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Car Insurance Excess
Apologies if posting in wrong place, please move if wrong. Was talking to close relative last night who was telling me he was considering an LBA letter to an individual "Scotish legal system?" Quick version, he parked in carpark no cctv. He came back to find another car had rolled out of its parking bay ran for 20m down…
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Advice needed on DVLA/sold car
Hi there I wondered if anyone can advise me. I sold a car in January 2017. I sent the V5 off and thought nothing more of it. I then started getting a number of parking tickets for the car and contacted DVLA (around June time) and they advised that it was still registered to me. They sent me a letter acknowledging that I…
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Getting a used car repaired if the dealer is a dis
I'm buying a car from a dealer who is a two hour drive away. Under the SOGA or other legislation I gather I have a right to get the car repaired if it develops a fault (with time limits and evidence, of course). Do I have to take the car back to the dealer who sold it to me, or do I have a right to have it repaired locally…
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Car Sales - Fraud
Hi I m looking for some advise. I have raised a MCOL to request a car firm returns a deposit on a car i was going to buy but they are refusing. Basically the car needed some jobs doing before i was prepared to buy it and left a deposit on the basis this work would be done but it wasn't. From their website i have taken the…
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Focus estate new vs used
I believe that my trusty Focus is nearing the end of its life. It's a 2006 petrol estate 2.0 16v which is at 245,000 miles and still delivering 42 mpg. I'm monitoring the oil usage closely since I think it's starting to consume at a higher rate than I'm happy with. To prepare for the inevitable I've been studying the…
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Parking at Port of Tyne near Newcastle
Can anyone help with car parking at The Port of Tyne. Need to leave car while off cruising for a week in August. Any ideas would be very welcome
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insurance for driving test
Hi all, Im looking for reccomendation for companies that offer short term insurance for learner drivers. Daughter has been learning to drive with BSM and had a test just over a week ago and failed :( She is no looking to book another test but her instructor has no availability for over 5 weeks. She has bought herself (last…
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New car delivered with a fault
Looking for help :( Less than 2 weeks ago I purchased a car from a reputable garage, all done online, paid by BACS and had it delivered. The car however was delivered with a fault (it's intermittently jumpy on acceleration). The garage have been notified and the response is for me to claim on the warranty (RAC Gold). I…
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Dealer 'trying it on' with Failed MOT
Hi, I took my Honda Civic to my main dealer for a server and MOT. Apparently it has failed on a lot of front suspension related issues and requires over £800 in order to pass. Firstly, I was shocked at this as to pass last years MOT the front shock absorbers needed replacing to pass the MOT. Now the bulk of the work…
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Beginner driver, first car .. questions?
Hi there, I bought Honda Jazz 1.4 (03 plate, 45k on the clock) from a private sellet recently. The previous owner had MOT'd the car in January so thankfully there is no hurry to get that done on my part. However, I have noticed that the clutch pedal squeeks a bit and the service history is patchy-there's not one done in…
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Car drove into me, now claiming I rolled back
Hi Just looking for a bit of advice here. Just after New year a car drove into the rear of my car while I was stationary waiting to go onto a roundabout. I drove up to the roundabout and stopped to wait for a space to enter the roundabout and they drove into the back of my car. We swapped details, I phoned the police at…
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Road Traffic Incident and Police Scotland
This morning I was involved in an incident where no one was hurt and no vehicles were touched. I was driving to work and turned from a main road into the lane where the office I am working in is based. My office is near a school so I always drive slowly and crawl into the lane because you often get parents parking in the…
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Pre-registered car c£10k?
I've been toying with leasing for the first time, but also toying with buying a pre-registered car and keeping that for around 3 years. Any recommendations on sites to look at please? I'm not a car fanatic, just something half-decent and away from the bottom end. Or, any models due a change where they are 'dumping' older…
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Road test ... no tax. Help please.
I want to buy a second hand car. The car I have in mind has been SORNed. As it isn’t road taxed ... how can I take it for a test drive? Is there a provision for this in the law? Thanks.
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Burnt Clutch
I've bought a 2014 Skoda Fabia to replace my 2003 Ford KA. On the old car it wasn't difficult to find the biting point but I'm having a lot of trouble with the new one. Last weekend I was stalling almost every time I had to stop throughout a five mile journey. This weekend I managed to not stall by listening to the engine…
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Garage has damaged car
My car has been damaged by a garage. They have damaged the drive train when it was in for a leak in the differential. They are denying they have damaged the car, however luckily I have images before and after I took it to them. And the damage is very apparent. The cost to repair the damage is £2.5k. My plan is to take the…
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Mondeo Head Unit
Thoughts of changing my Mondeo 2011 (61 plate) have dissipated due to not wanting to afford the price of new/slightly used cars and the small trade-in/resale price of my existing motor, so I thought I would keep it and treat myself to some upgrades. My first thought was the head unit. My existing one is Bluetooth, DAB, CD,…
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Mobile Phone as Sat Nav
I'm in the process of changing car from one with a built-in sat nav to one without. As I've a fairly decent smart phone I'm thinking of using that. I wonder if anyone can recommend a phone cradle that will mount on the new cars dash. My phone is one with a 5.5 inch screen. I don't use sat nav a lot except when away on…
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Parking in London?
I never thought I'd be asking this question.. Myself and my friend are going to a show at Alexandra Palace in a few weeks, we've had it booked since September. I was visiting my friend shortly after booking where his housemate's parents were visiting, they told us they live near Alexandra Palace and offered us their…
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finding out who owns a car
theres a car been parked outside my parents house for about six months. Its not moved and we havent seen anyone attending to it. Its taxed and MOT'd. We are curious to know who it belongs to so i was going to apply to dvla but my parents are a bit on edge about this in case it belongs to one of the local feral family -…
