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Insurance
I am employed as a driver ferrying care workers between clients.I am paid a wage plus 40p per mile as I use my own car.Do I need business car insurance ?.Tnx
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Please can somebody help me with this
Hi there, I'm new to this and even after reading the newbie instructs link I'm still a little confused....Lets see if I'm in the right place, Ok so June 2019 I first received a letter from a debt collection agency named DRP acting on behalf of a company named Private Parking Solutions London LTD who claim to be employed By…
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MOT Car fail
Hi all Hoping someone could help me. I’ve got a 2002 Honda Civic which has just failed it’s MOT. A couple of things are easy which I can sort out. The other two I need help with. Firstly, they said there is excessive free play at the steering wheel steering rack fitted. How would I fix that? Suspension arm pin or bush…
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Driving a deceased person's car to their funeral
Hello everyone My dad sadly passed this week and I'm organising his funeral. He had a lovely car which we spent a lot of time together in and rather than spending money on limos when there is very few of us to go in one I think it would be lovely to go in his car. Does anyone have any idea if this would be possible? I was…
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Returning company car - Car tax question
Hello All, Im starting a new role within my company which means im returning my company car. At the same time i need a car and have order a new car from Fords. My new role starts 1st august and so will my new wage which is an increase to compensate the loss of the company car. work are happy for me to decide when to return…
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Clunk from clutch when first pulling off
I hear a clunk from the clutch when releasing the clutch from a cold start, only happens once literally when pulling away, I suspect it’s the slave cylinder, the car has been stood a while before I bought it, is this something that could just go and leave me at the road side?. It’s a 2006 Avensis 1.8 petrol. Many Thanks
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Car declared sorn in our parking area
We live in a cul de sac where the road is tarmac. However, a section comes off the tarmac and is unadopted concrete. The road has 5 houses built on it and opposite is a parking area which is unadopted. The area is for our 5 houses as the road outside our house is narrow so we are unable to park outside. When I purchased…
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One for the mechanics and mechanically minded
I’ve come across a rather strange fault on an ‘04 Focus 1.6. The car runs absolutely normally most of the time but if it’s driven down a hill in gear and no throttle applied (running against the engine compression) it will give an engine rattle/pinking and a small cloud of white smoke when beginning to accelerate again…
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Rejecting a car from dealer
Hi all! To make things short we purchased a car on the 22nd June from a reputable car dealership. A week later we discovered faults. These was reported to the dealer and the car was covered in the 2nd July. Since then I haven’t had the car back, it needed a new wing mirror, suspension bushes, a pipe reconnecting and the…
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Congestion Charge Signs
Any idea why Halton Borough Council has put up congestion charge signs (white C on a red background) on the Mersey Gateway bridge? Do they think it means something else
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Parking Red Route just before end time.
Hi guys bit of strange one here but before i go into long story. where do you stand if someone was parking on red rout 18:53 and the time it ends was 7pm. Is there like a grace period before and after prohibition times ie 7am -7pm. for example not everyones clocks are set o the right time. there is also 2 parts to this but…
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Which car to buy?
Hello I am looking for recommendation for a car to buy. I have just passed my driving licence (I'm mid 30s) and I have never owned a car before. I dont care much about the make but I am looking for a reliable and economical car. It has to be automatic due to my licence and I am based in London. Looking to spend upto £4k.…
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HP for private hire car for a year?
Hi I am selling a house with no mortgage in a year and need a car for UBER/private hire work. Unfortunately my employment is ending as I thought I was going to rent a car but discovered it was too expensive at £200 a week and now I cant wait for a mortgage. Carshop have offered me an HP deal on 15k Prius (it has to be a…
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Lease car return with recall
Hello all I am due to return my car by the end of this month. I have two question 1. My car has been recalled by manufacturer due to airbags. Do I need to worry about this or lease company will come back to me with charges etc? 2. It's navigation is not working properly. It seems like it looses signal in between and comes…
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Options when settle PCP early (positive equity)
About a year and a half ago I was commuting from Colchester to Basildon to get to work. I decided to get a new car for the reliability and got a Hyundai i10 on a 3 year PCP deal for £106pm which was a great deal. At the time my mileage was about 27000 miles per year and my PCP deal reflected that. I now live around the…
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Car : Paint Work for scratches and fixing minor dents / scratches (Car Door) - Cost involved ?
Hello, Can someone please tell me if these scratches and dents to the car can be fixed and completed to perfection ? View the below image on full resolution for actual dent / damage details. Kindly copy and paste the below URL on the browser. If that did'nt work, just prefix the below url's with https Colan (: ) // -…
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Dart Charge paid but not recorded
I recently used the Dartford Crossing for the first time to drive to Stansted, then flew off abroad for a few days. I forgot to pack my phone charger and so the battery died on my phone, and I was unable to pay for the crossing. 3 days later I flew back, and did the return journey. At the first opportunity I paid £5 to…
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Saving on Fuel
So my grandma saw a device you plug in to your ecu port which helps your engine drive economically, apparently on TV but I can't find it the only ones I can find are the cheap ones for 5 pound on ebay dont actually work does anybody have any ideas?
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Need help deciding how to finance a car as a PhD student
Hi, I'm about to start my PhD and will be receiving a tax-free stipend of about £15,000 per year. My current car is an old corsa which doesn't have much life left and I'm looking to get a new or used car. Does anyone have any suggestions for someone in my position to get a new car, is it better to get a car on PCP finance…
