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Private Parking Charge
Hi guys, Just need some advice re not paying a VCS parking notice. I have appealed to the parking authority, then POPLA, and of course my letters have been refused by both. My payment is due with the private parking authority (VCS) today. The car is registered with my company and so the letters come here. I am actually…
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Neighbour parked on my drive - any advice?
I live in a row of five houses where the garages are at the bottom of the garden and we access them via a track from a side road. This is not a public road, each house owns the land up to the far edge of the track, but each of us has right to cross the others’ land to get to our own garage (my deeds show this). Of the five…
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Purchased car 2nd hand with full mot but.........
As title, purchased an X reg Chrysler PT cruiser 2 weeks ago which came with full mot and service history, some repair receipts too. Over the past week have been gleaming about the 'bargain' we picked up - 37,700 genuine miles on clock backed up by full service history, past mots with receipts for work carried out. All…
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Big insurance problem when buying 2nd hand cars
I want to replace my car by buying another one privately, then selling my present car privately. Big problem is, as soon as I buy a car and transfer the insurance, I still own my present car which is then immediately uninsured. I can't have it on the road to sell it, or take anyone for a rest drive in it. In fact, if I've…
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Which one would you choose
Which one would you choose? this or this? It will be used for school runs, shopping trips etc and then for towing a 6 berth caravan, hence the diesel. We want something a little newer than our old car (03). I want to go for the 1.9TDI as belive it a bit more robust than the later 2.0 diesels and it does not have a DPF. I'd…
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Best way to buy a new car
Hi, I'd be grateful for a little advice please. I keep reading the phrase "Guaranteed Minimum Future Value" (GMFV) figure on car manufacturer/trader websites, when referring to their finance arrangements. When I bought my current car (10.5 years ago) there were simply finance agreements, i.e. HP agreements whereby you took…
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Buying first car
Hi, Just wondering if anybody can give me advice on buying my first car. I just don't really know where to start! I've been told various things like "don't buy a French car" or "buy the cheapest possible" but in all honesty I don't fully know what makes a good car/what makes value for money. I want to buy outright and…
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Have I been mis-sold a van?
Are we still in the ages of 'Sold as seen' or do I have a leg to stand on? Please read and help me out... Took a good while looking for a particular van for work. Didn't want to go for the usual rubbish and held on to my money for the 'right one'. Or so I thought. Found a van on eBay listed for sale by a commercial van…
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Have to present expired driving licence to the police - will I be fined?
Hi I got pulled over by police as my insurance expired last month, I have to present my drivers licence at the police station within next 7 days however my driving licence photo expired 3 months ago. Do you think ill get fined again at the police station ? Anyone else been in same situation ? Please comment back if you've…
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Family car with cheap tax and a decent mpg
Hi guys I have looked all over the net but am really struggling to find the right car. The suitable ones I have seen are Renault megane 1.5, ford focus (after 2007). Not really sold on the hybrid cars but if anyone can change my mind I would like to hear your opinions. I know a lot of the small hatchbacks are cheap tax but…
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car scrape, not my fault - insurance claim
Hi all. Yesterday someone scraped my car while they were reversing out of a space, I've got deep scratches and light denting on one door. Details were exchanged, and at the time I informally said I'd be happy to bypass insurance if the repair costs were cheap, i.e. £150 - £200 sort of price. First time this has happened to…
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Overturned Court Decision
This story goes back to April 2004 when I had a vehicle parked on a street without a valid tax disc. The car was clamped by the DVLA (quite rightly so) and I paid them to have the clamp removed and a fine after proving I had taxed the vehicle. I thought nothing more of it until I received a letter from Merseyside…
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too poor to motor
link to large version Saw this today and laughed. Can afford a lexus but can't afford license plates.
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Dacia
I know there are a couple of threads on Dacias but none seem to go into the specifics of the actual car other than to say theyre not bad cars... although i assume thats not a bad car for the price. My query is... im debating getting a kia sportage. However for the massive difference in price im wondering whether its worth…
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Car insurance claims - how to fill in the application
Hi I'm renewing my car insurance and am disappointed (but not surprised) to see that my premium has gone up 40% with my current provider. My girlfriend, who lives with me and is insured on my car, had an at fault accident earlier this year and had to claim on the insurance (or rather the person she crashed into claimed on…
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Citroen C1
Hi there, Does anyone know how well Citroen C1 runs on the motorway, please? Insurance wise i'd be much better off getting a 1 litre C1 rather than the 1.4 litre C3, but i'm concerned about doing longer journeys in the C1. It would generally just be used for short local driving. Only occasionally would i do more than an…
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Smart Parking/ Asda
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Buying a car with outstanding finance
Hi everyone, I am new to here but hope this is the right place to ask. I come across this car which costs £12995 and when I asked seller whether it is HPI cleared, he stated that it has outstanding balance on it. Apparently the outstanding balance is about the same as the price of the car (around £12990) and he agreed that…
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Highway code question
Hi there Had a bit of a disagreement with a man on Saturday down the road from my place. There's double lines on the road where it joins the main road and a 'Give way' sign. He took exception to the fact that I didn't stop for him to cross the road. As far as I'm concerned, there is no pedestrian crossing there and I am…
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