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HPI check/Text check

Does anyone know if these checks will work for every reg the car has had? I'm looking at a car at the moment but it has a cherished plate, do I need to do separate check for every number it has had or...

Shaftmonde

Mauve Disc on Ford Focus dashboard.

My Focus estate has a small round translucent mauve disk about 2 cm dia on the right hand top of the dashboard, so it 'looks up' at the sky I've prised it up and seems to some sort of a bulb-holder...

villa_fan007

driving lessons.

if recently passed your practical driving test how many lessons did it take you to pass?,and did you pass first time. also did you have any practise in between lessons. Have you got any tips or things...

TWR

How many of you out there moan about fuel costs & what can you do about it?

What are your answers to save money?

marie1234

pro`s and con`s

My daughter,27 is just about to take her driving test.Would she be better buying a banger for 12 months or spending more money and getting a newer(more reliable car) thanks for answers

Picky

Personalised numberplate

Hi all My darling Dad died last week and I would really like to transfer his personalised numberplate onto my car. Can anyone tell me the best way to do this? Thanks in advance Px

Allykitten

Tom Tom 500

My Tom Tom is now a few years old and although it is working well, I have a problem with it falling off the window screen or the dashboard. I have checked that the windscreen is grease free etc - any...

HAWKE

gas fuelled bus

A old couple told me that during the war years in Colchester some busses were converted to run on gas They towed a tank on a trailer behind them , and switched over to petrol to climb steep hills....

amriches

back windscreen wash

mondeo 07 back windscreen wash,no water comes out

gravelhead

Ford Transit Fuse Box

The Radiator/Brake Pedal Fuse has blown on our Transit, nobody seems to be able to pinpoint the problem. the warning light comes on sometimes. The fuse keeps blowing is this dangerous what does it...

naylor1401

Engine Management Light

Hi, I've posed a few questions on here before. My head gasket went recently, I found this out because i was losing water and the oil had turned to like a white yoghurt. Anyway, before i had the head...

discobobby

Ford Focus Clutch

Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to change a clutch on a Ford Focus Estate?

fizzyBee

Mobile speed cameras

If you get caught by the police sitting at the side of the road with their speed thingy, do they stop you and pull you over or do they send a letter to you? I was driving very carefully today because...

f33noe

help me

i was in a road smash yesterday it was clearly ma fault i went to pass a car on opisit side of road and hit a car clean on my insurance cover note ses i can drive any other car with owners permission...

bazigi

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aaronseasear

Fm tuning car radio

I have a cd /radio plaer in my car. For some reason all my FM stations that I preset wont tune in. I try to search and still nothing both manually and automatically. The AM is fine but nothing on FM....

anthony25

mk3 mondeo heater blower

was driving my mondeo the other day its a mk3 2001 newish shape,the heater blower went off on its own twice,the first time for a couple of seconds then 5 mins lata it came on again for about 30...

Jeffro

Clamping

Is it illegal to clamp and / or tow a disabled persons car?

elliott31

renault scienic key probs.

i have a renault megane scienic and the key is playing up i have to stand there sometimes 5 mins to get in, a friend told me i need a battery for it and another friend said it will need to be...

hollytree

mobility scooters

Can anyone tell me please, is it the rule to drive electric mobility scooters on the road or on the pavement?

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