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Archives for November 2018

Hit & Run
Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody can offer any advice. My car was written off on Monday in a hit and run incident. My husband parked up on the street (legally) at 08:30 and went on his way to work. On his return he found the car very badly damaged and totally undriveable. Unfortunately the perpetrator was not kind enough…
Stuck with a car I can't afford and massive neg equity, please help?
Hello, Long story short, in January this year I got a promotion at work, with a several hundred pound per month wage rise. In my infinite wisdom, I rushed to purchase a new luxurious car as my commute equates to 88 miles per day and I wanted something comfortable to drive in. I foolishly maxed my credit card putting down a…
historic vehicle class V5 sorn
It would appear that when updating a V5 for a vehicle to become 'Historic taxed' the DVLA automatically tax the vehicle at same time, so if you have no insurance in place you may well receive a fine from MID (Motor Insurance Database) for having no insurance. So if you change status to Historic you need to immediately…
Fraudulent Injury Claims - HELP PLEASE
Hi guys, I was recently involved in a car accident, was travelling down a main road and another car had pulled out of a give way junction without giving way to me and the front end of my car hit the front right side of her car. I'm only 19, have been passed/driving since I was 17 and have never been involved in any car…
Regular Vs Premium unleaded
Morning All What opinions do you guys have on regular Vs premium unleaded. I tend to stick with V power or BP ultimate, but wanted to know your thoughts and experiences, mostly around mpg, performance or engine cleanliness…. Some other forum links…
Another car hit mine and drove off! Please help!
Hello- any help and advice would be massively appreciated. Today whilst driving home a car has pulled out on me across a roundabout and hit my car. I was on the inside lane, and they came from an entry onto the roundabout on the outside lane (completely the wrong one!) I have a dash cam so therefore I have their number…
New car - diesel or petrol?
I'll be changing my car in the next few weeks as my commute will drastically change from 12k miles a year to 25k miles a year. Currently drive a 2008 1.25 petrol Fiesta. I've been looking into diesels but when I went to my local VW dealer a week ago, one of the managers recommended the new 1.0 litre 95bhp Polo as it's…
Hyundai Service Plan
Is it worth it? £18 a month for an i10. I think it just involves the service of the car, not if parts need replacing.
Anyone got an Audi A4 3.0 v6 petrol?
As above, i need something measuring, random i know. 2002-2005 model Thought I'd ask on here as you guys seem to be the most helpful
Wheel Bearing Change
Hi How much should it cost to have a front left wheelbearing on Citroen Xsara Picasso 06 Plate changed? Thanks
Car service before or after winter?
My car is due a service soon, and I was wondering what time of year to get it done. Before winter, during, after? I do about 500 miles a month but only for leisure, shopping, etc - not for commuting. The car is a 2004 Ford Focus TDCI. Other than the usual oil and filters, looking at the old service receipts I think it also…
Car Leasing Options. Good idea?
I have had a salary sacrifice car through my job in the NHS for the last 8 years. This has worked brilliantly for me, Allowing me to drive a reliable car without any worry. I'm moving on to a new job with a different employer on a fixed term contract so I will no longer have the benefit of a salary sacrifice car and I need…
car warranty refund
purchased a used car from Evans Halshaw. had numerous problems in first 3 months so asked for exchange of car. dealer accepted to refund value of car but is refusing to refund or transfer a 2 year £500 warranty bought with car. the t&c's state it cant be refunded or transferrred BUT in the case of a car rejection surely i…
Jeep advice
Hello all I’m posting on behalf of my brother. He has been having problems with his jeep he has contacted jeep but had no luck. He has had problems with his trims, alloys going rusty, carbon filter has come unstuck. This is a jeep SRT so not a cheap motor. When he contacted jeep the said they would pay half of the bill.…
Insurance lower with Parent on Policy
Hi, Firstly forgive me if this is in the wrong section...... I am currently insured on my own policy with just myself as the sole name on there. I have done a quick price comparison on the usual sites and adding my stepdad with many many years experience reduces the overall cost by about £120 a year. I have taken out my…
Eversure/PEX refused to give breakdown assistance
I don't know if this is a question, a warning or a rant but having just experienced the worst car journey of my life, I am feeling pretty traumatised and having flashbacks of the nightmare I had yesterday. These are just the highlights. I was driving from North Perthshire to Lancashire and just as I was south of Glasgow,…
Help. Dim headlights amongst other things?
I took my 2006 Ford Fiesta to have it's exhaust replaced a few weeks back. Since then I've noticed an intermittent buzzing sound which only lasts a few seconds and is usually in the first 5 minutes of starting a journey. The air con started blowing out only hot air too. I've now noticed that the headlights are very dim and…
Scrapping car. Is it worth speaking to specific make breaker?
Now we have our new car we need to get rid of our old one. I've had it listed locally for a couple of hundred and online (eBay) for the same price with no interest in the past 2 weeks. It's a 2004 Citroen C4 VTR+ It's a runner but there are issues with it. EML is on which is due to a faulty relay that is telling the CPU…
New Recall of Vauxhall Zafira Cars
HI Got a letter from Vauxhall saying I need to book my car in for urgent work Phone the local dealer the same day They said they were having lots of called and would phone me back 3 days later no call so rang them He said he had a long list of owners to phone back but could give me a date for 8 weeks time(tried 3 dealers)…
Poorly rated cheap car insurance
We have a 14 year old Audi A4 (2 previous owners). The car is in great condition and my wife is happy driving it so we're not looking to exchange anytime soon. We're currently with Admiral insurance who gave us a quote of 1600 for renewal. Shopping around I found a quote of 840, amazingly from Admiral themselves. I also…

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