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MOT fail or recommendation?
Driver's mirror. Also any idea of the quickest way to get replacement glass or mirror? 2006 Skoda Fabia and Halfords don't do the stick on glass, they say I'll have to do a template and send it off. Thanks.
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Rejecting car
Sorry if this sounds a bit stupid. We bought a brand new 66 plate car from our local VW dealership on the 23 September. We have now got three problems with the car which showed up at the same time. We are booked in next Friday 14th for them to have a look, if the problems present themselves I am going to instruct them not…
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ATS Praise (Castleford)
Continuing my run of bad luck, having had new tires fitted due to a puncture, noticed this morning another screw in my back tire :mad::mad: Expecting the usual drawing of breath and "we can't fix that"......nope, polite, quick and cheap £11.99 ! All done and dusted in 20 mins, very happy. Ps. i didnt have a new valve or…
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Credit card refund on a part I bought?
Bought a second hand car part using my credit card. The part arrived, filthy, damaged and without labels which would probe if it's genuine or aftermarket. I contacted the seller as this wasn't what I had asked for. He has become increasingly difficult and rude to deal with and has made several implied threats about blaming…
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Replacement remote
My wife lost one of the remotes for our year old Toyota. Rather then just being a remote it's a keyless entry and start system so i guess the remote is pretty technical. Toyota are quoting £300 to replace this. Anywhere I can get this done cheaper?
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Garage work
Hi all does anyone know if when a cyclinder is replaced ...do they need to take the engine out? I had a lot of work done on my car a few weeks ago and it's been making a noise since....I went to another garage that said it could be the engine mount.... as that is wobbling a bit...so would that have been affected when they…
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Insurance Excess Question
Hopefully a simple one to answer. I reversed into a car in a car park. The other vehicle had a fair bit of damage to the bumper and mine just had a few scratches. The other person claimed on my insurance with me at fault, I didn't claim for my damage as I simply polished the scratch out with a bit of T-Cut. I have a £250…
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Rear brake light not working.
I have a Chevrolet Matiz , 2009 and have just noticed that the rear brake light on the passenger side isn't working. I noticed it last night when I had my main lights on and reversed into a space in front of a shop window. When I pressed my brake the main light on the passenger side went off and the brake light didn't come…
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Speed cameras in Birmingham
Hi all. Stupid me got caught speeding yesterday. Old Gatso camera, definitely flashed twice. Location was Soho Way in Smethwick. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4959615,-1.9603304,3a,75y,312.26h,89.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sofK_fz7t_9uLWuWY6Lquag!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 I thought all of these Gatso cameras were turned off in…
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Parking
HI ALL I wonder if someone can put me right please? I and my neighbour has driveways and they park on the outside bit of their house everyday ... Their driveway on their property which is council is full up with caravans and toot so they have to park on the drive outside the property.. sorry I can't remember the term its…
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Fraudulent Photos - Private Parking Ticket
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Hogging right lane
Old thread. Do not revive!
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Car Warranty
Afternoon My first post on here, so I hope I do it right. Last year I bought a car from Imperial Cars and got the 3 year gold warranty with extended Diesel Particle Filter cover. The DPF failed 3 weeks ago and now Auto Protect will not honor my claim. The garage it went too was the Imperial Cars official one and they said…
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Bangernomics vs Lease vs New Car
OK, this may surprise some people. I currently run an '04 plate Cmax 1.6 TDCi, it cost me £1,300 so not exactly a banger but not far off. I do 26k per annum, the cost of the CMax is £390 a month all-in, fuel, depreciation, tax, insurance, repairs etc. No major repair bills to date, just lots of £1-200 ones! It is coming up…
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Not at fault but renewal premium ridiculous
Hi folks. Bit of a saga this, but I'll be as brief as I can. We were involved in an accident back in July - four of us including our two kids. We came round a bend on a country lane to find another car reversing at speed. With no chance to stop, we collided. Young driver accepted fault at the scene and asked not to go…
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Help - Warranty Co gone Bust
Hi, I purchased a 3 year old car from City Motors which is a Citreon main Dealership last year. When I purchased my car I also bought the extended 3 year warranty at a cost of £699. I have just found out that City Motors have gone bust & Citreon have told me it's nothing to do with them & to contact kpmg regarding money I…
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Europcar Customer Service Extended my rental but they actually did not! Please Read
I need help urgently. I booked a rental with europcar via rentalcars from wednesday to friday. On friday i called customer service to extend the vehicle to Monday and it was £66 so i went for it. I called up again on monday to extend it for one more day and was told that since i booked the rental from a third party, they…
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Cordless vacuum cleaner. Dyson v black and decker
Hi I'm looking at her dyson v6 but just noticed the black and decker dustbuster flexi auto which is £100 cheaper. Has anyone got the dustbuster? Is the dyson much better? Thanks
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BMW i3 Electric Car - Am I Mad!
OK Just looking for some opinions on this prospective purchase First about my driving I cover about 20k miles a year for work. Most days I do about 80-90 miles with 5 or 6 days a month longer trips of about 300 miles a day. I currently drive a 2015 Volvo V40 D2. It gets me an easy 65mpg day in day out. Its probably the…
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trouble with EGR valve Astra diesel still not fixed ...help
My 2.0tdi 1999 (T) astra diesel has 2 lights on the dashboard. No codes showing but one iwas coolant and the AA picked this up and said it was the sensor. Sensor changed now still light on. The EML is on after many attempts to clear and car keeps going into 'home' mode and reduces power. The valves and exhaust system have…
