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Occasional Student Car Insurance
I pay a lot for car insurance to cover my student daughter but she only drives when she is home from university maximum about 4 weeks a year. Is there a company which you can pay for short term cover rather than paying for the whole year? Any tips?
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Cold call from company after car accident
I have received a phone call from a company called Road Assist Uk or RAUK advising me that I am due a payment of between £1000 to £5000 as I was in a car accident and this was not my fault. Insurance companies set aside monies to be paid out to third party people who were found to be not at fault. This is new legislation…
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courtesy car demanding full payment
Can someone please help me. Had and accident two year ago, solicitors on that time advised me to get a Courtesy car from the third party. Recently the hired company send me the letter demanding full payment for the courtesy car as they could not get the money from the third party. I havent got that much money to pay them.…
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1 hour after RTA Insurer offers to pay all our costs (but liability hasn’t been decided) Im baffled
Hi all I am baffled... Yesterday, a vehicle from a famous National company hit One of our work vans whilst it was parked up. Our driver and the other driver exchanged details and I was planning on waiting until today to contact our fleet insurer. However, within an hour of the accident yesterday we were contacted by a…
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Peugeot Specialists PLANET Diagnostics
Hi, I have a problem with my 207 petrol, 1.6vti engine, thermostat sensor related. Local garages to me not able to help much (I am in B97) Anyone know any good mechanics that have Peugeot PLANET diagnostics software - based South Birmingham/Worcestershire areas? Appreciate your help!
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Hospital parking charge
Hello all, I am a member of staff at an NHS hospital where the parking is managed by gemini solutions. As I work part time I use a scratch card system to pay for parking. A couple of mo ths ago I arrived late for work and forgot to put my scratch card in the window. I received a parking ticket but stupidly forgot to appeal…
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At which point would you sell your car?
I own a Golf GTI that I bought brand new in 2007. It's had an oil change every six months, a routine service annually, plus any extra work required at those six month intervals eg brake discs, cambelt. It's crossed the 120k mile barrier. I've already done a camchain and tensioner replacement at 100k, as well as engine…
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New car: stop gap or long term?
Morning, just looking for a bit of advice regarding the buying of a new car. My girlfriend and I are expecting our first child on March 1st and we're looking at buying a second car at the start of the new year. I currently commute about an hour each way and use our '13 plate Astra and we're thinking my other half will take…
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Disabled road Tax disc exemption, What documents do the Post office need?
When applying for exemption for a vehicle road tax disc, (due to being on PIP), when you go to the post office to get this processed, what documents do you need to bring with you? * Vehicle tax reminder (from DVLA) ? * The latest passed MOT certificate? * original certificate of entitlement (PIP certificate), DLA404? and…
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Cautiously investigating a category N Seat Leon ST
I’m looking at a category N Seat Leon ST. My default position is not to buy unless I’m convinced of its history etc. I managed to find the salvage report which says “damage is front end and minor scratches/dents” As I can’t post links/photos this is the lot code that goes after “uksalvage. Info/lot/…
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hit & run help
Hello seeking some advice. my car was parked outside my home & was bumped into by another vehicle.There was no one in my car at the time & I did not witness the incident however my neighbour witnessed it & then told me. Neighbor advised the driver then drove away but must have parked further down the street as was seen…
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PCP contract coming to an end
Hi, I have 3 months left on my PCP agreement but would like to Terminate my contract early, however I have been told I have not paid 50% of its value yet. Cash price was 19,636.40 Deposit - 1,895.20 1st payment 315.24 32 months of 252.24 total paid to date 10,318.12 Total cost of finance after 37 months is 21,538.34 The…
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My car on PCP was written off! What should I do?
Hello! I am a new poster and I am desperately in need of some help/advice on my written off vehicle. So I have got this approved used car on PCP this Sept, and got hit from behind in November. 3rd party has admitted at fault. Later, the 3rd party insurance has written off the car. Since my car is still on PCP, do I need to…
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How do I knlw the remaining lifetime of a tomtom device?
I need a satnav, I was told to get one with "lifetime" maps, however, looking into this lifetime means the life of the device, ive figured out what ones are no longer supported, but how do i know the ramining life a device has left until they stop updating the maps? I could buy one and they stop the updates tomorrow, is…
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Warranty Company Issues
Hi, My vehicle recently broke down & requires £1300 worth of repairs. I contacted my warranty company (AU Warranties, 12 months into a 15 month warranty) & was asked to provide a quote for parts & labour. After this information was passed on, AU Warranties informed me that as the company that I bought the vehicle from had…
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Unexpected diagnostic bill after recall work
I recently had to take our car into the dealership for some work under recall. After having the car back we kept having a warning light illuminate on the dash. It wasn't doing this BEFORE having the recall done. Took it back to Fiat who after 3 weeks told me what the problem was, hit me with a just shy of £200 bill for the…
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Screeching belt noise
I own an old Mitsubishi Colt which gives out a screeching noise at idle and very low speeds (parking, traffic lights, etc). The noise only happens if the a/c fan blower is on, not otherwise. This has been going on for more than a year now. Any thoughts on what the issue might be?
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Finding a good dealer Vs private
Any advice on finding a reputable dealer? I like the idea of trading in my existing car but I also understand private seller are usually cheaper. I will add I am only looking at cars up to 2k . Thanks
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Dealer breached contract - Won’t return deposit
Hi All, Wondering what my options are with this one? Last weekend I went to see a car which I ended up buying from a dealer, the car was advertised at £8999 , dealer wrote out invoice which him and I both signed, I transferred via BACS a deposit of £250 and agreed a collection date. 2.5 hours passed and the dealer called…
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what insurer takes into account both UK and oversees licence?
2 years ago I have had a UK full licence, but I also have a licence issued overseas 9 years ago -- I cannot use it in the UK any more because it's valid only for my first year of residence. All the comparison websites treat me as a new driver with 2-year UK license only, they simply have no place to specify it. I wonder if…
