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| Drivers - seen and heard it all eh! | 30 Sep 2008 22:14 GMT | 3 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7636577.stm Then watch this if you thought you had .
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| uk.rec.cars.misc | 30 Sep 2008 02:56 GMT | 7 |
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.
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| City car tax to become effective from Jan 2009 | 25 Sep 2008 13:53 GMT | 2 |
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
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| Don't switch your engine off while in a queue | 23 Sep 2008 20:25 GMT | 10 |
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
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| Removing diesel from bodywork? | 23 Sep 2008 20:24 GMT | 18 |
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.
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| GPS Stolen from car - should I claim on Home Ins or Car Ins? | 21 Sep 2008 22:06 GMT | 22 |
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
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| Rotating the spare tyre? | 20 Sep 2008 18:29 GMT | 9 |
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
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| Am I responsible if my car is used ... | 19 Sep 2008 16:35 GMT | 6 |
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
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| shocked - credit card company repaid me over disputed claim | 19 Sep 2008 08:29 GMT | 1 |
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
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| no car - couple of months | 18 Sep 2008 17:23 GMT | 16 |
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
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| Corsa 08 headlight controls | 18 Sep 2008 16:31 GMT | 6 |
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".
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| Direct Line Breakdown cover getting dearer | 15 Sep 2008 14:32 GMT | 12 |
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.
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| Question about megane speedo | 13 Sep 2008 16:40 GMT | 6 |
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 ?
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| landrover defender 110.. or? | 10 Sep 2008 14:15 GMT | 8 |
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 ...
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| Do I tell DVLA of change of Address | 10 Sep 2008 12:07 GMT | 5 |
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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