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Jun 27, 2012 18:31:41 GMT
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on the inside of the wheel, pot hole damage >:(its about 3 inches long and about half an inch at its worst any suggestions about banging it out?
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Jun 27, 2012 22:36:01 GMT
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Bang it and you'll likely crack it....
Get it seen to professionally.
IIRC you can get compo from the council for pot hole damage....
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Koos
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Jun 27, 2012 23:30:31 GMT
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i tried compo route, massive new hole, , i was the first to report it, basically got told to feek off by the council
had my wheel done at local refurb wheel specialist, similar size damage to yours £50 repaired, new wheel from alfa romeo was 300 +vat good luck
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Jun 28, 2012 13:48:06 GMT
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goodjob road tax is so cheap i can afford to get it repaired,what do we pay for ?thanks guys
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Jun 28, 2012 17:19:58 GMT
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sorted for a tenner by banham garage ,top blokes and know there stuff
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Jun 28, 2012 23:59:12 GMT
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We don't pay road tax, we pay vehicle excise duty.
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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Rich
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rim dent alloy wheelRich
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Jun 29, 2012 12:28:39 GMT
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No, its Vehicle excise duty. The thing in your windscreen is a Vehicle excise duty disc.  |
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Jun 29, 2012 13:43:08 GMT
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its road tax call it what you like pedantic
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stealthstylz
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Jun 29, 2012 14:45:46 GMT
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It's not that's the point. If it was road tax they'd have to spend it repairing the roads. Because its VED they don't.
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Jun 29, 2012 21:31:35 GMT
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do you think any of the TAX we pay gets spent on the things it should?
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RobinJI
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do you think any of the TAX we pay gets spent on the things it should? Yes. That road the pothole was in wasn't free, the first 14 years of my education didn't cost me anything, pretty sure the buildings and teachers salaries weren't free. I can hurt myself and walk into A&E and get fixed up without paying anything, that medical equipment and staff aren't free. Paying taxes benefits us all, just because we don't end up with something shiny in our hands that we can directly see, it doesn't mean the quality of our lives isn't directly improved as a result of paying them. You could complain that your roads are potholed when you pay a hhuuuggeee couple of hundred pounds a year to drive on them, or you could think that maybe the reason they're potholed is because a couple of hundred pounds doesn't buy much tarmac? Plus then there's the inconvenient truth that some of that couple of hundred pounds is better spend of medical research, education, or other areas that are more useful to society as a whole than us being able to have shiny wheels? Anyway, apologies for the political rant, I just thing peoples attitudes towards paying tax in this country are a bit out of line with reality sometimes. I'm glad the wheel got sorted, and it sounds like at a decent price, so good times. Maybe one of these could help deal with the current roads? ;D  |
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2012 9:36:38 GMT by RobinJI
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hairymel
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Jun 30, 2012 10:20:54 GMT
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Robin i think the point is that people like to see where their money is going. targeted taxation would help the taxpayer feel they are getting value for money. anyway before i get sent back to the beige forum have a pic   |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Jun 30, 2012 13:35:18 GMT
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i fully understand everything must be paid for but the point is this if the amount of tax collected for the roads was spent on the roads and not on nieve second year sociology students proping up the union bar drinking ipa at 60p a pint spouting right wing tosh about the real world there yet to enter my wheel would be round without intervention |
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2012 13:46:20 GMT by jawathemutt
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Jun 30, 2012 13:54:25 GMT
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Sssh, potholes in the road give me an excuse to drive about on tyres like these.  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Jun 30, 2012 13:57:20 GMT
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Wow ... let's fight the gov not each other .. tax free car thats the way
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Jun 30, 2012 14:55:47 GMT
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Sssh, potholes in the road give me an excuse to drive about on tyres like these. would these fit on a chevy spark  |
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Jun 30, 2012 16:08:56 GMT
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As it happens they do them in lots of sizes, even lowish profile for cars, after my mate came out with me last year and saw that I wasnt using four wheel drive even in deep snow he bought some for his 5 series bimmer for winters. Technically not snow tyres, but currently one of the better road/mud tyres around, quiet and grippy on road and good traction off it. Khumo Road Venture MT KL71 is what your looking for if your interested. |
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