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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / General Car Topics (UK group) / September 2008

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Drivers - seen and heard it all eh!30 Sep 2008 22:14 GMT3
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7636577.stm
Then watch this if you thought you had .
uk.rec.cars.misc30 Sep 2008 02:56 GMT7
I have recently got a 5 seat Mazda Premacy.
The user manual says that for safety reasons, babies/children seat
should never be fitted on the central-rear seat. So, only 2 child
seats at the rear.
City car tax to become effective from Jan 200925 Sep 2008 13:53 GMT2
The new TriAngulation cameras have now been fully tested .
The idea being to encourage people to car share and to take less cars
into a major city .
The only major citys that 'wont' have the new TA cameras are the ones
Don't switch your engine off while in a queue23 Sep 2008 20:25 GMT10
Motorists who turn their engines off while waiting in traffic may be fined
£20, a new proposal was imagined yesterday.
A spokesman for the oil industry may have said something like, 'It's
irresponsible and wasteful for motorists to turn their engines off unless
Removing diesel from bodywork?23 Sep 2008 20:24 GMT18
Can anyone tell me what the best way to remove a fair amount of diesel from
my car's bodywork is please? It got pretty soaked right up to halfway up the
doors. I've ran it through the car wash a couple of times but it's still
stained.
GPS Stolen from car - should I claim on Home Ins or Car Ins?21 Sep 2008 22:06 GMT22
I had my GPS stolen from my car last night, its only a few months old
and cost me £250.
I'm not sure what my insurance excess is on my home or car ins
policies, but purely in terms of increased future premiums is it worth
Rotating the spare tyre?20 Sep 2008 18:29 GMT9
In days gone by, I always used to rotate the spare wheel of my car, to
even out the wear on 5 wheels rather than 4 (also confirms the spare's
OK, too).
However our current car (a 2003 Zafira owned from new) has alloy wheels
Am I responsible if my car is used ...19 Sep 2008 16:35 GMT6
I live in the country. My second car is used as a runabout in our own
fields.  It is not taxed (SORN declared). I am the owner and
registered keeper.
If my son takes that car without my permission and takes it onto the
shocked - credit card company repaid me over disputed claim19 Sep 2008 08:29 GMT1
I hired a van and the van hire company kept back £200 claiming I'd
returned it damaged which was untrue.
I disputed it with the credit card co. who said they would suspend the
payment which I took to mean they would not charge me interest and
no car - couple of months18 Sep 2008 17:23 GMT16
I gave up being a car owner and driver a couple of months ago .
But much like any other addiction i got over it and most days i dont
even think about it .
Its been said that once you learn to swim then you never really forget
Corsa 08 headlight controls18 Sep 2008 16:31 GMT6
Just got a Corsa 2008 hire car.
Anyone know how to operate the headlights?
The left stalk seems to have the traditional "pull towards you for
main beam".
Direct Line Breakdown cover getting dearer15 Sep 2008 14:32 GMT12
We paid £68 last year but just had the renewal and they now want £92 so we
wonder why this increase. We had them out once, for a puncture, so is this
their way of getting some money off us. Perhaps time to look at alternatives
so any tips would be useful.
Question about megane speedo13 Sep 2008 16:40 GMT6
Asking this on behalf of a friend thinking of buying a megane.
On the megane speedo (not sure of year) where theres normally a 30 written
on the dial this car has a little circle so she was wondering when shes at
30 when the needle is at the bottom middle or top of the needle ?
landrover defender 110.. or?10 Sep 2008 14:15 GMT8
Since reading something here (or on a sister newsgroup) I have been
considering/contemplating the purchase of a 2000 (or earlier) landrover
defender, and I like the look and versatility of the long wheelbase 110
version with side windows, (maybe an 11 or 12 seater).  I was ...
Do I tell DVLA of change of Address10 Sep 2008 12:07 GMT5
Not moved for a long time and not sure if I need to phone them or fill some
form in???
Ken
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