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🚘 Here are some threads you might find useful: * A compendium of car maintenance tips 🚘 And here's some relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cost of living crisis help * Cheap Car Insurance * Cheap Breakdown Cover * Cheap Petrol & Diesel - Cut prices & improve fuel efficiency * Cheap MOTs * Motoring MoneySaving -…
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Did you insure with Aviva on 4 June 2025?
Aviva had a "glitch" so they say on 4th June 2025 so mine and my daughter's car insurance with Aviva Zero did not get entered into the Motor Insurance Database (www.askMID.com). We're both just had letters from the police saying our cars are uninsured, they're not, it's Aviva's !!!!!!-up. When I got the letter I had a…
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Your Bangernomics successes
Hello my fellow cheapskates. After spending nearly three years running a car for as cheap as possible, mainly as I ran it throughout all but he darkest depths of winter on WVO/UVO (waste or used vegetable oil), in a Vauxhall Astra I have had to say good bye to the old girl as it is no longer economical to repair to get it…
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Car insurance write off rip off, can I do anything?
Hi there, I'm hoping someone can help me. I have the usual story, my car was written off and the insurers underwriters valued it really low. They actually sent me examples of older cars with the same mileage, as well as cars with less seats with same mileage, that are currently for sale, to justify their valuation!! In…
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Buying a used Car with MOT advisories
Mum had her car written off a month ago when someone drove into her. She needs another car. We looked at a 21 plate Aygo today but saw it had MOT advisories. I raised concerns with the Sales advisor and they said I had nothing to worry about but I am not sure as I want my mum to be safe after her recent accident. Just a…
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Over 70 licence renewal is this new?
I just applied to renew my driving licence again online and now they won't issue the new licence until I send the old licence back. Is this because I never sent my old licence back the last 3 times I applied or is this a new thing? It is the correct DVLA site I applied to.
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Owed money by a now closed car garage
Posting on behalf of partner. He bought a car through part exchange, with the new car on finance. He used part payment of the part exchange as a deposit on the new car. He was told he’d receive the remaining money (around 4k) after the two weeks cooling off period of the finance contract. The garage closed down a few days…
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Citroen/DS 3 stop drive recall
Hi All, So Stellantis has issued a stop drive recall for most of their Citroen C3 models and DS 3 models due to the defective airbags, which is suspected to have caused the death of a woman in france recently. I drive a 2015 DS 3 which is one of the models affected. As soon as I was made aware of the recall I booked my car…
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Diesel Cars' Emissions Legal Claims
Does this legal action include claims against Volvo?
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Car insurance claim
I was involed in a minor accident while driving my sisters car as named driver i clipped a wing mirror of a stationary car while driving the damage was minor on both vehicles , dent on mirror housing on the the sationary vehicle and dent on the mirror on sisters car I have admited fault to the other driver and exchanged…
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Shared Car
Myself and Wife now share a single car, we both have full NCD, it is currently insured in my wife's name as the main driver which is due next month, should I switch to myself as the main driver in order to maintain my NCD
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Can I drive my car with a failed MOT?
Good evening. I was wondering if I can drive my car to and from work etc with a failed mot (but still not expired from last year) As I understand this is legal providing that there are no dangerous defects reported and the car is submitted to either a partial retest after the repairs have been rectified within 10 days. Can…
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Speed Awareness Course Costs 2025
Just in case this helps anyone else out, I checked the online/virtual course prices for AA Drivetech - £96.20, TTC - £100, Safer Essex - £98 and HCC - £98. It’s possible that you might get a cheaper quote if you book early but even so, I imagine Drivetech would most likely still be cheapest of these four providers. I spent…
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Luxury car tax on cars over £40,000
I'm seeking advice on the Luxury Car Tax for vehicles exceeding £40,000. If the list price is under £40k, but with added extras it pushes the price over £40k, does it then mean the added car tax is payable? I found this in WhatCar. 'It’s important to note that it applies to the total list price of the car, so it will…
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misled on insurance?
Hi all, Apologies for the lengthy post. I’m hoping someone here has experience or advice on the situation I’m dealing with. I’ve entered into an unregulated hire purchase agreement for a hire vehicle with a company , who clearly stated, both verbally and in writing that the vehicle came with comprehensive insurance. After…
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More recent version of a 2005 Toyota Yaris Verso mini MPV
This car has been perfect for our limited lifestyle - purely local trips and easy upright loading for my wife's folded rollator. We are now taking a semi invalid friend out several times a week and her folded rollator also fits in the boot. Having to now use one of the rear seats we have found a major problem. A feature of…
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Any experiences on car damage like this? Hire car through insurance has had paint peeled!
I picked up a hire car on Thursday evening, and this afternoon I noticed this damage to the rear passenger side. I can't be 100% certain it wasn't there before, but I suspect it wasn't as I did look around the car prior to accepting it admittedly the garage was very dark and the car was parked close to another van making…
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Can i go to DVLA to pick up replacement driving licence?
Hi, I have just moved to a new flat. My mail is not getting through. I have posted myself letters and they never arrived. The mailbox is a joint mailbox, well....it all just gets chucked on the floor by the postman and someone (whoever passes by), might sometimes put the mail into peoples mailbox's. Anyway, i am not…
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Peugeot Adblue Emissions system - massive £6k bill for repeat adblue error
My 2019 3008, purchased as an approved 2nd hand car with 12k miles from an official Peugeot dealer, had the same P20EE emissions / adblue error 3 times, including the mileage countdown which stated the car would be impossible to start after 750 miles. The car currently has 32,200 miles. The error points to an emissions…
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DVLA - Exempted vehicle tax refund
I'm a disbaled person, My PIP award was acknowledged back to 2020 and was renewed, I was paying vehicle tax since 2020 as I was not aware of tax exmption of disabled people, I sent all peper work to dvla and the vehcile now registered for disabled person, in the main time I applied for tax refund but they issued only one…
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Car Insurance claim question
We had someone hit the back of our car a couple of days ago. We are insured with Admiral. Third Party with LV. All parties agreed we were not at fault. We completed the claim within the hour with Admiral. They contacted us the next day saying that they will get a garage to contact us to arrange repair and we would pay our…
Bought a car, van or motorbike on Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Hire Purchase (HP) since 2007? Discuss the probes into hidden discretionary commission and undeclared commission - and how to complain.
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