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VW Emissions- Milberg and Shieldpay
Hi We’ve had a claim in with Milberg for so long had forgotten, however received a letter recently regards settlement and arranging payment to ourselves via Shieldpay?. Today received an email for Shieldpay with link using DirectID to connect to bank account to verify ID ? I’m always very dubious regards anything relating…
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C-max 66 plate not starting - updated
I have a 66 plate Ford C-max 1.5 diesel around 65000 miles on the clock. The last 2 weeks it's been a bit trickier to start in the mornings, pressing the button it just clicks, after a few attempts it'll say press brake and clutch to start and then it'll start and be fine. It did this a few days last week when it was…
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Sat Nav with live traffic
Apologies if I have missed the discussion on this. My car, a 2018 Honda, like some others, no longer has live traffic info provided on the Sat Nav. Is there a reliable list available which shows car manufacturers which currently do have live traffic info? I know you can use apps on a phone.
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Storing a car long term
For storing just read 'keeping but not using' as I suppose some of you will think I'm talking about lock-ups or garages or whatever whereas I'm talking about on my driveway. We probably should drop down to 1 car really as we don't need a second, it's just handy to have one. * When one goes in to the garage for repairs/MOT…
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Pot hole depth
All vehicles have to cope with potholes, does speed multiply the force of a pothole?Roads that I travel along and are claimed to be bursting tyres and damaging suspension, my car is perfectly ok.It's booked in for its MOT in three weeks, it's 10 years old, so all the parts must be well-worn.How does a tyre burst because of…
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AA or RAC? Which is better
We currently have AA Relay cover with a packaged bank account. I'm thinking of changing to a Coop account which is cheaper, but they use RAC. We've used the AA a couple of times, recovered about 100 miles on each occasion, which involved being taken a distance by one operator, dropped at a service station to wait for…
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No-Fault Accident & Injury - Make a Claim Through My Own Insurer?
I am wondering if anyone had experience/guidence. I had an accident where someone ran into the back of my car while I was stationary waiting to come onto a roundabout. Massive crack running almost the whole length of the bumper. Their insurer (Hastings) has telephoned multiple times and left a VM/SMS offering to repair. I…
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Ev charger and loop supply
This ev charging thing might need to dig up the road and potentially next door garden so they can unloop supply but that could take weeks and we just hired a guy for a driveway to be donePlus our car is ready pretty much to be picked up but will cost more to run if it takes weeks to get this sorted j just want to cryThey…
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Car Stolen - Cat N - Insurance Claim
Hi Guys, Im in a bit of a bind. Well, it might not be but I maybe overthinking it all. Wondering if anyone else has been in the same situation or could share some advice. I purchased a car back in December. An E class Merc W213. It was a damaged category N car from Copart. We fixed the car ourselves. It was hit in the…
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Car Radio Unlocking - Part 2
Hi all, I notice the previous Car radio unlocking thread has been closed (yesterday) so thought I'd see if I could start another as I cannot see any other thread!Anyway, I've a Blaupunkt CD43, Serial Number BP026318419367 which I took out of my car a few years back and now I want to refit I can't find the card the code was…
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Should I renew my car insurance while travelling
I’m currently travelling in Asia and my car insurance is up for renewal. Ideally I’d like to not renew as I will save a good few months of insurance and my car is parked off the road. However I’ve read that having a gap in insurance can cause prices to increase when it is taken out again, and prices are already high…
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Advice on Motor Legal Protection
Hi after some advice on if its worth purchasing motor legal protection when doing a quote as most insurance companies want £30 I've seen a few threads which mention https://memonline.co.uk/ which does legal protection for £15.49 or 2 cars for £25 anyone claimed with these?
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Stuck abroad with no mot or Raod Tax
Hello everyone, Might be something already discussed. I am currently abroad and need to drive back home in the UK my car has run out of MOT and Tax I was meaning to put number plates of the place where I am then things have taken a turn and having to move back. Does anybody know if this will be noticed at port from…
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Insuring Motorbike away from home
Hi, has anyone got any experience with insuring their motorbike away from home. I am looking to move house, but the house I am moving to is rural and there will be no place to keep the bike in a garage or even a shed. I was therefore planning to keep it in either the in laws garage or my mums garage. Does anyone have any…
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Electric mini
We purchased a mini electric last September 2023, we reported after several weeks the mileage was ridiculously low 62miles not 110 we knew this would be less in winter? Then the heating failed returned to dealer no fault found ? We picked the vehicle 8 miles from dealership the heating failed again, we returned the vehicle…
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Car insurance 'greedflation?
So like a bad penny, time to renew the car insurance rolls around. My beloved and myself are in our early 60s, 10 years NCB, 10,000 miles pa, we run one very boring car. Last year we paid £225. The quote this year was £666 (Iron Maiden?), this represents an increase of around 200%. This means one of three things either my…
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Car oil (for topping up)
We have an (oldish) Ford and (older) Vauxhall. The vauxhall needs occassional oil top ups, and the Ford is near the minimum on the dipstick level. In the respective handbooks Ford recommends 5W-20 (but states 5W-30 is acceptable. The vauxhall needs 5W30. Searching on the various car suppliers webistes you can put you reg…
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MOT and car insurance-stuck abroad
I am posting this on the off-chance that someone can guide me as to which authority might be able to help in my probably unusual, covid-related, situation. I am not sure I have picked the correct forum though and would also welcome guidance on that. I am nearly 80 and I have dual British/Czech nationality. In normal years…
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Disappointed with Tyreleaderco.uk - Poor Customer Service
I recently ordered two Tomket Sport 205/55 R16 91V tyres from Tyreleaderco.uk. While placing the order was quick and easy (4 star), the rest of the experience was terrible (1 star). Customer service was practically non-existent. Getting a response from either the delivery company or Tyreleader support itself took ages, and…
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Breakdown insurance ?
Previously with the AA, now they want £135 for another year's cover. RAC want a similar amount (£127) However using compare the market I see RAC offering me the seemingly same service for £33, plus £40 callout fee which I don't mind as I've not called then it in the last few years. Just wondering if anyone knows why the…