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New to the Motoring board? Start here
🚘 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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Bell type bollard
Hi Everyone, I've got a new ID Buzz van and I was turning left onto a street in Bow, London. Right on the corner there is one of those low bell shaped bollards right on the corner. I couldn't see it from my drivers position, it's about 12" high, and as I turned left the bollard scraped the side of my van and burst the back…
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Electric cars and solar panels
I'm likely to buy a small EV in the next few months. I've got solar panels, not a storage battery (i.e. I don't sell back to the grid exactly what I produce), so I get a certain amount of electricity "free" when it's bright, and a quarterly payment. The FIT system. In the past, I've not been able to have a smartmeter…
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2 week old PCP car fault - advice needed
I am newbie here. I need some advice as I am so confused and upset. I bought a brand new convertible car on a PCP agreement. 2 weeks after I took possession of the vehicle, a fault developed with the mechanism that closes the roof and the roof was unable to lock in. I dropped it off at the dealership and it turns out that…
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Cheap Airport Parking: Manc'ster & L'pool Airports hints, tips and local parking
What’s this about? Parking at the airport can cost a fortune. Yet there are many ways to cut this cost. The first point of call is read the full Cheap Airport Parking guide. Then having found the cheapest it can find you, this discussion is specifically to talk about local parking and tips for Manc'ster & L'pool Airports…
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Blackhorse/motopoint car rejection
Looking for guidance on rejecting a car we got on the 16th June This is a little long winded and has a crap twist that happened today which complicates it but basically we went to buy a car at motopoint nice guy dealt with us as you would expect once we agreed we wanted to pay half the car 8k on a creditcard the idea was…
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Paying £9 for oil and liquid disposal.
My Honda Jazz hybrid is due it's first service and I had prepaid for the first 3 years. So I booked it in and they say there is £9 charge I have to pay to dispose of the oil and any other liquids replaced during the service. Since when, is that not part of the service? At least the car is getting a complimentary valet.
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breakdown cover for car and motorcycle
Hello looking at breakdown cover for me and wife for 1 car and 2 motorcycles Have had bad experience with RAC before So looking at Start Rescue , Green Flag and AA ( joint cover for 2 people , nation recovery ) Green flag is competitive £69 but seems to have a 10 mile limit for puncture even if you have national recovery ,…
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Unpaid Toll Fines while car was in garage
Last month we received an unpaid toll fine through the post for a crossing over a local bridge made in February (Warburton and Rixton, it's notoriously bad and the subject of many conversations). The crossing was undoubtedly made by our car so we paid the £30 fine and £1 toll fee even though we were unable to remember who…
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PCP Car Deals
Has anybody ended a PCP car deal early ? I'm due to finish after 42 months in March/April next year, and pay the balance to keep it. I'm keeping it because I don't want another new one. So can I pay the balance now, early to keep it, or do I have to wait until the end of the agreement ?
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If your AC isn't cold enough - use recirculation mode
The standard AC mode will cool the air in coming from outside and blow it into the car. Reciculation mode cycles in inside air around the AC system over and over again. Standard mode will try to cool the scorching cold air from outside and probably not do well in a heatwave. But recirculation mode cycles the cooled air…
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Car repair under warranty - unreasonable delays?
Purchased s/h car from large main dealer (my make of car is not the same make they deal in). 3 month warranty. Within a week discovered fault with air conditioning. Issue clearly there before purchase as was checked for leaks and re-gassed before I took it away. Took car back - re-gassed again and sent away - obviously…
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Use savings vs loan to purchase car
Edit - as was pointed out to me by one of the respondents I somehow posted this on entirely the wrong board. Apologies and please move/delete A conundrum as old as time itself (well since the invention of cars and the advent of money lending!) I'm a long time MSE disciple and like to think I'm more than savvy enough to…
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Hire a van in Scotland drop off London
Hi all, son moving furniture down south but he's stumped when asking the big hiring organisations. Does anyone know of a company or company where you can hire one way only? Or know of a car/van club that does this? Or indeed any way of getting a van load of stuff from A to B. Thankyou 🙂
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BREAKDOWN Cover - punctured tyre unrepairable question
I was thinking - what would happen if your car tyre punctured on a motorway, etc., or after 9pm when garages were closed Would the breakdown service provider take your car to your home via the onward journey or would they insist calling out an emergency mobile tyre fitter? I'm asking as I was watching videos of people…
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NIP 14 day rule
hi there my wife has received a nip for speeding today. Letter is dated 22/6/26, but date of offence is 7/5/26. Clearly outside of 14 day window. No issue with address, privately owned vehicle. No longer do a paper return and it’s all online (west mids police if it makes any difference). Just wondering how we go about…
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Driving licence renewal - the DVLA and GOV.UK online labyrinth, and its pitfalls and options
I am over 70, so I have to renew my driving licence every three years. My current licence expires in January 2026. I have just received by post a copy of the D46 licence-renewal application form. That paper form is for completion and return by post; but it encourages people to apply online instead via the www.gov.uk…
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NCP rejected my appeal even though I paid, now debt collectors are involved. Do I have any options?
Hi, I’m looking for some advice because I’m feeling completely stuck. Back in April I parked in an NCP car park. The payment machine wasn’t working and there were around 10 people standing around trying to figure out how to pay. Another customer at the car park went onto the NCP website to see what to do. The NCP website…
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AA renewal...usual palaver
We have been with the AA for decades….. Every year the usual faff at renewal. Last year £95, this years renewal quoted £156, went online and got same cover (as a new customer) for £84…..phoned to cancel autorenewal and the advisor instantly matched the offer. ….just a heads up for anybody else approaching renewal time!!
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Points for using phone
Was accused of using/holding phone while driving. 6 points and £200. Not speaking on phone but having in hand. What is legal? Drinking tea while driving? Leaning over touching phone while phone in cradle? How do u set up music or phone usage without holding phone? Anyway to get points reduced?
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Car insurance - DOC
I've been getting quotes ahead of renewal in 3 wks. One aspect the aggregators are silent on is the issue of DOC cover. I'm spending a lot of time unnecessarily completing proposals only to find out the policy quoted may not be suitable. Any ideas which companies offer DOC as standard?
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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