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Congestion Charge fine 17:59
Hi, I have just received a congestion charge fine for entering the zone at 17:59. My phone, car and the news said it was 18:00 at the time of entering. I have spoken to TFL and their attitude was "Our clocks are set by GMT and doesn't matter if its 5 seconds early, so the fine is final" I find this very unfair, does anyone…
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Decoding radio
Can anyone help with finding a radio code for a Fiat Punto Serial number FA588871260540
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MOT passed but not showing on Gov. website?
Hi all. Car passed MOT after failure, but when I checked it on the government website, it still showed info for the failure. Granted, it's only been an hour or so since I picked up the pass certificate from the garage, but I thought the new info should be on the website by now. Afterall, the failures more or less showed up…
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Hire Purchase Cancellation Rights
Hi, Apologies if this isn't the right area for this topic and it needs moving. Back story, family member took out a HP agreement on a brand new ford vehicle. The battery keeps dying whenever they leave the country for a week on business. Just returned from another business trip and car wont start/move. Ford are claiming…
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European Breakdown Cover for Older Cars
When I was young I bought a car on finance. The finance gave free roadside assistance breakdown cover. I would normally have bought better cover but as it was free I thought I would use it. I broke down one night and the roadside assistance man was totally useless. Wouldn't even look at the car. Said it was a major problem…
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Car Finance Charges is there a cap PLEASE HELP
Hi, My son fell 3 payments behind with his car finance and a repossession order was put on the vehicle ( hasn't gone to court) i have just paid the arrears and brought the account up to date for him. But along with the payments were nearly £500 in charges, is this right?? can the finance company charge this amount ?? I…
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Insurance, how QUICKLY must you tell your insurance
Hello. Recently our car was involved in a very minor bump. Our driver was at fault ( although, only to avoid being rammed by a maniac in a van with a large trailer). Anyway, the 3rd party has not informed her insurance company, nor our insurance. We have provided contact details for the lady, but no further contact has…
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Avoiding high parking costs at NEC?
We're going to the NEC a couple of times in June and wondered if anyone had any bright ideas to avoid high parking charges. Getting a train from where we live involves loads of changes and is over double the cost and double the the of driving there but we wondered ... 1. Are there any streets with free parking near local…
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Minor bump.
Ran into back of a car at a roundabout last night, impact speed probably about 1MPH, obviously my fault. Absolutely no damage to my car, no evident damage to car in front. Owner of car in front seemed unconcerned, only took my contact details after prompting. Said he will get car looked at today to make sure. Texted me…
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Heathrow Long Stay Question
Hi folks, I'm flying out of Heathrow at the end of the month and rather than rush around on the morning of my flight I'm thinking airport hotel and leisurely morning. My only experience of Heathrow was using the short stays for a collection earlier this year so my question is, is there anything to stop me parking in the…
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Damage to car in car park
I parked my car in a car park on a small industrial estate. I drove into a designated parking space and found that my bumper was up against an approx. 30cm high small tree stump on the edge of the parking bay but situated in front of the post and rail fence I was using as a guide to how far I went in. The tarmac is…
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Surge in parking tickets issued by private firms - MSE News
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Car had fault from being new.
Hi so this has been an ongoing issue with my granddads 2015 vauxhull astra. He bought it brand new from vauxhull in 2015, has only ever had it serviced at vauxhull. Since 2016 (car was roughly 6 months old) he has continually reported to them his clutch was sticking in and has been in multiple times under warranty but they…
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My SORN'd car got clamped - what to do next?
Hi - my car got clamped, my own fault it has been SORN'd but as it isn't on my drive but just outside my house (in a cul-de-sac too) they have classed it as on 'the road'. The car itself isn't new (2010) and cannot start so even if I wanted to get it going to get it to a garage I can't without getting it towed - the engine…
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Vauxhalls - any good?
I'm looking at 3 year old Astras/Insignias. There are plenty around and relatively cheap. Any experience - good, bad, indifferent? Or are there better alternatives? It has to be an automatic and I don't mind diesel. The last Vauxhall I drove was my dad's Chevette.:)
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Possible crash for cash incident
The wife was on her way today when the car in front suddenly came to a stop for no reason so my wife had to slam on.My wife stopped without hitting her car with a gap big enough that when the lady got out holding her neck she could walk between the two cars. There is no damage on the wife’s car not even a stone chip and…
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Replace car key if you have lost the original key - will it cause issues with the code?
Hi, I lost my car key today. Fortunately we had a replacement cut and coded a few months prior. However, the one I lost is the only original key I had left. I read some of the threads and some highly knowledgeable people were talking about issues that can arise with code A and B and having different replacement keys cut or…
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Damage to trampoline from neighbour's car!
I've got a lovely big 12ft trampoline securely positioned in my back garden. This weekend, my neighbour's Toyota Yaris either rolled or got blown through my face panel and into collision with my trampoline. The weather wasn't that extreme and the neighbour actually mentioned that his car didn't have any rear brakes which…
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Best Deal Tyres
I have decided which tyres for my car I require and tried to negotiate the cheapest deal with a tyre fitters. He gave me a written quote. Now I am trying to find a cheaper quote for the same tyres. What is the best way of going about this? Thank you so much for your assistance.
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Electric cars - pre-ordering
VW are inviting people to pay a £750 refundable deposit for the option of being able to place an order for the ID.3 later this year (delivery in 2020). You won't be able to test drive the vehicle before placing an order. VW are believed to have put a 30,000 limit on European pre-orders - at £750 a time VW will have £22.5m…
