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Thanks for the tip. I'll look into that. The suggestion of getting a "stash" when potentially ((or otherwise) reliable ones sell for £25 up on E-bay and in shops for double that is stupid. Might as well buy a computer.

I recently bought a HD DVR in car video camera. With a 32GB card, it will record over 18 hours worth of roads. When it reaches the end of the 18 hours it starts automatically recording over what's already on the card. So, if you used the card on a road trip to the Alps and wanted to save that little bit of pleasure while you were there, how would you do it if you wanted to use the camera for the return trip (+18hrs)? A 15 minute segment is over 800Mgb and takes about 17 minutes to download to an external hard drive. Not a practical proposition in an internet cafe - and I don't have and don't want to buy a laptop. Any ideas?

Would you trust them to these?

I think someone on here mentioned a company called Smart Repairers recently. From what I've found out they also operate under various names "Car Medic", "Bike Medic", "Caravan Medic",etc. Does anyone have any experience as to the quality of the job they do? I just read an article by a disgruntled franchisee. He was not at all happy with the level of training, equipment and income level that had been promised.

I know people only write to review centres when they want to complain or praise so the "just satisfied" mob won't even write in. But I have to admit this site influenced me a little. http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews11381.html

Who are you insured with... Yes, who are you with? There is something called value for money and £450 is a lot to pay if it's just a piece of paper. Review sites will often tell you a lot about a company when it comes to crunch time.

Sorry, this is exactly the point. If I have a Zed (max NCD), premium £500 and buy a BMW 330D (no NCD) and then have an accident with the BMW, are you saying I don't have to declare it to the Zed insurers and my next year's premium will be unaffected assuming they're not mirrored? My company always asks if I've had any convictions or accidents in the last 5/3 years, full stop. Not which car it was in. Thats just what I was saying, sorry if it wasn't clear enough. In simplest terms. You wouldn't loose your no claims bonus on the Zed with the other policy but you WOULD have to declare you had a claim so they would put the premium up anyway. Hope thats clearer! In which case, it's the driver who earns the NCD and it should be applied to any car he owns no matter how many. Differences in premium would be the cost to repair and the potential for having an accident ie. horsepower and age of driver. The driver does earn the NCD and it can be assigned to any vehicle but you cant assign one lot of no claims to 2 or more vehicles at once unless the insurance company specifically allows it for whatever reason. Should do, that IS the problem and your insurance really has sod all to do with cost to repair of the vehicles nowadays. It doesIts more about the millions in compensation someone could claim if you run into them. Quite true!

Sorry, this is exactly the point. If I have a Zed (max NCD), premium £500 and buy a BMW 330D (no NCD) and then have an accident with the BMW, are you saying I don't have to declare it to the Zed insurers and my next year's premium will be unaffected assuming they're not mirrored? My company always asks if I've had any convictions or accidents in the last 5/3 years, full stop. Not which car it was in. Thats just what I was saying, sorry if it wasn't clear enough. In simplest terms. You wouldn't loose your no claims bonus on the Zed with the other policy but you WOULD have to declare you had a claim so they would put the premium up anyway. Hope thats clearer! In which case, it's the driver who earns the NCD and it should be applied to any car he owns no matter how many. Differences in premium would be the cost to repair and the potential for having an accident ie. horsepower and age of driver.

Sorry, this is exactly the point. If I have a Zed (max NCD), premium £500 and buy a BMW 330D (no NCD) and then have an accident with the BMW, are you saying I don't have to declare it to the Zed insurers and my next year's premium will be unaffected assuming they're not mirrored? My company always asks if I've had any convictions or accidents in the last 5/3 years, full stop. Not which car it was in.

Really? I have an 05 UK GT with realistic mileage on it that I was going to advertise for £7500 awhile back. 2400 miles per year seems ridiculous.

I phoned a couple of insurance companies the other day when I thought I might be buying another car. And lo and behold I found that I could only apply my no claims bonus to one car. Now I always thought the NCD was applied to the driver for having a good record and not the car. So what I want to know is if I have 2 cars, which I can only drive one at a time, and I have maximum NCD on one and not on the other; if I have an accident in the NCD car, it won’t be affected because it’s the car, not the driver that has the NCD applied to it. I can’t understand the logic of this but I’m sure that it is something that was dreamed up in the annual junkets of the Association of British Insurers. And of course, what company would step out of line to compete with the others when they can operate collectively and stiff all of us consumers.

Focus ST

It used to drop down until recently I replaced the double sided tape. I am guessing that it has something to do with the bluetooth phone kit. Any ideas?

PM sent with regard to my UK GT model in Norfolk.

It's a really old story but quite funny.

Found this package on t'internet but was looking for something slightly cheaper. http://www.hospitalityline.co.uk/Monaco ... ckage-2012 Anyone know anything about the Rocher or just general admission.

Anyone been to the Festival of Speed and could you give any advice to a newbie? Specifically, are grandstand tickets worth it and anything else you can think of?

I think you missed the point. I was trying to point out the quality of coverage was far superior to the other 4 other companies I contacted for anything like that premium. One of them even quoted £318 but I want more from an insurance company than just a piece of paper that allows me to buy the road tax. And I do sympathize very much with younger drivers who are being ripped off by these companies. Hopefully the antics in the insurance industry such as referrals, outrageous legal costs and phoney claims for soft tissue injuries will be clamped down on by the government as reported on radio this morning. Come the day, maybe we'll all get better premiums

I think you missed the point. I was trying to point out the quality of coverage was far superior to the other 4 other companies I contacted for anything like that premium. One of them even quoted £318 but I want more from an insurance company than just a piece of paper that allows me to buy the road tax. And I do sympathize very much with younger drivers who are being ripped off by these companies. Hopefully the antics in the insurance industry such as referrals, outrageous legal costs and phoney claims for soft tissue injuries will be clamped down on by the government as reported on radio this morning. Come the day, maybe we'll all get better premiums

Saga and DON'T

Saga and DON'T

I just renewed my policy with a couple of add-ons for just over £500. Here's the spec. Doubt if many insurers can match this: Accidental damage excess - £250 Fire & theft excess - £100 New for old (2 years) Comprehensive; if my car is less than 2 years old with less than 12k miles and is written off, they will replace with the same make and model 90 days abroad in EU – option for Green Card outside Emergency (any driver) fully comprehensive Vandalism – no claims unaffected £1000 personal belongings – increased to £2k Dec. £500 accommodation or get home following an accident Unlimited on sound and sat nav systems Legal protection to £100k Replacement car 2 weeks Windscreen £75 excess doesn’t affect NCD Protected NCD Full accident health care up to £1 million for myself and partner for any road traffic accident in the UK whether in the Zed or on a bike P.S. I am of a "certain age"

I just renewed my policy with a couple of add-ons for just over £500. Here's the spec. Doubt if many insurers can match this: Accidental damage excess - £250 Fire & theft excess - £100 New for old (2 years) Comprehensive; if my car is less than 2 years old with less than 12k miles and is written off, they will replace with the same make and model 90 days abroad in EU – option for Green Card outside Emergency (any driver) fully comprehensive Vandalism – no claims unaffected £1000 personal belongings – increased to £2k Dec. £500 accommodation or get home following an accident Unlimited on sound and sat nav systems Legal protection to £100k Replacement car 2 weeks Windscreen £75 excess doesn’t affect NCD Protected NCD Full accident health care up to £1 million for myself and partner for any road traffic accident in the UK whether in the Zed or on a bike P.S. I am of a "certain age"

I think I'll stick the Z. The Renault looks plain naff to me. I know which one I'd rather been seen out on the roads in +1