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Am I expecting too much from second hand car dealer
My other half recently purchased a 16 plate fiesta with approx 17000 on the clock. Part of the purchase included an admin charge for the following: Quality inspection and VHC check by a Technician Service if required (which it required as it had never been serviced) HPI investigation with money back insurance against…
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How to connect LED strip to headlight?
I've bought a 50cm LED strip that has red and black wires. I have some twin-core cable to extend the wires. How can I connect the strip to a headlight, so the strip (which is in a footwell) comes on when the headlight does?
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Hunting for a registration!
I’m trying to hunt down a specific number plate - current style. Looking up the number on dvla reg check seems to suggest it’s not in use (Vehicle details could not be found as it has not been possible to locate the vehicle...) However when I go on the site to try and buy it from dvla the plate isn’t available. Anyone got…
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Does an LSD made a noise like ABS when its working?
I have noticed a clicking sound on the rear brakes whenever I go fast around round abouts, similiar to how ABS feels. This is the LSD or something else? Also, as I have a RWD car, I have some Runways Chinese tyres on the back with good tread. They have a hard compound and should last a very long time. Is it sensible to run…
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Has my PCN been cancelled?
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fake speeding ticket Germany
I have received letters stating that I have breached the speed limit in Cologne Germany in August and I have not driven my car there or ever hired a car in Germany. They have my name, address (be it postcode slightly wrong) and car make and number plate. I can either fill in a form with details or if I consider that I was…
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Which head unit connector for the rear camera?
I have a rear parking camera. Which connector do I plug it (the single phono) into? (please see photo below)
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Brand New Car - Paint Repair Bodge - Compensation?
Hi, So I am a lucky owner of a brand new car and spotted on handover some paint defects from the factory. I agreed that the dealer should rectify this with what I hoped was a smart repair. I had to drive back to dealer leave car for three hours and then get back home so over half a day out of my schedule. I was told not to…
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Used car warranties
Hi there, I have just bought a used 2013 Mercedes C-Class estate a C250 and I have been looking around researching car warranties but I am finding it difficult comparing one company with another let alone the different products. Warrantydirect seem quite straight forward, as do click4warranty with similar prices for 3…
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Gatwick Meet and Greet..Damage to Car but no admission of Responsibility
My wife booked a Meet and Greet at Gatwick in February. She used Airport Parking Essentials as the booking agent. She kept trying to call (as stated) when 20mins away. Only when she arrived at airport did they answer and because she was nearly late for her flight they said they would come to the terminal to pick keys up.…
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car fanance 247 wants me to pay for estimated repairs once car handed back!!
Hi all. I hope someone can help. I purchased a car through car finance 247 last year. Due to family circumstances and my dislike for the car I decided to hand it back. I needed to pay a lump sum so I would have paid half the repayable amount. I took the car for an inspection where the guy doing this started to point out…
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Scuffed front left car bumper - getting it fixed?
So I had a bad moment with a verge and have scraped the front corner of my car: https://ibb.co/h7j9yK https://ibb.co/cpq4Xe https://ibb.co/k6WBCe https://ibb.co/bsWxJK I've had a couple of quotes from mobile repair men to come over and fix it. Both have quoted around £150 based on the damage. Anyhow I wondered if anyone…
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Vehicle finance company threatening to move my car off the road
Hi, I rejected my new Audi A5 last year after many problems which the dealer failed to resolve. It was not accepted so I parked the car in front of the dealer with large stickers on back in May 2018. They have now, through the ombudsman, made an offer of two month's payments and my deposit back. This is unacceptable seeing…
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Remove car from impound
Hi i have a car in my name that has been impounded for no insurance, problem is my licence has been revoked and i cannot obviously drive. All the impound insurance i've looked at will only insure the driver on the v5. If i sell the car will the police accept the driver on the v5c/2 new driver supplement ? Thanks
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PCP - Crash & Repair
Someone crashed in to me about a month ago and we’ve been going through their insurer, Axa, to sort my car out. The finance settlement figure was £10,970, and the repair bill £7,250. Axa have today opted to repair the car and work has already started. My concern is the value of the car post repair. I was in a net neutral…
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Neighbour says I hit their car
Hi all, I've got a bit of an issue and was wondering if I could get some advice from you happy people. I've been ill for the last few days with mild flu. Because of that, I haven't driven my car since I got home last Thursday night (in fact I've only left the house twice - once to look after my disable Grandfather on…
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VT Advice Needed
Hi, I have a PCP with Mercedes and the car is in a lot of negative equity. I am way past the VT rule so on Wednesday 15th August 2018 I issued them a VT standard letter template saying I was invoking my rights; I did this by email (which I believe is fine) to their customer services email and got an auto-reply saying my…
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Voluntary Termination Advice
Hi, I have a PCP with Mercedes and the car is in a lot of negative equity. I am way past the VT rule so on Wednesday 15th August 2018 I issued them a VT standard letter template saying I was invoking my rights; I did this by email(which I believe is fine) to their customer services email and go an auto-reply saying email…
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False claim on my insurance. Help!
So I recently found out some reprobate has cloned the plates for my Fiesta ST, got into an accident (which has caused a claim against my car), and had their vehicle impounded by the police. Despite the claimant stating the plates fell off revealing the real plates underneath, my insurer is still keeping the claim open,…
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Car finance
Hi, I am going into the last year of my personal finance lease with Peugeot on the 1st September so am making some enquiries to trade in early as my warranty expires and I'll have to run with no warranty in the last year or buy an extended one which I don't really want to do. I'm not sure why the warranty doesn't cover the…
