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Car Insurance refund - Not!
I insured my classic car, and recently sold it and cancelled my insurance which had 6 months to run. The broker/insurer do not offer any refund. Is this now normal?
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Something Stupid on my car V5 form
Hello everyone, I have just moved house and I have re-registered my details on the car V5 form. The new form has come back to me with my new details on...However!..... I must have ticked "new owner" and it has come back saying I was the previous owner, infact I am still the owner! DVLA has written to me saying I am no…
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Do I have a chance of winning this in small claims court?
Hi there, I'm hoping to get some advice from everyone as I'm in a bit of a difficult situation with a used car. I bought a used car in May. Two days later I took it to the garage to change the tyre and oil and the mechanic said that the exhaust had a hole in it. I contacted the dealer 2 days after I bought it and wanted…
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reccomendations for provisional drivers car insurance
Can anyone recommend a good provisional drivers insurance company. Lots ive seen seem to run along side a normal car insurance. is this the best way? but they do no start building their no claims this way do they?
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Fit for purpose?
Hi, I was after a little advice about a car we bought last year for my wife. She had just started childminding so we needed to change car for a people carrier. Found a Renault Espace (2.2D) in a garage about 30 miles away for £4,350 with 90000 miles on an 53 plate which we part ex'ed old car and paid the rest on credit…
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Car Insurance Payout
Hi I'm looking for some advice. At the beginning of the year we had a bump in our car. We were at a standstill at a very busy roundabout, the woman in front pulled off, my husband looked to the right to see if it was ok so we pulled off not realising that the woman in front had stopped suddenly and we went in to the back…
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Car cigarette lighter
Hi all I recently bought a second hand car but only just passed my test and went to use the cigarette lighter to power my sat nag and noticed is does not work. Having looked at it, it seems like the unit may have been taken out and a dummy unit put it if that makes sense? does anyone know how much they are to replace and…
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crank sensor/ fix or scrap car?
Advise please anyone. My daughter has a Peugeot 206, its about 9 years old. AA came out and said fault was crank sensor. AA took the car to quick fit, who said it was the ECU, and suggested it went to the Peugeot dealer near Edgware. They quoted £65 for inspection and £950 for ECU. Anyway, there was no testing for the…
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Engine running for whole MOT?
Has anyone noticed recently - last few years - that when you get an MOT done they have the engine running the whole test. I asked the guy and he said it needs to be running for the whole test. My question is why? It never used to be, only when the emission test was done, usually at the start, then they turned it off for…
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Insurance for lease car - recommendations pls!
Hi, I am changing employment soon, and have until now had a company car insured through company insurance (which also covers me to drive any company vehicles in the fleet). I am moving to a much smaller company, so things are going to be a bit different. Owing to the size of the company it is not cost effective for them to…
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Scrapping car thorough non authorised person
Hello, our car died last week and a neighbours son in law took it away for us. Now I don't know where I stand with the dvla. Can I put scrapped without a certificate? Hope somebody can help. X
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Turning right: do you indicate left or right at this junction?
This is a junction i use a few times a week. When I approach it I, like 90% of road users indicate right. 5 % don't bother and the other 5% indicate left to turn right. The dark Astra is where most people position their car. Obviosuly van drivers have to be square on. http://goo.gl/maps/8eL8b One day last week, I was…
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Paying car tax
Does anyone know if you can pay for car tax with a credit card at the post office? I know you can online but cant seem to find an answer for whether or not you can do it at the post office. Hopefully wont need to, but am waiting for some funds to clear and until they do things are a bit tight so thinking it might be easier…
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short term car insurance
Hi all, need to insure a car for a couple of months and was wondering if anyone can recommend a company, had a quick look and lowest I can find at minute is 177 quid a month with is way too much, only pay 300 a year for mine. Cheers Shayne
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Received a letter from DVLA to renew driving license
I received a letter from the DVLA to renew my driving license as it is due to expire next month., It is asking to send in my plastic license but also the paper counterpart (which i have lost), this sounds silly i know but i take it i will have to first order a replacement paper license, when i get that then send the form…
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Received a letter from DVLA to renew driving license
I received a letter from the DVLA to renew my driving license as it is due to expire next month., It is asking to send in my plastic license but also the paper counterpart (which i have lost), this sounds silly i know but i take it i will have to first order a replacement paper license, when i get that then send the form…
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driver not admitting fault. help!
Hi, looking for some advice if anyone can assist. I was in a car accident a week ago and the 3rd party is not admitting fault. Now i get that they obviously wouldn't because really who would when policies tell you not to. BUT... The damage on my car clearly indicates that I am not to blame and there is photographic…
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Grand prix Belgium
Hi, Sorry if this isnt the right forum to ask but just after some advice really. I want to take my boyfriend to the grand prix next August in Belgium and just wondered if anyone's been and can give me a roiugh cost? I know Thomas Cook do packages but they have no prices yet due to it being next year. Thanks in advance
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Messed up paint chip repair.
The repairs I've done are plain to see. Shall I take them off and start again? Or is there another solution?
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Parking Charge Notice Advice Needed!
I recently attended a wedding at a very posh hotel in London. I always dread the London weddings since I know parking will be an issue.Anyway I was told by the uncle of the bride that they had paid for extra parking so I thought "that's fantastic". As a reassurance I asked a member of staff in the lobby if I could park…