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Vehicle Recall Check
Here's a very useful site which I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know about until today. http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp
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Petrol & Diesel prices on the increase?
I have noticed today in my area petrol and diesel prices have increased by about 1p a litre at a number of garages. Is this happening nationwide?
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Parking Eye County Court Claim
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Insurance renewal but new car in April..
Hi, I need to renew my car insurance. I have ordered a new car which will be ready in April sometime. The cheapest quotes on my current car are not the cheapest on the car that I'll be getting if that makes sense. I am not sure whether to go for the cheapest quote for my current car and just pay the extra when I get my new…
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Engine swap on used car, should I have more documents?
So a couple of days ago I brought my first car, it had the engine swapped at 148,000 miles with a used engine of the same spec that had 46,500 miles on it.... The dealer I brought from had hardly any paperwork for the car, and just one piece of paper from the garage that had done the engine swap which is effectively just a…
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no-fault car crash.... write-off... now what?
Hi Everybody! Unfortunately, I was involved in a accident last night on the M1. I was travelling in lane 1 in a 'roadworks' area. A lorry ( in lane 2 ) forced me off the road as he came across into my lane and clipped my wing mirror. My car went head-on into the start of a concrete barrier that was in place to protect the…
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DVLA released previous address to local authority! Now I have a huge fine!!
Hi All, I'm trying to establish whether this is a common issue because I'm aware that the DVLA are not the best at updating their records... Moved house 2 years ago. Eventually got round to changing my licence address on 5/6/2013. Last night the girl who purchased our old house drops in a letter she 'accidentally' opened.…
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Appeal to DVLA
Hi guys, I'm new to this so not sure if I'm posting in the right forum, please correct me if I'm in the wrong place :) I'm fairly new to when it comes to buying and selling cars and I didn't have anyone to ask for advice at the time. I sold my car in exchange for another one, but I did not notify the DVLA of selling it…
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Possible 12 points on 1 drive, any chance of avoiding ban?
Hi all It is possible I may have been caught speeding multiple times on 1 journey. I was driving from Aberdeen to Edinburgh and sat at 70 the whole way however between Dundee and Edinburgh I was going faster (bang on 80) I have just found out there are multiple gantry cameras on that stretch of road, I do not know how many…
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Help needed - Reclaiming my excess
Hi there guys! I will need your help and advice regarding recovering my £400 excess. I posted around a month ago, asking is it was normal for and insurance to ask to pay the excess first and have it recovered later. Some of you said it was ok. However, I have realised today that Lloyds and Covea insurance lied regarding…
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HPI - Does it stay until the finance company removes it?
I bought a car privately in September 2014. I'm fairly sure I did a HPI check at the time, but, as things were very busy, I don't have the paperwork. Now, in February 2015, a Hire Purchase company have written to me saying that there is an Hire Purchase Agreement with them for it. So, today, 10th February 2015, I did…
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Classic car purchase
i am looking to buy myself a classic car for my upcoming 40th but dont want to lash out on something thats going to dramatically drop in value ( i know i cant predict this ) am looking to buy something from the 80s Ford Capri Audi Quattro Golf GTI Escort Cosworth even a DeLorean have a budget of 20-30k
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Parking Fines
Hi!! So i recently received a parking fine from Armtrac for parking in the car park near to my work in falmouth. The fine was issued to me at 17.01pm a minute after the time in which the sign says free parking after 17.00pm Has anybody experienced this before and did they have to pay i have appealed but have heard bad…
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New Car...or not?
Hi my husband has just got a great new job (woop woop) but its 70miles from our home :( We currently have a small Toyota Yaris about (7years old) which we would keep if it weren't for the 140mile commute. But I think it will become unreliable quite quickly. We have looked at getting a New or 2/3 year old Skoda but I am not…
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ServiceStop.co.uk
Be very careful when using this service. Firstly, they will add on extra charges for 'Specialist Oil' which will amount to an extra 50 quid and brings the service charge to a main dealer. Secondly they send the car to a local garage and all the extra bits/pieces required seem to suddenly crop up. The ooooh ahhhhhh you need…
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My Peugeot 308 automatic won't start
It was last serviced in October. It has only done around 12000 miles and is just over 5 years old. I went to start it this morning (it was fine yesterday) and it wouldn't start. A message came up saying INFO: Auto lock active. The radio is working. I have tried the spare key. Does it sound like I need to phone the garage…
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Help with finance
I have only ever owned one car before; it was an old Corsa which my parents helped me pay for when I was 19, I am now 23 and in need of a new car. Seeing as I haven’t done this on my own before I was hoping to get some advice on how it works and who has the best value?
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Anyone know where I can a decent service on Merc C220?
I need a 45K service on my Mercedes C220 but dont want to pay the local Merc Garage £600 ish Anyone know where I can a decent service on Merc C220 I have noticed some companies now collect your car (so location is not such an issue) - but I am in LE11 if thats easier
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Is 45000 a major "B" service or "A" (minor?) service
Just been quoted £500+ for 45,000 mile service on Mercedes C220 at Mercedes garage I was trying to figure out whether to give it a major service or shorter service based purely on the mileage (pretend its only 6 months old I had difficulty talking to the service woman because she had been programmed to sell me that service…
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BMW 1 series door mirror
hi my daughters 2009 bmw 1 series 118i convertible was broken into. in the process the drivers side door mirror was damaged. not the glass or the plastic housing but the triangular plastic cover that attaches the mirror housing to the door next to the window. as usual you can't buy this piece on its own and i am being…
