January 2008
Hi, quick question if anyone knows, I selling my car the buyers taking it out of the country and I will have 6 months left of road tax on it can I get this back in money?.
I have gone to the DVLA site and looked up this sorn business but it seems a can not get my money back. rip off if thats the case.
Any thoughts.
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have lost a key for my car and have i have been to a locksmith who said he could cut the key and also code it. he was unsuccesful and i have been left with a blank key that he has purchased from main dealer, is their anywere i can go or send to get the key cut successfully. i live in north east england in stockton-on-tees
thanks
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I bought spare keys for my current Focus from a franchised dealer and they were
as cheap as chips. >>
A spare full spec. remote-operating key for my new Fabia cost an unbelievable £120.
Something thathad escaped my notice, but due to go up 2p /ltr, but the haulage industry calling for it to be scraped. I think this is going to hurt a lot of people, certainly going to be unpleasant for myself.
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At the end of the last fuel strike, Bliar admitted what we had all known since time began...that the fuel taxes were not for looking after roads and the transport infra structure but were primary for throwing in the pot and wasting on Britans biggest white elephant, the NHS.
A mouse built a small nest under the bonnet of a car that I do not use everyday and has caused some minor damage by eating some wiring. I would like to make sure they do not come back - has anyone got experience of the high frequency sound devices that plug into the mains? Do they work? Read more
The JML pest shield is promoted incessantly via a DVD/TV combo in WH Smith by my office. With a bit of effort I could recount the add verbatim!!
Also deals with cockroaches, but as it affects the central nervous system don't use it near hamsters, Guinea pigs etc.
Makes a change from the dryer balls in the previous promotion.
A good friend is finally dumping his Cavalier after 175,000 miles. Mostly used for urban, outer London driving, plus around 6 Dorset trips a year. He's best described as a sprightly pensioner!
He's looking at the Focus 1, 2003/04 but I can't advise on which engine would be most reliable and work best with an automatic box, which he wants. Economy and reliability are the priorities.
Is the 2.0L much more thirsty? Would a less punchy 1.6L safeguard the gearbox better? Read more
There is only one way to go and that is a TDCI. I put my false teeth in the little holder in front of the gearstick and away I do go the over boost is awsum. Joking aside for value for money cant beat it. I have the ghia X type hase everything I need in a car, the road holding is superb the fule economy is second to none.
Dear All,
I am going on a short trip on a P&O liner from S/hampton in September and thought, despite some advice to the contrary, to leave the car at the docks, F.O.C. I presume that one leaves the keys. Do cars get moved around by the staff? That in itself does not unduly bother me, but the old Merc' has got what can only be described as an alarm system with half a mind of it's own and I don't want to return to a flat battery with all the attendant problems.
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When I was working out of the docks (container work) you would often see the cars being parked up, From what I remember they park them for you, but that may well have changed, it has been a good couple of years since I last worked in there!!
Having parked the car on friday for a morning in the office I returned to it to find a police car and three tow trucks some nice person who the police have yet to apprehend although they know who he is decided to use his brothers car and ran into three parked cars,all three plus the car he was driving are now scrap so I have now to go through all the insurance and legal stuff.I have put the car on SORN now got to spend a day going to local tax office to get the personnel plate put on redemption.I can't keep a car when I want I had really fallen in love with it having done the brakes ,cam belt and head gasget with the intention of keeping it.So I spent Saturday trying to find a 75 tourer or ZTT that was in the same condition and same low miles mission impossible people were wanting 5k for rough high milers and as there are none coming in from lease I gave up and bought a two year old Signum 2.2 elegance from my usual source plus I have got a dose of flu its not been my weekend.I got a Chevrolet lancetta as a hire car it is horrible I am glad it goes back today. Read more
Bad news Andy, the 75 was a 1.8 IIRC, the 2.2 Sig will feel much more punchy though far less characterful, must say I would quite like a 75 estate or ZT-T though it would have to be a diesel or 2.5 V6, even the 1.8T I drove a couple of years ago was no ball of fire.
Hello.
