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Parking Eye Fine
Hi: I got a letter from parking eye that I have to pay 60 pound as I parked in Adelphi Hotel car park for 11 mins. I have appealed and it was refused. I have parked because it was raining, busy on roads and I was getting late to offer my prayer. I didn't realized that time otherwise I would never parked it. I can appeal to…
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ULEZ appeal advice.
Hi folks. I recently received a PCN for travelling into the ULEZ zone by a factor of one adjacent road. I live in Ashford in Kent and on the occasions we do drive to London it’s night time and quite frankly I had never heard of the ULEZ or noticed the small signs. When we have driven in, we have always taken my partners…
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What’s my number plate worth?
Have a private plate on my car (T111MJB) and someone has asked about buying it. Not fussed about the plate, it came with the car. What’s it worth to sell? How much of a faff is it to transfer? Thanks.
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Surprisingly High Insurance Quotes
Hi I'm helping my DS1 (23 - held licence for 5 years) to try and understand why his insurance quotes for a car a friend of the family has sold us are so high Info* Last Car 2017/8 - Zafira - insurance Direct Line £600 2 years NCD * VAN - 2018/9 - had his own delivery van - separately insured - (no car insurance) with one…
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Who works on their own cars?
And what sort of things will do you do? Obviously the question is extending beyond washing & hoovering ;) I'll do fairly basic stuff as i'm not very mechanically minded. I'll change wheels, do oil & filter changes, air filter, pollen filter, fuel filter. I changed the ECU on my car which was a real nuisance of a job. Not…
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No spare tyre or Repair kit
Just bought a used car for £9950, drove the 220 miles home then found out it didn't have a spare tyre, I know lots of cars no longer come with a spare, but should the garage have at least provided a repair kit of some description, do they have a legal Obligation to provide something?
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Removing garage applied interior shine
Greetings all. Recently bought a car at the cheaper end of the scale but the seller has sprayed something over the entire interior making the whole thing shiny and stupidly slippery. Is there anything I can use to remove some of this sheen? (primarily the slippy aspect) Mostly hard plastics and probably some kind of…
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ASTRA Low engine oil and spanner warning light
The car start fine, no warning light but after driving a mile and half the Low engine oil level warning (yellow) and few minutes later (car with spanner) service vehicle soon(yellow) warning light comes on. Stopped the car engine off start the car again no light all good few minutes driving warning light comes on again.…
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Colour of coolant / antifreeze?
Hi all Just gone to top up my daughters antifreeze / coolant & am a bit confused (nothing new there). I have a Ford Mondeo (2015 2.0 diesel) & the coolant I have for that car (Ford coolant bought from a Ford dealer) is yellow. Daughters car is a Ford Fiesta (2013 1.2 petrol) and her coolant appears to be orangy / red. Are…
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VAT relief on adapted used car purchase
I recently took my dad to look at a wheelchair adapted vehicle which he liked and agreed a price to buy but during the conversation I mentioned to the salesman that my dad is entitled to VAT relief because of his disability and the fact that the car is adapted. First off the salesman said that it was nothing to do with…
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Another faulty car thread
Well I've not been here in a while! Anyway. Decided my car was far too sensible and went and bought a V8 Jeep from a dealer as a supposedly fun toy, which hasn't been much fun so far. Day after purchase battery is flat. Dealer suggests I try to jump it, which I do successfully but doesn't solve the problem, still goes flat…
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Why buy a Hybrid?
Looking at EV, which I think I understand more about now, as I do with traditional ICE cars. However, I am struggling to get my head around the real world benefits of a Hybrid, especially as the electric part seems to only have a tiny range, often sub 30 miles. What am I missing??
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Nissan NV200 replacement aerial/antenna whip
Can anyone suggest a generic aerial from Amazon for a Nissan NV200 van? The OEM version is £27!
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DVLA Rip off
I have just received a letter from DVLA - Informing me that my photocard licence is due for renewal I have two options - on-line (but only if you have a valid passport) - at £14 or in-person at the post office - at £21.50 I no longer have a valid passport - so it will cost me £21/50 Which is a ripoff - why the difference ?
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Windscreen replacement insurance costs
I need to get my front screen replaced which can be done for the £100 xs cost (although I will look for cheaper). Apparently it doesn't affect my ncb but does it increase the overall insurance price?
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Garage refusing refund on faulty second hand car
Good afternoon, I am hoping you may be able to assist me with an issue. I purchased a second hand car for my Son from a local garage in Bristol for £1,200 cash, after a viewing and test drive. I collected the car on Monday 9th December. On inspection of the vehicle the next morning, I discovered both the front and rear…
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All the way round roundabouts ???
Is it acceptable to go all the way round them (effectively a U turn) ? Village on my very busy route to work has a mini-roundabout and residents find it hard at peak times to turn right onto the main road so, many turn left and then go all the way round the roundabout. I've seen this cause several near misses and seems a…
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Notice of intended prosecution
Hi all. I was caught doing 79 mph on a dual carriageway and have received a notice of intended prosecution from Hampshire Constabulary. As the notice states, the national guidelines dictate that the penalty for this will be either driver awareness training or a conditional offer. The reply slip allows me to tick a box…
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Pre-ordering a new car
Hi all, Would appreciate some advice. I'm looking to purchase an electric car. I ended up putting a pre-order reservation for a new Vauxhall Corsa e, which won't be ready for delivery until April 2020. The reservation fee has already been refunded, as I have arranged to meet a dealer for the first time to actually place an…
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Court form received help requested
Hi I'd really appreciate some help. Last year cpm took over management of the car park where I live. I received multiple tickets for failing to display a permit. The reason for this were various- not recieving the permit, not knowing the system was live and not being happy that the permit shows an indication of where I…
