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Accident - Not My Fault - Whose Insurance Company Should Deal With My Car
I was involved in an accident recently where the following happened: Car 1 cut across the front of Car 2, clipping them, sending them into a spin, who in turn then hit us. (this was on a motorway, at motorway speeds and sent us fish-tailing down the motorway! Fortunately I managed to keep it on the road, not turn over…
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2nd hand car
hi, just looking for some advice. I have purchased a 2nd hand car from a local garage on the 24th October, 2016 with 6 months warranty. I bought it on higher purchase. Today I had to take it to the garage as a couple of problems had arisen. The first a clunking sound from the clutch and when driving at 60mph a whistling…
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Where to buy engine oil from
Hi, Where is the best place to buy engine oil from? Looking for 5w30 for my 09 diesel Peugeot 207. Thanks
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Worth buying a new car?
Hello, looking for some advice on whether it is worth me splashing out on a newer used car. I currently drive a 54' plate Alfa Romeo 156 which I have owned since 2006. The car has been reliable but its expensive to service/maintain and its quite thirsty. I only get high teens to mid 20s at best mpg. The waterpump and…
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Alleged speeding NIP advise please
Hello I have a bit of a problem. Last month me and my partner hired a car to go down south for the day as my normal car had broken down. On the way back, it seems we had been caught breaking the variable speed limits on the motorway. I received the NIP, but the issue I have is that there was 2 of us driving back up. The…
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Vauxhall Meriva
Can someone help me? Recently, the temperature gauge on my 12 Plate Petrol Meriva started falling and it came up with a "code 6 - air conditioning off". I put it in to a local garage and they topped it up with coolant, ran it and said it was fine. A week later, while sitting in traffice, water started steaming everywhere.…
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Exchanging car due to disability
I am looking for advice for my younger brother (aged 45) who was diagnosed with multiple slerosis this year. He is in the middle of a relapse at the moment and due to numbness in legs and feets can no longer drive his Kia pcp car which he normally pays around £300 a month for and is about 8 months old. He has just got an…
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Brand new evoque delivered but had accident on the way to me
Hi please please can someone give me advice, I have leased a brand new evoque we got a delivery date but the morning of it being delivered we were told that a stone had hit the windscreen and needed to be taken back to the dealer to be fixed. I thought they were something wrong as it took them 5 hours to tell me if it was…
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Changed Insurance Company
Hi all, quick query for you... just changed insurance company after 5 years and all has gone through but they haven't asked me for proof of ncd. on the email I got from them it states that I *may* be asked. Can they check this online now? I changed from Morethan to Hastings Premier if that makes any difference. Not worried…
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Budget for Repairs on a New Vehicle
I am costing out options re buying a new car and want some advice. I currently run an old banger, but due to the mileage I do (close to 30k) it costs me ~ £410 a month all in, fuel, repairs, tax, depreciation etc. I can get a brand new car for a repayment of £195 a month, with fuel (it would be more fuel efficient, no tax…
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Coolant / Anti-Freeze - how to add to car?
Hi, We have a VW Polo. After having the timing belt replaced it kept losing coolant. It stabilised for a while but we now need to add more. VW gave us a bottle of "G13 coolant conentrate". Please does anyone know what quantitites we need to mix this with water, before adding to the car? Do we just pout it directly into the…
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Do I need to declare a dent to my insurance company?
While at a friends house I recently had a scrape with a wall which left a small dent in the side of my car which I am going to have fixed at my own expense. I was wondering though as it happened on private land my friend it happy about it all as there is no damage to the wall so no liability do I need to declare anything…
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Cost of exhaust fitting for a 6 year old corsa Renfrewshire
Hello does anyone know the cost of this thanks ji
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A gentle Xmas warning (drink driving)
A warning to all, be careful about drink driving as we are getting close to Christmas and Police are out there checking on people. Last night I was out for a few drinks. One thing lead to another and I had a few too many cocktails and then went onto the wine. Not a good idea. Knowing I was over the limit, I decided to…
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Service warning lamp is on Citroen Berlingo
Hi I think I need to take my Citroen Berlingo multispace to a garage to be checked out but thought I would ask here in case there is anything I can do first. The orange triangle with an exclamation mark started being displayed yesterday after I pulled up in a car park. It is on permanently, not flashing. The manual says…
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Buying an ex Mobility vehicle
My husband did a part exchange for a car that turns out to be an ex Mobility car. They didn't tell him this until after money had changed hands and then they also added about him having to go to the Post Office and fill out forms to get the Tax Class changed. To be honest I'm not terribly happy with it being ex Mobility as…
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Recommendations needed please
I’m going to have to change my car. Don’t want HP or lease or anything. Have only up to about £2000 to spend. Money is tight so anyone know which 5 door cars from around 2006 – 2010 have lowest VED and ins group. Can reluctantly live with a small engine Thanks
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Grand Tour (Conversation Street Silhouettes)
Not seen much on the net about the silhouettes from the Converation Street section if the Grand Tour show. I found one link which wanted me to register to read the comments. Cannot spot anything fishy in Episode 1 and i think Episode 2 is correct? Episode 1: ? Episode 2: James - Picks Nose and Wipes on Leg? Episode 3:…
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first car you owned with seat belts
First car I owned with seat belts was in 1971 it was a 1963 Sunbeam Rapier, it had a 4 speed gearbox with electric overdrive on 3rd and 4th so a six speed. It was a coupe, the back windows tilted back and with no door piller it looked like a hardtop The seat belts had a strange lock, it did not 'click' into place, it had a…
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Car owner claiming I hit them
I was driving today in heavy traffic as the rugby finished and As I was driving down the road the traffic was merging from a right turn and she tried to put and I wasn't having any of it she got abit high rate swearing then got out of her vehicle and inspecting it like I had hit her wen it wud be her hitting me as of were…
