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You are now out of warranty?
Hello, I swap my car this time last year within a PCP deal, Evans Halshaw said that the Emac service plan would switch over, however this did not happen, Emac had setup a new service plan and left the old one open, I emailed them clearly stating that I wanted the old service plan cancelled, I made this very clear stating…
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RAC Breakdown Problems
I probably had the worst drive ever Saturday! Which resulted in a tyre blowing out on a pot hole on the M25. Anyhow I had to call the RAC to find out my breakdown cover needed renewing before they could come out the staff was very helpful albeit a very loud motorway drowning them out. They asked for £150 up front to cover…
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Refund of deposit paid over the phone
Hi, just looking to see of anyone knows my rights please? This evening (5.17pm) I phoned Arnold Clark at Northwich regarding a car I was interested in. I paid a £100 deposit over the phone to reserve the car. I've now had received their agreement by email, which I don't agree with so I've not completed the process. I…
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Spent small fortune in garage and car still not working - what to do?
Our car has has problems since we bought it (second hand) a year ago with a strange intermittent judder, as well as issues with the 'auto start/stop' feature and intermittent issues with the remote key. Its only 4 years old and highly computerised so no local garages have been able to do anything and just tell us we need…
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Selling a car for someone else
Wondering if anyone can give me some opinions / thoughts. My father has finally decided to give up driving and has asked me to sell his car for him (he doesn't do internet and isn't keen to try and organise the sale himself). He's signed the logbook - I plan on advertising it for a couple of weeks and going to webuyanycar…
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Car Insurance Experiment - What do insurers take into account?
Hi all, I've recently been looking to take car insurance for a lease vehicle (private use). It was extortionate! Long story short, I then decided to do a quick search on insurance for my own vehicle - it's waaayyyy more than I paid last year. So now I'm worried. My partner and I have clear licenses, driving same about of…
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Drivy - any grounds for appeal?
Good evening all. Here’s a conundrum which I hope you will be able to help with. While away on holiday we rented a car using this new(I guess it is?) app for car sharing called Drivy. The car belongs in fact to a local rental agency in Nice, France. During the trip we unfortunately damaged the car paint as shown in the…
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Engine Refurbished...or not?
Hi My car engine seized and to cut a long story short, it went to an 'engine specialist' to be refurbished. 1.7k quickly became 3.1k... Lots of work done (or supposed to be done) and i got the car back. Then starts overheating (probably the issue in the first place). Anyway, i took it to Vauxhall and issue still not fixed…
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High milers
I’m looking to purchase a second car for the other half. I’ve seen quite a few newer car models with service history, but Space Shuttle mileage. Would you advise to buy or stay clear based on the mileage? For example (there are other brands and models, not necessarily company owned with similar) Lexus NX300h FSH one…
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Automatic car buy options
Hello I need to buy my first car with automatic gearbox (license for automatic). Budget less than 7500. 90% of my car use will be for me only, commuting to work. My work place is around 22 miles away and does not really require motorway unless there are road works on other routes. Rest will be family trips (within city…
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Drover
Came across "Drover" today - which is an interesting play on car hire / leasing. Anyone used them? It looks quite expensive once things like insurance are included?? https://www.joindrover.com/
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Taking test in automatic car - can you drive semi-automatics
My daughter is about to start driving. Family members are recommending she takes lessons and test in an automatic car. Looking at the car we were thinking of getting her Toyota Aygo, I just read the bumf on one and it says semi-automatic. If she passes test in an automatic will she be able to drive a semi-automatic? Is…
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Accident: Driving without due care advisory
Hi, A few months back I was involved in a bike accident. I recorded the whole accident on my HD helmet cam. The outcome of the accident was a letter from the Police titled DRIVING WITHOUT DUE CARE AND ATTENTION yet in the body of the letter it states it is an advisory letter and they hope I am more careful in the future!…
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MOT failure
Hi everyone Just got a call to say my car has failed the mot the reason was, “ coolant leak preventing emissions test from being carried out” Does this sound right? I’m not too sure with current MOT checks... Cheers
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PCP Voluntary Termination Hell - please help!
Hi there, My husband was recently made aware that his Santander PCP agreement for car lease was reaching the end of it's contract. Unfortunately he has lost a lot of his paperwork and our understanding of the situation is muggy to say the least. He doesn't seem to have the option of just returning the car - instead he is…
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Flat battery - managed to bump start - what next?
Hi all, I forgot to switch off the headlights while going into the gym today. The battery went flat by the time I came back about 1.5 hrs later. Luckily, the car was parked on a sloping road so I managed to start it. Drove around for about an hour after that (picked up my husband from his office 30mins away). Have I…
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Car broken down, expensive repairs, still not working.
Wondering about opinions regarding the situation my son finds himself in with relation to his car. The BMW car is 10 years old, and he has owned it approximately 4 years, and he takes extremely good care of it. It has 70,000 miles on the clock, which is quite low for its age. Unfortunately last weekend it broke down, and…
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Recommendation on Good Body Filler Compound
can anybody please recommend a decent quality 2-part body filler please ? I need some to repair the plastic bumper on my campervan. thank you
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Thinking to join Uber
Hello all, Sorry if this is not the best place to post this thread, I could not find a related section to ask this question. So basically I am a student and also work on my placement year, I am thinking to join uber because in my opinion that is the only job that I can do in my spare hours, any time and any day, and unlike…
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Car tax and dealer car prices
Hi, Not changed my car for many years and forgotten what the process is, so this might seem like a dumb question. I know that for new cars dealers give an "on the road" price but for used cars is the quoted price inclusive of the car tax? Is there a common practice or is it down to negotiation? Thanks Mr Stanners
