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Who will service my car
Hi All. We have just bought our pride and joy an 08 plate Civic registered by the dealer last July only got 52 miles on the clock because it's only been on 3 test drives. Now we want to look after this car and will service it around July time trouble is who out there can one trust. I'm not mechanically minded so i have to…
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Alfa Romeo
HI, I took my wife out to look at cars today as she needs a new one, and on our way home stopped off at one last independant dealer, and I happened upon a gorgeous X Reg Alfa 156 T.Spark. If I sold my Saab I could afford it, but it would be a total impulse buy... Someone please give me a reason not to go back and give the…
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Car Paint Repair
Hi, I have noticed recently that the lacquer on my roof (of all places) is lifting, right next to the front windsreen. I have read somewhere that this can be cured, if done correctly with some 1500 grade wet and dry and a can of spray lacquer. Its an old car so it's not worth taking to a body shop, I have to do some work…
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v5 ticked as scrap but now ive repaired it help
hi ive got a corsa given me and the owner has ticked the box on the section 3 or 4 of the v5 and sent it off as scrapped , now ivw got it ive repaiered the overheating problem , i have got the new keepers supp , can i return it back to the road in my name or not now shes ticked the box as scrapped????:confused:
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Vintage bus hire
Hi all, I would like to hire one/two vintage 40's/50's/60's busses Green and white Or Red and white would be best Anyone know where of anywhere that hire them out, as close to Lincolnshire as possible. Thanks
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40% off all vauxhalls on sky news this morning
Did anyone else catch the motoring pundit on sky news this morning. I think I tuned in around half way through it, in general he was saying how things bad were for opel and sister company vauxhall and other makes. He then went on to say that you can get discounts of 40% right across the vauxhall range! It wasn't upto 40%,…
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Sat Navs... Which one?!
Edited. I need to get a Sat Nav. Figured I'd go for a Tom Tom seen as they are the best. But which one do I go for ?! There's so many! Any recommendations?
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Free Car valuation
Does such a site exist? im looking to sell my old car and ive no idea what the private sale price is
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tax disc renewal issue
my car tax disc expires today, i cant find the letter with the reference number you need for the online renewal but the website said i just need the document reference number on the v5 instead. after much hunting i found it but the website doesnt recognise the number, i tried calling the automated phone renewal service and…
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MOT and Service Bill - Reasonable?
Hi, Recently I had my Peugeot 206 HDi 2.0L (53-Reg) Serviced and MOT'd - coming up to the Main 44,000 Service level. There were a number of failures which my mechanic advised me on - I do not doubt the work was required, however I wanted to see if the work was competitive as £680 is an awful lot to pay out... Below is a…
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new car
Can anyone help please? I am looking into buying a new small car and I just wondered if anyone knew of any good deals around at the moment. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you Mishy :j x
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Claiming back 15 miles per day...
I have my fuel to/from my 'temporary' place of work by the use of a company fuel card. I cannot claim back (apportion) the first 15 miles of work travel each day from my company, although I understand that it is possible to claim this back from HMRC. Is this an easy process or is it a lot of hassle for little gain?
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car air freshener search???
hi folks, i was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an car freshener called Auto expressions can-o-scent in new car fragrance? my OH has searched high and low for it. We found some on amazon in USA but the postage price is twice the cost of the can and also and ebay usa but again the postage is too high. if anyone…
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Van is declared SORN, can i still drive it.
My van has been off road now for a couple of months or so, and has NO tax or MOT although Im still insured to drive it. Can i book it in for an MOT at a garage in adavance and drive it to the test station and home again. Obivously i cannot tax it without there being a valid MOT certificate.
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AA school of motoring BEWARE & HELP!!
I bought my daughter a load of hours worth of lessons with the AA when she wanted to learn to drive. Her first instructor she found too snappy for a learner & raised his voice a lot when she made mistakes. So she asked them to allocate her another. I had paid via the web about £600 upfront & after that she paid the…
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car insurance accident help
basically got involved in a car accident, not my fault. Told the insurance company my car is undriveable because the back light wasn't working basically i lied to them cause the back light is working i just lied to get a rental car is there any way they can charge me for the hire cost of the hire vehicle and any chance of…
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Car accident
Hi there everybody, I'm just looking for a bit of advice. i was in a car accident last year, other driving totally at fault as drove into the back of me, he has accepted liability. I had whiplash and have back pain, which is still painful. I really have no idea about compensation, although I am going through a solicitors…
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Churchill-now really cheap!
Just insured both our cars £207 and £215 with churchill. Saved me a couple of hundred quid from last year,I don't know if they're cheaper for everyone but give 'em a try.
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Just about to buy a new car
Hi all advice appreciated. I've agreed an offer on a car with an independant car dealership (small family run business). The car was sent for MOT and basic servicing today and i asked the seller to let me no the state of the timing belt (cam belt). The dealer just rang saying that on this type of car the belt needs…
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Good Garage Scheme
Hello Folks Its getting close to when my current car needs its MOT & service. Last Sunday whilst walking home from mass (I'm a god fearing Irish catholic) I noticed that a small independent garage is a member of the Good Garage Scheme. I've googled it and found numerous garages and lots of feedback etc. Is this scheme as…