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Hit by Bulgarian Lorry, didn’t stop, what now?
Hi, First time dealing with something like this. I was at a set of traffic lights in the right lane ahead of a lorry in the left lane. Pull off when the lights change, everything okay and then I hear my car being crunched and I’m pushed out the lane. He starts beeping me and after pushing me out the way goes in the right…
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Jaguar car
Hi, I am Looking for some advice! My wing mirror was clipped by another car the driver stopped so I got there details. Phoned my insurance company who have agreed it’s not my fault all cost will be claimed against the person that hit me. So today I took my car into the Jaguar garage for the estimate to be done, the…
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What shall I do? Did i hit a car?
Hi, I was just reversing a felt a little touch. I am pretty sure it was a rock that somebody had put on their grass verge to stop people parking on it. However, I am now panicking whether it was a parked car I did not see? I was minimal touch and my car has a tiniest scratch. What shall I do? Do I play on the side of…
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Car Accident Caused Injury
About a year ago my boyfriend went into the back of someone at a roundabout. They were both stationary and my boyfriend looked to see if there was a gap then he went assuming she had gone but she hadn't, so it was really low speed. Anyway fast forward and basically she is making an injury claim and she's got solicitors…
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Issue with Enterprise Rent a car
Hi, I am new to this forum so I’m just asking for a bit of advice on something that has caused me a lot of stress with Enterprise rent a car. My car was parked outside of my house over the weekend of the 13th December while I was away and the next door neighbour crashed into the side of the front bumper of my car. She left…
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How does insurance claiming work?
Few weeks ago a driver reversed into me when they were parking.. We agreed no claims need to made as minor damage and they agreed to pay for repairs if i can get a quote and share. I got a quote of £350 to repair my bumper fully. But the individual stopped responding and then went ahead and submitted a claim to say i drove…
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What happens to a disabled bay once the disabled person has moved on?
I live in a small cul-de-sac with 12 or so houses and there is 5 parking spaces right outside. If these are not available, you have to park on the road you enter from. For one of the neighbours, his wife is disabled so we always leave that space free. They have however applied for a disabled Bay. This will be 2m wide so…
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Newer car - no service booklet - how to show service history?
We bought a new Skoda Superb in 2016. It's the first car we've had that didn't come with a service booklet (for garages to fill in and stamp when they do a service). The first few services have been done at Skoda dealers and they've given us a print-out of the updated service history, printed from Skoda's computer systems.…
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Is there a 'sweet age' when purchasing a 2nd hand car?
Although I have spent a large part of my life driving beat up old cars, my last 3 cars have all been owned by me from new, I am looking ahead to retirement and thinking I won't be doing quite as many miles so doubt that buying a brand new car would be the best deal for me (and yes, I am aware it has never been the 'best…
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£10k car to keep for 10 years?
My first foray into reducing motoring costs by running an older, higher mileage car is on the cusp of becoming 'suboptimal'. Looking at previous advice here, on lower cost motoring, the answer seemed to be 'buy a car and keep it for a long time'. I drive about 12,000 miles a year, including some light, but long-distance…
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Reached Maturity Dated But Payment Wasn't Taken
My mum recently cancelled an application to refinance the final payment as she now has enough funds to pay the balloon payment (with the help of some relatives). The maturity date was this Wednesday, but the motor finance company still hasn't taken the final payment from the bank account yet. Transaction wasn't even…
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False accusation of car accident
My car insurer has just informed me that someone has reported that my car was involved in an accident. My insurer has provided me with the date and location of the alleged incident. I have checked and can concur that I was having the wiper blades on my car replaced at that time and place but was definitely not involved in…
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Write off
Hi all my partner was in a car accident on Xmas eve another car hit her, from the damage and eye witness my partner was non fault the insurance agreed. They have valued her car at £3000 I had to replace 2 car seats at a cost of £119. Today we have received a cheque for £2496 Im not happy with this. What can I do, they are…
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Safest place to park a SORN car long term worry free?
Hi, I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos. The more rarer the more it will worth. I dont have my own driveway or garage or any private land to park it. Its parked on the street outside my…
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Knocked over on zebra crossing
Hi a family member was knocked over by a car on a pedestrian crossing a few days ago A car had stopped to let her cross but a car coming in the opposite direction failed to stop and struck her She is currently in hospital and will be for a fair few weeks as she sustained a fracture to her spine and a break to her coccyx as…
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Rude gestures from another motorist
Hi all, I've been driving only a few months but feel like a confident and safe driver. Today I had an experience which I cannot understand and which shook me up, so I'm looking to get your advice and hear if you've had similar experiences. I was driving to somewhere I hadn't been before, and approached a roundabout. I have…
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New car needs a new gearbox - can I reject it?
Bought a 2016 Mondeo auto on 5 Jan with 65k miles. Twice it has broken down with a transmission error displayed in the dashboard. Switch it off and then on and the car has worked fine. Just had a diagnostic check done with Ford and they are telling me that it requires a new gearbox. So my question is can I reject the car?…
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Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors - MSE News
Motorists who enter the wrong number-plate details when paying for private parking tickets will in many cases no longer be 'fined' the full amount, after the UK's largest parking trade body updated its code of practice. But you'll still need to appeal to get the charge cancelled and may still have to pay a reduced charge…
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Vehicle damaged at the College
Hi all. I have a question regarding liability for a vehicle left at the college parking space. This is not really a car park with designated spaces, only old police garages ramps, where college got ownership of the ground and decided to use it as a parking space for adult students but with permit only. We are not allowed…
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Vehicle Incorrectly Registered
Hey all, I’m looking at buying a VW Transporter and upon checking the mot register I’ve noticed that it has been registered as a petrol engine Caravelle and not a diesel van. I’ve asked the owner and he said that he’s in the process of having to reregistered with the DVLA with the help of the original owner as he didn’t…
