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Car finance question
Hello, I have a car on finance. It is 1 month away from being 50% paid off (24/48months) and now the car is possibly worth more than what I owe (if i settle after 24months its £3300, car is worth 3k-4.5k). I applied for a loan from my bank to pay it off but was turned down. I can afford the repayments etc and have never…
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Con/fake or genuine letter? two years old!
My father (who is 68) has had a letter today claiming to be from Northampton county court saying that someone is claiming damages from him for an alleged accident on 21st May 2010, thats almost TWO YEARS ago! It lists a claimant address which is about 1/2 mile from his house, and says the location of incident is the same…
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Damage to car on private land but paid to park
Hi, I had my car paintwork deeply scratched whilst parking at a footbal club. It was a one off event held by the local club but I had to pay to park. Which i did, instead of causing local congestion on neighbouring roads. Returned to find car parking area desolate and great big scratches along side of car. Dont want to…
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Take a Merc E250 company car and sell our Mondeo?
We currently have a 10-reg Mondeo which does all our long trips and holidays and a 52-reg Astra which is now just used around town. MrTeapot has been offered a company car. We were hoping he'd be given a choice of cars in which case we would have got something small and sold the Astra. However, what's on offer is a three…
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An mot failure?
Hi, could someone pls tell me if a damaged side skirt is an mot failure. I scraped the entire length of the side skirt on a rock and it is dented in and badly damaged. (there is no damage to underneath of car, or car doors). This is further complicated by the fact the side skirt is not a seperate piece on this car (peugeot…
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Raileasy - beware the charges
Booked a straightforward return this week. Price seemed to be a few pence cheaper than the Trainline, so stayed on the web page to follow through Basic fare was £109.50 - I admit wasn't paying too much attention to the added costs, but I got charged £117.28. Thought that seemed wrong, so in the face of a rip-off…
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Disability Cars
Hi all Because of my son's disabilities we are entitled to a Disability car, for the past 3 years we have had a Renault Clio Estate(!) this year we wanted something bigger as our son is now 6 and needs a car to to grow into. We looked at the Nissan Quashqui but as a deposit of £999 was needed we decided against it, after…
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mot latest
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/Special%20Notice%203-12.pdf you couldnt make it up they might as well just give you a stiffcat the amount they have watered everything down joke
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No V11 and I just realised no V5!
Noticed that my tax disk expires at the end of the month but I've had no V11 reminder. Just checked and realise I dont have a V5 either. I bought the car 6 months ago and realise I never got sent one - although I do have the New Keeper Supplement. Looks like the donut who sold me the car never sent off (or it got lost…
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kwik fit,no help with MOT
After contacting them 4 times with emails and sending a letter they still have not got back in touch with me--- just a vent from me and yes i was fully aware of kwik fit before i went and what they have done in the past but a simple MOT could not be that hard for them. Dear kwik fit customer services car reg-******* Re-…
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Red-Light Camera
Morning All, I hate it when things like this happens due to a temporary lapse... This morning I stopped at a junction with the said camera. The junction had a right turn controlled by a traffic light but I was going straight on anyway. The right-turn turned green so I started to go but realised my light was still on red.…
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Activating a Tracker in a second hand car
I hope someone with a tracker or maybe a second hand car would have a clue how this goes. We bought a second hand car with a tracker already installed by the previous owner. After checking their website we phoned the tracker company and we were advised that we should pay £30 to change the name of the owner and £400 for the…
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warranty direct misleading and dishonesty sale!
Duncan McClure Fisher ManagingDirector Warrenty Direct Ltd Quadrant House 20 Broad Street Mall Reading RG1 7QE Dear Duncan McClure Fisher I am writing tomake an official complaint regarding your company’s refusal to pay for myclaim. I have bought the comprehensive extracare car warranty from your company on 17 November…
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Young people's short-term car insurance...HELP!!
Hello there! I'm wondering if anybody out there in the ether knows of any temporary insurance for under 21s? I'm looking for something from June to August really, but finding this VERY difficult as I'm a fairly new driver (I'm 19) and I'm not a student until September! If anybody knows of any policies that insure…
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Advice Needed - Buying A Car
Hi All, After a litany of problems I have decided to sell my 04 Vectra which has been possibly the worst car I've ever owed. I'm looking for a strong, reliable and fuel efficient car that's looks well and the Toyota Avensis catches my eye, particulary the car in the following link which also is within my price range…
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Renault Megane Electric Windows
On my 2006 Renault Megane both of my electric front windows have stopped working. Have looked on a few forums for help regarding them resetting, fuses, etc. Went on to the Renault website and noticed: If one of your electric windows is not working and your Megane II or Scenic II is no more than 7 years old, please contact…
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How to get a motorbike license?
I passed my car driving test earlier this year but the insurance quotes i'm getting are absurd, so i've decided to shelve buying a car for a while. I live in London, and getting around in London is usually easier and quicker with a bike anyway, so i was looking at getting a bike license too. This is the bit where it gets…
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Car Insurance - Can I claim if the accident happened over a year ago?
Hi All, I had an incident about 18months ago when a lorry scraped down the side of my car while we were going round a roundabout. It wasn't my fault, but unfortunately he didn't stop and I wasn't in a position to chase after the lorry or get the registration. It wasn't too bad and I didn't have the money for the excess at…
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Oyster fares - cheaper if I touch in/out of one station and walk to a nearby one
If I go directly to the tube station, the single Oyster fare to my destination is £4.40. But I noticed that if I first go into a nearby Overground station then leave straight away, and walk on to the tube station (just a few minutes down the road), the same journey home is only charged at £2.60. I only found this because I…
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Old address on V5C registration form
I'm in the process of buying a new car and part exchanging my old car, however my registration document for my old car has my old address on it and not my current address. Should this be a problem at all? Thanks for your help.
