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Confused - crossing a single white line
After a bit of advice on this situation. Basically, this particular road has 3 lanes going north and 1 lane going south. The 3 northbound lanes are separated from the 1 lane by one solid white line. I want to pull out of a hotel car park and go right (northbound, with the 3 lanes). But in order to do so, I have to cross…
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Large van for new driver first vehicle?
I’m thinking of belatedly learning to drive next year (I’m 37) and considering getting a secondhand Luton Truck or larger long wheel based Sprinter van or the like as my first vehicle. I have zero interest or plans to ever own a car but a large van could be handy both for transporting work gear and in time to convert the…
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How does this scam work?
Hello all, I recently SORN'd my car on the DVLA website and knew that I would be due about £16 refund of the car tax. About a day later I received a text claiming to be from DVLA telling me I was due £48 road tax refund and had to follow the link to enter my details.(asking for bank details etc) This can't have been a…
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Parking in residential space as a guest
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Fuel Prices
I can not understand why in these days of costs watching employers still suffer employees filling their vehicles on the most expensive fuel. If I was an employer I would insist that employees get the cheapest fuel on offer especialally where as at my local out-of-town estate there is a bp service station with exorbitant…
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Just found out my car has not been taxed for the last 18 months!!!
So, Last week I received a letter from the DVLA alerting me to the fact my VW T5 was untaxed! To my utter disbelief (as I always set up Direct Debits when I buy cars so I can forget about them and not worry) I went online to check. Sure enough the tax on my T5 seemed to have expired on 1/5/2018 (18 months ago!) So at this…
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Just been informed that my car has not been taxed for the last 18 months!
So, Last week I received a letter from the DVLA alerting me to the fact my VW T5 was untaxed! To my utter disbelief (as I always set up Direct Debits when I buy cars so I can forget about them and not worry) I went online to check. Sure enough the tax on my T5 seemed to have expired on 1/5/2018 (18 months ago!) So at this…
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question re SORN
Hello all, I SORN'd my car last month. I have now sold it. Do I need to "unSORN" it or does it get automatically "unSORN'd" when the new keeper taxes it? Thanks.
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First time driving in central london.
In a few days I'm going to have to drive in central london for the first time and I have a few questions. I checked my car registration number and it says it meets the ultra low emissions standard so there's no congestion zone charge, but are there any other charges involved with driving in central london? Also I…
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Juke spare wheel
I have a Nissan Juke with 16 " alloys tyre size 205/60R16 Can I use a steel wheel from a Qashqai , tyre size 215/65R16. As a spare wheel. ?
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Used car buyers calling after weeks
Hi all, I think I know the answer to this one already but feel like I need to have a bit of a vent anyway. I don't know if I'm unlucky or if it's becoming more of the norm but the last two cars I've sold over the last couple of years I've had the buyers phoning me up weeks later about some issue they now have. I'm a…
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Hybrid Car - Recommendations
I need to change my car from a diesel and would like to get a hybrid. Hybrid mainly because I am concerned about the environment but would like to invest in a car that will last me a good 10 years. Can anyone recommend the best deals or give me some feedback from their experiences? I do mostly short journeys. I cannot…
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Ford Focus leak
Good morning I wonder if anyone out there is able to give some advice regarding a current issue my wife and I have with one of our cars? We purchased a Ford Focus 62 plate (manufactured in 2013) from Lifestyle Ford in April 2016. Six months or so ago the rear passenger side electric window stopped working followed by…
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30000 miles an 4 years between services on used car.
We went to look at a VW Polo yesterday for £7k The car was lovely apart from needing new front discs. The problem was when I checked the service history it had gone 4 years and 30k miles between services before servicing resumed last year. I told my sons girlfriend(who the car was for) to walk away. Any thoughts?
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Electric cars
looking at buying another car and wondering about the practicalities of them and how you go about charging them, please share your experiences
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HELP! New Car problem - Rat droppings
Hi, we picked up a brand new car from dealer on Friday c£20k. Got it home to find engine bay absolutely caked in dirt with rat droppings and uriine stains all over the engine. It was awful. We don't want the car now and want a replacement from them,. We're going in to see them tomorrow and expect them to try and fob us off…
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Best time for car service
If my MOT is every July, when would you have the car service????i Do you have it at the same time as MOT? Do you have it in January (6 months apart) from the MOT, so the car is being looked at/checked every 6 months, (i know you should look after the car often)
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Car registration plate
Hi I have been looking for a certain registration plate for my car After a bit of delving it appears to be on a car that has not been MOT since 2011. Is there anyway I can contact either the dvla or owner to purchase the registration plate Many thanks
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Should I be worried if the MOT history reads like this?
Could you pls advise? I want to buy this used Toyota Verso, 2016. It is an ex Motability car, so first, I don't know if this may be an issue. Secondly, its only MOT history reads like this: Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights () Nearside Rear Child…
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Halfords Car Battery Warranty For Used Car
I recently bought a used car from a garage, and the Halfords battery has failed. I checked the battery and it had a section requiring the date of purchase to be marked with X's on the month, year. Nothing marked. However it did have the date for Recharge printed by the manufacturer. This was dated October 2018. I then…
