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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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MOT "PASS" but repair as soon as possible (minor defects)
Hi, took my Vauxhall Meriva B 1.7 CDTi (2011) for it's MOT yesterday and it passed, but came back with this minor defect: Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):Offside Front Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated anti roll bar link (5.3.4 (b) (i)) Had an annual service afterwards and the guy…
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Morrisons Pay-At-The-Pump Warning
Saturday 13 April I am a
pensioner. I needed petrol so I went to
my local Morrisons petrol station. I
knew I had a balance of £102.58 in my HSBC current account (I don’t have an overdraft). I decided to go to the ‘pay-at-the-pump’
pump. I only needed about £25 worth of petrol and didn’t want to use my credit
card, I’m…
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VW Tiguan power steering issue + potential dispute
Hi folks Situation below 1.Went to the shops came back to car and dash was lit up and power steering, parking sensors etc not working. Red light steering but car was drivable. 2.Took to mechanic who checked obd and it returned loss of communication with power steering module and the fix is to replace the steering rack.…
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Used car broken down with major fault after only 4 months. Dealership being extremely awkward.
In England. Tl:Dr at the end. My brother and sister in law bought a used car from an official Nissan dealership mid December 2023. On Saturday it broke down, turns out the gearbox has failed completely. I have done some research on this, so I know that under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the fault is assumed by law to be…
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Garage service caused engine to seize
Hi, I had my car serviced last thursday, only drove it home afterwards (about 1 mile) until monday when I drove towards newcastle from ashton. Driving for 2 hours. Got as far as Wolviston services and the red oil light came on. Pulled over immediately. Called AA, who found sump plug on the tray. Car engine has seized as a…
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Cancelled car insurance
Afternoon all! After some advice! Today, I received a letter from my car insurer stating my car insurance has now been cancelled due to a missed payment. For context, the insurance renewed in February and is paid annually. The bank details on account were old, so they were not able to take the premium. However, the letter…
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FOS Decision Upheld Electric Vehicle
The FOS have recently upheld my complaint regarding a faulty EV and that I was not adequately informed by the dealer or advertising from Arnold Clark. The link below states the battery size and refers to the gross capacity, EV’s have a usable net capacity which is not referenced and is the figure which should be used for…
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Black Horse Finance Voluntary Termination
Looking for clarity. I have enquired with Black Horse regarding the VT of my current PCP agreement. They are saying I have two total amount payables 1) being the car 2) being insurance package leaving me with a shortfall on the liability payment. I was under the impression the total amount payable was everything hence the…
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Admiral car insurance and car competitions?
I'm thinking about entering my car into a Motorsport championship, fairly novice stuff but reading through my insurance book is a little concerning, they won't pay out for damage caused by competition (no problem there) but they say they reserve the right to cancel your insurance for not following their general exclusions…
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Paint is peeling off my car, who should pay for it? Me or Toyota?
So to give a bit of backstory, I bought my car second hand (from a private trader) back in 2018. My car is a Toyota IQ 09 plate. Unbeknownst to me (and the seller), there is a known fault with this particular make/model car with this paint colour. The first time I had an issue rectified with peeling paint was a few years…
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Euro Collections Plc
I keep getting alleged toll infraction fines from Portugal. I’ve paid 2 but have now had a third what should o do about these please? Are they legitimate. I’m concerned that they will just keep sending them through every month or so.
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D4 licencing timescales
Hi all, My OH had their first medical just over 5 weeks ago, with the anticipation of eventually achieving their C licence. Medical was done by a 3rd party and arranged by a "boot camp" not himself. He sent the D4 off after, recorded delivery which was recieved within 2 days. He's still not had anything back, including his…
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Personal Number Plate question
Looking to buy a private number plate for new second hand car ... i assume i can sale my old plate to fund the purchase? But what happens when i sale the car & want to keep the new private plate? Do i then need to buy a new plate/ref from DVLA?
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Conditional Sale Finance Reported on HPI check
Hello, I paid for a ford focus including a part exchange at the trust ford Edgware dealership. The dealer had informed me that all their cars are free of finance and HPI checked when I first spoke to him. As this is a Ford main dealer I did not feel the need to run a HPI check myself before paying for the car. I decided to…
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Halfords have written off my pride and joy
So the weekend before Christmas I made the grave mistake of booking my car in for a full service at Halfords. The oil needed changing and after a few long road trips and many miles this year I thought it would be a good time to do it before it becomes icy. The only garage with a convenient timeslot was Halfords, so I…
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Discretionary commission good result
Blimey, Toyota have admitted to this in their email reply and say they will be contacting me in September.
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Car hire excess insurance claim experience
Thought I would feedback on my experience claiming on my car hire excess insurance. I have an annual policy as I rent fairly regulaly. I did some minor damage to the hire car rim and tyre by scuffing it on the kerb. Total cost was about £200, which was assessed by the rental firm about a week after I returned the car, and…
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MOT details
My car was MOT'd earlier this month - and passed - the MOT certificate simply says PASS but the dealer told me that one of the tyres was getting close to the limitHow am I supposed to know this - without the MOT details ?Are they available on-line ?
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Shared app to snapshot mileage monthly
Does anyone know of an app that you can put on multiple people’s phones to prompt them to record the current car mileage say monthly please? And possibly to also record fuel spend per car? And maybe notes? Don’t need to track individual trips but looking to keep an overview to inform decision making and monitor trends in…
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Toll road to Stansted Airport?
Hi all. Apologies in advance for the strange question! I will be driving to Stansted airport from the East Midlands and using google maps, every option includes a Toll road. Even when I tick the option to avoid toll roads, the options are the same and include toll roads. I have done a search and can't find any information…