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• Registration out by one digit on car insurance 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Of course, if the insurance is invalid then she's possibly got a ban and fine and we're out of pocket by about 11k (plus you can imagine the cost of the storage, assessment and the £350 excess to pay .......) Insurance broker is shut and we're, quite understandably, worried sick ....
• Weight of petrol 30 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I know petrol does expand with temperature, but it got me wondering by what proportion, and does it matter? Most petrol station storage tanks are I presume underground, and so their temperature shouldn't vary much day by day, but should we be buying the stuff by weight?
• Registration query re emmisions 17 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Slightly complicated one this, a vehicle was manufactured in 2000 and was put into storage then was registered in France in 2003 though still unused. The reason it was registered was because of euro emmisions regs it would not have been able to be registered as new after Dec 2003. So now if it was imported into the UK and registered here would if have a 03 or 53 plate based in it's date of first registration in France and it's emmisions compliance at that time?
• Passat boot is too big! 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My point is.. is it really neccesary to have such a large trunk? why not more rear room instead. It's too much storage space for Mr average.
• Accidents and AA / RAC cover 23 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  A friend at work says the only reason he gets cover is for this eventuality, but another friend says that she had to pay for towing and storage costs after an accident. I'd always assumed they would recover the car as they always bandy words like recovery and rescue around, but thinking about it, the service they sell is *Breakdown* recovery.
• Honda Jazz - Time for a change, maybe 30 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  We're also in the process of moving house, so being mindful of the increasing necessity to shift large numbers of boxes between houses and storage units, this is what I'm thinking. Something bigger, again a hatchback, with as close as possible to Jazz-like reliability, a bit more oomph under the bonnet and a non-codger image to dissuade the tailgaters.
• Renault Clio, Citroen Xsara Picasso, MB C-Class - SORNd cars dumped in Residents Parking 3 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Pay for them to be removed to a safe place of "storage"... I am sure you can legally find out who the owners are, advise them that the cars need to be removed in xxx days and then just do that. I dropped the hint with a neighbour that the council were lookin at the cars in our street/private parking areas and one of them moved and the other was moved nto the owners reseved parking space.
• £105 to have car theft investigated 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  A third alternative is that your car will be moved to a place of safety and you will be charged for the removal and subsequent storage and than another £105 if you want it foresicated. Not all of these charges may be paid out by your insurance company. I empasis that this is a Home Office initiative not a police one.
• Which 7 Seater? 27 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I would appreciate any advice or recommendations on a decent second hand 7-seater about the £4-7k bracket. Majority of time I only need 5 seats with PLENTY of storage/luggage space, occasionally 7/8 seats but luggage space not an issue then. So I was thinking that most small people carriers are out, and maybe an estate is best option. I'd prefer a diesel, but petrol would be ok if mpg was good.
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  How can I keep my battery in good condition whilst my Renault Laguna is in storage? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Renault Laguna Initial Estate that we have had from new. It’s now six years old. The last two winters in the Highlands have been very severe....
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  I lost the V5C to my car, which has been abroad for 10 years - how do I get it back to the UK? 19 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My 10-year-old car has been in Spain for nine years and 11 months. I've lost the V5C, so what do I say at Dover when I try to bring it back to the UK?
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  Problems with a car bought at auction 17 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a car from BCA which had a mechanical report. This shows the car has a good battery, drives well but has a bit of smoke from the exhaust. The...
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  Battery free of charge 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I’d like your opinion on my complaint to FIAT Group Automobiles UK Ltd. I bought a £35,000 FIAT based motorhome last year and after 1,700 miles the battery...
• SORN my second car? 11 May 2020 (Forum)
  Is it worth registering my second car as SORN, until the lock down is over?  It was my intention to sell it, but I the second car as storage for stuff. Car is off-road in residents parking. Still insured. It was my intention to sell my second car car, but I am not sure what to do about that. It is an old car, so I will probably get £600 for it.
• Virginmedia v6 box 24 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  We had a v6 box installed last October, replacing a TiVo box. The difference is like night and day, it’s faster, more capable and has vast storage capacity for recorded items. However, the thing packed up in July and a new one was installed. 2 days ago the replacement packed up too, so we have the so-called engineer coming out tomorrow and no doubt the solution will be a further replacement.
• Advice for a moving company? 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  It's been quite some time now and I am still unable to convince myself in a trustworthy moving company that also supports storage. Yes, I've made the effort of consulting with as many people as i could. They gave me reccomendations such as getting an ordinary Man and Van assistance(not entirely sure it was called that way, because it's supposed to be 1 man, which ends up cheap.
• something different- washing machines. 16 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  The new location has both hot and cold connections. I am thinking it would be more efficient to fill the washer with hot water we already have on storage, rather than cold and have the washer heat it up with an electric element. Would it affect the washing machine to do this? Our dishwasher is a hot fill device and has worked for over 20 years without a problem.
• Any - Snooping Or? 11 May 2011 (Forum)
  I imagine that I will get a letter from them soon. It does seem irrelevant as most lockups are used for storage these days being too narrow for modern cars.
• Honda Civic - Seized dust caps 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  So, I bought some cheap metal/aluminium replacements off ebay. However, as I went to leave my car in storage I was going to pump up the tyres but I couldn't get the caps off. I tried turning them with a spanner and the whole valve just ended up turning in the tyre, which seemed strange but didn't cause any damage.
• peugeot 306 - ACCIDENT RECOVERY RIP-OFF? 7 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi there my wife's son had an accident (fortunately uninjured) which led to the recovery services being called by the Police as the car was upside down on the road & needed to be recovered urgently.OK so far.If he wants the car back he has been quoted @£360 for the recovery & £20 per day storage plus the sc*** value of the car (a Peugeot 306 TD) from Norwich Recovery.We asked around for recovery prices from other local recovery firms & their recovery costs seem to substantially lower.Can I do anything about it?