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Do I make a claim
Hi, I'm sure if this is the right place to ask about this type of thing but here goes. Part of my job is to drive to different locations & about a week ago I went to a call & parked in their car park. My car was parked adjacent to a strip of wooden stumps which are out of view when sat in the car. These stumps act as…
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HELP Catastrophic Car Failure, Still paying it off, Dealer charging us a fortune
Can someone give advice please. Our car has had a major engine catastrophe, we are 16 months away from paying it off, the dealer (major car manufacturer) who bought it from and with whom we have had it exclusively serviced with cannot tell us what has caused it other than that it is going to cost us £6000 to have it…
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Mercedes convertible roof problem
Hi all, hope someone out there can help me.... I have a 1990 Mercedes 320 SL with a soft top roof problem - it isn't working :mad: The roof button light stays constantly on but the roof won't open electrically. The roof alarm bleeps all the time as well. I've put a new roof switch in the dash but this hasn't made any…
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Evans Halshaw - has anyone been able to get money off?
Hi, We have been looking to buy a used car from Evans Halshaw. The salesman told us that there is no flexibility in the price as they are competitively priced and they have a 5-day price promise. Just wondering if this is the case or if it's just salesman "flannel"! Has anyone been able to get them to drop their price?…
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car insurance - regular use of another car.
Looking at car insurance quotes they ask this question, 'do you have regular use of another car?' Im looking to get my car insured, and i do have another car which is modified which i like to drive at weekends. what do they mean by this term? thanks.
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Vw
My son bought a new VW last January, part of the "sales pitch" was to offer two years free servicing, 12 months later and having now had the first service VW have rung him and told him the sales person made a mistake offering the free servicing and he will have to pay for it. They are hounding him with phone calls…
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Askmid
Just had a shuffle round of all the cars on the policies, new cars, and new policies. A quick check on askmid shows they're all still on cover, and I won't be getting stopped for no insurance. Well worth checking to ensure it's all on the data base ok. http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/
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european breakdown cover for 33 days
New member here. I am travelling to the continent next week in a 9 year old car and want to purchase basic breakdown cover for the duration of the trip, 33 days. I'm only really interested in cover for this single trip, so annual cover would be a waste, and only cover 31 day trips anyway. I am a member of quidco and…
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Preventing a DMF failure
Hi, Have been reading about Dual Mass Flywheels here and elsewhere about DMFs failing etc but never spotted what a driver could do driving style wise to prevent an early failure? For example if you was a harsh driver and changed from first to second at higher revs (or any gear) could this cause issues premature problems?…
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cheapest car to insure, run, tax, repair....
Hi, what is the cheapest car to buy, tax, insure, run ...... don't care what it looks like?
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Driving to Mot testing station without insurance
Hi, Have a car insurance query, ok so my car has been garaged for over a year now and is on a sorn the insurance, Mot and Tax have all expired. I want to take the car for an Mot but don’t want to insure it as if it does not pass and needs a lot of money spent on it I may get rid of it. My question is can another person who…
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A cheap train ticket for two - London to Brighton
I am looking for a good deal for two. From London to Brighton. Anytime from now until August,
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Deal signed but now Trade in has developed a fault
My car is being traded for a new car however it's now developed a fault (coil plug has failed),The car runs a bit rough only firing on two cylinders but is drivable and is not dangerous, the repair is about £80. Where do I stand legally? A deposit has been handed over and A deal agreed. My new car will not arrive for over…
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Which to choose?? mazda 6, vw passat or audi a6 estates??
Hi all We are looking at getting a new car and after looking around a lot and also asking on here we have narrowed it down to one of the following. Mazda 6 2.2d sport (sl?) Vw passat 2.0d sport Audi a6 2.0d se or sport All will be estate cars as thats what we are after. Budget is 12500 max so I know the Audi will be…
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Insurance Fraud
I saw Martin Lewis on TV this morning giving advice. He said, "If you know you are about to be made redundent then insure your car quickly, being unemployed will increase your premium". Its certainly dishonest and probably illegal. I dont think your claim would be paid if the insurance company found out what you had done.
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faulty sensor on citroen c3
We have a warning light come on to tell us car is overheating but there is nothing wrong? Presumably we need to have this checked out. It does not always come on mainly on a long journey?
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EPS Failure & particulate filter- opinions please!
I have a second hand Audi a3. It's a 2009 model not used much - about 30-40k. I bought it about a month ago. It was working fine. about a week or two ago one of the brake lights stopped working and the sign came up to say so. I haven't had time to get it fixed. Today I tried to go out in the car and it's not turning on.…
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Ford "99 'value' service - good value?
Hello I have an 04 plate Focus (diesel). It's due an oil change and my AA membership is also due for renewal. I see Ford offer their £99 value service which includes breakdown assistance - is this good value? Does anyone have any experience of this service? I would also like to get my wheel balancing checked as I noticed a…
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Petrol pump stopping
Pulled in at Shell this morning to get some petrol and was checking flight time on my phone while fuelling. Petrol got to £30 and stopped. !!!!!!? I thought, and looked up and thought 'are they worried about me doing a runner or something?' It started again, got to £50 then stopped again. Eventually some random customer…
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DPF Equipped Vehicles
Some people report no issues when driving a diesel vehicle equipped with a DPF. Others report no end of regenerations, engine management lights coming on and dealer intervention required. So, what sort of journeys are best for a DPF equipped vehicle to give the owner no problems? And what sort of journeys are the worst? Im…
