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Accident, can i claim??
I was involved in a car accident where technically it was my fault (although i believe the other driver was speeding). I have 3rd party fire and theft. The other driver has claimed vehicle hire through my insurance company - bit is claiming through his for the car damage. My main concern is that the number plate he was…
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My Rationale - PCP
Hi all Before I go into my question let me give some background. I purchased a BMW 320d M Sport back in 2014 for £11.5k using cash. It was a great drive but I had a fair few minor issues like needing new tyres often, suspension problems, brake pads, shock absorbers etc. It probably cost me about £500-600 a year on…
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Brake backing plates - necessary?
My car is getting on a bit now although i have no intentions of getting rid any time soon. The front brake backing plates - the drivers side is no longer there & the passenger side has rusted badly and come off in sections. The rear (brakes are discs all round if that matters) guards/backing plates have also seen better…
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1.8 Honda Civic or 1.6 Bmw 1 Series
Looking for a new car it'll either be a honda civic or bmw 1 series. Owned a honda civic before loved it to bits, never gave me any trouble, however, considering a bmw 1 series now. Both will have heated seats, navigation and cruise control. Honda civic will be 2008-2010 vs bmw 2011-2012 What do you guys recommend?
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Voluntarily terminating car finance
Hi, I hope someone can advise me what is best, I bought a car on finance in 2014, it has caused me nothing but trouble, ended up with a new engine (garage recommended a reconditioned one which the head gasket blew on as soon as the warranty expired) once the head gasket went i decided to stop throwing money at it and just…
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Gatso Camera flashed me twice head on as i was driving towards it
Hi all, I was flashed twice by a Gatso speeding camera that was facing me on the other side of the road. I was stuck behind someone doing 20mph on a 30 road which was extremely frustration so when they pulled off the road i just lost focus and put my foot down, no excuses, just me being stupid and inattentive and its that…
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TPMS warning light and insurance
The spare wheel on my car is a full-sized alloy - identical to the other wheels in every way except that it doesn't have a TPMS sensor. When fitted to the car as a roadwheel, the TPMS system sees that the sensor is missing and alerts the driver. As I understand it, my car would fail an MOT. As long as I take sensible…
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Changing Name - Driving Licence and Passport
I'm getting married next month and will be changing my name with the bank, my employer, the gas board etc. My (IMO opinion extremely expensive) passport has another eight years to run so I planned on not getting a new one until it expired and just booking my flights in my old name but I wonder if that will affect my…
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Car hire: can this be challenged?
Not sure where to post it. I booked and pre-paid in full a car with Auto Europe. (They were the broker, the actual company is Global). My flight was late and when I finally arrived I was told that my car category was given away and if I wanted to get a car from them, I would have to pay another few hundred Euro to get the…
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DVLA Fine
Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice. I recently transferred a car over to my name from my sister in-law and at the time my wife was paying the road tax. When the car was transferred over to me, she told me she would continue to pay the road tax. In october my car was clamped because it was untaxed. This was a shock…
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Any brake/abs gurus? Audi brakes
Hi I am stumped over this issue and wondered if anyone could help. 2 months ago I took my audi a4 (b8) 2009 to my mechanic due to front brakes seized. He reported it was the flexi hoses. So he fitted new hoses, discs and pads and replaced fluid as it cooked. 2 months later I have the same issue but noticeably only on right…
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Steering Wheel Issue
Car went in for MOT and failed. The garage replaced the following parts in the car - New door lock (Not as part of MOT failure) - Anti-roll bar link offsite front - Track rod end Nearside front Post that when I went to pick up the car, was told the steering wheel feels a little tight. When I switched on the car, there were…
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DVLA penalty notice for car tax, and change of address
I wonder if anyone can give advice on the following. Today I received a letter from a company called Pastdue for a penalty notice of £80 for not paying car tax. I've checked my car on the DVLA website and it is correct and my car tax is over due. I've changed address and as such I never received any notification for car…
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Some Advise please regarding my new Merc.
Hi, Sorry for the long post. I was hoping if someone can offer me some advice regarding a new vehicle I purchased 2.5 months ago. I bought a £25k approved used Mercedes from a main Mercedes dealer which has a slow coolant leak fault somewhere as a warning light popped up on the dash yesterday. The car only 2 years old with…
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Driving car from driveway into zebra crossing legal?
Hi, Our house is in front of pedestrian crossing. We alreay have a drive just after the zebra crossing lines. I was thinking about removing the rest of the fence and paving the rest of the front yard to have easier access as it is really hard to get in and out of drive and cannot park anywhere outside due to zigzag and…
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Car Insurance problem
Hi all Just looking for ideas on the next thing to do. Short story: item falls of van hits car and causes damage. Van reported to police later and police supplied his details Having supplied first his brokers details, then an old policy, the old insurers searched and provided current insurers details. They are saying that…
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Car mats
Can anyone recommend any car mats please, I am looking online and even with the "non slip" ones, some people have reviewed that they do slip while others say they don't. Never bought these before :) so need help, thanks.
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Advice on driving with dodgy clutch
Hi, we have a Toyota Yaris semi-automatic, 2010. We noticed the engine was occasionally 'racing' and not changing up, then after a long hill it was clearly ready to stop. Breakdown attended, by which time everything had cooled down, so verdict was OK to drive home / to garage, we'll follow you. Local garage can't fix it,…
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SORN & no V5C document
Ok vehicle needs to be declared SORN. Problem is the V5C can't be found. My brother has owned a number of vehicles this year & my mother as lovely as she is just likes to move stuff around and then things go missing. Shredding papers is another favourite. Things i don't miss from living there. So i've a bad feeling that…
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Time limit on final notice
