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Extortionate Charges by Car Hire for Dealing with PCN
I wonder if anyone knows about the legality of Car Hire Companies charging for passing on the hirer's details when they receive a notice that a car parking or other offence occurs. I have been charged £55 for this when it only involves an automated system and a postal cost. It seems very unreasonable when you are about to…
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Car Park fines
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Glow plugs
My car needs new glow plugs, from the factors they are £20 each, looked on eBay and I can buy a set of 4 for the price of one from the factors, 3 year guaranteed, seems too good to be true?!.
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Issues resulting from service.
Hi All, Lurker post here. So we have a Fiat 500 that we bought from Motor Depot. We have a service package with the car and left it in last month. Since then the clutch completely went on it. With recovery cost a cool £316. The mechanic we use is a friend so we know we would not be ripped off. When we picked it up he told…
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Met & McDonald’s pcn lost pcn
Hi I was in a 90 minute stay macdonalds car park. I went to another shop outside near the macdonalds. When I returned to macdonalds I purchased something in the restaurant but then realised I had a PCN and the reason stated was “not being in restaurant”. However I had purchased something from the restaurant and this was…
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New MOT certificate service could save you money - Here’s how it works. https://www.express.co.uk/li
New MOT certificate service could save you money - Here’s how it works. https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1127193/MOT-car-dvla-check-certificate-free-save-money
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PCP and faulty car
Morning I’m after some advice, I brought a brand new Nissan x-trail in March 2017 and its on pcp. There is a problem with the sat nav radio system whereby it cuts out and reboots regularly, this can happen whilst your on the phone or following the sat nag so extremely annoying but as we tow a caravan potentially very…
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car windscreen replacement
Has anyone had problems with premiums going up due to car windsreen being replaced even though ncb still unaffected.
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Minibus Licence - What do I need?
Recently set up a business and looking to get my minibus licence but a bit unsure about what I actually need for my circumstances. I have set up a tour company i.e. Client pays me a fee for a package and I provide numerous things for that fee including return (minibus) transport etc. I would like to get the minibus licence…
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Vectra Dipped Beam Bulb Replacement
The dipped beam bulb on my Vectra C 2007 has gone, and I want to replace it myself. I've looked for replacement bulbs on Ebay. For my car would I go for 'H7 Xenon 2 prong' bulbs? Thanks in advance.
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Italian tune up
Is it true if I redline my car enough it'll start to go like the bejesus at no cost to me? I hear that the ECU learns how you drive or something?
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Insurer undervaluing total loss
Hi all. Just looking for a bit of further advice in relation to a claim I mentioned in this thread a month or so ago - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5990857/no-fault-accident-claim-queries. So I have finally received a settlement offer for the total loss of my vehicle from my insurer Admiral. I'm…
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selling car...
Hi I have issues for two cars... Car 1: I have one car which is off road and I would like to sell it. I have gone to webuyanycar and they gave me a quotation but said they would take a cut of around £150 for their admin etc. which brings the final total to very low price so I would like to explore. Are there other websites…
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Car clubs - should I be wary?
I've got rid of my car. I've been looking at car clubs and similar for car and van hire by the hour just for the odd time I would need to use one. Reading reviews of the different companies and all people's various stories. Lots of reviews saying they received awful customer service I'm thinking maybe I should stay away…
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Draining a bit of oil off
I'm no car expert - hence this question, but i can do some basics such as an oil change & have been doing so for the past 10 years now. This time however i've ended up putting a bit much in for the first time. I'm just wondering - can i undo the sump plug a bit enough for some oil to dribble out & then re-use that same…
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Road Tax REnewal
Hi Tax expires on 31 May. Trading car in for a new one on 3 June. Old car will be in airport car park until early hours of 2 June. Am I running too much of a risk to not renew the tax? I'm assuming that I would get a refund of 5 months tax (for 3 days) if I paid for 6 months. Wouldn't have thought tiwce about it with the…
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Britannia parking PCN
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VIN number
Hi a friend rather stupidly has given their cars VIN number to a parts seller on e bay so they could locate the correct part. The issue is the seller isnt responding to the messages the friend is sending them. Is the car at risk of being cloned and who should they tell about this. Thanks
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2 year oil change 1 year service
As I've booked a service plan service end of this month. What do garages do when oil change is included with service plan though dashboard states oil change due every two years with one year to next oil change. I by habit prefer oil and filter to be changed every year.
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HELP non fault car insurance claim dispute
As said in a previous post I was driving last year and was hit by a driver whilst I was uninsured, it has been over a year of me trying to receive funds from the insurance company I was dealing with, they originally paid out but cancelled check, they have accepted liability, but throughout have given my excuses, Liability…
