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Admiral Renewal
Hello All, Our car insurance is due for renewal on the 26/02/17. As we are both young drivers (me and my partner) we are always conscious about cost of taking insurance out so we did a few quotes in January. The cheapest by miles was our existing provider Admiral at £540, brilliant we thought as it wasn't going to break…
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Merc SLK 230 Kompressor Clutch
Is the k40 relay linked to the supercharger clutch? I ask as the clutch is not engaging so no kompressor boost. I had the dreaded K40 relay fail in September and the car was off the road for 23 days as various garages tried to resolve the fault (the car wouldn't start). Eventually I replaced the K40 unit with a second hand…
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Best Place To Sell Car
Elderly neighbour is house bound and wants to sell his car. He's hardly driven it since new and has all service history. He thinks that selling through the people who sold it new to him may not be the best place but doesn't want the hassle of people at the door. Any advice welcome.
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Used car deposit, at distance
Good evening I have read some post here but couldn't find the answer I want. I'm want to buy a used car in the next month's, and if I see something I like and it is far away, I would want to make a deposit to secure it. My question is if it is refundable since I haven't seen the car? I will only put a deposit on a car I…
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App offers users £10 rewards for snitching on illegally parked cars
The controversial app offers a £10 cash reward for each reported car (CLIVE DIXON/REX/Shutterstock) Users can simply upload a picture of the offending vehicle, along with its registration number. Created by UK Car Park Management’s (UK CPM), the app is designed by use commercial or residential land owners that don’t have…
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My insurance renewal, a load of pants :/
So I got my insurance renewal through for my motorbike. It was 366 a year so I phoned up to try and get it cheaper. I updated my details as I now have a full A licence (passed 4 months ago). I have a 1 year NCD aswell. Because I now have a full licence the renewal went up to 668 a year, the guy said because I have a full…
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Breakdown company had my details
I received a letter a few days ago with a cheque from Call Assist explaining they were compensating me £50 as a goodwill gesture from a complaint I made after receiving poor service when my car broke down on New Years Eve. I've not got or never have been with Call Assist, so was very confused when I read the letter. I…
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plug gap
Hi, Trying to find the setting for my mk1 w reg ford focus zetec 1.8 petrol. Will be putting in bosch super plus plugs. I'm seeing some people say 1.0mm gap others 1.3mm, is there a guide anywhere on the web please? Haynes I think said 1.3 then ford change to 1.0????? Cheers.
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Parking Dispute
Hi All, Wondering if I can get some help before taking any action on my parking problem. Basically I bought a house in a new build by Miller which has a parking area which has allocated bays for certain properties and then 2 Visitor spaces. It compromises of 3 house and 3 flats. The houses get 2 allocated parking spaces…
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Fiat Panda 1,2 Elegenza vs Renault Modus 1.4
Hi all. Looking at getting a small family car, young family of 3. We have a toddler and so something to and from work that is spacious for a pram and weekly shop. I've done a bit of research on running costs and parts and there doesn't seem to be much difference. Same with the insurance. Which would you guys recommend?…
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Vauxhall Network Q Warranty
I'd like to hear from others who have had a terrible experience with a Vauxhall Network Q Warranty. The first surprise to me was that Vauxhall pass the warranty to a third-party claims group called TWG, who provide a really awful service. In our case, Vauxhall's own technicians identified a power steering failure on two…
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Can i drive another car on my insurance?
If it is not currently insured by the current owner? Looking to buy a car off someone who has bought another car himself. He has changed his own insurance from the car i'm wanting to buy. He is no longer insured to drive it. Looking at my own insurance document it states the policy holder may also drive with the permission…
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Car Hire Woes
Looking for thoughts on this please. Hired a car for 1 day and dropped it off after hours, we then got a letter via email stating there was damage on the car shortly followed by another letter detailing the damage: and a cost of £533 (plus £40 to assess the damage and a £27 admin fee) for repair. In complete honesty I…
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Peugeot
Hi , just wondering if anyone can help me out, so my hubby has a 61 plate Peugeot 207 and on Wednesday while he was driving his powering steering just went , he could still drive ok just very hard / stiff , anyway we called our local garage who said they could not help so we called Peugeot for advise , they told us there…
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Involved in first accident - what's happens next?
Hi guys, As above, after years of event-less motoring, I was involved this morning in my first motoring accident... - I'm not looking for a round of applause or anything, don't worry :( So, basically I was entirely at fault, too close to the car in front I guess, wet roads etc - we were slowing down, she broke, I went into…
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Low cost car options
OH has told me i need to get a car for taking baby to nursery. Looking at options. Not really up for something pay monthly but depends on the finance cost (dont mind 0%!). Essentially should i go for my usual bangernomics - £500 -£2k on a car that will take a baby seat. Seen a few passats that look ok, dont know anything…
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self ticketing parking app
AN UNPOPULAR British parking firm has released an app designed to turn ordinary people into traffic wardens. A company called UK Car Park Management has offered people a bounty of £10 if they use its app to grass up people who are parked illegally. Traitorous busybodies will be able to confidentially submit pictures of…
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Car insurance claim from 2014
Hi all, Insured my car as normal and have now received a letter stating that i failed to disclose a 2014 claim....i have never had a accident or made a claim! How do i find details out about this supposed claim against me? and i have not moved in 20 years surely i would have been notified? thanks
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Misspelt licence plate PCN
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5th and 6th gear problem
Hi all I noticed last night that I couldn't get the car into 5th or 6th gear. It's as though someone has wedged something in so I can't push the stick towards the right. The only coincidence at the time was I was hoovering the car and cleaned the fluff around it Any idea what might have happened and what it might cost to…
