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PCP Finance of new car not on HPI check
I bought a brand new Suzuki Vitara using Suzuki Finance PCP in December last year. Sadly the car had to be rejected 25 days later, I wrote to Suzuki Finance to tell them I was rejecting the car, they told me to take the car back to the dealer, I did this and got a new replacement car. After 2 months the online Suzuki…
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help with scrapping my car
Never had to do this before - Reluctantly I am having to scrap my beloved car. The slave cylinder has gone and the garage quoted £1,200 to fix as cylinder is situated under gearbox, which needs to be removed and clutch has been contaminated. I have decided its not worth spending this as the car is old 05 plate. is it…
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Car insurance company collapsed?
Hi, I've just received this email about my van insurance and I don't think they'll answer the phone until Tuesday to answer questions. It's totally confused me, do I still have insurance to drive or not? It says the insurance remains in force but if I had an accident and was found at fault when it says they can't pay new…
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Who is warranty with?
Hi. Hope someone can advise me? I bought a secondhand Hyundai Santa Fe 2012 model from a private seller on the 30th April 2019. The car has a full service history and a receipt for a flywheel and clutch fitted on the 10th April 2019 by an independent garage . A few days ago the car started making a knocking noise from gear…
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Car won’t start. First things I should check?
Hi all Not really into engines etc so in true money saving style I am hoping for some info before I send car to Garage. Daughter has a 2011 Seat Ibiza. She just rang me and said “Twice this week I have tried to start the car. I turn the key, the car turns over but doesn’t start. Tried it 10 minutes later and it started”.…
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Cloned Vehicle - insurers to chase us for money!
Hello! We bought a vehicle at the beginning of February this year. It was a private sale where we paid part cash and part into a bank account. It may have been priced slightly below market value but not enough to ring alarm bells, just enough to think we were having a good deal. We picked it up from the address on the V5…
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Being sued for car accident? HELP!!
Hello Just wondering if anyone can advise. My husband hit a cyclist in sep 2016, deemed his fault and left it to the insurance company to deal with. He received a county court claim this morning for over £25,000. Is this normal? I assumed the insurance company would have sorted this. Does this mean he will have to pay??…
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Cam Belt on Used Car Just bought
Hi, just after some quick advice... I just picked up a car from a Used car garage, they had put it through an MOT and fixed a few things, but on completing the paperwork the sales guy said that he could not find any details of the cam belt having being replaced in all the service history that he had on the car. The car has…
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RAC Loose front bumper, home recovery
Hi, My wife had a small accident yesterday and managed to drive home. I had a look last night and the front near side bumper is loose, maybe could come off on a motorway drive. Can we call out the RAC to fix the bumper?
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Company car - employer paying over advisory fuel rate
First post. Today I have had my most recent expenses paid back, including business mileage for my company car for the past month. I received an email with it saying that they had noticed they had been paying me back at a rate above the advisory fuel rate: 25p per mile instead of the governments advisory fuel rate of 11p…
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Company car
My company car has failed mot on emissions. Garage are unable to look at it until Tuesday. I am a remote engineer and use the car for work daily. My company are requesting that I do service calls on the train, which I am not prepared to do. Also now without a car for bank holiday weekend. Can anyone help me as to where I…
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Impounded Motorbike
Hey all, My mate’s 125cc bike has been impounded and we haven’t got a clue on how to get it out of there!! My mate’s insurance policy has been cancelled as apparently they don’t deal with impounded bikes... Our mate has been caught riding it with no insurance so that’s why its been impounded. Apparently the bike has to be…
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Mercedes ML 09 plate Glow Plugs replacement
Hi I am looking to replace glow plugs on the ML. I wanted to know which brand is good to fit. Original from Mercedes/ NGK/ Bosch. Roughly how much labour charge would you say is appropriate if I source parts.
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Reversed into a car and didn't know
Hi All I hope someone can give me some advice on this problem which I'm very worried about. At the end of November I was reversing out of a car bay when I hit someone else's car apparently causing the rear offside brake light to be broken and causing scratches to that car. I wasn't aware of the incident and drove off. A…
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Need a car for just 1 year
We are relocating abroad next year. My husband had to take up a new project at work and the location is quite rural. He has to take the car to work. I work from home, however, I will need a reliable small car for school runs, after school classes, grocery shopping etc. I will be doing around 5-7 miles a day. I have no clue…
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wheel alignment
Hi we have a 4X4 and looking at replacing the tyres and last time the tyre place tried selling all wheel alignment or something like that I always have my front tracking done so do I need the 4 wheel thing? The tyres on the car look ok no sign of odd wear Thanks
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Car for business use. Need help deciding
I'm looking at moving jobs and need to buy a car as it's essential to the role. Considerations; 1. The journeys I make will be short. I'd be covering a radius of about 10 miles and will be meeting patients at their homes. At first, I'll be driving about 30 miles per day. This is expected to increase to about 40 over the…
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Penalty Points
My son had five penalty points put on his licence in June 2015 when will they be taken off.As he would like to come onto my insurance policy does he have to disclose these points once they have been removed and they are no longer on his licence.
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Golf R warranty £222
My Golf R warranty runs out next month. I have been offered (by VW)named component warranty for £222 (£100 excess) 12 months or all component cover for £277. The car is a 2015 with 34k miles and the DSG 'box. What do you reckon? I don't think the price is bad.
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Cancelled insurance policy
Need urgent help please. My insurance was cancelled earlier this month, have been insured as additional driver with my brother being main driver since June 2016, he was registered keeper up until May 2017 and then I became registered keeper. Had an accident (non fault) in January this year and other party paid out and now…
