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Euro Breakdown Cover, 17yr old car?
I'm looking for breakdown cover for a trip to France, about 2.5 weeks in September. The car was registered in 2001, but it's been very well looked after and done less than the average mileage (under 140k). I've found one insurer willing to do it, at just over £190, which is the RAC. At first I thought that was excessive,…
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Test Drive Insurance - Never Heard of This
I'm looking for a new car at the moment, and am going on a few test drives. Having completed 4 or 5 drives so far with no issues, I went to a Dealer today, and they wanted me to sign a Test Drive contract, committing me to a £250 excess. When I objected that the contract appeared to be a loan car, they changed it to a…
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How to remove Sorn status from car?
Hi, Whats the correct procedure to remove sorn from car? Is it insurance first then mot? Or mot first then insurance? Or tax first then mot? Or insurance first then tax? I can go on and on with the list as you can see as its really confusing. Can a driver buy road tax online without mot but insurance is there? The last…
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Alternator: Labour quote
Afternoon guys I have a 62 plate Fiat Punto that died on me yesterday. After calling out the AA, they've informed me that the Alternator and battery need replaced (apparently the Alternator is not charging the battery and the battery is not holding a charge regardless). Anyway, I'm looking to replace the alternator and…
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Greenflag - hard to contact
Before anyone says "Phone them..." - I am unable to - poor speech I am trying to contact Greenflag - they stopped using emails, last year (they bounce back now) Their "On line chat" is now permanently engaged "Please try later" - Are Greenflag having problems or something ? Have any of you - successfully had an "on line…
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Pcn
Hi, I received a notice on my windscreen which looked liked a PCN, but wasn't it read "this is not a PCN". 1 week later i received a letter in the post which was described as a PCN, giving me 28 days to pay up for a alleged parking offence, which i dispute. I am lead to believe that under the freedom of information act,…
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MK1 Ford Focus 1.6 sump plug torque setting?
I'll be doing an oil change on this car soon, maybe even tonight time & weather depending. Does anyone here know the torque setting as all I find when searching online is lots of replies of 'hand tight' but no figure. I prefer to just do it to a number. What's your hand tight? Likely different to mine as mine always tends…
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M42 cameras?
Hi everyone, quick question. Went on a drive today along the M42 and was on it between junction 2 and 6. Quite a lot of cameras, i mostly drove at 75-77mph but when overtaking in the outside lane it gout up to 85mph to get past cars before moving back over. I slowed down whenever I went across camera lines in the motorway…
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Parking in two spaces that are assigned to me
Hope this is the right place. Just a quick question, I've had no trouble yet and I don't want to be a di*k but I think what I have been doing is OK, I just wanted some other viewpoints. I'm working abroad at the moment, Greece to be precise and my apartment complex has assigned parking spaces. I am on the top floor, in the…
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Enterprise we use car rental trying it on again
My wifes BMW had to go back to the dealer to have a major brake failure fixed. They didn't have any suitable cars so they arranged one with enterprise. By arranged, they told enterprise to give us a car but they refused to because they didn't have any BMWs. Hour's of calls back and forth and we eventually got a very nice…
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Park and Tube Penalty Fines
Hi, has anyone been caught out by the Park and Tube Penalty fine for not registering their car specifically for each tube station rather than just updating their new car details on their website? I want to appeal this based on never having tried to avoid a parking charge but feel a little hard done by paying £60 when I…
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Range Rover Evoque in 5 years time
Hi All, I know this maybe a difficult question for anyone to answer but I was wonderinf if anyone with motoring knowledge would like to take a guess at what a 12 plate Range Rover Evoque (Diesel) will be worth in 5 years time? They currently fetch around 16-17K for one with around 70k on the clock. Looking to get one then…
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Unregulated Finance Lease
We took out car lease finance (unregulated) when we set up a new business.My Husband signed a personal indemnity as it was a new company. Unfortunately the business ceased trading and we tried to novate the agreement to a new company with a personal indemnity but this was refused by the lenders. All of our repayments were…
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Ripped off by Halfords!!!
Recently I have had my car serviced and MOT from my local Halfords and I feel like I have been mislead and ripped off by them. I have booked my car for a free 15 point safety check and according to their website it includes: Are horns and lights working correctly? Are brake drums, discs and pads corroded, scored or…
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Sold my van and accused of unroadworthy sale
Hi, I posted an advert and I sold my 'VW T4 Day van' to a young guy who examined it thoroughly, underneath bodywork engine, the lot. .He said he knew a lot about cars and had worked on them. He paid a deposit and returned the following day. Surprisingly the father examined it again, thoroughly and everywhere. The balance…
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Luton Airport: a new trick to part unwary motorists from their money
I occasionally use Luton Airport (it's horrible but convenient), usually for short trips of a day or two. I'm currently arranging another trip and have just tried to book official parking at the airport. The new stunt they have dreamed up is thus: If your arrival/departure times are for a period of less than 48 hours, the…
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Mazda 6 new or 2nd hand?
I am looking to buy this car but I'm in a quandary as what to do. I've seen a 2017 model with less than 3,000 miles on the clock for £17999 approved used at a garage 200 miles away. Or at our local Mazda garage I could buy a new 2018 model with £5000 off under the scrappage scheme,this brings the sport nav model I'm…
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Faraday Cage
I’ve been looking for a Faraday cage for my car keys due to the recent spate of keyless ignition car thefts. By chance I’ve discovered the Lush soap tins at £2-95 are perfect. Cheapest options elsewhere are £10 and upwards.
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Hire Car Keyed...
Hi all, Recently been up visiting family in Scotland to introduce our new born son to the Glaswegian branch of the family. We have a daughter already and me and my other half both have smaller cars (me a hatchback and her a convertible), so not enough room in the car for all bags and baby’s pram etc. Because of this I’ve…
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Cheap Supermarket fuel, urban myth it's bad for your diesel car???!
Hi all. Bought a Fiesta Zetec 1.4 'climate' 5 door 2006 diesel. Well pleased with it! Salesman said the engine management warning light would more than likely come of if cheap fuel used... & to only use ' v power' or expensive similar diesel to avoid this. Sister said same thing re: advice from the dealer on her diesel…
