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What grease was used by the territorial army
Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I didn't know where to put it. Would anyone know what grease was used by the territorial army about 20 years ago. The grease came in a white metal tin and was a dark brown colour and had a strong smell. I was wondering if it's for bearings as I just removed the bearings from my…
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Foldable roof boxes/bags
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HandiWorld-HandiHoldall-Foldable-Roof-Box/dp/B01ABQ2M6W I just spotted these last night - hadn't realised they were a thing! Was planning a car change for bigger boot but since this was mainly for occasional/holiday use - a roof box would be fine. I discounted that option based on the fact that we…
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Fronting car insurance
My partner wants to put his insurance in my name with him as named driver and use my no claims bonus. I will be buying a car in the next week or so and will want to insure my own car using my no claims bonus. Will my new car insurance be affected by him doing this?
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Withdrawing from a PCP early
Hi, So 18 months ago I took out a PCP for an Audi A1 for a 3 year contract. I pay a set amount £200~ each month and at the end of the contract I was told I had 3 options... - Give the car back - Trade in for a new/different car - Pay a balloon payment of £9k~ to own the rest of the car. I was always looking at the first…
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Bus Lane Penalty Charge Notice
Have received a Bus Lane Penalty Charge Notice through the post, today, for an Alleged Bus Lane Contravention. I am the registered owner of the car, but was not driving the car nor was even in it at the time. The ridiculously awful photo "proof" shows nothing more than a white glare of headlights in one image, and a…
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New second hand car - what am I looking for?
I need another car fairly urgently following mine going to the scrapheap in the sky. I only have weekends to go looking and know very little about cars other than what goes in which hole, as it were. No friends who are mechanically minded to give anything a once over. So I'm pondering nearly new or about a year old from a…
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Car Insurance Took Money Prior To Renewal Even Though Cancelled
My car insurance renewal was cancelled over the phone 3 working days prior to the renewal date. The next day I obtained insurance elsewhere, to start in 2 days time. I emailed the company a few days later to confirm in writing that the renewal had be cancelled/removed from the policy as stated over the phone. The company…
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Car problems
IHi can any one help I've a mondeo on a 2013 plate 90% of the time if I open driver's door with key on ,ignition off it blows a fuse If I open driver's door with key on ignition on car running it blows the immobile fuse this happens 90% of the time also I thought it was broken wire in driver's door wiring loom so I…
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Re-registering vehicles and change of insurance
Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get some help-Trying to navigate my way through this, and proving very difficult. We currently have a few vehicles as part of a partnership, not a Ltd company. They are currently registered to the owner of the company, but they are gradually moving out of the business, and…
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Appealing to ParkingEye (Cant find the information in other threads)
Hi, My OH received a parking charge notice from ParkingEye last week because I parked in my local hospitals car park and "failed to pay for parking" due to the payment machine being out of order. I have foolishly already made an appeal to ParkingEye before stumbling across the many helpful threads and information on this…
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Just discovered my car was "clocked" before I bought it in 2015
I've just had my MoT done, and idly looking at the certificate I noticed the mileage history. In January 2015 it had done nearly 45000 miles, but when I bought it the following summer it had about 28000 on the clock. I bought it from a franchised dealer, so they probably didn't clock it themselves, having too much to lose,…
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Car Repossession
Looking for some advice please, I have a car from the car finance company but im struggling to make the payments and I have just under two years left on a four year plan. I heard that after a certain amount has been paid off the plan the car wont be repossessed is that right? I still owe a lot of money but if my…
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ParkingEye
Hi every one l had to go to my local hospital for tests I went in got my tests done come out and went to pay for my ticket and noticed that my hour time I had logged had gone over by five minutes so I noticed on there pricing board that you could buy another thirty minutes for 80 pence, I put £2,10 pence in to the machine…
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Opinions on accident appreciated!
I'd just parked up in a car park holding one of my dogs and was going round the back to get another out, when some old duffer pulled into the space next to me and decided to scrape along my car :mad: Instead of stopping when he made contact and reversing, in his wisdom he decided to keep going! So I took his insurance…
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"Truck" Purchase For Domestic Use
Looking at buying a Nissan Navara for domestic use (towing horse trailer and rural location), on finance. Can anyone advise on the VAT element? Obviously VAT will be payable (by us) but when it comes to resale will we struggle, unless to another domestic user, as we will be looking for a higher resale value than a business…
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Calling all 330e Hybrid drivers
I've had my 330e about 7 months and done 11,000 miles and yesterday a coolant warning message came on. Having checked the coolant tank (the bigger one of the two) it was empty. I thought it odd the coolant would have run out this quick (I'm old and drive to the speed limit). I'm thinking its one of two things 1 - air lock…
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Used Car Problems, ECU Repair/Replacement - Not Covered By Warranty. Please Help?
Hi all, I'm hoping someone can give me some advice! Thanks in advance. :beer: In November I purchased a used Mini Cooper 2002 from a dealer. It was sold to me in working condition with no issues (given to them as part exchange). I've had it 2 months now and since purchase I'd noticed a growling/clunking noise and that it…
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Brand new VW warranty issues.
Hi, I'm posting as I've had an issue with a brand new 2017 Volkswagen we got on hire purchase, we're just a little confused on our rights on the matter. So, we bought this Tiguan on the 27th October 2017, brand new, 120 miles on the clock, very pretty and we were very happy with our purchase. It worked perfectly up till…
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Car write off value
I had an accident today which is deemed a fault accident on my part and the car which is a 2006 basic skoda fabia is likely to be written off. Just wondering when they do get round to telling me how much they will give me for it how I know if it's a reasonable offer or not? Where would I look to get an idea of comparative…
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Speeding ticket for company car driver
I have a motoring law query. A few weeks ago, I think I may have got flashed by a manned camera. I drive a company car so the lease hire company is the registered keeper of the vehicle. I moved address a few months ago and forgot to inform the lease company straight away, but I e-mailed the lease company immediately after…
