August 2009
I don't want to rant or to start a rant but if you read this story
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and note some particular features: twice the 30 speed limit when the accident occured, total familiarity with the road so aware that there would be pedestrians etc, making off and concealing afterwards (or why would the passenger be done for perverting the course of justice?), racing with the other car maybe, you can't help think three years is a bit light.
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I've just helped my son to buy his 1st car. Peugeot 106 independence 1.1 2000 W reg 43k miles (private sale), paid £1200.
The seller owned it 4-5 years from 25kmiles - 43k miles and said it had been taken care of etc, but has since said the cam belt was not changed (it might have been by the previous owner). Considering the low milage do you think it's vital I get it replaced ASAP
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My two sons have owned 3 106s between them and clocked up over 100k miles in 5 years in them.
One did 90k miles.
One is on 40k miles and is 8 years old.
One is on 45k miles and is 10 years old.
All are on or original cambelts except the last which has had a new hg fitted.
The recommendation is change every 72k miles.
A driver changed lane and drove in to the side of my December 2006 Avensis 2.0D4D Estate 37500 miles, yesterday, accepting full responsibility. All the offside panels will need replacing. Insurers have been advised.
Although my insurer has arranged an assessment of repairs, I wonder whether I would be better off asking my insurer to reimburse me for my loss (if I am entitled to do so) and trading the car in against an identical Avensis. My reason for thinking this is I assume the claim will be flagged on the HPI system so, in the event I want to trade the car in after repair, I may then receive less for it than if there had been no damage even though it would have been professionally repaired.
If a dealer were interested in my car however, as it is this morning, then I would be able to establish my loss, by comparison with other similar cars for sale.
I had not intended to replace the car, and appreciate if I keep it another 10 years say, the difference in value due to the accident will become negligible. You never know what might happen in your life however, and I would not like to end up losing money due to this accident if I decided to let it be repaired and then wanted to change it soon after.
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I did exactly this with an accident damaged Clio a few years ago. I'd got quotes from a couple of body shops and the damage would have cost about £600 to repair. I had been planningon selling the car as a trade-in before the accident, and didn't want to delay.
The whole thing was a bit complicated as the driver that had hit me when parked had driven off without leaving details, and I'd only got his as a witness left his details. I'd found him the next day, and he'd admitted to police that it must have been him.
Anyway, turns out that there was a problem with his insurance (I never really found out what), and my insurance wouldn't play ball if I was selling the car as then there was no dmage to repair as far as they were concerned. I ended up trading the car with the £600 taken off it's value, and then engaging a legal service to recoup my loss.
I didn't have this on my insurance, so I paid £30 up front to them to go after the guy. It took about 6 months, and I had to send all sorts of information plus stump up another £40 fee for the police to release details to my lawyers, but I got my £600, plus all the fees, plus another £100 for my time from the guy. I have no idea what happened to him, but I hope he got well and truly stiffed by his insurers after he tried to wriggle at every opportunity.
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This shows that for HGV's at least, they do work.
Often in the backroom you find the lorry drivers among us defending ourselves by saying that foreign lorries have no respect for the law over here.
62 lorries were found to be illegal in some way and 48 of those were foreign.
Pat
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Graduated Fixed Penalty scheme.
Can be applied to anyone without a valid UK address. It's amazing how suddenly the means to pay can appear when the driver is told the vehicle is being impounded.
Having never owned a car with rear discs before I'm wondering how exactly my handbrake works as it's performance is a tad lacklustre.
I can see the usual cable pulls a short lever in an arc. Does this then operate a cam onto a reversed hydraulic piston which pushes the brake fluid trapped by a valve and forces the slave piston out? Or is there a physical metal link between the two? It has the wind-in piston return if that is relevant. Read more
What's the going rate for a replacement car key including the key, a transponder chip, cutting and programming? Read more
i have noticed a lot of motorway roadworks now have the temporary speed limits. i prefer these to the single fixed point camera as they seem to slow down the traffic for a greater distance and you don't get the person stamping on their brakes because they have seen a 'gatso'.
what i want to ask is are they a legal limit? i'm repeatedly overtaken by people doing atleast 10 mph more than my callibrated spedo shows.
do you know anyone who has got a ticket from an average speed camera?
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......so I find it hard work to keep at the very low limits some of these average cameras are set to on the motorway.......
Its quite simple really......
Lift the right foot off the go faster pedal and press the brake until you reach the required speed...... :0)
Well blow me - but he indicated left to exit and then carried on around the roundabout, all the while straddling the nearside and middle lanes. Then wondered why I started to pull out and got very cross indeed. I do despair sometimes. Read more
The only time I don't indicate on a roundabout is when there is no-one to observe it/ I use my mirrors y'see and am aware of who is around me. oh or if the car in front is a minicab. (i hate minicabs).
Hi there.
I've done some searching for answers to these questions but the answers found were conflicting.
Here's the background: a Range Rover was crashed at some speed into my parents' parked Ford Focus 2008 diesel and extensive damaged was caused. Although the inspecting technician recommended a write-off, the insurers have decided to repair the damage for £5500.
My parents obviously don't want to drive around in a car which was heavily damaged and then repaired, so they will have to sell it as soon as it is repaired.
Here are the questions:
1. Can my parents, as the victims (it was 100% the fault of the other driver) expect to be able to buy another Ford Focus diesel of similar mileage and age and condition and be reimbursed for the cost, rather than have to take delivery of their damaged and repaired car?
2. When selling a damaged and repaired car, is there a good chance it won't fetch what it would have if it had not been damaged?
3. If so, can my parents reclaim this discrepancy from the other driver's insurer?
Are there any experts or others who have been in this situation before, who can help?
Many thanks.
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Here are the questions: >>
fluffyfluffkins:
See if the answers here are of any use:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=77...8
I get a constant nasty whine increasing in pitch with engine revs. When the car is stationary, moving the steering wheel a gently against the pressure (not turning the wheels at all) to get the PAS to do a little work the noise is a lot worse.
I conclude this is my power steering pump making the noise. I assume the increase in pitch under revs is due to the aux belt driving the pump faster.
I checked the fluid in case it's a simple case of the pump run dry of fluid - there's not a lot of fluid but there's some so I can't see how the pump can be running dry. I'll top it up to see tomorrow.
I haven't physically looked yet and I haven't checked Haynes - am about to do the later, the former will have to wait for the weekend.
Questions:
- Based on the info above am I right to suspect the PAS pump?
- If so is it likely to be the Pump alone or is there a high chance it will need a new rack too?
- Ballpark what should I be paying for a pump/rack/both fitted?
- I quite enjoy working on my cars - is it a tricky task for the home enthusiast?
TIA.
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You may well have to remove the subframe to replace the steering rack so its a big job and awkward without ramps and lifting gear I guess.
Try the basics first eg. belt and tensionder. Then the pump
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...is a bit light...
Certainly sounds like it.
One of the factors which may reduce the sentence is the degree of culpability of the victim.
Crossing the road at a point where pedestrians rarely do so, for example.
Even if something like that applied here, it still sounds a bit light.
Were I the victim's mother, I would be putting pressure on the CPS to appeal the sentence as overly lenient.