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Car accident but don’t want to claim through insurance
Hi, I’m just wanting so advice on what to do!! I was parked on the street, ran into a shop, came back out, got into my car and as I began to close my car door a bus pulled in and snagged on my car door!! I believe if he had of checked his wing mirrors before pulling in this wouldn’t have happened.. now the bus company are…
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Insurance on purchased car while at dealer
Ok I might be overthinking this but can’t see a definitive answer anywhere to this. I have purchased a car at a dealer using my own finance where they have paid the car dealer direct. There was a problem taxing the car due to a problem with the V5C so I haven’t been able to drive away and may not be able to until I get the…
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Error in Black Horse agreement.
I took out a hire purchase agreement in 2014 for a white Ford Fiesta. (Irrelevant but will help with the understanding.) I had a call from Vospers halfway through my finance saying I was eligible to upgrade my finance. Stupidly, I did. I took out a PCP agreement in a blue Ford Fiesta in 2017. I am wanting to get out of my…
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Penalty Points & Insurance
At what stage does someone have to inform their insurance company that they have been given Penalty Points? as soon as they get it or when renewing their insurance ? thanks
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Tesla Price Reductions
Hi, So Tesla have recently cut the price of their Model S and Model X by a lot - over £40,000 on some models. Where does that leave the poor consumers that took delivery of their new car a few weeks ago. For example a Model X P100D was over £140,000 but is now under £100,000 new. 1. The value of that car is now…
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Want a new car but tax needs renewing on current car
My tax runs out at end of march. I have seem new car i like but it's possible that might not buy until next month. So is it better to do the direct debit for a month or pay the £120 up front. Is it easy to claim it back. Thanks
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broker price described as "ridiculous"
Interested in a Mazda CX3, but they obviously hold their value very well, so instead of paying 12-13K for a decent 3 (ish) year old model, decided to get some broker quotes on a new one. ( Petrol/ Manual ) RRP for a CX3 SE-Nav+ is 19,785 ( obviously no-one sensible pays that ) that is bottom spec, but still well equipped.…
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Buying a new car online
Hi I was looking into buying a nearly new car via AutoTrader and came across "carandvandiscount.com" who are offering what seems like great deals on new cars i.e. at almost the same price as nearly new ones. So far they have been very responsive to queries. Have you had any experience of them? If I was to purchase - I'd…
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Road Traffic Act, section 88
I wonder if someone may be able to assist me with a most frustrating question? In December of 2017 I suffered a seizure and after a number of tests was diagnosed with epilepsy. I am now taking medication and have not suffered from another seizure since. As required, I surrendered my driving licence to the DVLA and have not…
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Car Broken into while in Garage Care - Who is Liable
Hi, Motoring / Legal Question - Looking for advice I dropped my car off to the garage for a repair and MOT, I dropped it off at lunchtime on the 5th of March and they had it booked in for the 6th for the repairs / MOT. I had parked it in a good location, I had confirmed with be when I gave them the keys if that location…
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Evan halshaw customer service
Hi all, I am not sure where to begin, So I have a just over 2 year old vauxhall corsa limited edition, which has been great until a few weeks ago my engine light came on and my anti skid light, my car was vibrating and losing power as I changed gear, took it to the garage as it was under warranty, I then though it was time…
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Motor valve throttle replacement
Recently had my "motor valve throttle" replaced in my 55 plate VW Golf 2.0 TDI (approx 130,000 miles). It cost me an arm and a leg (£615) including 3 hours labour and £265 part. Would anyone say the price is about right? The part was not OEM but apparently good as, as it came from the same production line. I got the…
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Insurance fraud?
A member of my family has damaged their Motability car. I am a named driver on the insurance but haven't driven the car in months as we are no longer speaking. I received a call from the approved repair garage asking when I was bringing in the car for repair. I found this a little odd as I wasn't the one who made a claim…
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Main dealer rip off
I have a Mazda 6 five weeks over 3 years old that I've taken to the main Mazda dealer for a 62500 mile service, while there they say it needs new front discs and pads as they are completely worn out and should have been done ages ago costing £380. I said no and I'll check with my local garage which they didn't like. Been…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I pay my driving instructor for missed lessons?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I started driving lessons eight months ago and sometimes have to cancel at the last minute due to sickness or childcare emergencies. It's a fairly informal arrangement, but should I pay my instructor anything to make up for the inconvenience? She's also cancelled on me a few…
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Smashed window!
Can anyone help? Basically ive had my passenger window broken by a vandal. Ive found out through my insurance (bell) it would cost £95 excess with autoglass. Now I would go ahead normally but reading a lot of forums and online it seems bell falls under admiral insurance and it seems if I pay the excess I loose all my ncb…
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Car been in garage 16 weeks+ mechanic not responding
I'm a little stuck for what to do right now. My car (57 plate 1.2 Corsa) has been in the garage for over 16 weeks. It went in initially because of a blown head gasket, and for one reason or another the repairs have been pushed back, delayed, personal issues at the garage etc. The reason my car is still there is because the…
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Car identity - help
Can anyone please identify a car from just the description? First of all it's like a cross between a Qashqai and a BMW Hatchback! So, it's a smaller 'crossover' but more of a straight hatchback rather than the slope of a Juke. Secondly, the front - black radiator grille rhomboid shape e.g. maybe 30" at the to and 24" at…
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One missing wheel nut - MOT fail?
Is this now a fail? On a similar subject, can you still have an MOT a month before and still use car even if it fails (unless its considered unroadworthy) or has that changed now?
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Volvo V50 keyfob has just broken
Hello. Yesterday morning, I noticed that my keyfob was acting oddlly - it took a few goes to get the car to lock. When I returned to the car in the evening, I was only able to unlock the key when holding the key right up to the sensor. That was the last time the fob worked. I have tried fresh batteries and used the spare…
