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I need a new car. My old one died a death. Looking at a 2025 plate Hyundai Tucson. It was serviced to schedule in July. It has clearly been at the dealership since then as it has done less than 30 miles since the service. Did a test drive yesterday and the washer fluid was totally empty and 3 of the tyres had low pressure.…

I have recently received a company car through employment and a 3rd party leasing company and not been made fully aware of the monthly financial impact on my pay. I am struggling to get any written confirmation despite raising a formal Complaint to the leasing company and my employer. Since getting my first salary…

We're always advised to get a new quote 26 days before our current car insurance expires but how can I compare prices if I haven't had the renewal through from my insurance company and probably won't for another week or so? Mine is set to expire on 19th November.

Hi My Honda HRV 2015 had a warning light yesterday to check tyre pressure. I drove it this morning for 15 mins, then went home and filled the tyres with air, went to the car to check all was OK, but when i turned the engine it would not start. It turns and clicks and all the lights on the dash come on including "Check…

My car is beyond economical repair and I am shocked how prices skyrocketed since I bought current one 8 years ago. I am forced towards certain types of car due to my driving pattern. I drive car about 4 times a week but do only about 2k miles a year around town with constant stop/start and I cam drive only automatic cars.…

I need help to reject my Volvo EX30 which I have on PCP finance with VCFSUK. I bought the car new in Mary 2024 and have had serious technical issues since Nov 24 which were all highlighted to the finance company the local dealer. This car was released to market far too early before it was tested and it was clear early on…

Hi I have had my plate a number of years but this time I am struggling to figure out what to do. My current vehicle was bought new and I applied my plate to the vehicle at first registration, it is also screwed into the vehicle. I am replacing the vehicle with another new car which will be a 76 plate so awaiting its…

Ok so I just found out NCD cannot be used on two cars, My wife is currently learning how to drive, and I am teaching her (alongside her lessons with an instructor) in our Suzuki swift (my current car and the policy i have 8 years NCD with) This car will be transferring to her ownership when she passes her test. I have just…

Good morning all, Whilst this isn't a parking issue, I'm hoping that I may be able to get some help or guidance with a rental damage fine (Parking tickets, fines and parking)? It may be a stretch but here goes… To save you reading the detail, my question is, how do I defend this claim? - I've been contacted by a debt…

Hello Sorry for the very long post but I'm just wondering where this "Charge for Quote" from main dealerships came from ??? I'm hearing this from many other people - is it actually legal or just dubious ! My 3 1/2 year old car out of warrenty has developed a leaky rear washer pipe - I asked our local dealership for a quote…

hi all Can you help. I had my car stolen back in 2019 on a private plate. Had insurance payout and bought a new car and put the private plate back on. (Went through all the channels - reported to police, insurance, DVLA etc etc) Fast forward to 2026, trying to get a valuation on my car and the private plate still has the…

I am semi retired and still work a couple of half days a week, when I choose. I have a small Ford Connect van which I am giving to a relative for free. So was thinking of buying a estate car to use, which would most probably work out cheaper, road and insurance wise. May budget is upto £10k, but would push it to £15k. So…

Just bought my first EV and wow what a minefield the public chargers set up is - I will mostly be charging from home but I seem to have spent an inordinate amount of time planning my first journey of any distance. Zapmap for the route and where the chargers are then downloading the apps to get the best prices/rates for the…

Just a heads up, from October 14 2026 all UK road legal LED conversion bulbs have to be supplied with a hologram sticker proving that they are ECE approved that you must fix under the bonnet so The MOT Man can see it and pass the installation. No sticker = MOT fail I presume the Osram bulbs are supplied with one as Osram…

Title: Initial hearing tomorrow – two speeding allegations / two S172 charges, no original notices received. Any advice? Hi all, I posted about this back in March, but for the life of me I can't find the original thread. My initial hearing is tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get any last bits of advice from people who have been…

Hi All, I am thinking about buying/renting a new car through a car lease - I wondered if anyone can provide any hands on experience and or advice of having a lease car? Are there any practical implications of not being the registered owner of the car? Some more context: I have done my research and I know I don't own the…

Hi All, Ideally I'm after advice or suggestions. We own a second hand, 10yr old Renault Zoe with a leased battery. We're fed up of paying for repairs to the car, the suspension in particular breaks at least every 6 months and now the electrics are going. It needs scrapping, but before you do that you have to get out of the…

Hello all, Can anyone shed any light on the following? As far as I'm aware the policy I bought said nothing about this including in the terms and conditions :neutral: Note: my policy is not their telematics type named "Hasting Direct youdrive", it is actually their "top tier" policy called "Hastings Premier"

Hi, my wife bought a car in January trading in her old car and using money from a cancer insurance to buy a newer car outright. After a couple of months things started going wrong, we had to pay for road tax then MOT, shortly after the car had to go to a main dealer for some remedial work where a head gasket failure along…

I have a 72 plate Peugeot 2008 with 18.5k miles on it which I purchased from the local dealer 9 months ago, it came with 6 months warranty and I paid £899 for another 3 years. lately when the car gets hot the clutch becomes quite heavy and I asked the dealer to look at it 2 weeks ago whilst in for a service and MOT and…