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Gov charging Dessel
I brought my car 2013 a Dessel after the government said it was better for the environment which I paid more for than petrol! Now they say they are going to charge more to drive it and park it and I will lose more When selling it if I can !! Is there a partition going anywhere ?? Or is there someone doing anything for us…
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wrong car taxed? incorrect car information in database?
Hello, I'm going to buy a new car. At the moment its without MOT, a most likely SORN, anyway I agreed with trader that he do the basic repair and MOT, so I'll get the car ready to use. While start to checking information, I found very strange thing on DVLA pages: - MOT history showing correct car and the very same MOT test…
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written off car repaired
hi all... you are my last hope... long story short.. i was involved in an accident and my car looked fine, the next day i couldn't close the boot.so i visited a garage and they put me in touch with collision solutions. i explained to them and the garage that it my car(54 plate peugeot 206) if it was able to be written off…
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Dying Micra
In Nov 2014 I bought a Micra with auto gearbox from Westway Nissan in Oxford. It was 18 months old and had done 14k miles. It has now done 27k miles and apparently needs a new gearbox. Nissan have agreed to the supply of a new gearbox but will not pay the ca. £500 installation charge! I have spent 4 weeks arguing with…
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Mixing tyres on one car advice
Hi guys, I got the MOT done on my car recently and was advised that the nearside tyre of my car was close to the legal limit. I was told it would be ok for a few months but knowing me I would rather get it sorted now. My question is about the brand of the tyres my car has at the moment which is landsail and I was wondering…
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Fraud by Evans Halshaw
Hello. This is my first time on here. I won't bore you with the whole story but about 7 years ago I had a car from Evans Halshaw on finance. There were numerous delays but in the end it was completed. There was an incident months later whereby I was clamped by a traffic warden. The ticket said out of date tax. Firstly,…
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Can NCD mistake affect claim?
On of my cars was stolen recently and now faced with the unenviable task of ploughing through the paperwork from the insurers. I'll admit to not being fully up to speed with how to apply my NCD - on closer look at the policies I've got it seems as though I've been applying NCD to the two cars that I own, when it would seem…
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Minor accident
Hi, My wife was involved in a minor accident bumping into the back of a scooter at low speed at a roundabout. There is minor damage to the bumper of my wife's car and some damage to the scooter (the owner is going to get a quote for the damage). The question is do we claim on my wife's insurance(depending on the cost of…
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Mayo under oil filler cap - don't think it is Head Gasket..
I know a bit about cars but need a bit of advice from more mechanically minded people. I have a 2007 Clio 1.2 Turbo (TCE). I've hardly driven it this year, probably about 1200 miles and never more than 10-15 miles per journey. The oil filler cap is not on top of the engine block, it sits on the end of a pipe about 6 inches…
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Tuning the K24A3 block?
Hi, recently got the valve clearance done on my '05 Accord 2.4 litre and looking for ways to increase power? Did a bit of a search and the best advice is to get a K20A2 block head swap, Honda RRC intake manifold, and a Acura TSX ECU flash. This should give around 260hp plus at the wheels. I can get this all for relatively…
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gbcardeals anyone?
has anyone had any experience or dealings with gbcardeals? they give great price on new car i'm looking for (Peugeot 3008). they also are known as Spectrum Vehicle Contracts Limited. http://www.gbcardeals.com/ any feedback would be gratefully appreciated. TIA
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Fixed Penalty Notice - 6 Month Rule
Hi - Just need some advice: I was going 37 on a 30mph road and got caught by a speeding camera. The car belongs to my husband, so when he got the ticket, he sent my details because I was the driver at the time of the offence. Now I've received a fixed penalty notice (ticket). I have 28 days to respond. However, the offence…
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New brake pads and discs today...SMOKING ??
I had new brake pads and discs fitted today by the garage that I bought the car from a year ago. Vauxhall astra tourer Gj11...38,000 on the clock. The garage dropped it off at work at 5.30 today and is 7 miles from work. I left work and noticed that the car would slow down to a halt like I was applying the brake as I took…
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Citroen C4 AirCon
Hi all I called 2 Citroen dealers near me to find out about aircon regas and clean. 1 said it needs a new type gas and said £180, other said it needs old type gas and said £89. I am now confused. I cannot find anything in the service book to say which gas it takes. it just says it needs doing every 2 years. If you guys…
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Peugeot window fault.
Hi all, bought my ex colleagues 307CC, just be he retired to Greece a week ago. When you open drivers door window should drop about 20mm, then close when you close the door. He told me that this wasn't working right, and if you opened and closed the door again it would work, which it did - up until yesterday. Also since…
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Roundabout advice
Good afternoon all, I am looking for a second opinion on a correct procedure when driving over a particular roundabout. Based on the picture from the link below, would you say it was acceptable to use either lane for going straight over this roundabout ( Exit 1 )? imgur.com/a/p8OfR Thank you very much in advance. Patrick
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Breakdown cover with dog
I need to buy breakdown cover with recovery but have been told that it's up to the discretion of the recover driver whether they take my dog or not. If the car has to be taken what would they expect me to do with the dog?!?! Does anyone have any experience of this? Thank you!
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Should I change my car?
So I've had my car about 5 years and it's a little citroen. It's had problems since I bought it and cost me alot of money to fix over the first 2 years, but since then it's been relatively fine other than electrics issues (cheers, France). The other week my ABS light came on, signalling its death (or mine if I don't look…
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What to do with car after chargeback
I bought a car in December from a dealer, and found out the next day it had serious faults, the car was not roadworthy, they misrepresented the car on the ad, and there were other issues as well. Dealer refused to accept us rejecting the car, so we had to ask for a chargeback on the card we bought it with. We just found…
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Radiator cap Spring squeezes just few mm in depth=broken? +POPPING Noise when opened
Car is Peugeot 406 SALOON 2000 When opening the radiator cap of the car coolant, just as the last rotation turn is done, it makes a popping noise. (the car engine has been switch off over night) so this is done the next day when the engine is cold. when unscrewing the cap off, at the end before it comes off it makes a…
