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Private Plate

I managed to write off my bike recently which had a private plate. The V5C with the private plate was sent to my insurance company and they sent me a letter to retain the plate to send to the DVLA....

ToraToraTora

How's This Work Then

I've see a similar thing with a drawing but never with actual blocks.

albaqwerty

Defunct Carb Mono Detector

is driving me nuts. Can't find where to take the batteries out, it's an SF4SOEN model if that helps. Inside the flap it says '3 chirps a minute means it's coming to the end of its life' That's not...

cassa333

What Are They Called?

Hi, I need some of those clear rubbery blobs of silicon that are on the bottom of glass place mats as most of mine have come off. However I don't know what they are called or where I would get some....

phleb

Nintendo Ds Games On Cds

I have 5 cds with a load of games, maybe totaling 500 games. Problem is how do I get them on a ds card to play them on the ds. My laptop doesn't have anywhere to put the small memory card in. Also...

rosiew

Facebook Problems

Morning All We have recently moved from Sky+ Hd to SkyQ. We received the Hub and installed it yesterday, the engineer is coming next saturday to set it all up. I seem to have a problem, everything is...

Hopkirk

Diesel Engines

How does a diesel engine make the fuel ignite at precisely the right moment, without spark plugs?

normchurch

Letters

this is ridiculous but I have forgotten how to write a letter onscreen. can someone refresh me? thanx in advance.

ordbrae

Answerbank Blocked On My Computer

For many years I have enjoyed receiving answers to crossword clues.On Sat. 23/4/16 10.00 the replies to my questions were blocked.Can anyone tell me why this has happened?

handspike

Avatar

How do I replace my Avatar with a photo?

hc4361

Donating To Charity Shops

When you take goods to a charity shop do you ask the assistant if they want them, or just drop the bag(s) off and leave?

FrillyPancake

Non Facebook User....

Checks our someones profile by just typing in their name/area and clicking on their profile/photos. Can they see the amount it has ben viewed even though said person does not use this social media...

havelo

Problem With Bt8500 Call Blocker

My BT8500 call blocker suddenly decided to block some of my contact numbers and trying everything I was not able to unblock them. The only option was to delete them all and put them in again. Does...

237SJ

Voting In Eu Referendum

I`m just looking through the government leaflet about the referendum. There is information about registering to vote. Do you have to register if you are already registered for other elections? (I have...

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Intestacy......is There A Tax?

I was talking to someone yesterday that said the government takes 33% tax on estates when the death is intestate, this is beyond IHT. I can find nothing about any sort of tax on intestacy. Anyone have...

merton69

Sky Subscription Question Please.....

Hello AB'ers. I might have to cancel my long standing subscription with Sky TV. If I do can I still use my Sky+ box to watch and record the remaining freeview channels on it please?...

galasalmon

Sunday Post

Help please 11d Concerning about ( 2,7 ) A? / ? ? ? ? R ? S 13D/ projecting part ( 8 ) ? ? ? ? ? A? G...

mightyquin

Epson Expression Home Xp - 235 Printer

Anyone got idiot proof directions for setting up new printer plz. Tried googling, but so many variations - braindead!

Ric.ror

Vat

I have no idea how to find VAT out using a calculator When I tried dividing by 100 and x 20 I got a different figure from when I used an on-line calculator Its important I find the correct way to use...