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Private Parking Charge by OPC (Query)
Hi, :( I received a private parking charge notice from a company I remember being discussed on watchdog a few years ago. I overstayed at a car park in Wolverhampton and have subsequently been charged £50 and this is on the condition I make this payable within 14 days of the notice date. I am however unsure of whether to…
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Insuring a car that doesn't exist
quick scenario... Daughter saving up for car 'X' which she will be getting in about a years time. This will be her first car and first insurance. Current quotes are around the 2 grand mark. The cheapest car on the planet to insure is a 900cc skoda citygo se greentech. With the maximum excess and third party only cover on…
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Not convinced I caused the damage claimed to other party's car
Recently a car in front of me turned left out of a junction and, as there was nothing coming, I turned left too, only for the driver in front to immediately slam on his breaks for no apparent reason, which led to my bumper hitting his. At the time he was pointing to scratches in the middle of the bumper, which to me looked…
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Delivery mileage issue
We ordered a new Golf GTE. The VW dealer tells us that having up to 50 miles on the meter is normal. Now, the dealer called and they have been using our car "by mistake" for test drives and it has racked up 298 miles. At 50 miles / hour, that's 6 full hours of driving. They have called and mentioned that we can either (1)…
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Mile High Club
My VW has just clocked 236,000 miles. Can anyone beat that?! :rotfl: I plan to drive it to 250,00 / next June and then retire her.
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Allegedly bumped car and drove off...should I inform insurance?
Had the police call at my home a few weeks ago saying the a few weeks previously my car had been witnessed by a third party reversing into a parked car and then driving off........I don't recall the accident but admitted that at the time of the incident I was driving......the police said that it was possible I wouldn't…
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Nissan x-trail problem
Hello, I have 15 plate X-TRAIL. When I bought this car in the first winter, I turned on the heater, and I noticed that the smell of the fuel was terrible, and I noticed that the oil cap was not closing properly. And I checked regularly in August. Ten days later, My family was going somewhere. By the way, the engine was…
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What can i do?
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older (25) first time driver, very expensive car insurance quotes
I'm 25, so a bit older than usual first time drivers, but I only ended up getting my license a few months ago. I'm looking to buy a small first car, something like a Corsa, and I have been looking at car insurance quotes on the usual websites, and they are all over £2000! That seems ridiculously high for what would be a…
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Any ideas?
The pull lever to move the drivers seat on my car (Matiz) isn't working. It's like it's not engaging, when you pull on it there isn't the resistance that there should be. I can't drive the car as the seat is too far away from the pedals for me at the moment. Has anyone got any idea what the problem might be, where I would…
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Warranty fault diagnostic fee
My 16 plate 2008 has a few faults; It can be difficult to get it into reverse There's a lot of vibration through the accelerator pedal. The steering judders when reversing on full lock and when driving away cold the steering sometime sticky to begin with When braking over bumpy ground I can feel something through the brake…
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NHS fleet
I got a brand new car last October with NHS fleet. Last week my car was crashed into whilst parked and subsequently written off by them. Due to a clause in their contract and written off cars my 3 year contract has been terminated. If I want another car I have to re-apply. So I tried and discovered that I wasn't now…
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Help with rogue car trader
Hi, This is a long one so TL:DR: Want help with action against rogue dealer, all within first 30 days, gave 3 chances to fix it, got a commitment to full refund amount in writing, recorded phone calls, still got shafted with partial refund. Trader laughed in face and advised me f off d head when I informed him I would take…
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Your most surprisingly unpleasant hired car?
Of course the joy of a car hire is that you don't get to test the car you hire - without jumping through hoops you take what you are given. I was in Spain recently (very pleasant roads and drivers) and had the joy of renting a Renault Scenic Dci. This was an upgrade on the promised Kia Cee'd or Megane (min 90hp…
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Bought a new car - can't help feeling I've been ripped off.
Hi, I bought a Brand New Suzuki from my Local dealer, and part exchanged my old car (at a rock bottom price). They changed the colour. Dropped the Free Paint protection package (due to the colour being different). And, I now see that Suzuki is offering a £2000 scrappage on older cars, active during my negations with the…
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Bought a car with no service book - what should I do?
Excuse my nativity. I purchased my first car 5 years ago (Ford) and took out a service plan. Ford would call me every time the car was due for a service or MOT. Recently, I called Ford as I noticed I was not called for my service and was told that the MOT had expired. Long story short, I finally found out that I need a…
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Too good to be true?
Hi, I’m currently on the lookout for a nearly new (e.g. ex-demo) Hyundai i10, and very clear about the required spec and my budget. I’ve been trawling the online ads for a while and one recently appeared in AutoTrader which is significantly (about £500) cheaper than all the others I’ve seen, though only 6 months old and…
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Insurance quote puzzle
Car insurance due shortly - so I go on the compare sites to get a quick ball park figure that I can bounce off my own insurance company to keep it competitive.... As my car is old and its realistically the last year I will keep it, I thought I would try 3rd party options. They work out more expensive than fully comp....…
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Caught speeding on same journey 10 minutes apart
Hi I hope someone can help. I have received 2 speeding tickets , the first was 60mph in a 40. The second was 8 minutes later just where i entered the outskirts of Leicester and was caught doing 37mph in a 30mph zone. Do you think the police would consider this as one offence? I have just sent off the requests for driver…
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My Second SIP Parking court order
Received another one for being 10 mins late back to a car park. I have done the AOS. What would be a good defence? Thanks, Michael
