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Can my car battery recharge or a new one???
My 2009 Corsa diesel car battery has refuse to turn on this morning. Tried to jump start, no joy. Roadside breakdown came, ran some test BATTERY TEST REPLACE BATTERY SOC: 00% VOLTAGE : 9.40V SOH : 0% MEASURED : 45A SELECT INPUT : EN RATED: 640A INTERNAL R : 56.61MM Eventually got it running, and recommend to get a new…
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Potential Driving Convictions and DBS'
Hello,**Please don't judge!**On 13/06 my daughter got pulled over for having no insurance, MOT and Tax. This hasn't gone to court yet and they have extended her time to reply until October.She's just got a job as a home carer where she insures her own car, will these show on a DBS yet?She's in the UK btwThank you in…
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AA Breakdown Renewal
My AA renewal is due in September. Any advise on getting a good deal? Anyone recommend the parts and garage cover?
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Voluntary termination faulty car options
My partner has finance on a vehicle, 1 more payment until the half way mark, however there is a major fault and numerous garages have said the cheapest option would be to replace the engine + labour = approx £1500, it is serviced and mot’d regularly, can she vt the agreement? Thanks in advance
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320i Clutch replacement
The clutch on my 320i works but occasionally judders - particularly after being in congestion for some time. Other than that it operates fine. There is a "they all do that sir" thing with my model and the juddering so I was considering having it replaced. However, the local garage will not replace the clutch plates without…
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SORN & Tax Question
A relative has been given a car from a deceased estate. The car has been transferred to them by the executor this week using snail mail and they have the V5C/2. They don't want to use / insure the car until next month when the tax runs out on their current car and it will be going to the great car park in the sky. The…
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Are 2 damaged alloys worth anything?
ive got 2 x 22” alloys that are quite heavily damaged (hit a kerb), are they worth anything at all? They’re £360 a piece new on eBay, almost double that at a LR main dealer do they have any value, and if so, where? Be a shame to throw them away
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How do I get a full refund
I recently purchased dealership demonstrator the 69 plate several times before the purchase I had asked the bodywork on paintwork have been touched I was told no. The next day I was cleaning the car then some things that did not feel right. I phoned the dealership and told them what I had found, it was at this point the…
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Nearside rear tyre close to breakers on mot.
Just had M. O. T come back with a advisor saying nearside rear tyre close to breakers. What does this mean thanks.
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MOT’s
Hi Guys, Hope this is the right place to ask a question. I’m looking to buy a used Vw golf mk4 1.6 auto. The has been a recent mot that has been done and it says that ‘* Offside Front Brake hose slightly damaged * Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))…
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Selling original number plate
Hello :) I plan to buy a private registration plate for my car, the current registration (cars original) looks very much like a really common surname. I am wondering if I retain that from the DVLA when I put on my new plate, can I then sell the original plate so long as I sell my car with my new private plate on it when I…
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My insurance paid out £1400 for a small scratch. Does a small scratch cost this ?
Hello, direct line paid out £1400 for this small scratch. Is this scratch a £1400 scratch ? I should have taken a better picture when I rubbed my cars paint of their car. It was in a car park, I was half way out of a space when the driver went around me and scraped my car.
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Multiple PCP agreements for same person
Hi guys Is it possible to have multiple PCP agreements in my name? I currently have a PCP were the car is shared with my Parents and they want to keep it; i am in the process of having a new car delivered on PCP and was informed i need to settle my current PCP before taking on a new one. How true is this that there can…
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Volkswagen Emissions Claims
What is likely to happen to the people that purchased a Volkswagen at the time of the emissions scandal and not sign up with the two main companies that are dealing with the compensation claim against Volkswagen, will they lose out because they did not sign up ??
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Driving license number?
Hi so I am an essential worker and need to retrieve my driver license number but tried so many times to call the 0300 number does anyone know how else to get it?
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Axa car insurance
Having recently received a renewal, I phoned to ask why it had gone up by £42 from last year. The customer service guy went through my details to see if it could be reduced, now this is where it gets weird. I told him there were 2 changes, I had retired and therefor my annual mileage would be reduced. He promptly upped my…
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Any ideas what this problem could be?
My car is booked into the garage tomorrow but thought I'd ask on here to see if anyone had any ideas (and mentally prepare myself for a big invoice!) My car is a 2006 Nissan Note automatic When I start driving it, it will change up gear once and that's that it wont change up any more. So have to keep it at about 30mph or…
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Council manipulation of their pothole evidence!
Hi all. I wonder if anyone can provide advice on my situation. I hit a pothole March 4th 2020 causing approx £450 damages to car. I have good photos of the potholes despite taken at night time. As it was on a busy road I could not take measurements ....and who carries a tape measure with them anyway? In a nut shell, the…
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Is it worth getting breakdown cover?
Just wondering whether there is actually any point in paying for an annual breakdown cover subscription, when you can just call out a 24-hour recovery firm as and when required, for about the same as a year's cover with something like AA or RAC. In over 20 years of driving, I've never broken down. The only time I've called…
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Voluntarily end PCP
Hi, I only recently discovered, via a car dealer, that i can voluntarily terminate my PCP agreement. This has got me thinking as i wanted to possibly take out a loan and buy a vehicle (camper) as it would better suit our current situation. Do i have to be in positive equity to terminate the pcp? How do i work this out if…
