that wheel bearing on the driver side front wheel is worn and that there is a lot of play on the wheel. I've been told that its dangerous to…
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Moving Insurance Provider - claim in progress
Hi, hoping you clever people can give some advice. My son was involved in a car accident last night, hit some black ice on a corner and car slid off road, no one involved and he was okay but the passenger side wheel was damaged. Car is being assessed today and he is fully covered, also will get courtesy car. However, his…
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Dealership advertised car at incorrect price
Hello Just looking for advice, I saw a car advertised online for £4500, took car out & test drived. When we sat down to sign, we said we were buying cash. Now they are saying the car was advertised at wrong price and is £4999, it was an issue on their system What do you guys think?
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Hpi - VRM not recorded as scrapped by DVLA
Hi - I'm looking at buying a 2010 quashqai privately. I've done a HPI check. The HPI hd no warnings, but can someone confirm what the following two lines mean? It had a couple of plate changes perhaps that has something to do with it? Thanks in advance. It sounds a bit worrying 'VRM not recorded as scrapped by DVLA'
