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Finance owing on car we bought
I have potentially managed to get myself into a pickle with finance owing on a car i just bought & i am kicking myself. Needed to buy a run around fairly quickly & after a bit of looking around found this car I liked at a reputable local dealer for £3k. Signed on the dotted line & cleared off for a bit whilst they got it…
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Which highway code book should i get
My boy have failed his theory test so I told him he needs a highway code book but is it best to get one by DVSA or AA. I've read some reviews on both books and I don't believe they are true as someone is saying they passed their driving test in 1962 and not read the highway code in many years so they bought the book so…
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Daughters car unused while at Uni
So my daughter is away at Uni and her car is sat on the drive unused. I go out and start it once a week or so but it's on SORN so I can't run it round the block. I noticed the brakes were getting a bit sticky when I had to move it he other day so I figured I might as well get some use out of it, especially as it is more…
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How much for a car service?
Car playing up...think it is the spark plugs. So want to get it serviced. Called one place and they quoted 185. Is this reasonable? Car is an 04 reg. Will that price include the replacement of spark plugs and other bits and bobs?
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Sold motorhome, buyer not happy
Hin Looking for some advice and to help my head stop spinning. I sold an Ibeco Daily van that had been converted into a motorhome a few mo ths back. It was on the V5 as a motorhome as DVLA were satisfied with it. I never built the conversion, im not sure who did. I owned the van for little over a year and done less than…
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Vw t4
Hi there I purchased a 1998 VW T4 campervan recently which when it has been raining has shown some signs of leaking some oil or other engine fluid. I have never noticed anything resembling oil in dry weather however. I decided to investigate further this afternoon and started off by checking the oil level which appeared to…
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Dash Cam Recommendations?
I am picking up a new (used) car on Saturday and decided to get a dash cam as I have had quite a few close calls in the last year with my old car and bad drivers. I would consider a front and back cam but probably just get a front cam for now. I also wouldn't know enough to be able to wire it up to the battery or anything…
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Should I fix my Focus?
Apologies if this type of question gets asked all the time, I don't tend to frequent this part of the forums. My car is a Ford Focus, 2005 reg, with 121k miles on the clock. It creaks a bit like an old sailing vessel but other than that it runs OK. I MOT'ed it in August and just replaced the tyres, nothing else wrong with…
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Car insurance - not giving no claims (possibly due to bogus claim).
A week or so ago a friend received paperwork through from their insurers saying basically someone had claimed they were involved in a RTC/I/A (the final word was either incident, accident or collision, i can't remember which he said). Anyway this was all news to him. He checked his car over & there was no damage to it so…
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Tyre blew out on my car when away with work
I went to a conference last night 200 miles away for work, on the way home my tyre blew out, late at night and during some lovely heavy rain, in the middle of nowhere. I had to drive on a few miles to get to an area with light to change it. Tyre totally ruined and not fixable. I get fuel and food expenses for work....…
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Help with uneven tyre wear causes
Hi all, Hoping for any insights this group might have on reasons for uneven tyre wear. I have a Volvo V50 (08 Reg, 2L Diesel) that has gone through two sets of mid-range front tyres in 20 months. Mileage in that time has been about 35k (mainly rural roads) so not too concerned about the rate of tyre wear itself (17.5k a…
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Can someone please explain this?
This morning at the start of a long journey I filled up my car with petrol at tesco Copdock,Ipswich at a price of 116.9 ppl This evening at 5pm I filled the car up again at tesco Copdock,Ipswich (same station, same pump) at a price of 117.9ppl. I thought the Chancellor had cancelled the duty price increase?
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The importance of Witnesses
I had an incident where some guy crashed into me on a roundabout. I immediately called my Insurance and emailed wtih a full narrative, google links, photos etc. I was going straight across the roundabout, the guy to my right decided to take an early exit and hit me. I couldn't avoid it as the first I saw was his car clout…
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New VED
Right I’m confused (it doesn’t take much believe me):D but I currently pay £20 per year to tax my diesel car. With the new VED and announcement today of it rising I don’t quite understand how much I’ll pay next year? Is it £30 or based on my emissions is it £140:eek: or is there no change? Buy a diesel they said, it’s more…
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Car Full Service - too cheap????
Hi I booked my car in for a full service and got a quote of £110 + vat. £50 labour £60 parts Is this too cheap???? Should I be worry?
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Why is fuel in Tamworth so cheap?
Whenever I am anywhere near Tamworth in Staffordshire I fill up as the fuel there is quite cheap compared to most places. (108.7p at ASDA, 108.9p at Sainsburys and 109.7p at Morrisons all per litre for Unleaded) I was wondering if there was any reason for this as according to Petrol Prices in nearby Birmingham the average…
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Astra 1.6 twinport - 1.6 astra engine management light come on
Hi, My engine management has come on again. Just had it's fixed WIN 30100 , 30200 , 30300, 30400 Had sparks and coil pack fitted, good standard one. The strange bit The car though still has these issues and the light still works fine 90 percent of the time. The only time I have the issue it's seems if I take my foot of the…
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multiple PCN & towing (TOWER HAMLETS)
hello I would be most grateful for advice on my problem please: on 23 october I parked my car in the usual parking space (street) in Tower Hamlets Borough for which I hold a business parking permit. I had it renewed in august and it was still only placed rather than stuck in the front window. however, the days leading up…
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multiple PCN & towing
hello I would be most grateful for advice on my problem please: on 23 october I parked my car in the usual parking space on a street in Tower Hamlets Borough for which I hold a business parking permit. I had it renewed in august and it was still only placed rather than stuck in the front window. however, the days leading…
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Diesel scrappage scheme exclusively to new cars?
Hi, I wanted to know if there is anywhere that does a scrappage scheme on used cars rather than new. I have a diesel which I want to get rid of but my credit rating isn't good enough to buy new (just tried vw scrappage and got refused) so I went to zuto and have had a approved loan. I would still like to get some value out…