The Lexus dealer in the UAE uses a 20w by 50 oil for oil change yet the handbook states this can be used, the handbook also states that the best all round oil to use is a 5W by 30. Given the very hot climate of the UAE avg year round temp of 30 - 35c with a summer average of 40c and dusty conditions is it wise to use the 20w by 50w or a different oil, will a 20w by 50 be more stable at higher temperatures. Is 20w 50 synthetic or part synthetic? The dealer currently uses Castrol and previously used BP Visco.
Thanks for any replies.
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i,m no expert but it does make sense to use a thicker oil in such a hot climate there.s a good piece on oil viscocity at the top of this page. a reputable oil manufacturer should also know the best viscocity for your car.
hi i have a rover 220 coupe 1995 (N) non turbo and the car starts fine but when she gets warm some times the ABS light comes on and then it will try cuting out can anyone help me Read more
If the wiring has been damaged - or even fried - by amateur bodgery; then the problem is only going to be found by thorough checking of all the various circuits and earth points - and that's a job for an expert auto-sparks.
Somewhere in that near-unintelligible single sentence there was something about a heated rear window, so check the loom into the tailgate for broken wires.
Hi Everyone,
I'm currently conducting a survey on the commute to work and would appreciate it if anyone would like to take part in my survey. Should take 10 mins, although had to put a estimate time of 20 mins to be on the safe side. The link in the text to follow.
Thanks for reading - Dan
The Commuting Experience and Psychological Flow
Information for Participants
My name is Daniel Phipps and I am a third year psychology student from Nottingham Trent University. As part of my degree I am required to conduct a psychology research study which is an online questionnaire.
I am conducting a questionnaire study about the working persons? daily commute to work and the types of activities people take part in on their commute, focussing on psychological flow. I am only looking at the journey to work you experienced today. I am looking at 3 types of transport in the commute; car, bus and train only. There will be questions on the conditions of the commute to work, the types of activities people take part in on their commute, feelings on how the commute went and whether people go into a psychological flow state on their commute.
Psychological flow is a mental state in which the person is fully immersed in what they are doing, characterized by a feeling of focused energy and success in the process of the activity.
All information given will be completely anonymous, therefore no contact details and names will be taken from yourself to protect your anonymity. You will need to provide a unique identifier incase you wish to withdraw your data at a later stage.
All information given will be strictly confidential. My Supervisor and I will be the only people with access to the raw data given. The data will be secured by ensuring it will not be online, and it will be password protected. I will be analysing the data given through statistical methods and using the output of this process in my dissertation.
Participation is completely voluntary.
Participants must be 18 years old or over, and are currently employed.
If you wish to proceed in taking part in this study please click on the questionnaire link. By clicking on the link you will open a web browser to the questionnaire. At this point you?ll be asked to give your consent in taking part in the questionnaire, that you are 18 years old or over and are currently in employment. Afterwards you will need to fill in the questions on the questionnaire by typing in answers and selecting the appropriate choices related to you. It will be helpful for the study if you answer every question, but you have to right to omit any question if you wish. The study should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
Web link: ess.ntu.ac.uk/sutton/formfiles/n0102558ntuacuk/cap...m
You have the right to withdraw the information you have given at any point, without a given reason. If you do this your given information will be destroyed and not used in the study. If you wish to withdraw your data, I can be contacted by email on N0102558@ntu.ac.uk. In your email you must quote the unique identifier code, then I?ll be able to track down your data and delete it as requested.
If you have any complaints or comments regarding this study, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on the above email address. Or you can contact the supervisor of this research using the details below.
Glenn Williams
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
Tel: 0115 848 5980
Email: glenn.williams@ntu.ac.uk
If this research raises any personal issues or causes any distress, and you wish to talk to someone about this, then you may find the contact detail below useful:
The BBC have details for help lines on an array of issues:
www.bbc.co.uk/onelife/helplines
Web link: ess.ntu.ac.uk/sutton/formfiles/n0102558ntuacuk/cap...m
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Survey created using Autoform, a web based survey design and data management utility, managed by Andy Sutton and Kristan Hopkins Burke at Nottingham Trent University.
How bizarre. Whatever that was testing was nothing to do with the commuting part. I wonder whether he is still collating information.
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If you leave the country with it,you can't reclaim until it is registered in another country-however,if someone else is exporting it,no problem.