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Non fault accident - Their insurers want to settle with me
Hi there. I was involved in an accident that wasn't my fault last night. They reversed their car into their drive and didn't see me as I was driving past and swung out into my car. There was a witness who saw it all. I haven't informed my insurer yet but have already received a text message from the other party's insurer:…
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Vaux Insignia 2.0 Clutch problem
Firstly sorry if this is posted in the wrong area. I'm having problems with gear selection which came on all of a sudden, at first it was only when the car was hot, but now it's pretty much all the time. The top of the clutch is quite sloppy (about the 1st inch of depression) then you can feel the resistance. The biting…
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What did you pay for your Mokka?
We have decided to buy a Vauxhall Mokka. I know there are alternatives, but that's what we have decided on. The local garage is doing £5k off a new one, making it £12700. We could then either do the pcp at 4% over 3 years and pay the rest of then, or a 5 year loan at 3.4% to cover it all. We intend to keep it for 7-8…
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Admiral UK call centre
Hi all, Does anyone know how to get in contact with Admirals UK (Welsh) call centre? I've a complex enquiry and on 3 occasions the Eastern call centre staff were completely confused and I got nowhere. I used to get through to the Welsh call centre most of the time, but no longer :( . I expect there is a certain combination…
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Should I keep my current car or should I get a new one?
Hi all, I'm contemplating on whether or not to sell my car and I would appreciate some advice :) I have a 09 reg Ford Fiesta Studio (base model) with 60,000 miles on board. It's in very good condition, never had to do any major investments other than regular services, tires and break pads. The interior is immaculate, the…
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Roofbox advice
Hi all, I have a BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (with roof rails) and am looking to get a roof box ahead of a trip to France this summer. Just been to a local independent store, and was looking at the Thule boxes and roof bars. The quote I had was £420 total, with the bars costing about £180!? They were the higher end bars (less…
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Re importing car into UK
Hi all, trying to get my head around the easiest way to do this: Basically the situation is had a UK car for many years and then moved to Ireland. Notified DVLA of export and registered it in Ireland. Then decided it wasn't worth running in Ireland (road tax was 1100 euros!) so SORNed it. So I am moving back to UK 1st…
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Started a long car commute. Car maintenance?
I've started a 35 mile (one way) commute using a diesel car. Majority of miles are motorway miles but half the journey, time wise, is city driving - getting in/out of Newcastle at rush hour! The journey takes about an hour all told, 50 minutes to get back. I'm not too used to a long commute and am quite aware that I need…
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Dartford Crossing Charge Account - forgot to remove my old car
just logged on to my dartford crossing account for first time in ages (i only cross occasionally) and found that i have been charged for 3 crossings made by my partner's old car AFTER it had been sold last year. doh! its my own fault of course, but thankfully it hasnt cost me too much (about a fiver). just thought it might…
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looking for some help
Last month my youngest daughter was visiting friends and had borrowed my car. The friends were in Leeds and on her way home to Scotland she stopped for fuel and used the car wash. She paid cash for the fuel and the token for the car wash and then used the car wash and drove home. She parked the car in my garage and it has…
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Car Finance Query
I'm weeks away from sitting (& hopefully passing) my test and the next logical step would be to buy a car. My credit score is poor due to getting in a mess with payday loans a few years back so I'm still rebuilding my score. My husbands score is fairly good. My husband doesn't drive at the moment he is waiting for me to…
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BMW on finance. Any way out?
In October 2014 I agreed to get a bmw on finance(£19500) over 5 years, for myself and my partner. We paid £1500 deposit and pay £360 each month now. 16 months so far! (£6140 paid so far) We have since decided we don't want a car on finance and have purchased another car with cash now anyway so having both cars isn't…
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DVLA taking me to court
Hi can anyone help please !!!! I put my car on SORN for over 6 month .as a new driver did understand that leaving get the car outside my house was consider as using the car on the pupils road !!!!!:mad::mad::mad: yes it stupid but it true . When they clamp the car and issue me with a fine I paid the fine immediately and…
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How does a personal contract work?
Hi. I am thinking of getting a new car (used) but instead of a loan, I keep seeing PCP prices on car websites. What does this mean?
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Front license plate has fallen off or been stolen
Today I noticed that my front license plate wasn't there. It was definitely there two days ago when I last look at my car front on and can't be sure if it was there yesterday as I got into my car front the side rather than walk straight up it like I did 2 days ago and today. I can't be sure if it fell off or got nicked. I…
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Mot requirements
My drivers side mirror isn't here, but two others are. Also windscreen squirted don't work, will these two fail mot?
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Cancelling a claim
Hi, 1st time here and hope i can get a bit of advice. Last week i was involved in a small collision on a roundabout with a bus, At the time the damage to my car looked pretty bad and i started a claim with my insurers. Since the incident i have been out with some cutting paste and have found the damage to be relatively…
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Bus lane fines Glasgow
Hi there, I have a bus lane fine which has been passed to Stirling Park Sherrif Officers, if I do not pay can this have an adverse effect on my credit file Regards
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car trouble
Hi, could I have some advice please? I got my car over 6 months ago, I got the car on finance with a local garage, since then I have had numerous jobs done to the car, but last Friday the car a Chevrolet Matiz, came to a stand still, I had the greenflag come out, and they took me back home, the greenflag man said it was…
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How expensive will this be?
So, I was just about to go to work this morning and as I'm setting off my car's making this creaking sound. Fair enough, maybe I left the hand brake on so I checked that and I hadn't. I pulled forward a couple of inches and the noise gets louder. Hmmm... Maybe something's stuck. So I get out and have a look and notice that…
