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Car Breakdown Cover - Start Rescue
Hi All I am buying some breakdown cover, the company Start Rescue seem to be good. What I don't understand is that you can select : Vehicle - Is slightly cheaper Personal - Is more expensive Im not fussed about the cost, but I don't understand what these two mean. Any advice?
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Help! my car got driven into whilst parked, what do i do?
Hi guys, My car got driven into by another driver whilst parked outside my house, she claimed full responsability and assured me that my car would be fixed. The problem is that i took it to a garage and he said that it would almost certainly be written off (it's a 2002 Peugeot 307). She had damaged the rear left side of…
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Should I get my tyre looked at after pulling out screw
I've pulled a screw out of rear tyre today and wondered if I should still get the tyre looked at as there has been no loss of pressure. The screw is fairly small at 1.5cm you can see the screw hole below Can anyone offer any advice?
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Best hatchback for £6k
I am looking for recommendations for a decent hatchback £6k or less. 5 doors, petrol engine and automatic if possible. It will be used around town and for longer motorway journeys so needs some beans under the hood. (Last time I drove a petrol engined automatic as a hire car and it couldn't pull the skin off a rice…
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Tips for leasing a car
Hi everyone. I have previously always purchased used cars but I have now been informed that leasing is the way to go to minimizing costs and for tax purposes. I am looking for a small saloon car with low running costs being essential. So as a start looking for something like say a bmw 320 audi a4 etc. Can anyone give any…
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Hire car accident - what to do?
Hi guys, My sister is using a hire car as her car is being repaired for a non-fault incident. Unfortunately she's had an at-fault accident (she's OK) while in the hire car. The damage isn't really significant.. Just one hairline crack to her the front of her (hire) car and the boot is lodged ajar and will not close flush.…
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Help Please! 2010 Clio Problem getting gears.
Hi, Hoping someone can help / offer advice. I have a 2010 1.2 Clio, I now can't get 1st or 2nd gear when the engine is running, it'll go into 1st and 2nd if the engine is off. Only had the car 6-7 weeks. 😔
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Used Car - Background Check
Hi All, thanks for reading, any advice re below would be hugely appreciated. I am in the process of buying a used car, my current car is a lease and all my previous were bangers, this is the first time I have bought a car with "serious" money I have found a car im interested in, whilst its a decent deal its certainly not…
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Surrendered Driving License (Epilepsy)
Hi Everyone, Feeling pretty low at the moment. I developed Epilepsy at the end of 2011 while withdrawing from Citalopram. Surrendered my license immediately, as advised by the medical professionals who treated me at the time. I tried AEDs and felt very ill so stopped taking it. By late 2013 I'd managed to go for a year…
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Pothole damage
One evening drove over a pothole which damaged two tyres on my car (offside front and rear) which cost me almost £600 in repairs and replacement tyres. As requested sent bill and two other estimates to the council but they say they are not liable as no one had previously reported the pothole and the road was inspected 2…
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Court summons for clamping?!
Hi everyone, Just looking for some advice on this matter, as I'm not sure where I stand, but I will tell the whole story to you. I have a golf that I have parked on my drive, its been there for a few years, and has always been declared SORN, and I use my work van instead, whilst I restore the golf. Anyway, one day I was…
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Buy A Car.Co.Uk
A young relative is considering leasing a car (15 plate) via this online company. Does anyone know if they have a good reputation?
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Vehicle Mileage Check letter
I recently sold my old car to the dealer as part-ex on a new one. I got a letter from "Vehicle Mileage Check", Chartered Trading Standards Institute corporate affiliate member. It's basically a survey asking about the car's mileage and if it has had any major accidents etc. There is a link to https://www.vmcresponse.uk. Is…
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seized toe adjuster nut
Hi Car is a Honda FRV 1.8 petrol Went over an invisible speed bump a bit too fast yesterday and thought id get tracking checked. The fronts are green but the rear toe are both in red (as is camber but that's not adjustable). Rear left toe is 0.02 degrees and rear right is 0.07 degrees (needs to be between 0.02 and 0.07 so…
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RAC told me I was ok to drive AND forged my signature on the call out job sheet!
New to here but advice needed! Long story short, I broke down last week and required RAC assistance. During my initial phone call I explained my BMW had broken down, steam coming from engine the temp gage was on red and most importantly I had my 4month old baby in the car with no feeds. I had to pass on an alternative…
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Peugeot 206 gearbox problems
Hi. I bought a used car from a dealer last year and it's always had problems with the automatic gearbox. The snow and ice lights flash on and off and then there's a thud as the gears try to change from 3rd to 4th. The the revs go up to 3500. The only way I seem to clear this is by restarting the engine. The dealer has had…
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Hit & Run from uninsured driver
I parked my car and I went for shopping, when I came back, my car was smashed from front. One of independent witness came forward with hit & run car reg number etc. He also gave me his contact details. I rang police within few minutes, they are going to send me some forms to fill before they can give me crime reference…
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Car Lease Question
Ordered a lease car through work and in hindsight I have overestimated my business mileage. Happy with my personal mileage. If my lease company accept a change to lower my business mileage is that likely to make my monthly payment higher or lower?? Dont have a delivery date for car yet. What are the implications for me if…
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Car Hire
Hi all!1st time poster here hoping to get some advice if possible! I'm looking to hire a car from London that I can take to France for 7 nights in April. I'm already a Zipcar member but to hire one of those for any serious length of time is harsh money - its set up for popping to Ikea not taking the kids on a ferry holiday…
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Should I call my insurers?
A neighbour (a couple of streets down) drove into my car on Sunday. I was overtaking a parked car so was on the right hand side of the road as I passed the t-junction for her road. She was looking right but then just pulled out without even glancing towards me on her left. I swerved (luckily avoiding the parked car) and…
