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DVLA Say Im not the Registered Keeper?
Hi Everyone, Can someone please guide me as to what is happening. I recently purchased a vehicle on 29 of dec 2014. I have received a V5C dated 7th of January 2015. and then i have a received a letter 8th of January that i am no longer the registered owner of the vehicle, which is not true as i am still the owner of the…
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Couple of Questions Re:Speeding offence
Just received postal requisition for a court case in a couple of weeks for a speeding offence from august. I'm well aware of the fines etc and will be pleading guilty through post, however if there's anything I can do to help stay on the low end of the penalties ( financially, not really bothered with points ) then of…
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Suzuki Sx4 DPF filter cost
Hi new to the Forum and just wondering if anyone could give me any advice or point me in the right direction. 6 months ago my father in law bought a Suzuki Sx4 07 plate for £3500 which came with a 3 month warranty. Over the last few weeks he has been having problems with it and yesterday it has gone into limp mode. He has…
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Honda recall - anybody?
Hi we have a Honda CRV 2004 which had a recall on it on the drivers window power switch which on letting water in it could poss burn out - as rain got in it one day, it stopped working so I booked it in. Top and bottom of it is Stockport Honda re-sealed it but didnt check if the switch itself was still working. I have been…
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I've run ouf of screenwash, officer..
Anyone else see this tit yesterday? http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car-windscreen-blocked-snow-m60-8490525
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Switching off someone else's ignition
I'll keep this as simple as possible. A driver nearly kills a cyclist in a blatant act of dangerous driving. The cyclist has a bicycle mounted camera that records the entire incident, and pursues the driver. Upon catching up with the driver who has reached stationary traffic, the cyclist opens the drivers door and switches…
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Car on finance, Changing keeper
Have just bought a car on finance, mainly for my partners use. I use every now and then. Can i change the Log book to her name, and get her insured as main driver, and me as a named driver? I use maybe once a week, and she is home all day with our baby and drives each day. Finance is in my name however, Any help would be…
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Car insurance- whats happening here
my DD has car insurance on an old pug 206 That cost 700odd quid 7 months ago with Tesco Bank Box Only asking about changing the vehicle ( to another same year same spec) they are now saying she needs anothner £660 to change it for the last 3 months of policy. Can anoyone make sense of this? BTW used them for a quote as if…
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Least Costly Car Insurance Break Fees
The plan is to head overseas for a while maybe 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way into my next car insurance year. So other than quality and headline price, I'm interested in best level of refund when I break contract. Anyone with experience of this situation? Chipili
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Right to complain about Direct Line's service?
Hi all I recently damaged my car in flood water and had to process a claim through Direct Line. After 3 attempts to get to my car, the recovery vehicle finally got there and took it to the garage. After about a week, the garage called and advised that they had deemed it a write-off, and that they would contact Direct Line…
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Dacia - hows that for service?
Met a freind today who has a Dacia duster. Except he was driving another Duster, and not his usual Duster. It transpires that he was called by Dacia, because they were not happy with the quality of some of the paint finishes on early models and they wanted to take his car in for inspection and he could drive around in a…
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Excess insurance for car hire
Hi there I have used moneymaxim to search for an excess insurance policy and have been provided with quotes from only two insurance companies. The first worldwideinsure.com and the second icarhireinsurance. I tried emailing worldwideinsure but the email bounced back. This got me worried that it might not be a legitimate…
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Roof box for medium size hatchback
I am just starting my research to find a good and reasonably priced roof box to increase our load capacity for days out/holidays. Our car is a Kia Ceed. Does anyone have any personal recommendations of boxes for this size of car. Currently on the list are : 1) Karrite Odyssey 470 - probably the cheapest out of the 3 and…
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POPLA denied. Advice?
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Garage failed to fix fault with car. What are my rights?
Now, I know some of you saw this coming but please bear with me... I recently took my 1999 BMW 520i to the garage to have a problem where the ASC light was flashing at 70+ mph diagnosed. The garage phoned me and said 'we need to replace a speed sensor and it will cost you £x for diagnostics, parts and labour'. I gave them…
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Buying Decisions
Won't be asking for any help on here again, considering I've been personally attacked.
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Car door stuck
02 reg VW Golf. The driver side door has been sticking with the cold weather but has always opened from the inside. Today it didn't. I had to climb in through the passenger side and even when the car was toasty warm once I got to work it still wouldn't open from either the inside or out. Does anyone know what the issue…
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Brake Fluid Change
Due to have a full service on my Peugeot 3008 1.6Hdi 2010 I did ask about having a brake fluid change though it would be an extra £30. As I got my car from auction there is not a great deal of service history but recently passed MOT. Is it best to get a brake fluid changed when brake pads are to be replaced what difference…
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What price should you expect to pay for a used car
Hi, our car has just been written off so we need a replacement in a hurry. We did some reading up about haggling then looked round a couple of dealerships today. There was a car we fancied, we made it clear that we were very interested, that we would buy it today, no part-ex required, if the deal was right, but the manager…
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legal expenses query
Hi all, will try to keep this short. Just before xmas I was involved in an accident while at work (I drive for a living so was in the vehicle belonging to the company). The accident was 100% not my fault, police attended and there was cctv footage and the police recorded the incident. I was OK at the time but the next day…
