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Car purchase advice required
Good evening, Looking for some advice. Haven't brought a car in years! So finding the whole experience quite overwhelming, that said think we have decided on the type, make, model that will suit us, questions are: 1 -To buy new or used (nearly new). Will be buying from a dealer, 2 -Do I go in for the "discount/deal"…
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MOT exempt
Why on earth has the government decided to exempt all 40+ year old cars, from MOT tests Surely - it is these old bangers that are likely to have dodgy brakes and are going to cause accidents And what about pollution ? These old carburettored cars - are going to emit heaps of CO and other nasties (particularly pre 78…
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Anyone have any idea re battery for transit Van
My son has bought a transit van. Its a 06 registered LWB 90 T350. He was told that it needed a new battery when he got it. He has been jump starting it for a few days but yesterday decided to get a new battery. But, what looks like a battery under the bonnet is not actually the battery. When he unlatched the top its got…
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Moving personalised plate - fees
I own a car with a personalised plate. I want to buy a new car and sell the old. The sequence should be (a) apply online for plate retention (£80) from old car, put back original plates (b) sell old car (c) buy new car (d) assign personalised plate to new car Is there a fee for (d), in addition to the £80 retention fee?…
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When do you change your tyres?
I reckon I'll be needing some new tyres soon as the fronts on my car are at about 3mm. I was wondering what everyone else does when deciding to replace tyres - do you leave it to the legal limit or change sooner? Personally I've found tyres can become noisy when too worn and obviously wet weather performance will be…
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Car test days
Where do you go to test car following changes you make? A bit expensive to pay £150 for a track day not considering other costs to find out something is wrong with the car and waste rest of the day Is there a way to go somewhere like airfield which is cheap and one can test his car?
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Costs to consider when choosing how to buy a car - have I accounted for them all?
My trusty old 9yr old auris is approaching 170,000 miles and while it has been reliable to date my larger than average mileage (approx 27,000 per year) and need to travel approx 100 miles per day plus to/from and for work, I'm trying to work out my options for down the line when my car either needs major work or is…
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Sold my car: Rang insurance but no refund
I just sold my car earlier today and have emailed DVLA to notify them. I then contacted my insurance company to tell them aswell (expecting to hear that I was entitled to a refund) but I was told there's no refund as I have had the policy for over 90 days. The policy is a dual policy (i.e. two cars) and is a classic car…
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Buying my first car what checks should I do
Hiya I'm going to buy my first used car tomorrow to learn how to drive in. I will be paying cash so no finance. Should I be doing checks on the car myself? I saw on auto trader about hpi checks but unsure which checks I would need to do myself and where I would do these. Any help would be fab
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Sorn question.
Going to declare a car Sorn before the 1st October so I won't pay road tax for October. Online, you can do it immediately, or, the first day of next month. Surely if I do it the first day of next month, wont we have to pay October road tax?.
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Neighbours bin fell into my car denting it.
Hi all Im after some advice. So a couple of weeks back we had that one night of strong winds. On that night my next door neighbours wheelie bin has blown over and hit my car door, denting it in two places. To be fair to my neighbour he agreed for the repair to be carried out and told me to get the dent man in we both use…
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Dodgey reapir. Advice please?
Dodgey bike repair advice? Basically I got a new exaughst put on as my old one wasn't with repairing, I took it to the only dealer in town that supplies parts for my bike, they told me the one that they offered didn't fit, and they put on one off a bike "with 0 miles on it". It was about 2 or 3 months ago maximum, and the…
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Sunken Iron cover claim. How to claim
Whilst I have followed the details provided in the Pothole Claims, How to Claim for Pothole Damage, I would appreciate some comments/advice as my case is a bit more than just pothole damage. I was riding my 1938 motorcycle with a group of VMCC members when I hit two sunken covers 3m apart buth of which were around 40mm…
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DVLA Refund
I was planning to buy a second hand car from a dealer and the dealer said it had to be taxed straight away. The deal fell through and I'm now struggling to get a refund from the DVLA. I phoned the DVLA and they said thats fine, you just need to write to them. I wrote to them explaining the situation and giving them the…
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Car recommendations!
Hello All I wonder if you can recommend some car models to me? My mum is looking for something small. She currently drives a Peugeot 107 which has died. Her requirements are: Economical, £20 tax if possible, good all rounder, good reviews, five door. She's looking for something two or three years old. TIA Maureen
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Reconditioned gearbox repair
I drive a 2005 Honda Jazz. In June I took my car to a local garage and discovered that the gearbox needed replacing. The garage replaced it with a reconditioned gearbox and new clutch at a total cost of £800. Within 3 weeks, I noticed that the "new" gearbox was making the same noises, albeit a lot quieter, so I took it…
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Bought a faulty bike where do i stand
I bought a motorcycle on the 23/09/17. On my way home it was overheating, I called them and they told me to take it to a garage near me to get the problem diagnosed. The garage was unable to diagnose the problem. The people I bought it from are likely to ask for me to bring it back so they can try and figure out what the…
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Thule Roof Rack feet change for different car
I have just changed my Kia Sorento car from a 2014 model to a 2017 model and the old one had roof bars along the roof whereas the new one has roof rails along the car length. I have the Thule Rapid System Wing Bar 969 Roof Bars with Thule Crossroad Railing Rapid System Footpack which are quite low profile but now I have to…
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Cancellation?
Hello, This is my first post guys! My car recently broke down so i contacted my insurer asking them to cancel my policy (thinking i could save some monies as the plan was to just get rid of the car at this point) they said they could give me two weeks for me to add a new car to the policy. During these two weeks we decided…
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1.5 rants
This evening coming home... 1) Blue beacons in the background 'everyone around starts going into full ignorance mode, pulling into an angle or mounting the kerb. 1.5) Later a car passed me on a duel carraigeway and then driving like a looney, he's in front long enough for me to remember the reg, decided to look it up on my…
