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Halfords impounding car
Hi, Posting for a friend - Only a week after passing an MOT, a friend went to Halfords for the winter car check. They told her that her brake pads were so worn they wouldn't let her drive away, then charged her nearly 200 pounds for new brake pads. Surely Halfords don't have the authority to impound a car - I think she has…
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MOT - Rear and front windscreen wash reversed
Hi everyone, the switch has gone on my front windscreen wash so I just reversed it (since my rear wiper doesn't work anyway) - will this pass my MOT? The front wash now works using the rear switch and the rear wash doesn't work at all.
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Estimated £250 final cost £834.
Hi everyone, I wondered if you could all help me. My car went in for its MOT last week. My machanic had estimated that the work would cost around £250. He knew I debated about getting it fixed, but agreed to get it through its MOT based on that estimate. He has now phoned me to tell me that it has passed it's retest today,…
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Car insurance for test driving?
Is insurance needed before you can test drive a car you might want to buy? And how does my learner driver son get insurance to enable him to test drive a car either after or before he has passed his driving test, without insurance? He wants to buy one before he has passed but his father and I think that he will not be able…
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insurance claim...scam or not?
I had a call this evening from a legal agency in Manchester (legal protection...can't remember the last word!) Saying that because I had an accident that was not my fault 3 years ago I was entitled to claim for some money due to the stress incurred. He said all I need to provide was the registration, date of the incident…
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RAC Car Age Limit
Have just discovered that my daughter is happily paying £12.29 direct debit to RAC every month for breakdown cover that she cannot call on because her car is 12 years old. The Car was 9.5 years old when the agent signed her up at a service station without telling her the cover would be invalid for 1/2 the membership…
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Electric cars
Just wanted people's opinions on buying an electric car? Before long all cars will be electric and therfore is it best to sell petrol car at full value and invest in electric car. I don't want to start a new finance deals for 4 years and be complete but then left with and cat nobody wants or has resale value because all…
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Not in proper control of vehicle
Just after some advice, if there is any at all! Driving along the road earlier when I went though a green light at a junction. 20 seconds later I saw a police car with blue lights approaching, so I pulled over to let it pass. The police officer pulled behind and signalled for me to turn down the next road which I did.…
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Servicingstop?
Just looking around for a service for my Mercedes C220 approaching 3 years old & have come across the above (dragons den winner it says). Anyone have any experience of using them? Almost half price of dealership service so need to know if they are any good?
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My car is a write-off, but will they take this into account?
In the recent high winds, my car was written off by an errant council wheelie bin (the large metal ones) and they have now handed my claim to their insurers (Zurich, for what it's worth). It wasn't an expensive car, only worth about £1500 market value, but I had nearly £800 worth of work done to it last month (with…
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Annual Car Insurance - Credit Charge?
Hi Apologies if this has posted twice - having problems with the internet connection. I'm trying to find out why my Car Insurance policy shows two different charges. I've been quoted and paid £462 for my car insurance. I've paid this upfront. However the policy says in the Schedule that the total (before credit charge) is…
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Roundabout accident not my fault
Hi writing this on behalf of my daughter. A van ploughed into her car. She was in the correct lane going straight on he was in the lane beside her, which is for traffic turning right However as the queues quicker he thought he could use this lane and then cut across traffic to turn left . Daughters car is small and black…
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Peugeot Just Add Fuel
we are 20 months into a peugeot just add fuel deal and due to a change in circumstances this deal is no loger suitable for our requirements ..... is there any way we can terminate the deal early ..... the dealer we took out the deal with seem to say no unless we pay over £2k negitive equity plue the excess miles(which we…
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Repair bill waaaaay higher than estimate
I have received a bill for mechanical repairs on my car that is way higher (and I mean way higher) than was estimated. Is there anything I can do. My car has over 200k miles on it and wasnt running well, I took it to an independent garage and asked then to assess it to see if was worth repairing given its mileage, I stated…
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New secondhand car
Hi, Just after some advice. I recently purchased a second hand car from a main dealer 250 odd miles away. I paid a deposit of £500 to secure the car & travelled down to view it, which I was all happy with it on the day, paid another £1000 towards the car & financed the rest. I've had the car 4 days now & I'm really not all…
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How to remove ice from screen
Hello! I have a tiny spatula like 3-4cm wide and I am expected to remove the ice from my huge screen with that! Is there any faster way? Thanks!
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Anyone recommend a Driving instructor in Middleton area of Manchester please
hi, just joined forum in hope to get some advice etc, i cant seam to find a local reliable driving instructor anyone that can recommend me one and i wondered if anyone near the middleton area of manchester would be able to advise me or point me to somewhere please? thanks very much in advance :)
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Entitled to drive minibus
Hi all, just after some advice. Looking at hiring a minibus to take some friends to a festival rather then taking a few cars. Been trying to look into the possibility of me driving the minibus, am I right in thinking that I can on a category b on driving licence as long as no more then 16 seats, not taking payment and…
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Cost to repair leather seats?
Hey, just a quick question does anyone have any idea what I might have to spend in order to get a tear in a leather seat (roughly an inch) fixed? Just a ballpark figure would be good to know, thanks. We are buying a used car and it's great except it's got one tear on the base of the seat where clearly something got caught…
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garage damaged car while in thier car
hi im sorry if this is in the wrong forum Car Toyota Avensis 2.2d 2007 My sisters car went in for some work to be done after she slid into a kerb in the snow the garage i took it to said it need a new bottom are and the ball joint that is attached to it and it would be ok so i left wit h them as they said it was too…
