December 2007
I would like people's opionion on the following:
My daughter is nearly 19 years old has been driving for nearly 2 years with 2 years NCB due to accelerated bonus. Last week she had an accident due to black ice on the road, her dad was a passenger and can vouch that it was road conditions that caused the accident, Police were in attendance and the road was that slippy you could hardly stand and one of the poice officers actually fell. We also discovered that there had been at least 4 cars off on the same stretch of road within a small timescale.
Her car has been declared a write off and she has lost her 2 years NCB, her Insurance premium was previously £400 but on getting quotes with her claim this has now increased to about £1200.
I think it is a bit unfair as the accident was not really her fault and the insurance premium is not much less than the cost of a new car, is there any way out of this situation?
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I own a toyota carina e 2.0.
There seems to be a leak that I cannot locate.
The carpet of the passengers seat on the right (behind drivers seat) is damp after it is raining. In addition to this, in the boot on the right (where the jack is stored) gets wet after it is raining.
Where can this be coming from and how do I solve this problem.
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Greg Read more
Could be the sunroof drain pipes have become blocked or detached! Try pouring water into the sunroof drain channels and see if it enters the car.
hi folks new to this site can anyone help me here i replaced a pencil coil in engine twice now all seemed fine other day i topped up with oil(which i have to day every 2 month is this unusual?)and then it felt like another coil had gone. i have pulled all the wires off 1 by 1 and they seem ok although some seem better than others(the old ones seem best)has anyone idea is the problem still the coils? problem is that the car seems to think its a kangaroo
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cheers going to try 2 new ones let you know how i get on
My Son ( presently living in the USA, has purchased a S/H Subaru Forrester and there is no middle rear seat, seat belt. Is this a US thing or does the UK version also not have the middle belt. Regards and Merry Christmas Peter D Read more
We have a early Forester II - the middle seat belt comes out of the roof a little way back from the rear seats.
MVP
Having just seen this in the News Section
"Figures released by the (Northumbia) force showed that between December 10th and 16th, 13 per cent of drivers tested at random were above the legal alcohol or drug limit."
I don't think random testing is necessarily a bad thing but is it legal, yet? I thought one had to be involved in an accident, commit a moving traffic offence or give an officer reason to suspect that one had had a drink or two, before one could be breathalysed.
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Good point Bilboman. It's all random really.
The people who say if you don't drink and drive you won't get into trouble for drink driving are quite right of course. It's the same in a way as saying that if you don't buy a lottery ticket you certainly wont win the lottery.
Nevertheless I wish the best of luck to all the careful, competent drink drivers out there.
Happy non denominational winter festival to all.
Plus if you have spare time over this festive season go and see Death Proof.
Great cars great stunts fine looking sheilas and an all round great laugh. Read more
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My local free newspaper, The High Peak Courier, has an article about the Chevrolet K.I.T.T.Y, (Key Innovation That Talks To You), ? a handbag-sized remote controlled alert which enables the car to shout a personalised message to its forgetful owner making it easier to locate their misplaced vehicle.?
It appears that one in five motorists lose their car at least once a fortnight, one in four drivers thinking of reporting their car stolen.
Has anyone else come across this ? It is 25th Dec, not 1st April.
The big stores estimate that it costs them £648 million in lost sales as people search for their cars instead of buying !
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When I was working for the Old Bill we had a distraught woman on the phone who had taken home someone else's Ford Escort - same colour, etc - because the key had fitted.
IIRC it was an interesting problem because she couldn't return it for legality and insurance reasons and the control room had to wait for it to be reported stolen because it was deemed not worth going and knocking on the registered keeper's door because they wouldn't have got home...
What did you get this year? Have you been good boys and girls?
I got a hands-free kit - don't know whether to keep it though as I usually just use the speakerphone function.
I'm also getting a set of car mats tomorrow.
Merry Christmas to you all!
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Mike Farrow Read more
Waino's present sounds pretty top. You can't beat Minder - all filmed around White City
Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith with Arfur's car lot sited in Brook Green. I used to walk past it every day but they've built houses on it now.>>
I've started working my way through and have just watched the third episode. I was looking forward to the wonderful writing, the humour, the dialogue but, of course, with the intervening years, I wasn't prepared for the great nostalgia trip ........ no political correctness, no mobile phones (Arthur would have been the first to have one!), all the Ford Capris and the dodgy copper in a Morris Marina ;-)
My 'side of the bargain' is that I am taking SWMBO to the ballet .....
Never seen one of these on road tinyurl.com/36l43o - but a few of these
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An M3 touring AND a caravan! That's a bit like have foie gras with a side serving of mushy peas! I think he should ring NHS direct (0845 4647) and seek urgent counselling! Not serious - just bored - I am 1/3 rd of the way thru a 16 hour shift in my local horsepiddle!
My regular car is a 2001 Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin - the baby Shogun, which works very well in London, being short , high , tough and automatic .
there has been a rust blister developing for some time on the door , tight on where the window frame starts , it is about 50 mm diameter and growing . My question is : the car had a 6 year anti perforation warantee . I have not serviced it during my 4 years of ownership at the main dealers, instead using a reliable independent who has stamped the book each year , including the fan belt change - the car has just reached 60 k miles .
It is now more than 6 years old , but anybody looking at it can see the rust has not appeared overnight .
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I think the standard HJ reply in his colums has always been "not a hope", since the vehicle has never been presented to the main dealer, who has therefore never had an opportunity of checking and catching the problem at an earlier stage, thus minimising the size of any claim. While this may seem nonsense given the size of the problem you mention, I suspect that would be the response. Still, no harm in asking, particularly if you are thinking of buying another from the dealer.
Browse
Whatever happened to having to inform the Ins Co. even if one didn't claim?
Best reg's..........MD.