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Vc5 and speeding fine not my vehicle
I received in the post yesterday a vc5 for a car I don't own, it has my brothers name and my address, his address is very similar to mine, I'm number 1, he's number 3, today I received a speeding fine for said car, I've checked and the car isn't taxed and insured, what do I need to DO? should I inform both the police and…
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Parking fine... probably going to Court
I've been through the Newbie stuff and also googled this but I cant find anything similar to what my issues are and I wondered if anyone can help. About a year ago I attended a conference at a football stadium. I received a map from the organisers detailing the 10 nearest car parks. It noted that as a delegate at the…
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Second hand car buyer - making claim
We sold a car privately to an individual having accepted £500 less than the asking price. A test drive was had, although only a brief one was accepted as he said he didn’t have time to take it far. Now, two weeks later we have had a money claim made against us as he says it wouldn’t start the day after he got it home.…
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Photocard number
Can someone please clarify? My husband is applying for a new photocard driving licence, and the form asks for the Photocard number. Does this mean his driving licence number, or the number on the bottom right-hand side on the back of his existing photocard licence? We are unsure, and couldn't find anything online. Thank you
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Compensation for roadworks
Is it possible as a private motorist to claim compensation for roadworks? The current ones heading into Manchester have meant that both my wife and I need to leave an hour earlier. The knock on effect is that we now have to use a breakfast club for our daughter which will cost us an extra £200 a month. There is no public…
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Home Car Tyre Inflators
I HATE going to the garage to check my tyres! Rushing as other people are waiting, think I'm doing it wrong, panic etc etc. so I put off checking my tyre pressure. Should I buy an air compressor and check them at home? Do they work, are they accurate? Which one is best? Thank you.
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What have I done to my car?????
I overfilled diesel into my car... It overfilled some diesel out .... I have now cleaned the fuel out.... But is there any damage to my car/fuel tank/engine??? Please help!!!!!
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new tyres after 7 years?
I have a Hyundai i10 11 reg (March) with the original tyres still on the back, the front tyres were replaced after approx 15,000 miles. I've now done 33,000 miles. The car was MOT'd in March and nothing was said about the tyre tread. I've done about 2,000 miles since then. The tread on the front and back is about 3mm, the…
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Parking eye parking charge while I wasn't in the car park
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Car Park Operators - do I bring them in?
I would appreciate some feedback please. I am a small business owner and have 8 allotted car park spaces close to a busy high street. I'm round the corner to a train station and there is a local hall / venue which holds day time events. Invariably some of my spaces are taken by non customers which is fine if they are only…
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Looking for a replacement car - sources other than Autotrader?
The OH's car was written off due to a third party's negligent parking so we are looking for a replacement with the insurance money plus using some savings. The selection currently advertised on Autotrader, even if prepared to travel up to 100 miles, isn't particularly great. Is there anywhere else we could be looking? The…
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How old should ‘new’ tyres be?
I’m ordering 4 Michelin cross climate tyres and I asked the guy on the phone to make sure they were brand new. I bought winter tyres before and they turned out to be old so I don’t want to get ripped off again. He said that it’s quite normal for new tyres to be a year old because they are often in storage. Is that true?…
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Car return
I bought a used car from a local dealer and picked it up on the 19/07/18 for £4259, got day insurance and drove it home. The vehicle was then not insured till the 05/08/18 (price reasons) and then on the 09/08/18 i returned the vehicle to the dealer with a transmission issue. The saleman i was in touch with confirmed it…
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Can insurance sites check speeding fines?
Hi I was just making a new insurance quote on compare the meerkat and the section asking "Have you had any convictions" and it's autofilled it with a £100 fine for exceeding motorway speed limit. To the best of my knowledge I have never had a speeding fine. Has the website used my car registration to check for motoring…
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Advice dealing with a car dealership
Hey! first time using this site as i'm usually able to resolve issues with purchases, this time however I have been dealing with a small car dealership that has no higher up bosses or managers we can speak to, I have written a report on the whole situation but will omit certain details to not defame them unnecessarily, any…
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Selling car with a scratch
Hello all I'd be grateful for your opinion. I have a 2007 seat Ibiza which I am planning to sell. It's done less than 60k miles and is generally in good condition. I was planning to list it at about £2k, and would be prepared to accept say £1,800. However, I did once scrape some of the paint one of the wheel arches in an…
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Using Money Claim Online service against a car salesman?
Just looking for some advice on how to use the service itself really as this is the stage we're currently at. For those of you who've read previous threads, yes this isn't actually me and i am asking on behalf of my brother. The vehicle cost puts him close to the border of one court fee category at £950. So first question…
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Should i report as stolen?
Hi All, My brother has a BMW on which the gearbox failed, not having the funds to be able to afford to take the car to BMW to be fixed. There was a guy that runs a garage advertising a BMW with head gasket issues for sale. The guy wanted £700 for the car, once i explained why i was buying the car for the gearbox as i had a…
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Garage had car for 5 weeks help!
Hi sorry I'm new here so if I'm posting in the wrong area I apologise. 5 weeks ago I noticed diesel leaking under my bonnet so drove to the local garage (car still ran perfectly) they couldnt do anything that day as fully booked so I drove away hoping to get it booked in asap. Later that day I parked up and then returning…
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Which Tyres ?
We need 4 new tyres for our Suzuki Swift At the moment - it has Continental 185/55 16's What are our best option tyres - cheap or expensive ? I see that most tyre companies are now stating "summer" and "winter" tyres What should we be looking for ? Black circles want about £95 per (conti) tyre - fitted !!
