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Tax Disc/M.O.T sticker

I`ve just got a new MOT via a mobile mechaniv that I used for a number of years. He insists that for my own sake, I should ALWAYS park the car on the correct side of the road so that the Tax & MOT...

sammd

UK road congestion

What is the answer to the UK's road congestion problems?

lauraking72

i work as a dinner lady, which is only for 1 hour a day. i get very bored, so does anyone know of any working from home info. i used to pack emery boards years ago, but not sure if the comapny still...

Gnisy

Hey, here's a crazy idea.

I usually hear my elders saying that once a man and his wife live together long enough, they tend to look like each other. Anyone else heard of this? With relevance to this, they also said that...

clairelb

Water Meters

Someone has recommended that we get a water meter fitted. Our current water bill is over ?400 per year, for a 3 bed property and currently only the 2 of us living here (baby due soon). Is there any...

pigface

Calor gas heaters

What with the recent cold snap I have found that my existing heating system using electric storage heaters is not up to the job. How cost effective are portable Calor gas heaters? Do they compare...

stanwilcock

Laying a patio with slabs.

What is the ideal way to lay slabs to create a patio? Some people do it with scalpings and sharp sand/cement, others with wet concrete then building sand/cement, The ground has already been hardcored....

aurora83

Boiler Blues

The problem I am having is that the hot water seems to run out very quickly. Despite the boiler being on for hours, and on max temperature, the water takes a long time to heat up. Then when it finally...

guild

Potterton boiler

Please can anyone help. My father has a Potterton Kingfisher cl boiler and the pressure switch keeps switching off the boiler but when we remove the front cover the pressure switch releases and the...

adamskiodp

Thermostat programmer

Hi, I am looking for a combined central heating and hot water programmer that has a built in thermostat or preferably a wireless thermostat that cam be put in a different room. I have found a...

marjones

renault kangoo1.9 d

Can someone tel me how to wean this van off of easy start. The engine turns over fine but will not start without a fix. Thanks

sistergolden

legal speed limit

What is the highest speed limit in the world.....

curiosity

Cats eyes

Someone once told me that "cats eyes" in the road are pushed down when driven over and are cleaned with a jet of water or brushes during this process. The other night my family said this is a load of...

anthonychipp

Central heating

I live in a rented house that has gas central heating, but it doesn't work very well. Its always very cold even if we have the room thermostat on 25 or 30. When turning the thermostat it never clicks...

derriere

Water leak through ceiling - what now?

Managed to leave a tap on upstairs which flooded through to my utility room below. Water has stopped coming through and it is now in the process of drying out. Is there anything I need to do - e.g. do...

WendyS

Worried about Council Tax increases?

Guess this could equally well be posted in Home & Garden, but is everybody aware of the national compaign to protest against Council Tax increases and introduce a fairer way of paying, related to...

poznanski

Louis Theroux

I want to write to Louis Theroux (BBC2's "Weird Weekends"). I need an address and I'm not from the UK. Help me please!!! Thank you.

leannec

Ruined carpet from delivery men

I had a washing machine delivered today and the delivery men have left black greasy marks all over my beige carpet in the hall from where they took the old machine away. I counted 14 separate marks,...

Gnisy

Can the brain become 'tired'?

I just read something in a book that suggests that the brain is incapable of getting tired. What really gets tired is the muscles around the eyes or the neck and that is what actually makes us feel...

aka estie

Northern Lights

I would like to plan a trip to see the Northern Lights in the upcoming year or two. Where should I look to find the best time and place to go?Thanks for any advice!!

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