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Ownership of written off car

When you have an accident the insurance company does not claim ownership of the damaged body panels, nor when a car is written off do you inform the DVLA of transfer of ownership to the insurance...

Thrower

I`ve read that it increases a vehicles petrol consumption if you run it with headlights on, as in daytime driving, which has been proposed by some agency study group. Is this true, as I can`t see that...

In A Pickle

Problem with Family Tree Maker

I have 2 brtothers who married 2 sisters,but in Family Tree Maker they duplicate. How do I put them seperately(in Family Trees) without them duplicating?

Raj

Speed Limits Website

Does anyone know of a website which lists speed limits on roads? In particular, I wish to know the speed limit on the B3075, Corfe Road, Stoborough in Dorset.

naggingwife

Best practice in long queue of traffic

When in long queue, several minutes between each moving on, is it best to keep the car idling, or switch engine off and on?

petal54

Names

Does anyone know the origin of the name Linguard,nothing important just out of interest?

SurreyGuy

"Running-in" brake discs

I've just changed the front brake discs on my car and the instruction leaflet stated that I am to avoid heavy braking for the first 200 kilometres - why? T.I.A.

johnicz

location

where is the exact location of the colosseum in rome?

ettelloc

Blocking my driveway

Hi, I live on a main road across from a promary school. On some days they must have after school activities and parents come to pick children up. Sometimes people park in front of my driveway. Not...

sigma

American pronunciation

Following on from the American pronunciation of Herbs, they seem to use phonetics in their pronunciation, eg. derby not darby and wore sester shire instead of wuster. Why then do they not pronounce...

Dollie

Yellow Box

I have to enter a yellow box at traffic lights to turn right into my street, where I live. The motoring expert chappie in the Sunday Mirror says its a little known law, but you can actually sit in a...

valleycomman

immobiliser on clio 2000 model

clio immobiser how can u reprogram

sigma

Anomoly between tension and compression

If you bend an iron bar to form an arc, one side of the bar will be in tension and the other side under compression. It follows that there must be a line through the bar that is in equilibrium where...

theshedman

Using disabled badge

Hi, I am trying to find out if the 30 minute and 1 hour parking restrictions apply to disabled drivers where they have sign at side of road. If I park on the double yellow lines I can park for 3...

perose

tribal pages

Can anyone please tell me how to put photos on tribal pages. I have my family on the tree but when I click on photo-tree the names come up, and then if I click on it , it just tells me no photo. How...

KaitCat

The Value of Shakespeare's "crown"

Hi! i'm working on a production of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT and the question came up of how much (in American Dollars) was a "crown" worth back then (1598-1603), what would that equal now in 2008...

Lakitu

Merging for roadworks

Here's the scenario, the 2 lane road you are travelling on had been getting dug up, forcing the outside lane to be closed. Motorists are made aware of the fact that the outside lane will be closed by...

perose

family history software

Can anyone recommend software for me to store my family history and I need to be able to copy individual parts on to CD's for other members of the family. I have done all the researching on Genes but...

likul-pekul

73 vw beeyle service cost.

Hi was wondering what the cost of a full service should be. ive just got off the phone to my local vw garage and they said about 300!!!!!!!!!! is that right?i thought it was a bit steep but ive been...

scoobydoo2

parish records

Hi am a bit of a novice at family trees and would like to look at some parish records. I know it sounds thick but how do I go about it. Any help appreciated

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