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Archives for December 2017

Can you tax a car on a bank holiday?
Title says it all. Looking to tax my new car on New Years Day. Will DVLA be open and update the database or is it best to play it safe and tax it online on the 2nd?
What car do I want?
I want to change my car. Im not really very knowledgeable about the makes and models out there. Is there a website or app where I can enter my long list of criteria and that would suggest models that might be worth considering? I have been on "honest John" and seen a very simplified search facility, bit it is very general…
Morrisons, Tesco or Sainsbury's fuel points
What do they each offer and how much are they worth now? Sainsbury's is Nectar 1 point for each litre - I think and I think 200 points per pound in value. Tesco is clubcard ? points per £1.00 spent - value 100 points is £1 Morrisons is 5 points per litre - value?
Nowhere to park! Need advice
I privately rent a flat and only recently got a car, but there is no parking with the property, no free parking any where near by either. There is a church with a car park around the back that I usually use. There are no signs are either entrance saying no parking or private late, there aren't any bays in the car park…
PCP Deposit Query
Hi, I am in the process of buying a new car for the first time through PCP. The advice I have received from the sales person at the dealership is to avoid putting in any cash deposit of my own, if I can afford to. I am keen to hear what anyone who has experience of buying through PCP thinks of this. The rationale that the…
Car Garage registering a car when I didn't buy it
Hoping someone can help, CAB is not opened until next week. I put a £100deposit down on a car last week and was told it was refundable, I had not seen the car as it is 2.5 hours away from me. I found out the next day that the car is not permitted by my company (as I was opting out of the car scheme) and I explained to the…
PCP excess miles and VT
Hi All My partner is in the position where she has a 3 year PCP contract for a car with a 6,000 mile PA allowance. Her circumstances have since changed where she is now driving approx 14,000 miles per year. She now has 16,000 miles on the clock and about 15 months to go on the contract. The excess mileage charge is 9 pence…
AA Recovery Complaint
Son came off his bike yesterday in the snow and called the AA. He's on husband's AA account. They sent out a local garage who took the bike away but said he knew nothing about bringing my son home. Son asked him "can you not take me home?" and the garage offered to send a 4x4 to take him home at a cost of £30. Son was…
Hyundai i20 Handbrake
Hi, I’m looking for some advise. I parked my new Hyundai i20 in my parking space outside my house on a slight incline. Got shopping out of the boot and went in the house for 20 minutes. I think had a knock at the door to find my car had rolled across the road and onto a neighbours car. A witness saw the car suddenly go and…
Help please - 2009 Peugeot 207
Hi, can anyone tell me where the RAC/AA plug in the diagnostic tool they use which comes up with the error codes when something is wrong? TIA
Scrap a car or try and sell?
Hi all I'm hoping for some advice. I have a BMW 320d 06 plate and the turbo has just gone. The local garage has quoted something approaching £1000 to repair which is about what I'd expected. Prior to the turbo going the car would probably be valued around £1000 considering other minor issues, scratches etc. It has 126K on…
Changing 4 car brake discs + 4 Pads, what price to expect to pay ? + time taken?
When going to a garage with your car to replace all 4 brake discs, and 4 brake pads, How many hours should this take ? then what should the price expected to pay be roughly, for all 4 replaced brake discs and pads?
Registering a vehicle disabled (from private), so v5 Logbook shows Disabled? procedur
If you get a new car, and go to the post office to get a disabled exempt road tax (showing them your proof of disability certificate) they will then give a receipt and the tax will be £0 due to this exemption. but what is the procedure that the DVLA to change on the cars v5 log book, the taxation class from Private, to…
Help on stopping in yellow box fine??
Hiiiiiii Today I was turning right at a cross junction in cardiff when I was cut up by another driver and was left in the middle of the yellow box and have ultimately got a fine as this box has cameras watching it. There are 2 lanes which allow you to turn right and I had my indicator on to show my intent. However on the…
Private car sale - buyer unhappy.
So, first post on here, hope you can help put my mind at ease. I sold my Clio 5 days ago online. I reduced the price from £500 to £450 after negotiating with the buyer. I sold to a 22 year old girl who I believe it was her 2nd car as she mentioned in text messages that she had crashed her first one. She went ahead and…
Recommend a Satnav for me please
Ive spent ages telling everyone who gets in my car that I have no need for a satnav, there is nothing wrong with route planner/map books. But in the coming months I have a couple of trips to do and Ive finally become resigned to getting one. Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced one which is easy to use. I know nothing…
Is it worth fixing my Ford Focus?
Hi all, I have got a 2005 Ford Focus zetec which has done just over 100,000 miles. Last night my clutch went and the car was taken to my local garage. They have said that the cost of the clutch will be £650 but this may rise to £980 if the fly wheel also needs doing which they can’t tell until they start the job. My…
garage disposed of my tyres.
Got 4 new winter tyres fitted other week. i asked garage what i did with my normal tyres, he checked them and said they were all fine, he would put in my boot and just to store in garage . two of these tyres were new in march. got my new winter tyres on, drove home. needed to sort my garage out so didnt check my boot.…
Gap Insurance Claim query
My car has been declared an insurance write off, insurance have paid out and finance cleared. I had GAP return to invoice insurance through MAPFRE ABRAXAS WARRANTY and they are horrendous to deal with. No one will discuss the claim on the phone that is if you can get through after being on hold for 15 mins so you have to…
Car damage - can I claim against the council?
Looking for some advice... During the very early (and quite dark) hours of the morning I inadvertently drove down a closed road and became stuck in a flooded area. The car was recovered but has suffered severe electrical damage, and as such will be written off by my insurance company. As previously mentioned, the road was…

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