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Car insurance previous claims
Hi all, I've been looking at renewing my car insurance and the part about any claims within the last 3 years got me slightly confused, perhaps someone knows what is the correct interpretation. I was in an accident just over 3 years ago, other party at fault. However due to administrative issues (insurance broker went into…
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Need to Buy New Car
My 56 focus has done 150,000 and has served me really well. Of late, it's been really reliable. Currently there's something wrong with it and I have just spent about £400 getting it through an MOT. This latest problem is possibly known about already but will be another £100 to fix. Thinking ahead about another car.…
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Corsa trouble
Hi..my corsa 2004 1.0 petrol twinport runs fine infact well when out and about but when i reach my destination it seems to drop a cylinder and chucks out white smoke..if i switch it off and start it again it's back to normal...any ideas???
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Children UNDER 16 living with you increase Car Insurance!!!!
This confuses me to no end J Can anyone explain the logic behind this? Me personally hardly ever has the kids in the car, 95/98% of my weekly driving is to and from work. So the kids are never in the car. So then does my quote increase by about 8/10% if I have kids under 16 living with me. Is there something I’m missing…
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Cancelled car insurance
I insured my car with Brightside a few weeks ago. They had emailed me for additional documentation (d/licence and NCB). Unfortunately, due to family issues at home I missed the deadline for uploading the docs, and the policy was cancelled last night. I uploaded the docs first thing, then called them - but the cheapest…
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Used Porsche from independent dealer – what to check?
I’m about to buy a 2018 Macan Turbo from an independent dealer – I’ve paid the deposit and signed the papers already. Car’s under warranty (until 2021), was last serviced at 20k miles in June. Dealer’s own check showed no issues with the vehicle. From what I could tell, the car is in pristine condition. Dealership is an…
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Multi-Car Insurance Policy is a SCAM
Multi-Car policies are advertised as being cheaper then independent single car Policies. However, I have looked at several big providers Avivi/Ademiral/Direct Line and they ALL come up more expensive to insure my 2 cars together. As an example : * If insure the 2 cars independently It will cost me about £800 this year. *…
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motorway services petrol prices
I stopped off at South Mimms services last night for a bite to eat, after going out to collect something i brought from eBay and thought i'd put some diesel in as i was a little low and it might be tight to get home, and it would save me having to get fuel early in the morning on the way out. I know motorway services…
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Door Issue
Hiya - I purchased last month a 12 plate Corsa SE, took out for a test drive, drove lovely, no issues, etc. Last week I was driving my OH round and as we parked up he couldn't open the passenger door from the inside, this definitely worked on the test drive as the gentleman from the car dealership was on the test drive…
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LV car insurance - Take care
Been with LV for our two cars for some time - Get the renewal, check the comp sites and haggle the premiums down every year. Just gone through the renewal for my car and a brand new condition has been inserted, which says that if an Accident Repair is not done by one of their "Approved Repairers", then an extra £200 will…
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Confused about salary sacrifice no claims bonus
Hi all, I'm considering leasing an electric car for 3 years via salary sacrifice next year because (a) the BIK tax drops to 0%, and (b) I save even more net than the listed prices due to saving 9% on student loan repayments. However, I'm confused about how the insurance works. Would it actually be in my name and thus I…
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Vehicle written off - dispute about market value
My car was written off a month ago. It was a clear cut case; the other party admitted fault immediately (the other vehicle was a company car, and the company in question didn't seem to care). I have TPFT insurance myself, and both my insurer and the AA chose to pass me on to their respective accident management companies…
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Volvo XC60
I realise that there are some discrepancies between the British and American car markets. For example, prices are similar in dollars to pounds (rip-off Britain). Volvo in the United States has announced a mid life upgrade for the XC60 including a full sunroof as standard on all models, and a better trim on the R design. Is…
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Can someone recommend a dashcam?
I've been looking at dashcams but there's so many options it's baffling, so I thought it would be best to ask for help :) I'm looking for: Front + rear recording Ability to view the rear from the car (for additional visibility reversing) Hard wiring kit Having an installation option would be great too - I'm sure I could…
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Insurance claim, no formal acceptance of liability but paying claimant?
So basically I had a claim made against myself in early 2018, it’s been ongoing since then. Today I’ve received a call stated that my insurance have settled on an offer made by the claimant but there is no formal admittance of liability from my insurer. My question is what does this mean for myself for future policies. Do…
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Uber refused London licence - but it can continue to operate for now - MSE News
Cab app Uber's licence to operate in London will not be renewed - but it'll be able to continue operating for the time being...Read the full story: 'https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/11/uber-refused-london-licence---but-can-continue-to-operate-for-no/' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join…
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left low beam malfunction
I have got an E93 2010, I notice that my left low beam had malfunction, I searched on different forums to find the solution, most of the people were suggesting hid swapping so I did it, but it didn’t solve the problem. Some of the pros were suggesting replacing the ballast. I searched for the ballast and found some very…
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Selling my FAILED MOT Audi TT
Hi, The MOT failed this November. I don't want to scrap the car as it's still driving, beautiful interior and exterior and engine works, I don't want to invest in repairing the problems. Therefore am looking to sell as Spares & Repairs online. Need some advise as to the best way to do this, got a few questions 1. What's…
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Do Dacia have December year end discounts?
This time 15 years ago I'd begun the process of buying my lovely Berlingo. 150k miles later, there are so many things that need fixing, I think the time has come to find a replacement. :( I'm considering a Sandero and wondered if I should buy it now, or in April, when my Berlingo MOT expires. My reasoning for buying now is…
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Parker Prestige Car sales
I bought a car from Parker Prestige Car sales in Richmond Yorkshire, i had numerous problems with the car from Parker prestige and the car was sold with fake Alloy wheels. Im still waiting for my money back
