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ford transit 6000cd radio code ???
Evening all. Our minibus had to go into the garage to be fixed...now the radio doesn't work as it needs the code. We use our minibus to ferry our autistic adults around and of course one or two get anxious without the music. The serial number of the 6000cd is V046577...can anyone help in getting the code ? Thanks.
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Have I been ripped off? BMW transfer box
Hi, Ihave had a judder when accelerating in my BMW 320d x drive. It still has warranty so I gave it to BMW who tried many things including the egr valve. They then found my rear wheels and tyres to be out by 2mm. They asked for £1500 for this to be replaced but the problem hadn't completely gone. They then found that the…
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Good deals on veg oil?
Now the weather's warming up I'm going to start using a veg oil mix in my car. I've seen 99p a litre in Tesco. Does anyone know of a better deal? Thanks!
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No mid range power in "new" car?
Hi, recently purchased a 2005 Honda Accord 2.4 litre petrol automatic. It has 121,000 on the clock and I have just changed the engine oil and gearbox oil. Since this service, the car is response and pulls well from standstill at lower revs but when I really put my foot down it just doesn't seem to pull? There are no lights…
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Is this legal?
Just wondered if anyone knew if it's legal to run a car selling business from your home (in a residential street)? We got new neighbours 6 months ago and have noticed that different cars keep appearing outside their house, outside our house, on their driveway, etc (usually 4-5 at a time). Then, someone shows up in the…
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When to tax new car?
Bear with me, this is the simplest of questions, but I am confused. It is the first time I have bought a car from a private seller since the new tax rules came in. I am due to pick the car up on Sunday. Because of the distance, the seller has kindly agreed to deliver the car by trailer to a half-way point. The agreed…
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Gear Linkage?
Morning All, Husband can't get 1st or reverse gears on a Vauxhall Combo 02 Van, could it just be something simple like a gear linkage issue (hope so)? Thank you all.
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MK4 (2000) Golf 1.6 16v - mayo under oil filler cap
For anyone who was with the juddering thread then that problem appears to have been fixed, thankfully. New MAP sensor, new plugs, new coilpack. So far so good. I noticed a lot of mayo under the oil cap yesterday. Now before anyone instantly suggests head gasket.... remove the engine cover & you're left with that plasticy…
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Insuring a second car
I've only ever had one car so have never had need to look in to this. Let's say i have a car ... Car #1 & the insurance costs me say £300 per year. Now let's say i want to buy another car ... Car #2. If i take out a new policy on that, be it with the same or different insurer, that'll cost me say £400 per year, but…
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Speeding fine second notice
Good evening, I received a "Court referral notification" in the post this morning from Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies. The letter says they dispatched to me requiring me to provide driver information as I was caught speeding in a 40 by manned equipment. The worrying part is I did not ever receive the first letter. This…
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Cancelling and renewing car insurance?
What stops someone from continually taking out car insurance, cancelling within the 14 day cooling off period and repeat the whole process? They can, in theory, get free car insurance if they repeat this process with different car insurance companies.
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Failure To Insure - Sorn Penalty
Hi MSE I just wanted a bit of advice. I received a penalty of £100 (£50 if paid within a certain time frame) I have a car which has £0 road tax but still needs to be "taxed" officially online for a electronic tax disc. Now i lost my job in the last few months and cancelled my insurance as i had no more need of the car and…
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Will you buy a diesel car now?
In relation to recent news of taxing diesel cars extra to enter many town centers, when you change car next time, will you consider a diesel?
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Car repossesed, tax surrendered.
End of last year, our son got into some financial difficulties whilst living away from home.This led him into falling behind with car finance payments. The finance company repossesed the car. We helped him out, Bank of Mum and Dad, and he got it back. Just by chance, we were looking at Gov. vehicle check for a tax reminder…
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Millbrook Report: Tesco petrol vs Premium
Might change a few people's views. Millbrook Report which also contains a full detailed description of tests, fuels and vehicles used. https://d16vpkeamxept2.cloudfront.net/assets/6ca06d648b9541e78fa838fece4a1a23.pdf
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Advice on consumer rights
Hi all, Just after a bit of advice really. Bought a used Renault Megane in November last year, paid £4250 on it, 2010 reg, 22,000 miles. Currently on about 26,000 miles. Had some engine trouble with it last week, took it to a Renault garage to diagnose, and they told me it needs £2000 worth of repair work doing including…
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Advice car problems bought last October
Hi All I am looking for some advice please in October we bought a lovely VW Tiguan by the end of December it had been back to the garage three times. Then it went back in after Christmas again. The problem that we kept having was the engine management light would come on and it would go into limp mode, other times it would…
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Selling my car, am I being scammed?
I am selling my car and today I put some adverts up on ebay, autotrader and gumtree. Soon after, I got a text from someone saying they saw my gumtree advert and were querying the price, so could I email them. I did so and got the following response: Thanks for taking the time to reply to my email. Please understand that I…
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Advice on noisy clutch
I'm away on holiday this week. Typically, my car has now decided that this is the perfect time to make some noise. I need some advice. Car is a 2003 Ford Focus TDCI. When pressing down on the clutch pedal I'm getting feedback through the pedal and a clunky/grinding noise at the same time. Most of the time this stops when…
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Fewer prosecutions for death crash drivers
"The charity RoadPeace points out that the number of road officers in England and Wales fell by nearly 40% from 7,100 in 2005 to 4,350 in 2014." "Steve Barry, an Assistant Chief Constable at Sussex Police and the National Police Chief's Council lead for collision investigations, says he doesn't believe that the reduction…
