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Used car faulty in first week
Hi, was wondering if someone could advise me on the following. I bought a used car from an independent dealer on 18/04/16, after 3 days of owning the car the oil light came on whilst driving and the car is now parked up to avoid further damage. The oil level is fine so it could be anything from a faulty sensor to a failing…
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Urgent car finance question..
I was wondering if anyone can help. Years ago I bought a second car for myself..over the years I have chopped and changed them. The latest one my ex partner started paying me for and has been driving round in. I have my own car aside to this. We split a few months ago and I have asked the car is returned & sold. This has…
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Anyone dealt with online car buyers for cheap 2nd hand car?
I'm selling an 2001 VW Polo for someone and have been looking at webuyanycar.com, wewantanycar.com and so forth as I don't have the time or energy to trawl around second hand car dealers - the car no longer has a tax disc and the insurance is about to expire. Most of the reviews I've read seem to suggest they rip you off…
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How to claim?
Hello everyone! I had a car accident in November last year. I was driving a relatives car. A cow had gotten loose from a nearby farm and ran out of a field straight in front of me. The car was badly damaged, likely written off. I have fully comp car insurance, as does my sister. Both of our insurers refused to process a…
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Replacing Mercedes car keys
Had two key for old A class Mercedes unfortunately one of these has been lost over the weekend. Have phoned Mercedes and they advised that it would be £286.80 to order a replacement key and they need to have the car taken into them twice to do this. Is there any way around this? Am I able to get keys replaced elsewhere,…
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Problems starting my Vectra
I have just started having an issue when starting my Diesel Vectra. I wait for the heater light to go out and turn the key but sometimes nothing happens, no firing. I then attempt again and it fires up. There is no performance issues with the car and it had a new starter motor less than 12 months ago. In January I had the…
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Vehicle Tax Direct debit
Hi Guys, Just a quick question, I tax my car by direct debit, but missed my payment date last month, so the tax was cancelled, I then retaxed the vehicle online on Direct debit, this was due out on 21st but I completely forgot about it and it got returned. I had an email a couple of days later explaining they will try to…
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Damaged my car due to grit bin in the road, can i claim from council/RA?
Hi, my first post so be gentle :) This morning I caught the side of my car on a grit bin placed in the road I live on. I was rounding the corner out garage block as another car came the other way and so was over the side more than usual to avoid it and hit the bin. Got dents in the corners of both passenger side doors and…
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Getting car to MOT
Currently car is SORN. Got insurance but not tax and no MOT. Cant get tax without MOT. If I book an appoitment at an MOT station, assume I'm legal to drive to MOT station? Otherwise it'd be impossible to get car there.
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Hit and run on parked motorcycle
Evening all, Today I left my motorcycle parked safely and diagonally on the end of a row of parking bays (alongside the road) for a few hours. When I returned, it was in the same place, but damaged having clearly been knocked over. The damage is reasonably bad, but mainly cosmetic - scratches and clear damage to left hand…
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Driver licence check
Insurance company asking for licence check. How far back does the check go with the dvla?
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Drink driving conviction
Can someone who was convicted of drink driving in the past (more than 10 years ago) become a minicab driver? I think after searching on line you can but I am not 100% sure.
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Confused about car insurance quotes
Hi, My current vehicle, Citroen DS3 has an insurance group of 22. I am looking at part exchanging for a Mazda 3 with an insurance group of 12. I have run a few insurance quotes on both vehicles to compare the differences, yet I have found my Citroen quotes are coming out at £200, and the mazda at £250!! - how can this be…
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Does this Parking sign mean I can park here on Weekends free?
Hi all, Does the sign below mean I can park on weekends free if I am not a permit holder? http://imgur.com/pwvpVPd
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Deposit hassle
We recently went to a garage to get a car on finance, we were told that we had to pay a deposit (£100) to ensure that the car wouldn't be sold, we done this and applied for the finance through the garage, it was an extremely lenghty process and eventually we were told that we couldn't get finance. At NO POINT, was any…
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What would you do?
So I have my M-I-L and DW in the car in an area they know and I do not. We come to a T junction and M-I-L says go left and DW says go right! HELP!
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Help selling car/getting out of Just Add Fuel
Hi, I need advice on where/how to sell my car or advice on how to get out of the Peugeot Just Add Fuel Scheme. I've recently entered into this scheme which is for 3 years but now have the opportunity to work in Australia for year or more but I can't afford to keep paying for the car and I can't seem to get a buyer either.…
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Breakdown cover - adding Europe?
Hi We currently have breakdown cover through our Hastings insurance which is up for renewal soon. The renewal price is a lot but when I did a comparison theirs comes back with the same cover cheaper! So I phoned to discuss this and found out that they don't do cover for Europe. We are going for a week in July so have had a…
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MPG Misselling by a Salesman
I purchased a new vehicle from a national dealership (Arnold Clark) in October and have since entered a complaint against it which the dealer refuses to uphold. I bought the car under the provision it would achieve upwards of 70mpg on my commute, this was confirmed to me by the salesmen at the time and was the crux of…
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Kettle for in the car
Hi, I was thinking a buying a 12v kettle to be able to make a fresh brew when out and about. Those that I have found seem to take 20 mins or so to come to the boil which seems a long time. I also looked at alternatives such as a jetboil. Does anyone have a recommendation or will I be stuck with the thermos? Thanks
