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Old style licence to photo licence
Hi, I'd like my mum to update her driving licence as she needs some photo id, I'm a bit confused about the documentation required though, as she has no passport. Thanks for any help, Mark
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Can you help me identify this tool?
My son has discovered this tool found under the bonnet of his VW Golf. The "blade" part was slightly wedged but we are concerned that if dislodged whilst driving it could have damaged the engine. Two possible clues: a. Back in September the car was serviced by a main VW dealer. My son had already found a screwdriver left…
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Likelihood of a good bargain from a private many-car seller
I am now looking into the Facebook market to `hunt` a bargain as my first car, i.e. an automatic 2010+ car for less than £4000 that is cheap to run & insure and has low depreciation, pretty much a car from this query. To the best of my knowledge, and based on my experience in tracking the market in the past couple of…
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Speeding (split from an old thread)
This discussion was created from comments split from: Speeding Ticket.
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Pot hole claims - declined by concil
Hi All, Hit a pothole in the new year, took pictures/measurements (was more than 4cm deep), reported in on council reporting system and scanned in all receipts. I required a new tyre and alignment at the cost of £188, put claim in using council claim system surprise surprise it was rejected - looks like they are using…
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The DEATH of the hard shoulder
Even prior to reading the below article, I could not understand how eliminating the hard shoulder is a good thing. I've driven enough around English motorways to know people seldom follow the speed limit, let alone closed lane signals, and not having a hard shoulder is almost a death sentence for someone who has simply…
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Lookers ‘14 day no quibble return.’ Any experiences?
I’m having car trouble and possibly have to buy a new second hand car. I’ve been looking at the Lookers website and there is no test driving due to COVID. The website has an explanation of how to buy online which includes the following - Can I see the vehicle in person? Not at this time, however, please be assured buying a…
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Speeding fine
Can anyone tell me what the penalty for doing 50 in a 70. My daughter was travelling from London and didn't realise it had dropped to 50. She already has 6 points from 2018 both on the same day. She travels alot to London and I know she shouldn't be speeding but its not always obvious what the limit is as they change…
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Charger for a Calcium Car Battery
Could anyone recommend a charger for a Calcium car battery, please? The car is a 2012 Ford KA and the battery is from Halfords. It does't seem to hold the charge for long though (alternator is fine according to the garage). It's not going on particularly short journeys so I'm betting the battery isn't right for the…
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Dead engine help
Hi all, the engine on my car has just gone pop due to the egr cooler breaking up, this appears to be a fault the manufacturer is aware of but are washing their hands of it. It is 8 years old with just under 100k on the clock serviced on time before I got it and kept up to date once in my ownership. I've only had it just…
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Good time to upgrade my car?
Hi there. I have a 2004 1ltr semi-automatic Toyota Yaris car which over the last year has cost me a new cam chain and front and rear breaks - more than the car is worth! I'm thinking of upgrading to a Toyota Aygo (simply because I'm familiar with the gearstick!) 1ltr semi/automatic but have a few thoughts. I was thinking…
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Voluntary Termination - can’t find answer
Hi everyone, I searched the forum for a whole day just to make sure I don’t miss a similar post but none answered my question in full. So I bought a car on hire purchase and want to do voluntary termination. The car I want to return was bought used and it was cheaper then most due to some small damages. Alloy wheels were a…
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Vauxhall Emmisions
From a facebook ad.........Have you purchased, financed or leased a Diesel Vauxhall manufactured between 2009 and 2019?You may be able to claim £1,000s in compensation. From a London based Co Millberg. Does anyone have any comments on it ?.I have a Vauxhall diesel van which I bought second hand in 2019 and was wondering if…
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Calculating if a lease deal is good?
Sorry this might sound a bit stupid. I’d read somewhere a while back that if you add up the monthly cost e.g £199x35 + admin fee + deposit and divide it by the cost of the car bought out right you get a percentage that will tell you if the lease is a good deal. it was something like 30% > bad 20-30 good 10-20 great. like…
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Stiff Steering
Hey all, a roundabout jumped out into the middle of the road the other day and my wife collided with it. I replaced the lower arm and both inner and outer steering links, then had the wheel alignment sorted. The car drives fine at low speed (<5mph) and the steering is nice and light. However, anything more and the steering…
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Choosing Cheap Car Insurance
Can get very cheap insurance on the comparison sites but wondering really how good these companies can be. Every year I check and every year completely new companies and always cheap. What do you all do? Buy the cheapest of the cheap or buy from the cheapest of the insurance companies that you've heard of? I'm currently…
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AA Breakdown cover - business or normal cover?
Hi,We have a car for personal use and a van that my partner uses to get to work, carry tools and sometimes materials for jobs (plasterer). We have had AA cover before and had call outs to the van and it has been fine but we recently moved to RAC and they said they shouldnt be touching it becuase it should have business…
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Selling current car for cash and buy a car on lease?
Hi guys, I need some advice on car leasing, please read below my current situation: So currently I own a car that is worth around £7k, it is 4 years old but its started to have problems. I am thinking of selling this car, saving this money in my bank account and buy a decent car on lease for £300 a month. With insurance…
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KIA Recall Rip Off
Just a heads up really, and a reminder to folk to not believe all you hear.My niece has a Kia. It had a recall for two items. She took it to her nearest Kia dealer. They did the work and told her that she needed two new front tyres and that her front and back brakes needed 'renewing'. She told them to leave the extra work.…
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Buy a cheap banger up to £700 or rent a car?
So I'm 21 years young and to rent a car is extremely pricey but I want to be able to drive a car for about a week or two and then get rid of it. Before the end of last year I bought an old Honda hybrid to drive around for a week before then selling it on for exactly what I bought it for, the only problem I had was that the…
