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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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"Please cut your old driving licence in two and return it to:"
Just applied online, to renew my Photocard licence (you know, the one that was supposed to be free to renew for life :mad: ), and it says "Please cut your old driving licence in two and return it to: DVLA, Swansea SA99 1ZW" Am I supposed to do this immediately, or when my new one arrives?
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Negotiating purchase of car
Just after a simple piece of advice… I'm looking into buying a used car, advertised for sale in my local area. It's an old car (03 reg, so 23 years old). It's a Toyota Yaris, belonging to an elderly gentleman, with MOT due in 11 months and 79,000 miles on the clock (so low mileage for a car that old). Alongside a few other…
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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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Paper to Card licence change
Long story short, I still have the full paper licence. Moving house soon so I'll need to update the address and as I understand it has been the case for years, a photocard type will be issued. Had photo's taken last week for this purpose and popped into Post Office to collect a form, explained what I wanted (change address…
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Barclays Tesco Fuel Cashback
Just noticed some cashback from a recent fill up at Tescos. 5% cashback and it's running until the end of July. You don't need to do anything except pay via a Barclays debt card. Earn cashback on Tesco fuel | Barclays
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CA Auto Finance - Vehicle Rejection
Hi all, I’d really appreciate some advice on what my next best step should be in an ongoing used car / motor finance dispute, particularly around rejection vs repair and how to deal with the fact the vehicle’s MOT is about to expire while the complaint is still unresolved. Background In August 2025 I bought a 2021 Ford…
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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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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…
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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