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Megabus.com/Megatrain.com down?
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Help! Car not starting! :(
Currently have a Fabia TDI. I Had a repair done this weekend after the clutch cable disconnected from the pedal. There was a bracket which snapped off, which also then damaged some sensor (which I'd imagine is some kind of clutch position sensor). Car worked fine yesterday, but now this morning car wont kick into life.…
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Motability and MOT test...
Given a motability vehicle will require a test before it's handed back, who pays for the test and any subsequent works required?
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Cheap to run car suggestions please.
Im after a cheap runaround for my partner who will use it for a couple of miles a day with the occasional longer journey (35 miles max). We have 2 young children so a 5 door car is preferable. Ideally the car would be in catagory B VED (i.e. £35 per annum road tax), a low insurance group, and be as economical as possible.…
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Buying a used car... what's a good haggle benchmark?
Hello everyone, I am looking to buy a used car this weekend and just wanted to see if anyone could give me a bit of advice about how much I should be looking to trim off the price. So, the two cars I am interested in are.. 1997 R Reg MAZDA 323 1.5 GXi 3 Doors, Manual 5 speed, Hatchback, Petrol, 27,066 miles, Metallic…
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Repossesion or Voluntary
My friend has a vehicle currently on finance. He ran into difficulties earlier this year and fell behind with the payments. To cut a long story short, the finance company issued court proceedings and he was taken to court for repossesion of the vehicle. At the time there was 1000 pounds arrears. Before the actual court…
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Help with parking ticket
Got a parking ticket, overstayed in a council car park. Charge was £30 if paid within 14 days, £60 thereafter. So I sent off a cheque for the £30 after a week.... but then the bl**dy postal strike happened. I wondered if it would be held up and kept an eye out for when it hit my bank. Well it appeared after 4 weeks, but at…
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No Ticket Issued By Parking Attendant - Do I Have To Pay??
Hi all,I was parked at a hospital today and over ran my ticket by about 10 mins. As I got there the attendant was taking the deatils - entering my reg etc into his handheld thing. I drove away before he managed to issue the actual ticket - will this mean that I'm still liable for the fine or not? I have a feeling they have…
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Recommend me a car for £4k please?
Hi, I was wondering if someone could recommend me a new car if possible. I used to own a Fiat Punto and it was shocking and cost me a fortune in repair bills. I actually have £5k but have budgeted £1k for the insurance as I am only 21 and got my licence in 2005. I am looking for reliability more than anything. I was…
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car advice
Hi everyone, I'll apologise in advance if this sounds a bit picky, but I've got no idea about cars really. My old banger of a car is on its way out, and so I need to start looking for a newer one. I'll be buying second hand, and in the lower end of the market (£3000 absolute tops - ideally below £2000). However, this is a…
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Ive sold my car
I cant believe i have sold my car. It was getting too thirsty to run (2.8td jeep import) now all these fuel increases are here. Have downsized to a small car which will do about (hopefully) 45 mpg instead of 20. I should be saving £60 a year on tax £150 on car insurance £??? on diesel. Roll on wednesday when i can pick up…
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Is it against the law NOT to use your horn?
Hiya, could anyone tell me if they know if it's against the law or the high way code NOT to use your horn in certain circumstances? I just wrote a REALLY long reason as to why I wanted to know this but it all disappeared under a cloud of 'you must log in again' nonsense. So if anyone knows the answer or could point me in…
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Ford Focus
Has anybody had problems with 53 ford focus dash board as i know 3 people plus my son has got to have new dash as all electrics gone ,will cost£315
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childrens carseats after an accident
yesterday i was reversed into (side) in m&s carpark while i was looking for a space. i have spoke with my insurance company today and apparently i need to get new carseats for the children. can someone tell me do i need to get these straight away like right this minute or would i be able to wait until my next day off work?…
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tyres question
apologies if this sounds stupid question...my car tyres are due for change and i would like to know which tyre sizes i could buy as i would like to buy from internet sellers and not get ripped off by the likes of kwik fit. my current tyres read as 225-50 R16 V. i know that the radius (16) cant be changed unless i change…
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Cheap RV hire in the USA
Does anyone know a website for hiring a cheap RV / motor home in the USA? Thanks.
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what car? 2.0 tdi golf, new golf bluemotion, jetta 2.0 tdi
had 1.4 and 1.2 cars all my life currnetly have a 2004 1.2 sx ibiza fancy a change somethink bigger good to drive on country road larger boot than i have at moment far to small. budget is between 7-12k plus my car looking for a car what is best value to run and buy and does not value like hell. but is not too slow. golf…
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Cancelling insurance
Hi, Can anyone give me advice? I have cancelled my husbands van insurance as the van is now off road. I have paid all instalments to date by direct debit. However the company now says we still owe £75. (£40 owed + £35 to cancel). They say that we contracted for 1 years insurance, so therefore if we cancel the policy, they…
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Correct orientation of thermostat.
Car is a Skoda Favorit 94 Glxie. Haynes manual says to have the arrow pointing up, which from the unclear pictures looks like it means it should be pointing vertically up to the sky. Have been told by someone that the arrow should point in the direction of water flow, hence horizontally toward the top radiator hose. This…
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Car Hire Companies - Data To Police Scam
I was recently caught speeding by a mobile camera. This was unknown to me at the time and a letter come through the post informing me of the offence. I opted to take the fixed penaly option. Fair enough, I have no problem paying for my actions. At the time I was driving a hire car. A few days later I received a letter from…