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Upstairs Neighbour (who's also friends with landlord) Parking In My Space
Hi, I live in a flat with 2 parking spots (1 for me and 1 for the tenant upstairs Problem is the older tenant upstairs has recently got a van he is selling for his son.. so I asked him about the van as I didn't know it was his/his sons he is selling (would've been nice to ask).. he never apologised or said anything like it…
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Mercedes Service B Costs
Hi I have a Mercedes CLA 180 bought it new (Registration Date 04/15) For the first 3 years services where included as was Mercedes Roadside Assistance. It is due a Service B and an MOT and the quote from Mercedes for this is just under £700. I haven't had any other quotes yet. Are there any benefits (other than I would…
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BMW Recall & Subsequent Hire Care Disaster
Hi all - thanks for reading! 1) I have a pcp arrangement with BMW that costs me c.380 pcm 2) I go in for service /MOT (costs me £650) 3) Turns out they have a product recall in place 4) This subsequently takes 3 weeks 5) I now have to use a hire car they have provided via enterprise, which is a Vauxhall Mokka, about £150…
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Parking ticket - discount
A relative received a parking ticket for parking next to a lowered pavement and received a letter in the post. He said that there was no ticket on the windscreen, so the full £70 has to be paid. Can this be appealed? These discounts always seem unfair to me, £35 for paying promptly is over-kill.
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Car windscreen or house window cleaning dilemma
[FONT="]Recently I cleaned my car windscreen and house windows. Happy with the results but one thing confused the hell out of me during the process.[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]So initially I used Nilco professional glass cleaner; sprayed onto car windscreenandcleaned the screen with a waffle weave glass…
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Parking tickets
We recently received a parking ticket for parking on our own drive, and have gone through appealing it and have gotten nowhere, with the local council, they have now sent it on to a bailiffs! Where do I stand? I'm parked on my one drive for 7-8minutes to take shopping in then went out again! They now want me to pay £500!…
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Can this breakdown cover quote be beaten?
Looking for personal cover as we have 3 cars in the family and found Autoaid to be the cheapest at £48 per year for this level of cover and all cars being over 10 years old. Just so I have all corners covered has anyone found anything cheaper maybe not commercially advertised cheaper? Thank you
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Dacia Sandero
My daughter is car shopping and has seen a second hand Dacia Sandero which comes with a good warranty. She's looking for reliability above all else as her last car was a lemon. Does anyone have experience of these? Dacias, not lemons :D . Thanks in advance.
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Electric car for more debt vs ICE car with more outgoings
Hi all, I’m in a bit of a pickle at the minute. I'm earning around £27,000 and have a car on PCP which has become uneconomical both in terms of monthly payments and fuel because I'm now doing around 70 miles a day commute. So I'm looking at changing, but I'd have around £2000 negative equity. I've been considering getting…
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Click4warranty advise please
I'm thinking of purchasing a warranty to cover repair cost for my car, I spoke with them today and asked some questions, they said warranty covers wear and tear of parts, most things are covered 10.00 excess only, no fuss has anyone had any recent experience in making a claim with them please?
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Transferring private plate to new used car
I'm getting my head in a spin with the different types of forms that are around. I have purchased a second hand car and would like to transfer the private plate from my old car on to the new one. I currently own the old one but it is up for sale however, I am wondering if I may have jumped the gun a bit in advertising it…
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Arval Lease Car Return
Good Evening I just wanted some advice about a Nissan Quashqai leased through Arval, as the 3 year-term is coming to an end in August 19. Excess mileage will not be an issue. However some mjnor scratches to paintwork, damaged and dinted alloys and some cosmetic scratches inside are a bit of a worry to me. Just wondering…
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What rights does a buyer have?
Can anyone help....I have sold my private vehicle in a sale, it has worked fine for the last 3 years with no issues. 2 days after the sale (buyer test drove and all ok and was as described) its apparently going wrong. The money from the sale has been used to pay off debts so can't offer any financial help as I don't have…
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Buying a New Car
I want to buy a 3 year old car for 28K. I have an 8K car to sell (part ex-value). I'm leaning towards remortgaging for 20K and paying back over 4 years (on a 5 year fixed at 1.9% overpayments allowed). I would plan to keep the car for 6-8 years. To me, this is the most logical solution. But are there any other decent…
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Paying at the pumps
I've always paid for my fuel at the counter, now my local Tesco garage is slowing reducing the number of pumps where this service is offered. Can anyone please advise how I use my credit card at the pumps? I read somewhere that garages make a £99 charge on your card and this is a bit confusing. Any help or advice would be…
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PCP Voluntary Termination - "Vatable added products"
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has ever been billed for "Vatable added products" when voluntarily terminating a PCP agreement? I have been quoted a "£139 charge for collection of the vehicle", which I understand I have no obligation to pay and "You would also need to pay back the remainder of your Vatable added products,…
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Newly purchased car has problem need advice on my staturatory rights as a buyer
Hi everyone. I need help with drafting a letter to send with a copy of an invoice for work done to my newly purchased car. A bit of info on the issue: I bought a car in February which after 3 days the engine management light came on. It turns out the DPF is clogged forcing limp mode. I bought it from a trade seller who…
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European Cover for car ? Can insurers check stay's length ?
Hi, I am considering staying over 90 days in France with a UK car, and it seems that very few insurers, if any offer that possibility.. (I read about Saga and LV, but these don't work for me) 1 -- Just wondering how, in practical terms, are insurance companies are able to check (or if isn't checked) the length of a car's…
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Dealer put petrol into my diesel car
Just bought a almost brand new Renault Clio ( 70 miles on the clock) from a Dealership. Went to collect it today. Signed the paperwork and wnet to drive off . Starter turned over about 10 times before catching but idle was fine . I then drove off but engine felt like it was misfiring . About 500 metres down the road I…
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Warranty & Servicing
Please can somebody advise me on how to proceed with a current issue I have with Kia. My Kia venga cut out and stopped on Jan 26th. I was towed to Kwik Fit whose master tech said I'd put petrol in a diesel car but they couldn't deal with it. They recommended another garage who charged me £80 but then said I had used the…
