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Paying off PCP in one go
I am looking at PCP deals on a new renault Zoe. I have the cash to buy outright, but the PCP deals work out cheaper as Renault offers a "Deposit contribution" of £2k which exceeds the interest on the loan. My understanding of PCP is that you loan the car for a few years (3 in the case of the deal I'm looking at) paying: -…
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how many meters can we driver on Bus Lane
hi guys I got two ticket driving on bus lane, one from Monday Bank holiday, both time i was on the end of bus lanes, in other word the bus lane was ending and i drove 10 or lease than meters. does anyone know how many meters we are allowed to drive on bus lane, when turning left and when over taking vehicle turning right?…
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My parked car got hit... how much would it cost to fix
Hi, My car has been hit whilst parked on the rear:- They have accepted responsibility and I'm wondering (1) how much it would cost to repair something like this. Some of the paint has been totally scraped off and the black plastic underneath can been seen. (2) Is it worth going through insurance or should I deal with it…
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Grounds for rejecting a used car?
My friend (honestly - not me) bought a used car from a dealer on Friday afternoon for £850 . On Saturday morning after just a few 10s of miles it broke down and had to be recovered. It looks like the turbo has gone and might cost more than the car is worth to fix. My question is, how can you prove the car was faulty to…
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The best car for the environment?
I have a lot of single use plastic pens at home, which were aquired over the years. With hindsight, single use plastic pens are not a good thing for the environment, but binning them now and replacing them with say a founatin pen or traditional pencils, would not make much sense as the manufacturing damage has been done. I…
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After market audio parking sensors
Does anyone have any recommendations (or otherwise) for after-market parking sensors? I have an older, large, Volvo and knowing where the edges were would be very useful!! Are they easy to self fit? Thanks
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Buying from main dealer and want to swap car I chose
I wanted to know if anyone knew about used car sales. I put a deposit on a car at a main dealers on Friday. But I’ve changed my mind due to work circumstances and would like to swap it for a different one on their forecourt. Reading up I see there is no cooling off for wanting to back out. But what if you just want to…
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Italian Speeding ticket
Hi, I have received a speeding ticket for 7kmh over a 70kmh limit, the offence occurred whilst driving an Italian registered hire car. I am asking if anyone knows if I could be chased for this through the English court system? Or is it safe to ignore similar to Scottish residents ignoring private parking tickets? I'm not…
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Brakes need replacing after 5k miles?!
Hi everyone, I bought my car last June from Arnold Clark. It’s a 14 plate Ford Fiesta. I’ve just had the annual service and MOT done, the car has passed the MOT however a number of problems have been detected by the service. I’ve been told the exhaust flex pipe (not sure if I heard the name right) is broken and the cost to…
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£20k Car @ 21
Hey guys, I've been trying to work out for the past few days if I can afford to get myself a Seat Ateca FR on finance. I earn £34500 yearly, and my outgoings per month is £1269 on rent and other finances (this includes food, fuel and insurance) leaving me with £1000 per month to spend. I own a 15 plate Ford Fiesta at the…
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End of PCP - what next??
I’m just after a few opinions. My PCP comes to an end in July and I’m just wondering what to do. I like the car and it suits my needs perfectly. I’m tempted to buy it outright (I have the cash available) but is buying a depreciating asset, that will no doubt need work doing in due course, foolish. Investing the cash might…
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Cloned Number Plates?
About a week ago, I received a parking charge for an area which I had never visited, at a time when I was tucked up in bed. I have appealed this charge on the grounds that it was not me. I considered that perhaps my number plate had been cloned but was advised by a fair few people that this was incredibly rare, and it was…
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Mk3 focus, stiff steering on start
Good evening MSE, Today I experienced my focus with stiff steering for the first 5 ish seconds on a cold start twice. Like the engine wasn't on and the security lock was in place kind of thing. Tried googling and only found 1 example of the same thing (specific to start up only) but the answer wasn't there he just "took it…
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Driving Examiner refused to take driving test
Hi all. Bit of a weird one, but my brother was due to take his driving test this week. When he got to the test centre with his instructor, the examiner refused to let him take the test, as according to him my brother's licence wasn't legitimate (ie he didn't believe the picture was him ). He wasn't even given his money…
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Missing/broken wheel nut key - am i entitled to any money from original dealer?
Bought my used car last year in March in scotland and it had a warranty that has since finished. However - when I took it into a local garage for MOT(have since moved back to England) one of the tyres needed replacing and was told the car was missing the locking wheel nut key. I emailed the garage in scotland and they had…
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Bike carrier for Citroen C3 convertible?
I have an 07 Citroen C3 convertible. We would occasionally love to take our bike away with us but they won't both fit in the boot and because of the soft top roof, we can't get roof bars for a bike rack or the kind that fit on a tow bar (don't have a tow bar but could get one!) We keep saying we'll get a new bigger car…
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Bus lane
I turn into a bus lane right at the point where the sign says end of bus lane, and I can see it in the video and pictures, but still got a fine. What is the best way to appeal it please?
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Temp car insurance or normal car insurance?
Hi, my insurance has expired. I am trying to sell the car but still need to use it for work etc. I have looked into temporary car insurance but it seems pricey around £150 just for a few weeks. Normal car insurance would be around £50 a month. I am wondering if I should buy new car insurance paying monthly and then when I…
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Best value car battery for old Fiesta?
have an old Fiesta which will probably only last another couple of years tho it has just passed MOT 1st time with no issues. Been away for 2 weeks and came home to flat battery. Breakdown ppl said battery tested 103 CCA and needed replacing asap.Not sure what figure it should be despite googling but assume 103 is bad.
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Electric Cars Good for planet or just bad?
Looking at a new car but finding lots of negatives against positives? https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/analysis-just-how-green-are-electric-vehicles/ar-AAB9moT?ocid=spartanntp
