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Virgin trains?? Manchester
Hi - sorry if this is already covered. I wish to travel from Manchester to Edin. Previously lived near Burnley and Blackburn and managed to get cheap Virgin train tickets (£11 singles) as long as booked ahead enough. Currently (past few months) can't seem to get them from Manchester or Blackburn or Burnley. Has Virgin…
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cheap car hire? are you out there?
hi guys & gals my other, correction, "better" half's car has a problem and she cant get it fixed until the end of month would lend her mine, but she doesnt do auto gears want to hire a car, but well expensive, even easy.com! thinking of getting a cheapish car, use it for 2 weeks and selling it for what i can get does…
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british cars kept abroad
How should I best insure a British registered lhd car which is kept in the EU for most of the year? Can a British car be MOT'd in Spain or Portugal?
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OK then - what's the best price for diesel down your way?
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Insurance write off ?
Help Please, I am waiting for my garage to come back to me as to whether my car is an insurance write off or repairable. Can anybody advise me where insurance companies get their prices from when valuing my car for write off purposes, I have heard of Glass Guide , is this right ? All help appreciated, Many Thanks
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Cheapest Number Plates
I need a number plate for my car for when I have the bike rack on. So far I found https://www.serviceshop.co.uk which does them for a tenner. I can't imagine getting one much cheaper but just thought i'd ask Cheers!
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Denial of Freedom: More Tests for Drivers over 70?
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Vauxhall 3 day test drive
Is this a good money saving tip? Vauxhall offering a three day test drive? Simon
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Bargain motorbike
If anyone is looking for a "new" motorcycle. they should try Fowlers of Bristol. I've just bought a pre-registered Suzuki SV1000 for £3999 with 3 miles on the clock.The rrp of this bike is £5849.We live 450+ miles from Fowlers so we bought it over the telephone and had it delivered.It arrived today and it is SUPERB!!!! :D
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BMW Car Servicing
Dear all I'm looking for some advice on BMW Car servicing. To cut a long story short my dad's car has been in a BMW main dealer for 8 Weeks and it still not fit for the road. During this period he was given a courtesy car for the first couple of weeks but mistakenly put petrol in fuel tank instead of diesel and the…
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I'm doing my CBT tomorrow - Have I made a mistake ? Theory first ??
I have booked up to do my CBT tomorrow, and I am confused. I thought you did the theory test afterwards but someone says I should have done that first... now I'm worried that I have messed it all up and that I am not going to be able to do the course.... HELP ! Inspiration needed and the right answer please.....
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GNER Trains
Looking into Newcastle-London sometime in the next 3 months (2 adults and 1 baby who will then be 3-4months old!)... whats the cheapest way - we can either do; ANY FRIDAY - SUNDAY or SAT - MON or SUN-TUES if BANK HOL MONDAY any help will be great!? Dave
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Northampton - London
Want to take my 6yo daughter down to London over the Easter school holidays for a London Eye flight, Thames cruise etc. Looking on the Silverlink Trains website, travelling from Northampton using a Family Travelcard for 2 adults and 1 child will cost £41.80. However if I drive down to Harrow and Wealdstone and catch the…
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Overnight Car Parking at/near Railway Stations
I often have to travel to all parts of the UK from West Essex. Up to Birmingham, Leicester and such places I drive. To Scotland N.I. etc I fly from Stansted. The problem is the bit in the middle, place like Leeds and Manchester. The train if the obvious answer but as I have to stay overnight I need to have somewhere to…
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New Megabus routes - £1 as usual!
Just noticed (to my great surprise) that megabus have added a route that will save me a LOT of money! They now have a bus that goes from Newcastle, Scotch Corner, Sheffield (Meadowhall) to London. Since I am at university in Sheffield I can now travel back to Newcastle for £2.50 return! Used to cost me a packet on the…
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new car comparison
just to let you all know the cheapest new car sales i have found is https://www.motorpoint.co.uk i hope this helps someone out there. i,m new on here so i must say hi to all. :money:
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I wanna ... Buy a car (Carsupermarkets)
Looking to buy a new car and would appreciate any advice / personal experiences on getting the price down at a 'Car Supermarket' when the price is already competitive. I've been told that they won't bring the price down. I'm looking to buy a nearly new car. (I will be paying cash, but nowadays that doesn't seem to help as…
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Green Flag vs AA
Just had my Green Flag renewal letter - they want £93 this year!! Last year it was about £76... :o Had a look on AA.com and similar cover is £42. Anyone got any thoughts on this? Is it worth me switching to AA? Havent used them before so would appreciate any feedback...
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Virgin Cars - Buyer BEWARE
My recent experience of Virgin Cars left me with such a sour taste in my mouth I never want to deal with this company again. Using the company website, and after speaking to a salesman, on 4th February 2005 I ordered a "new" silver Ford Ka, 05-54 registration, from Virgin Cars. I was told four cars were available. I chose…
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driving with broken tail light - illegal?
one for the legal eagles... an idot has gone into the back of the brum brum and buggered up one of the tail lights (bulbs are still working, but glass is all but obliterated :eek: :mad: . replacement is on its way courtesy of ebay, but will obviously take a day or two to arrive. in the mean time, we still really need to…
Bought a car, van or motorbike on Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Hire Purchase (HP) since 2007? Discuss the probes into hidden discretionary commission and undeclared commission - and how to complain.
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