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Any ideas to remove dog/cigarette odours?
What is the best way to get rid of these smells from a car interior?
Hertz car rental rip off - request a receipt with the return time!
I rented a car from hertz, and returned it and handed over the keys by 10:00 (it was due back at 10:30). I checked there was nothing to sign, and the guy behind the desk was happy. However, I discovered they are now claiming I returned at 11:15, and thus charging me an extra days rental! On contacting Hertz, I need to…
Goodby To Cowboy Car-Clampers
As of yesterday , a new law is in force which should put an end to all those tales of people being clamped on private land for no good reason. Details here :- http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1475089,00.html
HELP Sat Nav european street level
I am looking to buy a sat nav system for use in my car and hire cars. It will need to have European street level maps either pre-loaded or on another disk. I have looked at a navman 510 and a tomtom 300. It is all a bit confusing, having looked at so many websites! Can anyone give me some advice about which system to go…
Smallish car with cruise control for disabled driver - any suggestions?
Hi, does anyone know of any smallish cars that are available in automatic and with cruise control? Around town I am fine, but on longer journeys (over about half an hour) I get totally exhausted having to keep the accelerator pedal pressed down. I know a car can be adapted for hand-controls, but that isn't suitable for me.…
What is my tyre pressure?
I've got a VW Polo and don't know what my tyre pressure is, in the petrol cap it says 2.1 to 2.5 depending on how many people are in it, my previous car just said 28.
Car leasing
Anyone know of any good car leasing firms? Sick of unpredicatble servicing costs as well as massive depreciation of owning a car. Preferrably used cars and personal lease plans.
Learning to Drive
Does anyone have any thoughts on the companies which give the best value with regards to driving lessons? I'll be learning to drive within the next couple of weeks and have received my provisional license, so I'm all set to go. Are the "name" companies like AA better value all round than independents?? (I live in the…
John Lennon Airport
Suggestions for parking whilst away please. Only live 30 minutes away, but don't like to rely on taxis or rels. A man of independent automation.:D
Children free on Underground - ticket barriers?
Were planning to take the tube into London soon to show the kids the sights. I believe children under 5 travel free at weekends. If this is correct do they still get a ticket? If they don't, how do we get through the ticket barriers on the central London stations? Carry them or ask staff perhaps? :confused: Any advice on…
help needed- poorly renault clio 1.5dci
Hi I dont know if anyone can help me but i am desperate for any advice. I have an 04 reg renault clio 1.5 dci, 11000 miles on clock- i have had it a few months and the last month it has been in and out of local renault franchise. At about 2500 rpm the engine seems to lag and judder- then pulls itselft through. It is an…
Need a reasonable priced ticket to norwich
Im travelling on the 27th of may coming back the 28th. will probably be going at about 5pm but not sure it all depends what time my exam finishes that day. if it is a morning exam i will be more flexible. At the moment all the websites are quoting me £62 ish return Thats more than when I went last time and booked last…
Speed camera detectors
Running a small fleet of cars I tend to have sleepless nights about the encroachment of speed cameras and have resisted spending £300 or so on the legal GPS speed camera locators. But !!!! I've just found this one which I've tried in my car for the last week and found to be 100% succesful. At £80 its a no-frills 100% legal…
buyacar.co.uk
Has anyone used these people and are they any good?
help please-trading standards question
We have a mercedes which is 3 years and 5 months old.We bought it when it was 4 months old.We have had it serviced etc by mercedes. It has developed a fault with the engine,aargghh!. Anyway Hubby took it to Mercedes today who say it may cost £1000+ to repair.They were very good in so much as the service manager said…
Has anyone use DEKRA UK Motor Vehicle Inspection
As a driver of a (very) old car I am looking at the possibility of having to replace it, rather sooner than later. Having been told that the AA offered a good motor vehicle inspection, I checked out their website. However, it seems that they don't offer this service any longer , but recommend a company called DEKRA UK -…
London to Cardiff travel. How?
I have a dilemma...... I'm seeing my favourite band in the world (R.E.M.) in London at Hyde Park on Saturday 9th July. I'm also seeing them the following day in Cardiff. Then I need to get home to Birmingham! I need to somehow get from London to Cardiff by about 10:00 so that I can meet up with fellow fanatical fans in the…
London with a baby...how?!
How do you do the underground with a pram? We have friends to visit and am just thinking through how the whole travelling in central London thing works? PS: Guessing this would be the most useful board to post on...I hope!
Car insurance, students and addresses...
Hmm I don't know if anybody can give an answer to this... I'm trying to work out whether I can afford to buy a car next academic year - there are various reasons why it would be useful to me. I'm also aware of the drawbacks so I don't need a list of those... at the moment I'm doing this mostly as a paper exercise... As you…
www.findcheappetrol.com instead of aapetrolbusters
this website is listed in a article today(saturday) in the times. It looks like it may be a replacment to aapetrolbusters, but it is updated by motorists. If the prices looks wrong just contact them with the correct ones. The more people that support this site the more accurate the prices will be and we will all benefit.…

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