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Ev charger point
Hi all I'm considering getting an ev charger point, however I'm wondering if its possible as I have a detached garage with 10m of land in between the house and garage the total length of cable from fuse board to charge point will possible be about 30m. Is this possible and roughly what cost. There are slabs from house to…
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Renewing car insurance now that I don't have a job. Can I claim to be employed?
Basically I wanted to renew my car insurance today as it is 23 days before the renewal date so it should be cheaper, however I realised today that it will be more expensive now because I lost my job in November. I'm wondering however if I can say that I am employed as I signed up to work with an agency in November and did…
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Car Seized as PNC shows licence expired Age 70 - Renewal still in progress
I was stopped by the police tonight and PNC shows my licence as expired on my 70th birthday which occurred during the Covid moratorium. The renewal process was started in date and I have correspondence with DVLA as recently as January to show this is still proceeding - I also, now, have no car as it was towed away to a…
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Are green flag any good
Hi, I am looking at taking out breakdown cover for my van and car My van transit connect 155,000 miles on it, car has only done 40,000 miles I’ve looked at RAC and the limit is 150k I think, so that rules them out. Greenflag don’t seem to have any mileage limit, but reviews online don’t look to great. Does anyone have any…
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Wrong shoes?
A keen gardener was saved by his lunch when a camper van plunged through a wall and fell onto the greenhouse where he had been working.Mr Gray 70, told BBC Scotland: "I was wearing wider shoes than usual, I must have hit the accelerator and it surged forward. Sounds like a lame excuse, were these shoes 4 mm wider? It would…
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Extending Audi PCP agreement
Hi all! I have recently started the process of buying a house after a new build fell through. My PCP on my current car is due to end in just over a month, and I would like to get a new car, but until I have the mortgage offer through, I cannot do that. Does anyone know whether Audi offer extensions of 2-3 months on PCP…
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you think your contacting your insurer after a shunt thanks google
so my wife had a shunt someone went into the back of her and dashcam proves that she was not at fault so no worries there but in her haste to get things sorted and get home she called a no win no fee company instead of her insurer and started that process unaware she had called the wrong company ( google admiral and see…
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BMW - Unfair policy
BMW have changed the structure of their connected drive services. You can no longer purchase single services such as Nav Map updates, you now have to buy a package of several services bundled together. This would be fine but in my case I have two services expiring now, and one in May. The choice they have given me is to…
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Car from private seller
Having bought a car yesterday from a private seller, and covering less than 200 miles, the car has developed a major fault which essentially renders it unusable.. fault is with the transmission which the previous owner told me (with witnesses) had been rebuilt... where do I stand?
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Company Vehicle Speeding Fine
Hi, Someone from HR at my employer contacted me to say they've received a court summons (didn't say what for explicitly) with regards to speeding fine I received back in June last year in my company car. I've never had any other correspondence on this, other than a mail from the car leasing firm which my employer uses, to…
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VED - New Car
Hello, After a bit of advice really - I purchased a new car last year and the garage took care of the first years VED as they have always done before. Today my reminder has arrived with a whopping cost of £490 for 12 months. Looking into this it appears to be because the car (a diesel) list price with the extras I was sold…
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Stone from road has damaged radiator.
I have a feeling I already know the answer but though I'd ask anyway, my parents were driving on a motorway after coming over to see me, on the way home my mother says a stone was flicked up into the car from the road by a wagon in front. Unfortunately within about 5 mins my dads warning lights came on, anyway he's taken…
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Reapplying for Licence after ban
Hi everyone. I’ve had previous usernames on here that I can’t sign into so not exactly a new user. In August 2020 I was banned from driving under the totting up procedure, and now need to reapply for my licence. I’ve tried for the past two weeks to speak to the DVLA about what I need to send but keep getting cut off. Does…
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Car PCP recommendations and rates
Been looking at purchasing a used car , ive noticed most dealers are quoting the same sort of numbers 6.9% to 8.9%. Car is circa 27k. Anybody know of any companies offering better rates or i could consider a personal loan. Regards Michael
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Anyone still offering EV chargers with an OLEV Grant?
my car has been delayed - ive still got building work going on but i think there is space now to put a charger up....is anyone still actually offering install with the grant
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Convertable for a grand?
Pub conversation - "Can you buy a convertable for a grand that would last all summer?" Well can you??
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Ford Focus 13 — interior lights not switching off once locked
Inside our car on the interior roof there are two buttons to control the interior lights. One seems to enable/disable lights coming on/off automatically when you open a door. The other one switches the lights on and off. I am referring to two interior lights on the top, not the dashboard, etc.If you switch the lights on…
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Bought used car 10 days ago - when is a Motor Trader not a Motor Trader?
Bought a 60 plate used car at the end of January, lovely car but a few issues have arisen. Driving it back home the engine management light came on (car bought 85miles away, light popped on within 5 miles of home) List of issues found EGR valve is main reason for Engine management light warning (checked at local garage)…
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My car on hire purchase finance has broken, what are my options
it is a 64 plate ford focus ecoboost 1.0l, i have a quote from a ford specialist which is £5,100 to repair including a new engine block, a turbo and a new recommended clutch, i do have gap insurance, and my car is currently sorn, and i cant afford the repairs a local mechanic has also diagnosed it and has quoted £3,500 for…
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LBC but forgot
OK I got two private parking tickets from pcm I followed everything, asked for a SAR from PCM but didnt contact Gladstones, (I recieved a letter from them om the 8th December) I was using pepipoo forum who are always very good. I got a bit confused as I ended up with about 5 different parking tickets goin on all at the…
