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Learner driver pratice: is my supervising driver suitable for the task?
HI everyone. So I am a learner driver in my mid 30's, I've been learning since the beginning of May and overall I am happy with my progress so far. I have a good ADI whose teaching methods are working well for me. 3 weeks ago I started practice outside of lessons with a friend. She meets the legal requirements to supervise…
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DVLA Medical License
Hi Guys, I had two sleep seizures in December 2018 and so had to give in my license to the DVLA. I had been told that i would have to wait until 8 weeks before to reapply, however I was advise by neurologist that I could in September. My doctor also wrote a letter saying that everything has been fine and so I sent that…
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Hybrid Car Insurance Claim
Hi, I'm after some advice on protecting the warranty on the traction battery on my Audi Hybrid car following a van shunting into the rear of my stopped car. My insurers, through their claims company, have organised for my car to go for survey and authorised repairs - which should be minor - but as the sealed unit traction…
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Car Deposit Paid - Finance To Be Signed - Can I Change Finance Option?
Hi, On Saturday I put down a £550 cash deposit on a used car. Got their HP finance rate down to 8.9%APR and approved. It’s just waiting for us to sign the finance agreement. But we have just gotten approval for a 3.9% car finance with BoS. It saves us around £3,000 in interest over the period. Does anyone know if we will…
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MOT Check
Hi All, Was looking at a distance buy of a Volvo XC90 but noted this on last years advisory: Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all arms (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Any ideas of cost and if there is any issues in the immediate future. I just…
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Advising insurance of SP30
Just had an S172 asking me to name driver so assume an SP30 will be forthcoming. Checked my insurance policy (Admiral Group)and can't see anything in there re advising them of this during the course of the policy. Have I missed something or do I just have to advise at renewal ?
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New driver insurance for over 40s
After being turned down for insurance with our current provider as a named driver on the new family car (VW Tiguan) due to having only passed my test in August, I have had very little luck in researching my options online - is anyone aware of a policy available to over-40s, ideally as a named driver - my partner needs to…
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Shocking price for vehicle tax or is it just me!
My wife have Nissan Micra, 2003 model, it has a 1.3 engine, so it is a small car, and it is an automatic. We got our vehicle tax reminder letter and it says £200 for 12 months! I haven't dealt with car stuff in a long time, so she asked me to look at it and pay it. It looks very expensive to me for vehicle tax or road tax,…
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Vehicle Breakdown just outisde of warranty
Hi Guys, I was just wondering if I could have some advice on a letter before I post it. It's a slight modification of the WHICH! template letter for complaints under the consumer rights act. I bought a used vehicle from Evan's Halshaw, just under 3 months ago, when I first got it, a colleague commented that the power…
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Pothole - Liability Accepted
Hit pot hole damaged alloy wheel, tyre, front suspension and steering in April Had the front suspension repaired and the wheel tempoarily repaired with a old replament tyre to get car back on road. Have claimed to Aberdeenshire Council and they have JUST admited liability with a letter form there solicitors. Problems are…
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my car turned out to be cat s
Hi , I recently bought a car for my son from a private trader, it was advertised as hpi clear but just to make sure i did a hpi with data protection through experian. Everything ok until i received my v5 and on it it said the car was a cat s write off. I contacted experian to explain and they said yes send all the info off…
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Prosecution?
My daughter (14) has been hit by a car in a pedestrian crossing. Broken arm , hopefully no other major injuries although it is not clear . The policeman who dealt with it has been asking what I think re prosecution and I have no idea. I do not want to cause grief to the driver- I am sure they already been tormented enough…
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golf mk6 judder problem
hi all, i bought a 2010 mk6 1.6 tdi match and everything was brill love the car but 3 days ago when setting off in first gear i get a judder and also in reverse. but once it's in second and every other gear its fine and drives good. I've looked on other forums and can't exactly find the problem only bits and bats. some say…
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auris hybrid
hi need some advise I am thinking of buying 2012 toyota auris hybrid to replace my 9 year old 1.5dci nissan qashqai as i only do city driving and hardly ever go on motorway.Some of my friends have said that hybrid batteries only last 10 years and after that you need to replace them. I have checked prices with toyota and…
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Won't Be Able to Pay The Remaining Balance
My parents received a letter about their settlement figure. Also it mentioned that their remaining balance (which I won't disclose for now) will need to be paid by their agreement end date (which is next January), but my parents will not be able to save enough to pay the remaining balance by then. This worried me, until my…
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Accident - to claim on insurance?
I have a personal lease car and the lease ends in 5 months time. A couple of days ago I had an accident - my fault. There's a little damage to both cars but I've removed 95% of the scuffs on my car using T cut. I'm left with a small crack in the bumper and a couple of scuffs still to repair. The other driver and I…
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If I repair my damaged lease car, is the best option to tell VW upon inspection?
Hello all, firstly let me apologize, I'm 100% sure this has been covered before and may be in the FAQ's, but I can't seem to find anything related to it. I have a car which I've leased from Volkswagen Financial Services. I'm into the final year of a 4 year contract. The car has scratch damage to 7 panels and 3 alloy…
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Cambelt / timing belt info: where to find
I have a 2013 Seat Mii (63 reg) and the service garage states the cambelt is due for a change. It has 35k miles on the clock but I was under the impression that it was a lifetime belt. I cannot lay hands in the information. I have downloaded the owner manual ( cannot find paper copy) but it says absolutely nothing either…
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VAT on non fault claim
We were surprised to find a bill for almost £500 Behind the door today - it’s a bill for the VAT on an insurance claim, I’m hoping someone can help me understand if we should be paying it or not. The facts..... The car was stationary and parked when hit and the other driver admitted fault, but the repair was organised…
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Insurance category s
My insurance has put a category s on my vehicle said subframe was bent I have had an independent mechanic to check all measurement are correct with manufactures specifications the only thing that was noticeable to him was a split rubber on the lower control arm (WISHBONE) that was causing vehicle to drift slightly after an…
