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Headlamp aim for MoT
Hi all, Had the Mk5 Golf in for an MoT the other day and it failed on a few items, one of which was listed as "NSF Headlamp incorrectly aligned and could dazzle other road users" or words to that effect. Another failure was that the lenses were horrible and yellow, which understandably affects the beam pattern. So I had…
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My wife seems to pay too much insurance
Perhaps it's just because she's only held instance for 7yrs [she's 44 yr old fitness instructor] .. but her £620 is about £300 more than my friend pays for using his car for his chandelier business. She teaches at about 5 local places and doesn't earn much [<£12,000], whereas Terry drives his expensive stuff all over the…
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Who is liable?
This morning I was reversing off my drive like i have done every single day for the last 3/4 years and my car is park on the edge of my drive. Visible to my whole street. (very narrow street only big enough to fit one car down) I look both ways before I go then reverse a little bit look both ways again while reversing a…
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Don't be Left Stranded by the New Car Hire Law
I think that most people are aware of the demise of the paper part of the driving license, yes? Well, it's going to be very complicated for people taking a rental car as this has been how the people at the desk check to see how many points you have. Now you need to get a code from the DVLA less than 72 hours before you…
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V5 joint names
Just after some advice. Me and the wife bought our new car a couple of weeks ago and asked for the V5 to be put in joint names. We do this so we can both insure the car every alternate year to keep our no claims intact. This morning the V5 arrived and its in my name only. Rang DVLA and they claim you have never been able…
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Car issues with finance
Hi all I wondered if you could help me out with some advise I got a car on finance which after 12months and two weeks the engine blown , I was advised buy the finance company it was my issue to fix would this be correct . This was the start of the issues that saw me appear on watchdog and now the finance company have sold…
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Best bird mess protection
The starlings are back :mad: and I think there's even more of them than last year. My car is getting plastered daily. I was thinking of getting a car cover but I'd appreciate some advice first. I've heard they can damage the paintwork, especially as they blow about in the wind, and some say they cause more harm than good.…
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HPI check interested parties
So I've just done an HPI check on a car - the first thing to note on it was that their is current outstanding finance on the car. That's fine as the person I'm buying it off told me that at the viewing and the details of that match up (finance taken out Oct 2014). However also detailed on the report is an interested party…
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First ever incident. iffy circumstances. Advice please
I had a small incident in my car. i was reversing back slowly whilst half parked on the pavement. i checked the driver side mirror for pedestrians coming on the pavement. when i checked back to my passenger side mirror (roadside) a convertible car had pulled in diagnally across the rear of my car. i hit the brakes…
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Intensive driving course...
Looking for some advice... I booked a 25 hour intensive course with a driving school. As far as i'm aware I've been dealing with the man that actually owns it. I got a phone call of the guy who said that the dates I wanted were available and everything was good to go. I had to go online and complete an enrolment form, pay…
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Citroen C8 - Turbo Replacement, is it worth it?
54 plate 2.0 Diesel, 75k on the clock. Turbo required and quoted £900+ Car showing a value of £2200. Does it warrant paying this money to get it done? Decisions????
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(Text removed by MSE Forum Team) Toyota - Watford -- beware of these crooks
I had the misfortune to buy a new Toyota car from (text removed by MSE Forum Team) Toyota, Watford. I was contacted by a Junior Sales Executive by name (text removed by MSE Forum Team). I was looking to buy a Prius & I was quoted a inflated price of £22000 even though the cost of Prius is just £16000 (as revealed in the…
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Insurance or other person pay off?
My son's parked car has been hit by another car, he has contacted insurance who say as it is an old car it will almost certainly be written off, book value around £600 -700. Usual situation in that the pay out will be considerably less than the car is worth to him and not enough to buy a comparable car. The other person is…
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Car insurance & Driver Number/NI No
I have gone online today to start searching for insurance due for renewal in May. I always go through all the comparison sites to find the best deal, rather than just renew with the same insurer. This year I have found some comparison sites asking for my driver number and even National Insurance number to get a quote, is…
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UKCPS / Miah Solicitors
Hi, I have recieved a letter from Miah Solicitors relating to a parking ticket recieved last year. When I originally recieved the ticket, I checked this website and the advice was to ignore the letters from UKCPS. I have now checked the advice again following receipt of this letter and there seems to be conflicting posts…
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Second hand car missing parts?
Hello I purchased a Landrover Freelander back in March with a 3 month warranty and 12 month brand new MOT from a local secondhand car garage. This was sold as having a soft top and a hard top. When we went to see the car the hard top was on and the manager showed us the soft top which was stored in the car. We asked how it…
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Peugoet Partner Combi stop light keeps coming on
OH has a Peugeot Partner Combi. Stop light keeps flashing on on dash. Had it in garage twice now and they cannot find any fault which might cause it. Suggest faulty gauge/sensor. Anyone else with this problem?
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Faulty second hand car
I just wondered if we were entitled to any compensation really. The situation is that my partner bought a VW Passat in August 2013 from VW garage in Northampton. He didn't take out any warranty on the car. The car was 8 years old when we bought it and cost £7000. In June 2014, there was a major engine problem which cost…
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PE parking fine
Help... My partner took my car to a hotel for a meeting, and he didn't realised he had to pay for the parking. He probably missed the sign. Now as the registered keeper I have been sent a Penalty Charge Notice of £100 (£60 if pay within 14 days) from Private Eye. We phoned the hotel and the staff said there is signage at…
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PCN ignore or pay
Received a PCN from Secure. Friend told me to ignore it completely. Advice appreciated on what to do. Signs were up stating free parking when I parked there on a Saturday. Signs no longer up. Friend said they remember them on the Thursday but didn't park there at the weekend. Other car park in my town is currently FOC…
