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Trader selling private car from their forecourt
Hi, Looking for some advice please - bought a car from a traders forecourt, and was told on purchase that the trader was actually selling it for one of his mechanics but he'd honour the 3 months warranty period on it as a goodwill gesture. Typically within a week i've had a few issues, (aircon stopped working, knocking…
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Wondering about change to low emission vehicles
I was just looking at a thread on EVs and got to wondering how on earth it is going to work in the future with them. If you have a nice suburban house with a drive then no problem at all to slap in a charging point. However, if you live in on the 10th floor of a block of flats without dedicated parking or have onstreet…
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PCP Inspection?
My daughter has 18 months left on her Toyota PCP agreement, she has kept the car in good order and kept to the service schedules. She received a telephone call from Toyota asking her to visit the garage for a meeting so they can do an interim inspection of the vehicle and mileage. I thought the sales person from Toyota is…
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Brocker charges
I just tried to cancel my motor cycle insurance as I have sold my bike. I contacted Carol Nash and spoke with one of their advisers. Who informed me it still had 187days to run. The insurance company would refund me £45 he then went on to say that Carol Nash would charge me £50 for cancelling so I would have to pay them £5…
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Car insurance void over door number
Can your insurance be void over wrong door number? It took them two years to contact me telling it was void. How long does void insurance stay on your record?
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DVLA delays
Hi Several weeks ago we applied for our daughter's first provisional driving licence. We applied online but, as DVLA didn't have a copy of her signature on file, we had to return some paperwork that they sent us. We did this about 4 weeks ago. Our online "progress" hasn't been updated since - they haven't confirmed that…
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Buying through eBay and PayPal
Hi there, Any experiences of buying through eBay and using the PayPal Payment After Delivery (PAD) service? Money held in escrow by Paypal, seller sends me car, I have 7 days to try it out before accepting or rejecting. Paypal then either sends money on to seller or returns to me with car being sent back to seller (at…
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How to sell my car?
Apologies for being a bit ignorant, but I haven't sold a car for years and I don't know the best way to do this now. I have a 56 plate Lexus LS460 - 62.7K miles, FSH from main dealer. The car is in good condition with the exception of: - - Tyre pressure system not working (After servicing it'll be fine for a couple of…
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Bought a used car from a dealer, AA approved trouble after
Hi all, so I bought a car and didn’t check the aircon was working, took to a trusted garage thinking it would need a simple regas. Turns out the condenser needs changing. Got in contact with place a I bought it from told it would not be covered under the warranty just the engine and gear box. But they then agreed to cover…
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Charge for not renewing policy
I have a breakdown policy with Nova. They are trying to charge me £4.99 if I choose not to renew my policy with them. It says nothing about it in my policy documents. Surely this cannot be legal ? Also, can they take this from the Credit Card which they hold details of without my agreement.
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Car tax
Can I use a VS5 to tax my car
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Car developed issues after 1 week, dealer wont take car back
Hello, need some advice please, bought a merc2015 c class 49k miles from a dealership in london, I travelled 150miles to purchase it. It had service history and Mot 2 months ago and did a short test drive. All seemed fine, but 6days later so around 200 miles in (150mile journey to bring the car) it developed a loud squeak,…
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Volvo V50 alarm problem
It's a 55 reg Volvo V50 estate, a bit tatty externally but reliable and worth keeping. However, the problem of the alarm sounding for no reason has become worse lately to the point that it's often necessary to leave it unlocked. I'm not sure but it could be worse in the hot weather. There's no insect flying around inside…
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Didn't change the address - driving license
Hello there. I moved 11 months ago and finally want to change my address on driving license using D1 form but I have one more address that I didn't register with DVLA last year. My question is do I need to mention my previous address ( it doesn't match the address on driving license or shall I just jump from the one I have…
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Issues with car leasing company (VED increase) - ALL HELP APPRECIATED
Hello, Looking for any advice in regards to a car leasing issue i am having. I originally agreed a deal with a company in February for a new car, and we agreed the price, upfront payment etc. And we discussed that one of the only reason's i was interested is because it was a good price and i wanted to beat the VED increase…
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Windscreen replacement. New covid policy?
Just wondered if anyone has had a similar experience of this. Partner's car has badly cracked windscreen. She phones insurer who pass her on to Autoglass. Autoglass advise that the car will have to be brought to their depot (40 miles away) and the repair done there. She will have to leave the site whilst the replacement is…
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New car delivered with window scratch
Took delivery of a brand new car today. Was bought over the internet/phone. I am first registered keeper. Car arrived with 38miles on clock as they drove it down. Didnt notice anything amiss until after I had driven it about 13 miles. There is a small scratch/scuff in the windscreen in front of the passenger, this did not…
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Car traders insurance
Reading a post on MSE someone their name escapes said something about this type of insurance being a lot cheaper and that is how their got their 3/4 cars insured it could be more can't recall. Questions: How many cars do you need to have this type of insurance and how often do you have to buy and sell in a 12 month period…
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Inadequate insurance - what should I do?
Hi, all. My insurer of a secondary (rarely used) vehicle was not informed of some points and a disqualification - the policy renewed by itself and I didn't inform them of the change. They have asked for a DL check code a little while ago, which would of course reveal that information to them. I am yet to furnish them with…
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when is break-even to renew car hire
when is the optimal time to renew car hire? I have petrol car hire for 4 years, but used only 15000 miles. I need to either return the car by end of the year, or buy out the reminder of the value. My thoughts are to buy all-electric car. Is this good time point or considering low mileage is it better to keep it 1 or 2 more…
