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Fiat 500 Advise
I was hoping I could get some advise on what my rights are regarding a problem with my car. In January this year I finally took and passed my driving test! Being nearly 30 years old I decided that I'd treat myself and pay a bit more on finance to get a nice car. I purchased a used Fiat 500L from a well known dealership in…
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Small chip in windscreen driver's side advice needed
I have had a quote via my insurance - £10 excess for a windscreen chip repair and £60 excess for replacement. The chip is in my line of vision when driving but is only a maximum of 3mm - a small round one. When the company phoned me re the repair they suggested (without seeing it) that if I don't get it replaced (rather…
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Used car and manufacturers warranty.
Went to a very large car supermarket to see a 2014 Renault Clio. I had looked on Renault's main web site and it said that any Renault bought or registered after 1/2/2012 came with a 4 year warranty. My wife loved it. Asked at the sales desk if they could confirm that the car still had nearly a years Manufacturers Warranty…
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Fiat Punto Pop 1.2 (13 plate) - Warning sign
Hello, Yesterday I was driving (in very heavy rain) home from work. Mid-journey the orange warning triangle flashed up on my dashboard along with the Stop/Start light. When I got home I turned the engine off and on again and the warning message cleared. This morning after about 2 minutes of driving the lights came on again…
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Questor Excess Insurance or Enterprise
Morning All, I'm renting a van for day later in the month to help a family member move. It's from Enterprise, which is a short walk from my house, and the rental cost is reasonable. I've only ever rented a vehicle once, which was a small car in Australia. (Under a year old but covered in scratches - nothing on the…
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Where to look for a second hand car?
I guess the big websites will be like AutoTrader & eBay. Gumtree is free so i suppose that'll be worth a shout. Anything beyond that? Not really a fan of FaceBook marketplace from what i've seen so far but maybe i shouldn't totally rule it out.
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Section 75 & used cars
Hello I am looking to buy a cheap used car to tide me over for a couple of years until i can afford something better. Looking to spend a thousand tops & realise anything i get will be 10-12 years old with high mileage. I will get the car checked over first. My plan is to use a cc & pay it off when the bill comes in. If i…
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Drive off UK ltd
Hi all, Have received a letter in the post from Drive-off.uk claiming I drove off at a petrol station without paying, the station in question is reasonably local but I don't think ive been there let alone driven off without paying, cant seem to find anything about them online and just wondered if any of the experts here…
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Huge Mess - Finace and car insurance
Can someone help please... My friend bought a car on finance last year. His GF fell pregnant almost immeditaely and they decided to move in together which meant he couldnt afford to pay for the vehicle. He made agreement to give me full access to the vehicle as long as i paid his installments and lump sum at end of term.…
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PCP car deal or straight finance
I need to buy a new car and was planning on straight finance. However, the repayment costs mean I have to accept buying a smaller car than ideally required. The dealers have talked to me about buying on PCP plan which does mean I can afford the car of choice with lower payments. I hopefully will be gainfully employed for…
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Extremely expensive VED??
So my friend had a freak out moment when he went to tax the van she bought.... £240 for 12 months!! :eek: Unbelievable! Surely this can't be right? On the log book, it says the emissions are '0'. Weird, obviously that's not right, but it's a EURO 5 engine with about 136-138 do-dah of emissions. Yes, it's also registered as…
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Told neighbor I pay for trampoline damage if I'm responsible, but am I responsible?
So, with the storm on monday, I heard a knock on my door. It was my neighbor who said that my children's trampoline was on top of his car. So I ran out of the house, and sure enough, the trampoline had been lifted over a six foot fence and was on top of their car. We checked the car for damage and it had a small dent on…
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Leasing advice - self employed
I'm looking to lease a vehicle for my self employed business. The vehicle may be used for courier work & potentially even taxi work in the future. However a friend has mentioned that I may not be able to lease a vehicle because of a 'hire and reward' rule. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Brake discs - Fiat 500
Hello My wife drives a 65 plate Fiat 500 with 12k on the clock. brake discs have concentric ridges across the full width of the disc. On my car with 33k on it, the discs are pretty smooth, with concentric grooves that you might feel with a finger nail. The grooves on the 500 are more pronounced. What has happened to them?
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Hyundai Wing Mirror
Hi. Wonder if any gurus can help. I have a 2013 Hyundai i40. It was clubbed by another car the other day and the driver's side wing mirror is damaged. The casing is totally intact and the electric motors (to fold and adjust) are fine. I've managed to get hold of replacement glass and backing. Unfortunately, there seems to…
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Route avoiding Sutton Bank?
We will be travelling up the A1(m) going to Oswaldkirk but as we have a caravan we cannot use a section of the A170. I cannot see an obvious route so need local knowledge please?
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Urgent advice required
Went to view a car on Wednesday 11th, Decided to purchase car as we already had finance in place, Car was mot'd same day with the mileage 81614 Receipt and warranty shows mileage of 81616 i googled mapped dealer to mot station, and its 8.4 mile round trip. Would you say this car has been mot'd ? and where do i stand? T.i.a…
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Car finance problem
Hi, can anyone give us some advice?? We took out an options finance agreement with ford credit in 2015 for 2 years for our car. Long story short the contract is up, i still owe a couple of payments until the contract ends and then i need to return the car. This will mean i have no car as i cannot re finance it or get a…
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CEL Claim form from Northampton County Court
Hi Guys As you can see I'm new to this so sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place! I parked in a private car park to unload my car for a village table top sale and the organiser said dont worry about paying as your just dropping your stuff off as they were doing the selling. So I parked unloading for around 30 mins at…
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How Come Peugeot 207s are £1000 cheaper than equivalent hatchbacks?(Astras,fiesta etc
When searching on Autotrader, for just hatchback search, when searching, have been entering the same year, engine size, amount of doors 5 millage and the majority of other features the on the filters have been kept same. when comparing the prices of a Peugeot 207 compared to Seat Ibizas, Vaxhall Astras, Polos, Ford…
