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  1. jcs356

    Property Lawyers or people who know their stuff around freeholds?

    So if I've got this right.... Your friend owns the freehold (if a house) or a share of the freehold (if a flat). The original developer of the estate / block engaged a third party management company who manages the estate/block on behalf of the freeholders. When the developer finished the...
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    Certain vehicle insurance companies giving refund...

    Got my £50 Admiral refund into my credit card account on Monday for a two car policy. Given the policy was only £380 I'm not going to complain. It would have been fairer to have done it as a % of the premium rather than a flat amount.
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    One for all you steam fans.

    Rob - not sure if you've seen but for some reason it didn't stop at Brookwood as per plan leaving a station full of annoyed people! https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/flying-scotsman-disappoints-families-children-16119559
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    One for all you steam fans.

    I spotted this too - sadly I'll be at work :-(
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    Audi Driver/Volkswagen Driver

    Yes I got my liquidation/creditors letter on Monday. A real shame and I feel sorry for those who will have lost their jobs as a result. Must be tough for a small independent publisher these days with so much stuff available immediately via the web, forums and groups. I remember meeting Paul...
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    Audi e-tron extreme: Audi e-tron technology demonstrator climbs the Streif

    Pity you can see the cable attached to the front of the e-Tron. I assume it was for safety reasons but kind of shatters the illusion!
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    California

    I did a trip 15 years ago starting in SF drove down Route 1 coastal highway visiting Carmel etc. on the way to LA. As Mike says don't stay downtown and stay in Santa Monica. Did Universal Studios and Hollywood Boulevard. Then drove East to Grand Canyon including some bits of Route 66 and did...
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    driveways opitions

    Worth being aware of what planning restrictions may be in force. I seem to remember that some councils don't allow you to lay a hard surface drive without planning permission - all to do with hard surface water run off contributing to flooding. But something that drains freely such as gravel...
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    Selling old Whisky

    And as an example of wildly different prices - seen the 1970's JW Red Label selling for about £35 at auction but a dealer has a bottle up for £150!
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    Selling old Whisky

    The single malts are: 5 * 75cl bottles of 15 yo Glenlivet (early 80's) 1 * 75.7cl bottle of 12 yo Inchgower (mid/late 70's) And the blends are: 1 * 75.7cl bottle of Pinwinnie Royale Scotch (mid/late 70's) 1 * 75.7cl bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label (mid/late 70's) 2 * 75.7cl bottle of...
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    Selling old Whisky

    Anyone got any experience selling old bottles of whisky. My mum has given me 11 bottles dating from late 70's and early 80's including some single malts. There is nothing particularly valuable but a quick search has shown that values seem to fluctuate wildly. So has anyone used a specialist...
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    Garage Dehumidifier

    My Ebac says 54 DH 860 but searching that on Google returns nothing. Remember it is at least 16 years old.
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    Garage Dehumidifier

    I've got an Ebac, bought from their factory shop in West Auckland, County Durham, been running no problem since 2001. Cost about £200 from memory. Just checked out their website and they've moved to Newton Aycliffe (still in Durham) and they appear to be one of those rare things these days -...
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    Audi dealership - extras - is it worth it?

    If you do want any of this stuff you will be able to get it far cheaper dealing directly with the company selling the service or insurance. The dealership will take a huge commission on anything you buy.
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    Trackday Insurance

    I witnessed this at Bedford a few years ago..... Entirely the Aston driver's fault. He'd been driving like a tool the entire day. Lost it on a corner and T-Boned the porker. I take an alternative approach in that I have an entirely disposable car - a 19 year old Seat Cordoba ABF 16v. :)
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    Who's painted their garage?

    I painted my floor and others have said paint lifted where car tyres sit. If I were doing it again I'd use this: http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/versaroll-pro-pvc-flooring-228-x-610-cm-174714
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    Hpi report !

    Sadly HPI's aren't infallible.
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    Lego

    I'll be collecting one of these when I'm up in Durham over Christmas... http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/lego-trilogy-model Already have the two smaller models. And this was the article about how some of the limited models have rocketed in value...
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    MOT not over the 12 months!

    Yep, a load of bs. Tell them you'll go to VOSA.
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    MOT not over the 12 months!

    Joe is right - it's all computerised so should pick this up automatically - unless the garage have mistyped one of the bits of info e.g. VIN etc. I suspect they've made a mistake somewhere. This happened to me with my Cordoba. It has a private plate on it, which was previously on my Seat...