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  1. king12345
    Frankly, any car with 190000 miles on the clock is destined for the grave in the very near future, regardless of service. Unless a complete and expensive refurbishment is done. Considering the age and miles, those faults are very minor. The front vent could be blocked from the intake if the cabin filter has not been changed for a long time. To check, just lift the bonnet, remove the cover closest to the windscreen and you'll find another cover on the passenger side held by a long screw. It's a bit fiddly to remove, but don't force it, just juggle it out gently. Underneath you'll find the cabin filter. Remove it and vacuum any debris and leaves out of the air intake. Replace cabin filter with a new one (around £6-7) and all covers. Check if vents are working, if not you will need a further investigation. For the sir con you will need to visit a specialist. Good luck
  2. king12345
    I know an employee of a large retailer who uses his discount card for separate transactions when buying electrical goods so he can keep the receipt for warranty purposes. Just a line of thoughts. As said, I don't think you have done anything wrong at all
  3. king12345
    £2k for a 2002 passat with 190000 miles on the clock is way out of the price range, and I am a passat owner and enthusiast, even if it is the 3 litre V6 version with full leather interior. On your b5.5 there's no heated windscreen, so I guess that the de-mister you are talking about is the vent on the dashboard, correct? To be honest, the thermostat and the coolant sensor faults are common and can be usually reset with the dedicated software (vag-com), owned by many mechanics. A 10 minutes job and most do it for £20 max. As suggested your options are limited because you had the car fixed without consulting the dealer. I suggest that you look at the dedicated passat forums (uk and usa both excellent, just do an internet search) for advice, especially on water ingress, a silent killer for b5 and b5.5.
  4. king12345
    I simply suggested what I would do to avoid court: 1. Use same weapon of the enemy and take a risk 2. Pay up and delete the gf from memory There's also the option of letting her do whatever she wants and end up in court hoping for a judge who can see past the crying and moaning of a vindictive ex gf
  5. king12345
    In any case, as we are all morally orientated here, why don't we suggest to the op to give her the money she claims so to morally smack her in the face? That would surely shut her up and make the op look like a person of higher lever than her.
  6. king12345
    Fair enough, even if I think you're overestimating the cag popularity. I still think that if he went to court he would risk finding a soft judge who would believe a crying ex girlfriend mistreated and not appreciated for the length of the relationship and also used as a cash machine when money flooded her pockets. He could be seen as the monster boyfriend lazing in the sofa all day drunk as a fish. Sorry to disagree, but I would take the risk of asking to take this post down and send her the message so to avoid court at all costs. I was in a similar situation once and someone was asking for money for a car they'd given me and I repaired at my own large costs. They even went to the extent of falsifying a sale receipt claiming that money was due in instalments. Some people need a noisy wake up call to stop bothering others. I know this might prove very unpopular with some caggers, but sometimes harsh measures are needed to combat vicious people in my experience.
  7. king12345
    I don't understand how asking to be paid for designing a logo or returning a watch amounts to bad behaviour when the ex is asking for money unfairly. She can't have it both ways: They either return all the gifts to each other and pay for services provided or she leaves everything as it is and goes away. She's claiming the holiday was not a gift and so the op could make the same claim about the logo or anything else. No proof whatsoever from either part.
  8. king12345
    And what evidence has she got that the holiday cost had to be split? A good judge (mind the word good and read on) would see such claim as petty and vindictive imo. On a moral ground, the op is facing threats of court action based on a lie, I don't see anything wrong with testing the ground and see if she backs off. Accordingly to the op she started behaving badly and asking for money. The op could even claim that the logo he designed has been unpaid despite a verbal agreement, not uncommon between partners. I would try to avoid court at all costs, given how good some women are at crying and acting in front of strangers (the judge) who could be fooled into thinking she's a victim rather than a greedy and vindictive person.
  9. king12345
    Test the ground by sending this text/email: 'As you want me to pay for the holiday that you invited me to and referred to as a treat to me, Can you please return my watch that I lent you?' She can't prove that the watch was a gift and you can't prove that the holiday was a gift. Even and sealed in writing.
  10. king12345
    Write your complaint to ba ceo: keith.x.williams@ba.com Explain that if they don't cough up you will proceed with a county court claim. It's a definite win.
  11. king12345
    I completely agree with this post. Unfortunately you have admitted the use of cannabis, otherwise you could have easily got out of this situation by simply saying that you were smoking bidi which is a rolled up leaf, used in Asia and widely available in corner shops. This cigarette like item looks and smells a lot like cannabis but is perfectly legal and does not contain any drugs. I know some people will say that it's wrong to lie, but sometimes is better to do so than getting sacked. Follow sidewinder advice and good luck
  12. king12345
    Well done on making the right decision and keep your precious baby. You can start uni next year, believe me as a father, at your age one year doesn't make any difference. You will have no regrets, guaranteed. Regarding the interview, as Mr P. explained, there's nothing to worry about. Enjoy!
