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Car Insurance Instalments

If you pay your car insurance monthly and you have an accident, say 7 months into the policy, do you have to pay the remainder of the policy off out of your payout if the car is wrote off? Thanks...

toecrusher

car insurance for a young driver

does anywhere do it at an affordable price! 17 yrs old and about to take test but quotes are totally unreasonable, £3000 plus. understand the reasons, but should'nt all be tarred with the same...

MichaelZZ

Blue lights on private cars

Are these legal? I'm referring to the small blue lights that are sometimes hidden in the radiator grill as well as those that are substituted for proper side lights and / or headlights. Yesterday...

milly143

Another Parking Ticket Question

When you are issued with a parking ticket, does it by law have to be acttached to the vehicle or handed to the driver? Is the ticket invalid if neither of these things have been done?

thedumpling

Correct tyre pressures

Can anyone please give me the correct tyre pressures for a Vauxhall Corsa 1100cc with just one driver? I've always used 30psi in the front and 23psi in the rear, but in having a new valve replaced...

fruitsalad

OH has put brown dubbing on the roof of my car thinking he was doing good by keeping the damp off and its left brown patches all over it, would something like white spirit or methylated spirits help...

milly143

Guess the Squeek

I noticed this morning my car is making a strange squeeking noise, most noticable when I go round a left hand bend. It sounds like it's coming from the rear left side. My bf borrowed it to take...

muchlovex

1.1 Peugeot 206

Is it fine to drive 70mph for about 40 mins. Would it damage the engine as there are higher revs? Thanks again...

sarahljones

vauxhall corsa 1.2l

can anyone help me. driving my corsa today was all fine but then i parked up went to the shop and when i came back my corsa wont go into reverse. when i put it in reverse its in 1st, when i put it in...

seniorcit

UK driving Licence 'Valid from' and 'Valid to' Dates

After speaking to a friend, four of us checked the above dates on each of our Driving Licences. My husband's is valid for 8 years, one friend's is valid for 3 years and both my other friend and myself...

ibukunoyin

cooling system fault

I have a vauxhall Zafira 1.8 auto. I recently noticed that the cooling fan cuts in when the engine get to the operating temperature and stays on until the engine is switched off.Is it normal for the...

ibukunoyin

Timing belt or chain

A friend has a Toyota Avensis saloon 1.8 1999. He says the car has a timing belt. I say it has a timing chain. Who is right. Please help

benny3008

I want to tax my car!

I want to tax my car ready for when I hopefully pass my driving test on the 29th March so I don't have to faff around on the day doing it. The car is not insured at the moment. I have tried to get tax...

Dusty Bin

Driving With Fog Lights On

This extract from the Highway Code makes it quite clear of the dos and don'ts, but what is the penalty for breaching this regulation? "236 You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless...

ayabrea38

Mk 3 Mondeo auto gears?

Does anyone know how many gears an 03/53 mondeo diesel auto has? Do they all have the ability to change from auto to 'manual'-where you can go up or down gear with the stick instead of the car doing...

Iggle Piggle

1997 Vw Golf TDi estate towing caravan

Hi folks, has anyone towed a 1300kg caravan with a golf diesel estate? How does it do and does it feel stable? ta...

tiggerblue10

Tax Disc Query Pt2

The car which I mentioned in the thread below was removed yesterday by the Met Police. Two Police Officers turned up and were there for about 3 or 4 hours until the removal truck came. I saw my...

wilkesneil

a3 door, is it the same

i have a 2004 3door a3 and have found the exterior trim i require (door blade at bottom of the door), the replacement part i have found is on a 2009 model, door looks the same but does anyone know...

aby

how old does a car have to be

before it is exempt from paying road tax, the government information site doesn,t seem to mention anywhere

bongoboy

Very rusty rear axle on Ford transit

I have seen a nice Ford transit van that i'm thinking of buying. The only fault i can find (if you can call it that) is that it has a very rusty rear axle, the rust is on the middle casing where the...

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