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"Lost" NCD due to Computer Error
Hi. I've just realised that in August 2012 I had 9 years of NCD, and my current insurance certificate has a 10 year NCD on it. I've just gone back through my Insurance Certificates, and it turns out that the insurance company I jumped to in 2012 (Swift Cover) only supported "More than 8 years NCD" on the application…
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First car at 28 - Under £1000 all in challenge - Bristol - Please help!
Hello wonderful people who always give really advice! TL;DR: Need a cheap car with insurance and tax e.t.c all in under £1300 in Bristol to see my Dad and help with taking family up to hospital/hospice ASAP I'll put it simply. I'm 28, passed my test in Jan (just before I went travelling, turns out it was a good move) and…
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Cancel agreement
Hi All I'm experiencing a mountain of problems with my new car, in the space of 5 months I've had a -window fault on both sidewhere the windows will randomly shoot back up -dodgy drivers door that would not shut without closing it really hard , -clutch issues -Door cards are creaking -seats are starting to move on the seat…
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Volkswagen Polo 1.4 S 2003 - Timing Belt Question
Hi all, Wondering if anyone can help me. I am looking at buying a 2nd hand VW Polo 2003 model, 21,43miles on the clock. The seller is advertising it was a Recent Timing belt change. I don't know much about cars, but from what I have read the timing belt of this model is changed around 40,000/60,000 miles. Should I be…
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Epilepsy and not informing DVLA
Hello, I'm looking for an advice and I'm happy if someone can direct me to the right solicitor who gives me an advice. I have been diagnosed with an epilepsy about 3yrs ago and doctor advised me to do drive and inform DVLA. I stopped driving but did not notified DVLA. My wife is a driver. Now I'm seizures free for over…
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Autoglass damaged my car
Hello Last week I called my insurer Direct Line to report a cracked windscreen and was told to call Autoglass. Arranged an appointment for Friday to replace screen in my Nissan Qashqai Shortly after he had started the technician came and told me he had dropped the new screen and had damaged my car. there are scratches to…
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Saving money on car tax
My girlfriend has a convertible that doesn't get used during the winter months and in true MSE style is looking to reduce her car tax bill. The tax runs out at the end of this month so would the most cost-effective option be to renew for 12 months then declare SORN at the end of next month so getting 11 months refund. Then…
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Improving driving
I would like to improve my driving - I already have a license but have a few bad (dangerous) habits, such as not getting into correct lanes at roundabouts. How can I find out which instructors are the 'best' in ironing out my bad habits. Online reviews are only so helpful and not many focus on correcting. I got my licence…
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Middle Lane Hogging - North/South divide..
Hi all, Is it just me or am I noticing a trend here... I travel to my office in the London area on a regular basis and I have noticed that on the M25 and the M1 up to the Buckinghamshire area that more people hog the middle lane than further up in the North, I get really annoyed that people will make a 3/4 lane motorway…
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Minor car incident. Should you report to insurance?
I was involved in minor incident during rush hours. car was parked in front of me and i was driving to get past it while the a car was coming fast on 30 mile role in the front. This car brushed my mirror. My mirror came out while his mirror indicator plastic got cracked a slight. Other driver thinks it was my fault whereas…
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Registration/Manufacture Date
I have found a car online that i am interested in, through an established dealer. I have since looked up what the insurance would be on 3-4 of the leading brands, such as Churchill and Admiral. My concern is around the 'manufacture' date stated, when i enter the car registration number on the insurance sites. It is…
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Garage put wrong fuel in pumps
Any advice would be greatly appreciated Last week I filled my diesel car up at a garage, I was travelling home along the motorway when it started to judder. As i was travelling alone I didnt want to stop on the motorway so made it to my home town approx 80 miles before stopping to phone my partner. He obviously thought I…
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Help needed on new car
Hi, I am looking to change my car and need help from all you petrol head car experts as I'm not remotely interested in cars except that they do what I want. I have a 2013 Meriva at the moment which I love but the back seats fold into the floor instead of sliding up to the front seats like the old Meriva did. This means I…
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Temp Light Corsa D 1.2
My temperature light started coming on a while back and I took it to my garage I go to. he said their was no coolant i checked it the week before and there was plenty, anyway he felt some pipes and said my rad was cold, he said it might just be a blockage, water started filling the coolant tank but he topped it up anyway.…
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Car not fixed
Hey everyone I've been having trouble with my car for a month now. I've called a mechanic who promised me when he first seen the car it would be fixed by the end of the week. Here I am 3 weeks later car still hasn't started and no parts have been changed. Now the estimated bill so far £500 + and the car still not going. As…
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UK resident foreign Car Company.
"UK residents are not allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle on UK roads. The exception is when a UK resident: is employed or self-employed in another EU member state uses a EU registered company car temporarily in the UK for business purposes" EU vehicles brought into the UK can be used for six months in any 12-month…
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Hire Purchase Breach of Contract
I bought my first car through hire purchase using a finance company Zuto (formally know as Carloans4u) on 28th of January 2015 few minor faults started to occur with the car and I immediately contacted the dealer and he promised parts for the car and to this day they never arrived. I took nothing of it as they were minor…
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selling my car number plate?
New to MSE. I want to sell my car registration number plate which is WU53 ZZA. Any ideas what a fair price would be for it? Thanks.
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Octavia Servicing query
I bought a 61 plate Octavia 1.8 TSI petrol car in February this year. It was explained that it had a "long service interval" which meant it didn't need servicing annually, which 9from looking at the on board computer) I remembered would be about the end of August. The on board computer says now service in 18 days (2 years…
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Is this normal or dodgy?
My son is about to buy a 14 reg Vauxhall Astra Estate. He saw it on Evan's Halshaw site(ad is still on now), mileage is showing at 6575. They agreed to move it to our local dealership so he could test drive it. He noticed that the mileage was just under 9000. Apparently they've had it up for sale for a couple of months so…