  13. king12345
    I understand that you tell them who's the policy holder and their NCD, but did you tell them they were the named driver the year before? I tried to do the same thing with my wife when we were buying a second car and the answer from many insurers was that named drivers don't earn NCD, only the policy holder. We ended up buying the insurance with the existing company which accepted 2 years NCD based on the time we had been with them. I know that many people do all sorts of things to pay a cheaper price, from tweaking their occupation to giving the parents address, the problem only comes when and if there's a serious claim put through and the insurance investigates thoroughly.
  14. king12345
    I would just wait for their court paper and shame them in court. You've paid the reduced rate within 14 days. End of story, no grey area, no misunderstanding. They are just an incompetent bunch. Every time I have got a parking ticket I took it to adjudication and always won for procedural impropriety and got compensation. Not because I didn't commit the parking offence, but because once you start communicating with them and asking questions, they screw everything up or just ignore you. Think about the all parking industry starting from the barely legal immigrant working as a traffic warden on commission to the I know the law (d@@k)head of parking enforcement: Would anyone with a little common sense and grey matter work there?
  15. king12345
    I thought they were allowed to omit the interest rate if the figure doesn't fit in a standard 42 inch tv screen
  16. king12345
    Ever checked with the insurance if this is ok? If you stay with the same insurance they'll probably allow this, but if you change every year like me, in my experience this 'trick' is not allowed. I know a lot of people do it anyway, but I always wonder what the insurance company would say in the event of a very serious accident where they're about to fork out hundred of thousands. When my friend had an head on collision on a b road and the other driver put a claim for £500k, the insurance confiscated both vehicles to investigate further and even sent the front light bulbs for forensic analysis to make sure they were on at the time of collision. They seriously tried every trick in the book to invalidate the policy. They also contacted the employer to make sure his job title had been disclosed correctly. Be careful out there!
  17. king12345
    Better to clarify on this. If the insured is Mr A and the additional driver Mr B, Mr A will earn the NCD. Mr B will not. However, some insurance companies allow the named driver Mr B to earn their own NCD, but only if they renew with the same company. If Mr A decides to change insurance company having earned 5 years NCD with Mr B as an additional driver, he would be making a mistake declaring Mr B as having 5 years NCD. This could lead to dear consequences in case of a serious accident where the insurance company will try all their best to invalidate the policy. Better check with the insurance company in writing before making any assumption
  18. king12345
    Any decent carpet fitter will be able to stretch this back to its original form for a very cheap price. That's given that grippers are in place, if not you will need new carpet or grippers installed
  19. king12345
    I bought a similar unit a few years ago and after the inevitable sagging, I fitted a metal bar going across the bridge to sustain it. It costed £70 painted and finished and 5 minutes to fit. Argos had already accepted to pay for it after my first written complaint. I suggest you take some measurements and ask your local steel merchant for a price. Of course if you want to go through the dismantling process and looking for another unit, you're entitled to it, but if you like what you have now you could possibly solve it with the £80 they offered you.
  20. king12345
    No. And I think you need to cross off your names, unless they're fictional.
  21. king12345
    Every time I sold a car (I'm not a trader) I always told the potential buyer that I had no mechanical knowledge and to check the car thoroughly because there would be no come back. Also, as suggested, I always wrote on the receipt 'sold as seen, vehicle inspected to buyer's satisfaction'. In any case, your buyer drove the car away and you don't know what he's done with it. Most cars of the past decade would start flashing all sorts of warning lights on the dashboard as soon as you push them a bit further than normal. In my experience Vauxhall and Ford are the worst on this; a little wheels spin would most time make the engine fault light go off.
  22. king12345
    Come on mr enigma! Some of us may be not as clued up as you claim to be, but common sense must prevail here. If I gave an address linked to me in any way shape or form, court paper would be deemed served and any ccj enforced. If the driver remains not reachable at that address, the registered keeper will have to explain why. People are traced all over the globe for debts, no way they would let you slip through the net just because you claim to be outside the English border. These companies are well known to go out of their way to gain revenue through all sorts of dodgy practices, they won't stop chasing anyone just because they claim of living north of the English border. No wonder why they closed the previous thread.
  23. king12345
    "my Parcel was destroyed by the Customs in Nepal" They surely destroyed two bars of gold! Christmas bonus came early for Nepal custom!
  24. king12345
    I wasted 1/2 hour of my precious time reading all that nonsense from Mr enigma just to find out that he was promoting his own dodgy business. I will never get that 1/2 hour back! Appalling how some people prostitute themselves for a bit of publicity
  25. king12345
    So if the driver can be reached at this address, what's stopping ipc proceeding with the case? I'm not following you. The driver is identified, paper is sent to an address where the driver can receive it, where's the trick?

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