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Halfords, a new low!
I am absolutely livid. My wife's headlight bulb went, and it's a fiddly job to replace. And I'm away working in Paris. So I said to head to a local garage - although she ended up at Halfords. It's a standard H7 bulb, about £5-£10 in shops. But Halfords had a bogof offer on. Fair enough. This is where the trouble starts.…
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Speeding Camera
Hi can u plz chack whether I have been caught on a speeding camera or not, Car registration Number: KR13 LKN
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Losing money on a car in a short space of time
I bought a Fiat Bravo around a month ago from a small Fiat/Alfa garage. Was reduced from £2.5K ended up paying £1.995 which I thought was a good deal with it's condition and mileage. Anyway, due to change in circumstances I'm having to sell the car now. Put it on all the main sites (Auto, eBay, gumtree etc) for what I paid…
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Renew Car tax a car when you have misplaced log book
Hoping someone can help me. Our car failed its MOT and so the direct debit for tax is now cancelled. We got an "important action needed" letter from DVLA regarding this but this is not a V11 reminder form. We fixed car 5 days later and now trying to renew tax online. We have the V5C/2 new keeper supplement (green slip) but…
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Idiot proof Dash Cam?
I have tried searching the forum for this but it hasn't helped. I don't know anything about them and when I read up, it's all technical jargon that I don't understand. Could anyone recommend one that is really easy to use? Do I need a laptop to view the images on it? (I only use an iPad/iPhone). Would it be better to ask…
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VED by Direct Debit?
Maybe a daft question, however having had my car written off, other party admitted blame before we go off on a tangent, I need to buy another car, to give me a couple of hundred pounds more to play with, can I set up a monthly direct debit and pay in monthly instalments immediately for a new to me car or do I initially…
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Disconnecting battery & radio codes
Not sure if the battery is on its way out so was going to put it on charge but the weather is supposed to be poor tomorrow and there's nowhere to put the extension reel under cover so i was thinking of removing the battery totally to put it on charge. Question is would you expect this to result in needing to input a radio…
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Buying a Car
Over the years ive never really spent a lot on cars I usually buy a car then run it into the ground. My most recent purchase was a Ford focus mk1 for £1500 several years ago, its now probably worth about £250. I have more money these days and just wondered what poeple did who spent more say £2000 -£5000 on a car do you do…
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Your Motor Accident?
What ho one and all, I have been browsing the threads and have a similar wacky motor claim thing going on. The background: parked at the end of a very, very quiet cul do sac and was working in the garden. when I came to the car, a neighbour told me that she had seen a lady inspecting the front of my car a couple of times.…
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Best way to insure car for me and my 17yr old daughter
Hi! I'm hoping someone will be able to help me, I'm totally confused by car insurance! Currently I drive a belingo van and my daughter has just started her lessons. I am going to get rid of the van and buy a small car (thinking VW Fox or Polo, budget £1500) which we can then share. Should we add her to my insurance or does…
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Land Rover Key Issues
I can't get one of my keys for my Land Rover to work, thankfully it's the spare key. Last time I successfully used it a message came up on my dash saying the battery was running low in the key fob. I have replaced the battery with the correct battery type and it didn't work. I then tried replacing the battery with another…
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Complaint against the AA
Good afternoon all, I have a query and would really appreciate any feedback or thoughts. My complaint is against the AA however, I am not a member myself and therefore this makes my complaint a little more difficult! My Grandson has been borrowing my car and unfortunately about two weeks ago broke down on the local…
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Parking Eye - Letter before county court claim
Hi I have been issued with a letter before county court claim from ParkingEye. Background story I drove my wife to the hospital and parked up in the visitors area. I purchased a ticket using pay by phone dropped her off then left hospital and came to pick her up a few hours later (purchased a second ticket). Parking eye…
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Driving a Company Car after Employment Ends
I’m currently changing jobs and my current employment is due to end on 5th November. I have a company car for business and personal use, provided by my employer through Lex Autolease. They won’t be picking the car up until after the 5th November, does anybody know if I am allowed to drive the car after 5th November - for…
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Nissan Customer Services
Please can any body help ? I purchased a bran new Nissan X Trail this year (2017). Soon after taking delivery of the vehicle, the rear camera became loose in the rear opening door. I have no idea how this happened. I am a retired driver, I am extremely careful how I hand my car. I have been to hell and back with Nissan…
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Used car price - haggle?
My old civic is on its last legs - it's 16 years old and the gearbox is in bad shape. I would get it replaced but I cant find an old one. Anyhow, I've been looking for a secondhand civic,and I found on but it's priced about £1000 more than I was looking to pay (my max was 10k (gulp!) ) - it's 1.5 years old and is 11k from…
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Can penetrating fluid loosen a seized nut where heat couldn't?
I took my car to national to get the front wheels aligned as there is unever wear on the shoulders. It was half price with a voucher making thw alignment just £15 so I thought I'd give it a go. The people at national tried but could not align it saying that the track rod assembly is sized and the nut won't move. gave me a…
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Tiptronic transmission driving in automatic license
A UK automatic car license holder can drive 2004 Mercedes A160 Avantgarde Auto (Tiptronic Automatic No. Of Gears 5 Gears ). Thanks for reading. If anybody knows , please reply.
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Car Insurance Is Now Becoming Ridiculous
Car insurance is absolutely ridiculous nowadays. The companies are using any excuse to inflate insurance premiums all based on 'statistics' My daughter recently had her car written off through no fault of her own,she has purchased another car and was told the premium is higher because she is not experienced in her new car…
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Someone claims I hit their car
I received a letter today from a person who claims I reversed into their car in a local supermarket carpark damaging the rear passenger wing. This was supposed to have happened in July. He or she noted my number and reported the incident to the police and have "forms to fill out to send them regarding prosecution". The…
