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Help needed with halfords
Hi all, I have purchased a dab radio from halfords. Before I purchased I asked for advice over the phone as to whether the radio I had chosen would fit the car (reg given) and if I needed to purchase anything else, I was told that I would need a cable if I want the steering wheel controller to work. I said we don't use…
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Fine for having no tax - not my fault?
I purchased a car from Evans Halsahw in June 2017. I believed I had purchased it with 12 months road tax. It has since transpired that the vehicle only had 6 months of road tax but because EH failed to register me as the new keeper, I did not receive any letters or notifications that the tax was running out. This resulted…
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Clutch kit replacement cost
Hi I've Nissan Micra 1.0 litre 2001 model. It's clutch kit is brokenot. Any idea how much will it cost me please?
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Car servicing on PCP
Hello, I've taken out a PCP on a brand new Seat in 2016 through a main dealer. My question is, can I take the car to any old garage to get it serviced? I've read through the finance agreement a couple of times and there's no mention regarding servicing. It's possible that it could affect the warranty - I need to check…
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Arval lease car charges
Monday I was handed back my lease car with arval. An assessor arrived as planned.My wife was present at the time of inspection of the car,she was then asked to go back in the house while he carried out the inspection when she was asked to go back in the house while he carried out the inspection. The car is on a 65 plate…
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Insurance/lease company treating me unfairly after my car was destroyed
Hi guys, New to the forums and looking for advice! It’s a little bit of a long story so my apologies for the essay.... Last New Year’s Eve my 6 week old lease car along with 1400 others was destroyed in a huge inferno at the Liverpool Echo arenas car park. The whole event was incredibly distressing - we thought it was a…
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Are National Express drivers trained to stay in the middle lane?
I first noticed it a few months ago - every time I see a National Express coach on the motorway, it's in the middle lane. I've now seen it far too much for it to be a coincidence. Lane 1 can be completely empty for as far as the eye can see, but the the coach will be sitting in lane 2 at a steady 65mph-ish. These are…
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Protruding Kerb stone damage to car!
Hi there Hopefully someone can help here. On the 28th of July, whilst coming to park the car, the front left tyre and wheel were damaged do to the kerb stone sticking out. I had they tyre replaced and started a claim against the local council. The issue with the kerb was due to tree roots pushing out the kerb stone. Soon…
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parking eye penalty notice
Recently my son been to Liverpool , Seel street for a movie. He parked there for two hours and overstayed a minute, he got notice for £100/£60 notice. Can I able to appeal and win this, as per BPA rules 13.1 there is grace period of 10 minutes. This is ridiculous for one minute so much penalty. Can somebody advice me how…
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Citroen refusing to cover cost of known (BBC Watchdog) fault
Hello all, We have a 2010 Citroen C4 Picasso which we bought used from a dealer in 2016 and the rear air suspension has recently failed. I was looking at the cost of replacement and I came across lots of articles about a BBC Watchdog investigation into this fault. It turns out that it's due to an issue with the part…
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Anyone know how you're suppoed to contact the RAC at the moment?
Tried to call them at the end of Oct, no answer after a 20/30 minutes on hold every day for a week. Sent them a message through their site saying I don't want to renew and had a response that they'll contact me within 5 days.... That was Oct 21th... Heard nothing so far. Just tried to call again, and their system is saying…
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Corsa project / Insurance / Tax
I've been watching a video on youtube where someone did a corsa project but how will this effect the insurance and tax if the car is still registered as a 1.2 on the V5 even though they changed the engine to a 1.8. The person did apply to the dvla about the conversion but they haven't said why dvla haven't changed the V5.…
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RTA no injuries
Yesterday, an articulated lorry sideswiped us in our Qashqi. Drivers side of the car is quite a mess and we have informed our insurance company. Neither my OH or myself were injured and there was no “sudden impact” ie, it was more of a slow crush as both vehicles were moving off from traffic lights. The insurance company…
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Taking a PCP car back to BMW
Hi all, I made a big mistake yesterday and bought a car on PCP and drove it home today. The mistake is it just isn't going to be a practical car for the family and the decision was rushed. If I cancelled the agreement in the cooling off period, is there any chance BMW would take the car back for me to buy another one from…
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M6 Toll Card Payments
Just a post for people using the M6 toll road who've paid using their debit/credit cards. I recently used the toll road and paid using my debit card in one of the machines, I drove away assuming I'd been charged the correct amount for a car, it wasn't until I was checking my bank statement a few weeks later that I noticed…
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Can anyone suggest a good 2nd hand car for my situation?
I am in a bit of a predicament. My car is on it's last legs & I can see an heavy bill coming along. I have had it 4 years so its lasted me but it's time for a change. I need a car as I pick my son up from his mum's then take him to school each morning then commute 40 miles to work each day. I also pick him up during the…
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Old car suddenly in demand
We have an old peugeot 306 (diesel) 1996 and we have recently been approached several times to sell the car! What are we missing? The car appears to have no value when we look online. Is there a scrappage scheme we don't know about? Thanks
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Peugeot Partner van over-revving in idle, two garages stumped
OH has a Peugeot Partner van, around 8 years old. Recently it has taken to over-revving when in idle, its very noticeable. He took it into his usual garage and they checked it over and could find nothing wrong, so he took it into my garage and they did the same thing and even took it out on a test drive. They said they…
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Esure - trackers and changes to policies
My Dad has been insured with Esure for a while but his policy is up for renewal now and he's changing because he says in the T&Cs they have changed the policy on cover for contents of the vehicle and that cars are no longer covered unless they have a tracker installed in their car. Has anyone noticed this on their recent…
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120 mile commute- is high mileage lease w/maintenance better than 2nd hand?
Hi All I drive 120 miles a day with a company car that I sadly have to return, meaning I'm in the market for a "new-to-me" car. Including weekend driving I'm averaging 3.5-4k miles a month. I can either go for a 3 year high mileage lease agreement on a new Focus at circa. £390 a month (already have the quote, vehicle is in…
