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Archives for December 2016

Changing surname on driving license
Hey everyone, I do know how to go about changing my surname on my licence but the problem is I had my wallet stolen yesterday and now I'm not sure on whether I need to order a replacement before changing my surname on it. Can anyone help. Thanks
USB dash port
More and more devices are coming with USB plugs rather than the traditional cigarette-lighter plugs. I want to fit a USB port to the dash of my old Merc. Wiring and location not a problem, but I am finding it hard to track down a suitable socket. I want something which will sit flush to the dash and be neat. All I can find…
Foil in the Lighter / Power Outlet
Somehow I've discovered some foil in the lighter outlet in the car. I tried to move it with a plastic pen but it just sparked. I can't really be bothered to disconnect the battery so was thinking I could take the fuse out and thus it would be dead enough to use some plastic tweezers and grab it out? Safe enough? Thanks
Dacia
Hi, Does anyone actually own one of these? ( being MSE ) As a practical A to B car. And please only post if its a serious comment. You can save your 'comic' routine for the parties later. Cheers
Surrendering Driving Licence
Hi all. I have a quick question. I have just accepted and paid a Conditional Offer that was offered to me for a speeding offence. I now have to surrender my Licence for the points to be added within 7 days. However, I also have an LGV Theory Test in a few days time, where I also have to provide them with my Licence. Any…
High revving fiesta.
Hi all,thought I had already posted this but cant seem to find it.Anyway no2 daughters ford fiesta 06 and a very good runner however a few weeks back a problem when starting has occured.Now normally on most petrol cars on starting from cold in the morning they will rev a little higher for a few seconds then settle down to…
Does my car need a service?
It had a full service done when i purchased it. That was about 15 months ago. Although i have only done around 5000 miles in that time. Car in question is a 2.2 diesel with 70k on the clock.
Trainers for speed awarement course were awful and one made a lewd remark at me
Is there any point complaining about this? They were so awful at their job that even if this was a company paid for course I would of made a complaint. Obviously I won't ever get a refund, but the course was not presented well at all and a remark was made at me that I would involve hr if made in the workplace. Is there any…
Car needs new water pump, will Vauxhall believe me ?
Hi In august I bought an approved used Vauxhall Corsa 2015 plate. The vehicle was only a year old with 19,000 miles on the clock. It was an ex-rental, so its first 19,000 miles were probably very hard. The car has been fine. But, for the last week or so, at all times there is a high pitched whine coming from the water…
MOT too early
I did an MOT on the wrong car, 2 months early, due to a mix up in my brain and the number plates had been swapped over this year, so when I got the reminder I just looked at the reg on the letter and not the car make - anyway......do I just keep the MOT and wait for the reminder for this car, is it still valid in a couple…
wndscreen repair not needed?
Just found a small chip on my windscreen less than a match head, looked on my Aviva make a claim and an Autoglass screen opened, asked for car reg then which window and how many chips then what size so I chose match head. Answer came up 'repair probably not needed as this size will not affect the integrity of the…
Learners on motorways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38464776 Seems eminently sensible to me as long as they are supervised by approved instructors. Also suggestions that learners should complete a minimum number of hours of tuition. Also probably a reasonable idea but 120 hours is being mentioned. I did well more than that while learning but not…
AA home start and vehicle recovery to a garage.
My daughter's car failed on Christmas day and was stuck in the road outside our house so we called the AA first thing on Boxing day. The patrolman diagnosed a failed clutch and asked me if we had a preferred garage we use. This was a pointless question as it was a bank holiday and so was the following day. At any normal…
Fix it or dump it?
New to the boards, so apologies for just barging in and for any hideous errors inadvertently made... Daughter's car died on the way home from uni earlier this month, leaving her stranded on the hard shoulder of the motorway in the dark, freezing and on her own (she's 20) while she waited for the AA to get to her. Not good.…
Sat Nav
Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy healthy new year. My old Tomtom which we have had for many years has now died. I need a new one but am totally confused by all the mod cons that come with them and hopefully someone can help. We also have a Garmin Nuvi which was purchased as it has TV but has never come up to…
Accident claim, their insurance or mine
If I claim through my insurance for a write off which was not my fault, am i losing my remaining months of insurance? Will they refund me half my premium if I'm halfway through? If I claim through their insurance, will my insurance continue, all be it with a slight adjustment depending on the next car?
Drink related illness-now cured-ban or not?
Hi guys, Without givung too much away on a public forum, I recently had a stomach op. (NOT liver) that was cauesed in the main (although no-one can ever be 100% sure) by various periods of drinking over the years. I must stress I am NOT alcohol dependent, never been brethylised/in an accident caused by booze, home/work…
Replacement remote key for Suzuki Swift 2007
Baby managed to drop the key in the dark, 3 of us spent an hour looking for it to no avail :mad: :rotfl: We have one other key, but the screw securing it has been damaged, so any chips etc. will need to be prised out. Will a Timpsons or similar be able to program a replacement using the parts of the spare key, or would I…
Tyre inflator for small motorbike/scooter wheels.
I am looking for recomendations for a tyre inflator that will fit small scooter tyres. I have a Honda Dylan that I commute with. With the small size of the wheels I find a bicycle track pump head does not fit the valve correctly. I am looking for a suitable inflator that will fit into the small wheels to allow correct…
Privat parking fine
Hi, Just some quick advise, To cut a long story short. I parked in a APM controlled car park at the local harvester on 20/08/16 I believe the machine to type in my number plate was out of order at the time or i just forgot to type my number plate in can't remember, however I was in their 25 minutes didn't over stay the 4…

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