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jacko2008

How old ??

How old do you now need to be to ride a moped i know it was 16 but has it now moved up to 17 or 18 ?? thanks for any help

girlinabox

First ever car accident! Help required.

Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can help me. Last night I was involved in a collision in my car on a roundabout. I was on the inside lane coming off at the 4th exit, this roundabout is huge by the way, it...

R1Geezer

What annoys you on the road?

Now I know all the common stuff like tailgating, middle lane hogging etc etc. What I mean is what really annoys you that is really fairly harmeless but winds you up none the less. What really gets me...

pink-kittens

'Insured to Drive any car'

Can you help me settle and argument with my other half, please? We were talking about his car ins and the fact he is insured to drive any other car, 3rd party. I replied that yes, he is but only if...

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...

drsunilgupta

Engine stops while reducing speed or cming down in gear

HI , I wonder if anybody can giveme clue as to what could be the problem in my Ford Focus. Its engine switches off when I bring the speed down or come down in teh gear. I have to reignite the engine....

cab

car stereo

Where can I buy a radio with cd and cassette reasonabley priced ?

Playbill

Windscreen washer problem

For the fourth time in a few months my windscreen washers have been reduced to a trickle. Each time I find the filter by the pump is clogged with jelly like substance. I put some disinfectant in the...

chazza

What do you call

the poles that you can erect at the end of the driveway which can either lie flat to the ground or can be locked upright? Thanks

spideyman

semi automatic

my wife passed her driving test in an automatic car. is she allowed to drive a car with a semi automatic gearbox

freshfruit

Will the DVLA answer questions over the phone??

Ok, my silly Polish girlfriend has got in a panic. We we're driving along the motorway today through roadworks with a 50mph limit. It's one with an average speed check and she was going at 70 so I...

policia

curb crawling

how significantly is your mpg affected by this?

thundercrack

auto galaxy

hi, Is there a problem with the galaxy automatic gearbox? the auto's seem cheaper than the manuals. are they made by V.W. ? is the fuel consumption less than the manual? thanks, alf

riptide

Low profile tyres

I have low profile tyres on my 5 year old BMW 318 hatchback and am probably going to have to change them very soon. At the moment the make is continental which is very expensive to replace. Anyone any...

taichiperson

Log Book

My father died very recently, leaving all his assets to my Mother, including his car. My mother does not drive, and is giving us the car, which we intend to sell as it is not suitable. Do we have to...

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...

darbo1103

Are these sites any good?

I have been on a website to get a valuation on my 2001 Y reg, 126k 2.0DTi Zaffy. THey have offered a price of ?1470 and arranged an appointment for tomorrow at a used car dealership in Leeds. I take...

david21

screwdriver

hi ,can anyone tell me were i could get a screwdriver to take off the trim from inside my car,it looks like a philips screw but has more points(like a star) on it ,are they available to the...