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Notice to dispose of vehicle - but they don't have it!
I recently broke down on a very busy road. Very stressful. Whilst arranging AA breakdown the police got their contractor to remove my vehicle (my AA van passed as the car was being uploaded onto the truck). The nice recovery man took me 0.5 miles to a car park where the AA man met us. Then he left. I have now received a…
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Voluntary termination of PCP and disputing the bill for damage -Alphera
I voluntarily terminated our PCP and paid the excess mileage but had a bill for £700 for damage from Alphera. I have disputed this in writing as the car was second hand, 5 years old and the damage was wear and tear. I've just had a call threatening me with a negative impact on my credit rating as it is a missed payment. It…
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Yellow box fine - TFL help!
Hi there Wondering if anyone can help. Back in December my mum got a fine for a yellow box infringement. She went to move across the box (the exit was clear) but a car pulled out in front of her blocking her path and causing her to stop in the junction. There is no way she could have foreseen this car pulling out - I was…
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My experience with We Buy Any Car.
This is an email that i have written to this company? I shall now put this on here for other people to read. Keep away from these people if you value or mental health. Some of the text I out on originally has been cut out. It was originally put on Trustpilot to help them. Fat chance of that. I still can't get my head…
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Expensive car tax refund denial by DVLA
hi, new here but wanted to share my news. This morning I received a new V5 for my electric vehicle that I bought in January, I paid £605 vehicle tax, due to the recent budget, it has been reduced to £200 for vehicles below £50k from 1 April 26. DVLA are not issuing automatic refunds for what you have already purchased, so…
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AA renewal £615 - does anyone else pay this much?!?!
Hello First thread I’ve written myself but the MSE forums have been really helpful before. An AA patrol was shocked yesterday when I said I was paying £51 monthly for AA national recovery and home start. I just called the AA customer service who are adamant this is their usual pricing and entirely correct. I will hopefully…
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Tyres
I need to replace the tyres on my Toyota Aygo. I drive about 4,000 miles per annum, mostly on city roads/motorways. What should I be looking for/any recommendations?
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Car Radio Code. Hodnda CR-V 2014.
Hi everyone! I'm looking for a 4-digit security code fo my Honda CR-V 2014. The unit is Clarion QY-5017H-B. Serial number: CLABCD40008827. I've already checked the glovebox and manuals -- nothing the. Thank you in advance!
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Would you buy a one year old car from a private seller?
I am looking at a particular make and model of car and have found one being sold by a private seller. The car has done 3,500 miles on a '75' plate. The asking price is quite low for the spec of the car (it is selling for around the price of a '25' plate from a dealer.) I realise of course that I would have little if any…
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An automatic car with around £3k budget?
Know absolutely diddly squat about automatics as never entertained them before in my life ever. However my mother is more than likely going to be in the situation where she needs to make the move from manual to automatic. Her budget is probably going to be in & about the given figure. Can't see it being much more at her…
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EV Car insurance excess
I have been insured with Direct Line for many years for my ICE car. I purchased a new EV this weekend and phoned Direct Line to change the insured car. When I did, I was told the the compulsory excess was going up from £100 to £350, as that is there standard excess for EV cars now Is it just Directi Line with such a high…
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OBD2 Solar powered battery chargers?
Until last night I wasn't even aware these things were a thing. Saw someone suggest it to another on a car group I'm on. I have a car that has a parasitic drain. If you use it daily then there's no problem but if you let maybe 3-5 days pass then you could have an issue starting it. In the end I got a starter pack & just…
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Settlement offer - accept or reject?
Following an accident in which I was not at fault I have been offered a settlement as the car has been written off. Can I reject? Should I reject?
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Rights on returning car on finance
Please could someone advise... My Son purchased a car via an on line finance company. He searched online for the car and the finance company paid the dealer then my Son had to collect the car. After a week my Son noticed the engine light flashing which was the start of a number of things going wrong. My Son phoned the…
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Cleaning cars - Tyre Black rec
I spend a decent amount of time cleaning the various cars in our household but have fallen out with my usual tyre black product. Obviously I can Google but any recs for decent tyre black products that people here have used would be very welcome. Thanks
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Ecoboost 1L cam belt change
I've reached 151,000 miles in my 2013 ford fiesta ecoboost, i've had it
serviced religiously but now need to look to get the cam belt changed. I've
read it's an involved, long job and have been quoted £1100 by ford. I'm trying
to weigh up whether it's worth it, or whether to start looking for a new car.
I've chatted to the…
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One Protect Insurance
Has anyone had experience of this insurance company? I have made a claim on my insurance with them for damage to my car. Totally my fault but they have agreed it can be repaired by their 'accident management company' have just told me they will only pay £1750 to have it repaired. My local (and very good) garage has…
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s/h car from dealership - extras - to buy or not to buy - also which dashcam?
Hi all following a no-fault accident my pretty little car will be written off (sob!) so I have put a deposit down on a similar car. This car was bought from a family member who had had it from new. The following extras are on the table. G3 paint protection $399 Alloy insurance (36 months) $499 Minor damage protection…
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First Right to Reject What are my rights?
Good Afternoon lovely people On 28th January 2026 I bought a new Suzuki Swift on finance with Suzuki. Shortly after it began acting oddly in terms of moving away and lag but I put it down to getting used to moving from Toyota Yaris to Suzuki. Anyway it eventually got worse to the point of dangerous with the car trying to…
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New car buying dealer selection
Eight years ago, my wife bought a Land Rover Discovery using an internet service. The service obtained price quotes from dealers, and my wife selected the best price. She saved a considerable amount of money. I cannot remember the name of the service now. Can anyone give me a pointer, please?
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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