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Wheel tracking question
I took my car to have my front tyres replaced and the tracking done but once the boy fitted the tyres on the car he said he couldn't do the tracking as the rubber on the wishbone had gone but I don't know why he didn't show me it was gone. So when I left the garage I checked under the car and the rubber looked fine so I…
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Can my Car Insurance company reverse the fault decision after paying out?
Hi there, First post on the forums :-) So after being told repeatedly by my insurers that the 3rd party involved in a collision with me in January had accepted full liability, that there would be no effects on my insurance and I having been paid out. 2 months later when I thought it was all settled, Privilege (my insurers)…
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Getting Rid of PCP Car
Hi everybody. We got a new car right at the end of February and were in process of sorting finance paperwork to settle PCP early and sell the old car to WBAC. Then the virus hit everything. Now we cannot sell to WBAC as the value has plummeted well below the PCP finance left to pay and WBAC aren't buying. The details are:…
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Car finance - Black Horse - VT and GAP
Hi all. 2 points to raise: 1/ I am having to let me car go back soon because COVID19 has stopped my income. Ive had a letter from Black Horse saying if you terminate your agreement before your next payment is due then you have to pay the sum of £375, which includes sums owed. Ive already put payment back twice as I couldnt…
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Car Finance - Moving abroad
Where do I currently stand with handing my car back? I am 19 months into a 3 year finance on an Audi, taking out with an Audi main dealer (VWFS is the finance company I am with) at the end of the finance i will either take the finance out for another 2 years, hand the car back in or pay a lump sum to buy it outright. PCP i…
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Rebates on Car Insurance / Road Tax at this time?
Apologies if this has been asked before, but does anyone know if there are any schemes to receive rebates on their Car Insurance, or have it extended - or Vehicle Tax at this unprecedented time? I only ask as I have heard many conflicting rumours, and lets face it, we are all at home, and the Government are telling us to…
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Mechanical damage and poor service from my insurers.
Just after some advice from relevant people in the field. My car had it's exhaust catalyc converter hacked out and stolen, from outside a council housing carpark, where I live on 18th March 2020. Called the police and my insurance company. After a week and half not hearing from them, I called their repairers, who were…
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How long can you store engine oil for (buying in bulk/advance)?
My sisters car is due a service. Was looking at buying in 2x 5ltr jugs rather than just 1x 5ltr. This would ensure she'll have some for next time round plus in the long run it'll be cheaper. Question is, how long can you actually store engine oil for before it has a detrimental effect on it? It'd be unopened in the…
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Third company car insurance still hasn't paid mine
Hi all, I was just looking for others experiences with this type of thing, as I've been lucky enough not to have dealt with this before. At the beginning of December 2019, someone crashed into my parked car and luckily the guys house it happened outside of heard and came out and saw who did it and knew which house they…
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Cracked Windscreen
Hello When washing the car last week I noticed a small stone chip at the edge (passenger side) of my windscreen. Wasn't in the visible part of the screen. However on Friday i noticed a crack has started to spread from it across the screen, currently 15cm. I looked at my insurance (Aviva) and have no excess replacement with…
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Car at fault- accident
Has anyone on here had any experience of a new car being involved in an accident and feeling the car had some sort of a fault which caused the accident? This happened to me recently. The more I think about it the more I feel I should contact the car maufacturer but not sure how I should go about it. My car is currently at…
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Maintaining Warranty and Repairs under warranty
Due to the CV19 lockdown I have been unable to obtain my annual service. I contacted the manufacturer and they have eased the terms and continued the warranty assuming the service will be carried out at the first available opportunity. The issue I now have is that I require a repair carried out which is under warranty and…
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Great time for DIY
I've just finished servicing my cars. Really enjoyed it. This time I've had all the time in the world so everything has been to total perfection. Weather's been great. Just been doing a job a day. I did have to drive to warm my oil up but I took some empty shopping bags with me in case I saw any bizzies. Keep reading about…
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How far have you driven?
I've just realised that I've not driven our car since 18th March, 5 weeks ago. Since then, we obviously went into lockdown, and as we don't work (retired), we've only been popping to the supermarket once a week, for which DH drives (and now goes alone). This is a whopping 5 mile round trip, on urban roads. So glad we have…
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BMW 3 Series - Driving stability drive moderately
Hi All, A few days ago the following lights flashed up on my 2010 BMW 3 Series. ‘Driving stability - drive moderately’ followed by the ABS light and tyre moniter failure. The car has been serviced and had a new battery in the last 3 months and all was fine. Our normal garage is currently closed and I don’t want to take it…
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SORN a vehicle without paperwork during Covid-19
Car is at mechanics, having major work done. Tax is due end April. I'm in lockdown away from home, so don't have logbook (form V5C) or tax reminder letter (V11). How can I SORN car? Tried emailing DVLA - received automated reply advising they won't read emails. Tried web chat - offers automated answers to tick box options…
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Vehicle tax and CV extended MOT
Hi, just wondered if anyone else had this - tried to contact DVLA but they don't have staff on at the moment: Our car was due to be MOT'd 31/3/2020, but of course wasn't. The "check your MOT" shows it's been extended to October. Great! But we got a letter today saying that the vehicle tax direct debit cannot automatically…
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Unsorn a vehicle that’s just been sorn
My car tax was due to run out on 30 April, as I’m not using it at present I decided to sorn it with the tax reminder. I’ve contacted the insurer to try and reduce the cover and they won’t insure it if it’s sorn, so as I’ve only got a couple of months Left on the insurance I need to ensure it is retaxed so that I don’t have…
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Garage won't release car
My car was being repaired by a Main Dealer when they suddenly closed mid March due to Virus lockdown . Workshop is closed and car remains stuck inside it . Customer Services tell me there's nothing that can be done and I will just have to wait .Could be months . Also problems arise having a car static - laid up - without…
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Reporting fraud
A couple of threatening characters stopped my car and claimed I had clipped their car with a boat hull that I had on my trailer when pulling away from a petrol station.. I don't know whether I did or not. They pointed out a small dent on their car and offerred to accept £300 in cash to avoid any insurance claim. I said I…
