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costly body repair - best option?
I recently scraped and dented my car's door and wheel arch against a post (no other car involved). I initially thought of paying privately for the repair to avoid raising my premiums, however I've now had a few quotes back averaging approx. £1200. Ouch! The less expensive quotes involve repairing the door and replacing the…
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Motorbike electric question
Hi all I could use some good advice I'm trying to install some givi s310 trekker lights to my honda nc750x I have wired direct to the battery but they are not working what am I doing wrong? I would upload photos but I can't see how Thanks
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Italian motorway tolls.
Today I travelled about 80kms on an Italian autostrada from Venice heading North. When I tried to pay at the toll booth on leaving the motorway the machine couldn't take my Visa credit card as there was no apparent slot to insert it. So I pressed the 'help' button and got a guy who spoke no English but just shouted torrent…
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van leasing 6.20 ppm
I am currently looking at van leasing options, anyone know what excess mileage rate 6.20 ppm, I know it's for going over the agreed mileage rate, what I don't understand is how it's written. Any help would be great, thank you.
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New bonnet - colour match
I've got a big sharp dent on my car bonnet where some scrote has dropped something heavy on it and it's gone through the paint to bare metal too. I've seen some second hand bonnets on eBay with the same paint code, would these match the rest of the paint work if I fitted a second hand bonnet myself? Or would it be best to…
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Precautions for new driver
My eldest has just passed the test and I've bought her a small car to drive in. I've given her all the lectures about speed, smooth driving, distractions etc. She tells me she is sensible (and I know she generally is) but I can't help worrying just a little - she's not 18 yet even - so I want to take all the right…
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When can i tax my new car.
I'm going to pick up a car on Saturday morning at 9am so if I phone my insurance to change the insurance over to the new car how long will it take to show online so I tax the car.
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BCA Europe
Hi, Does anyone have a BCA Europe online auction account? http://www.bca-europe.com/en/de/Buy/Registration-form1/ I want to buy a left-side drive SUV from Germany or France to ship it to Africa. I am struggling to find such a car in UK so looking at BCA Europe but because I am not a registered business user I can't…
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Funny problem with Citroen Cactus
I've had a funny problem with my Citroen C4 Cactus these last few weeks (1.6 BlueHDi). It has been juddering and shaking in 5th gear at high speeds (55+ mph) or on hills (45+ mph) - as if I was driving in too low a gear. The dealer said that this was most likely a wheel balancing or tracking issue and so I toddled off to…
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What type of gearbox, Ford Cmax??
So we recently purchased a 13 plate Cmax automatic. I really like the gearbox, it is better than the MMR in our Auris and the "slush box" in our Juke. When I asked I was told there are two gearboxes, one does 1,3,5 and the other 2,4,6. So what is this system called and is there still a fluid flywheel?
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Help with dud car :(
Hi all, Hoping for some help with a bit of a mess :( I purchased a car a few months back, it was from a "Dealer" - its a bit questionable as they are self employed however the online ad was a business ad, the car was on trade plates and it was listed on the dealers Facebook page as a business sale. I inspected the car and…
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New Car Stereo
I've finally had enough of the manufacturer fitted stereo in my Mk IV Golf and have been looking at stereos on Halfords website. I quite like the Alpine CDE-W296BT at £194.99 because I wanted Bluetooth connectivity and it seemed a reasonable price. But when you add it to basket it makes you check that it will fit your car…
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Who's responsible?
Ever heard of the "Cue Database"? I recently received a call ON MY MOBILE from a company calling themselves AMS stating my CAR MAKE, INSURER and DATE OF ACCIDENT and asked if I was injured. When asked who the caller was, the firm I was talking to or for contact details they hung up. I called my Insurance firm who said it…
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VW tyre pressure monitor
Hi VW 2015 Touran. Where can I find a link / info on the tyre pressure monitor fitted within the valve? The dealer assure me there is one, and I think this could impact on having a tyre replaced in the future.
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Nip
Hi all, I would appreciate any help in this matter. I have a company hire car. On 19 August I got zapped by a speed camera in a 30 mph zone. The NIP was sent to the hire company on 12 September. I know there is a 14 day rule to send a NIP, does this still count?
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Addition driver on insurance
Hi, I'm adding my partner to my car insurance when it's up for renewal at the end of October. He hasn't had a car for the last coupe of years as it was really old and now we only really need one car. He did however have an accident (very small) as he pulled out of our driveway 3 years ago. I've done an insurance quote as…
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A claim or not a claim?
I'm about to get a new year's car insurance, and I'm a bit confused by the terminology. Someone drove into my car and wrote it off. Their insurance company gave me a cheque for the value of the car. My question is - who made the claim? Was it me or the person at fault? I *think* I'm right in saying that I have not made any…
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Warranty payout problems
18 months ago I took out a 3 year gold cover mechanical breakdown insurance policy with the AA (recommended by Car Giant of whom I purchased the vehicle) I recently had mechanical issues with the car (clutch/ transfer box)so I contacted the warranty co who told me to bring it to an approved garage. The mechanics diagonosed…
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Tesco - Petrol Stations - Cost of Air
Seems as though Tesco are introducing a 50p min charge for air at their petrol stations from the previous 20p - a 150% increase for a commodity that is actually free! As I check 3 vehicles each week that equates to an additional £47 per annum After contacting their CEO it seems as though a trial at 26 sites has indicated…
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Which profession close to engineer has the cheapest insurance?
Which profession close to engineer has the cheapest insurance?
