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Buying Electric Car as Self-employed
I am currently both employed and self-employed (not VAT registered as that is not applicable to the work I do). I am fairly newly self-employed, with 2018-19 being only my 2nd tax year. My self-employed income in the 1st year was very low and without having done the calculations yet my gross income before allowances etc…
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Satnav takes me down country lanes
My Garmin Nuvi has an annoying habit: It takes me down single track lanes. I have it set to 'quickest routes', but I don't believe these can possibly be quickest. Would any other settings help, or can someone recommend a satnav that doesn't do this? (Mine will no longer update, so I would not be too sad to say goodbye to…
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Check My Thinking
OK so just wondering about a few things, would find comments and suggestions interesting. We currently run two cars, I use a Kia Rio 1.1 CRDi, it's a 62 plate with 105k on the clock. I do a LOT of miles, 25-30k a year so need fuel economy, with the Kia I am getting around 70 MPG but that is still £200-£250 a month in fuel…
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Corsa Puddle of Water underneath
Hi, I have a 2009 Corsa. Not sure if it has air conditioning or not. I had the heater on cool at number 1 the lowest setting. Blows cold air inton the car. I parked up and noticed a puddle of water developing on the ground. I looked underneath and it was dripping from the middle. I turned the heating on full to the highest…
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Jaguar XF - Lost car key fob
Sadly lost our one and only car key fob, Jaguar is quoting us £550 to replace the fob, I would also need to contact a company to tow the vehicle to the nearest jaguar dealership so this is becoming a very costly error. Looking at forums there's so much conflicting information. Some advice to purchase the key on ebay and…
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Second hand car been on lot for while
I have seen a second hand car i like but it has been on the lot for quite a while I'm a bit dubious about purchasing it and just wondered if anyone might know of reasons as to why it hasn't yet sold? This may be a needle in a haystack question I know, but any advice would be helpful
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Car insurance length license held
Hi I am looking for some advice my younger sister is getting car insurance and has had her full license 11.5 months naturally she is seeking to get an insurance quote in advance of her renewal date. My question is where it asks length full license held can she put in 1 year if by the time the policy comes into affect she…
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Private repairs and insurance
Of course I know the requirement to inform insurers of any incidents, whether a claim is made or not. However, I'm also sure that many people do not. For example if a driver has a minor accident involving a fixed object (say hitting their own wall) and just takes the car to a body shop for the needful how is an insurer…
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Accident possibly not insured
My friend was involved in a small bump last week, she has a dashcam and after viewing the video seems 50/50 to me or even slightly more the other woman’s fault but who knows how insurer will see it. She’s only been driving less than a year and her insurance is already sky high with super high excess. She overshot the…
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Faulty oxygen sensor
So our Nissan Micra’s 1.2 08 plate car has had the engine light go on several time, each time the mechanic turning it off as he said it wasn’t worth fixing. However, we’ve noticed the fuel goes super quickly and I’m thinking it may due to the oxygen sensor. When the mechanic diagnosed it with the machine, he said it was a…
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Bought car from a dealer but discovered it has been Remapped - Where do I stand legally?
Hi all, I wanted to find out what my consumer rights and where I stand legally. I purchased a 2013 Golf GTI in November 2018 (8 months ago) and have recently taken it into VW for some warranty work for the gearbox; I originally purchased extended warranty the same day I bought the car. The report from VW shows the remap…
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Garage didn’t fix problem I came to them with... what rights do I have?
Hiya, My Ford Fiesta (2009) reg has been shaking when at traffic lights and then revs by itself. It also fails to accelerate suddenly within the first mile of driving it. After that, it is fine but shakes still when at the traffic lights. The first time I thought I had broken down so called the AA who could find nothing…
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Foot-operated Parking brake and Driving Test
My current daily-driver has a foot-operated parking brake and a manual clutch/gearbox. When I have reason to stop, I have to take the car out of gear before I can apply the parking brake with my left foot. But this is the wrong order compared to how I was taught to drive ("handbrake on, out of gear" / secure the car…
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Solicitor advise for making a claim.
Hi All I bought a new car 8 months ago. In the last month I have noticed rust in a many places. I took the car to the dealer who took photo’s and sent to the manufacturer under warranty. The manufacture has basically said that as the rust is not on the outer panels, then they wont do anything. Clearly to me something has…
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Accident and who pays
Hi My son was in a collision last week he was at crossroads junction the woman opposite signalled for him to go he went out but as he went out her car got in his way and stopped him and then a car coming down the road went into his door. The woman sped off leaving the 2 damaged cars they exchanged details and now this…
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2017 fiesta st milk bottle noise
hi just bought a fiesta st from the carshop, have noticed a sound when pulling away in 1st or 2nd at around 2000rpm. It is like a whistling noise similar to if you blew across a wine or milk bottle, is this something to be concerned about? Have looked online and there is mention of similar noises. Car came with 3 months…
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buyanewcaronline.co.uk liquidation
After much research I ordered a new car via them in May, to arrive roughly the end of August. In the meantime they have gone into liquidation. They have answered emails promptly saying my order has gone in and is safe as they will introduce me to a dealer directly when the car is available. They have refrained from…
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Company car & Tax amount
Hope someone can help hopefully with a simplified answer. I am currently on 26k a year tax code 1250L Been offered a new job £26 plus a company car valued at £24k. . So will I now pay tax on 49k & will my tax free amount still be 1250L It's a better job but I don't to be losing money obviously.:cool:
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Dashcam use...
With the popularity of dashcams nowadays, I notice many have the built in screen on, is this actually legal? The screen is not required to be on whilst recording, I couldn't find the HC rules on this but found this "It is legal to use a screen visible to the driver if the screen is part of a vehicle navigational system or…
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Learner Electric Car
For the first time I saw a driving school electric car - some sort of Nissan I think. Seemed a funny sort of car to learn in - no gears, odd sort of engine etc. What sort of licence would the learner get?
