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Removing passenger seat & Wires (airbag light on!) Would this Fail an MOT? & reconnecting questions
When taking out the passenger seat, so there is space (so that more space is there to transport items in the car) when you unscrew the 4 screws, and unplug the wires under the seat (seat belt wire, and airbag wire), then on the dashboard the Airbag light shows, showing that it is disconnected. The 3 questions are, a) when…
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Failed MOT emission test
Hello Folks As per the title today my car (Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6 HDI, 2009 model) failed its MOT on the emission test. Its a diesel engine. Scored 2.98 and needs to be 1.5 or less. Also lots of smoke but I wasn't there to see and that bit of the test may subjective. Anyway it still failed. The car has been…
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Salary sacrifice termination fee
Hi all, I'm in a salary sacrifice car scheme and I'm resigning from work to go to another job (have been at threat of redundancy but have jumped ship before that happens) so I have to make a decision what to do with the vehicle. The policy clearly says I have 3 options, A) pay a termination fee of 3 months payments and…
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Car not driven for a while
I’ve got a one yr old Mazda 6 ( 2.0 L petrol ) . Four weeks ago I broke my ankle so the car has just been sat in the driveway gathering dust . Had a check up in clinic yesterday and it looks like a further 3 weeks at the earliest before I can drive again. Various ‘experts’ at work have been worrying me saying the battery…
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Manufacturers Warrenty
Please can anyone help We bought a Peugeot 3008 from JCT 600 with 12 months manufacturers warrenty still on the car on the 28th May 2019 on the 12th July 2019 we returned the car as a fault had occurred. The fault was the car started been very jerky when accelerator had been slightly pressed. The garage has tried to remedy…
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What is included in weekly income for SP30 fine?
Just been done for doing 50 in a 40. By my reckoning that is a band A offence. I should just get £100 + 3 points if I don't contest it, In the unlikely event I did, its 50% of weekly income. I'm a Ltd co contractor so most of my income is dividends with a very low salary. My payslips/P60 show my salary. The dividends are…
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Dodgy MOT
I bought a car 3 months ago and last week noticed a scraping sound like metal on metal from the rear of the car. My garage advised that both rear brake pads were worn down to less than the required 1.5mm and replaced them at a cost of £180. I've found the cars mot history on the DVLA and on the day I picked it up it had…
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Changing Car Soon - Lease, Buy etc
Looking to change our car and interested in opinions. We currently run two cars, the second car is still under finance so probabbly keeping that one until it's paid off (Kia Rio diesel) However, other car is a Nissan Elgrand, 8 seater, petrol, V6 3.5 litre engine. It is a beast of a car, we love it but it simply is not…
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Long delays on the A12
This morning I was held up for a long tine (7 miles of traffic) at Marks Tey on the A12 all because a lorry had broken down right by a very large opening off the road. Why did the pl**ker driver stop dead in the road instead of pulling off? The police were on the scene but that normally means even longer delays. With any…
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When do I have to inform insurer about motoring offence?
I got pulled by a copper for speeding in April and have just got the fine through. I've paid the fine and will have 3 points on my licence, an SP30. I've heard different things regarding informing them now vs. informing them at renewal. I am assuming I need to inform them now. Do I need to inform them right now or can I at…
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Conned in a private car sale
I don't know what to do! I bought a Honda Jazz from the daughter of a couple I work with. The father had been telling me how good the car was, well looked after, running perfectly no problems, just about to go through an MOT. Once the MOT was done, the daughter brought the car to my work. As soon as I started it, I heard a…
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Car insurance due but house move imminent
My car insurance is due on 13th September and I was due to have move house by then, but it’s looking unlikely now and more likely to be 1-2 weeks later, possibly a bit longer. My new address halves my insurance premium! If I take out a policy at my current address, will an insurer refund me the difference when I move to…
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Wax a metallic car?
Evening guys. I just bought my first ever car with metallic paint. Is it okay to use ordinary T- cut & Turtle Wax on it?
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Personal injury scam?
What's this? I was involved in a non fault collision where someone ran into the back of my car at low speed. I did not report or claim any injury at the time. I remember being able to feel where the seat belt crossed my collarbone but did not claim as i didn't consider it an 'injury'. The claim was settled over a month ago…
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Getting out of a PCP deal
Hi there, Hoping to get some advice I currently have a 4 year PCP deal on my Vauxhall insignia, I will be in the 3rd year of it in March 2020 but due to unforeseen circumstances I can now no longer afford the payments. Does anyone have any advice about how I can get out of the contract and what steps I need to take? Thanks…
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Glasgow-Cotswolds
Not done this trip before and seems the M74 then M6 pretty much straight through seems the obvious choice. Is it? Worth the toll price? Seems the estimate is about 5hrs 45mins online, is this realistic (plus breaks of course)? Be setting off early on a saturday morning. Two drivers sharing driving. Easy sensible pace.…
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Reject Used Car 3 days after being purchased
Hi on Saturday my mum purchased a 2016 used car with only 10k miles on it, one previous owner and was in immaculate condition. She briefly test drove it on Saturday with no issues. Today she set off on her 4 hour trip home and approx 1 hour in it started to judder. She then turned around and headed back to my brothers as…
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Car park smashed window
Apologies if this should be somewhere else I have searched but not found anywhere that looked like a suitable thread. I parked at my Doctors surgery to go to a personal trainer who is located in the same building. When I returned to my car the passenger window was smashed. The medical centre checked the CCTV and said there…
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Not at fault insurance claim - Confused
So this morning i was sat at a roundabout and the person behind me decided they wanted a closer look at my car but got too close and gave it a nudge. It was a low speed impact and there was no damage to their van, but a clip broke off the lower part of the bumper on my car as well as one of the parking sensors is now caved…
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Checking outstanding finance - which service to go for?
HPI is the traditional one but there are also cheaper checks, like £2.99 or so. Are the cheaper ones actually any good? I've read that log-book loans won't necessarily show up on HPI anyway so while an HPI check will identify conventional finance on a car it won't necessarily flag 'bill of sale' type finance which could…
