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Hire car late return
Hi all, Mother in law arranged a hire car (in my name but using her card details) for me to drive somewhere as a favour for family member. Picked car up at 11am on Saturday as agreed and rental was for 2 days. Now this is my error as i didn't check the form where it says return time - 8am. Had 2 missed calls at 8.20 this…
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Renew driving license online - says need a valid passport, is valid!
I'm trying to renew my driving license online, needs a new photo and so have entered all the details for renewal, License number, national insurance number etc and also Passport number (which is less than 2 years old and is a 10 year passport) when i get to the end it tells me I need to renew my license and need a valid…
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Accidentally called No-Fault Claims Management Co instead of Insurer
End of July, someone entered a roundabout and changed lanes without looking and crashed into me. The other party accepted fault, we exchanged details and went on our way. I googled the Churchill claims number, called it and gave them my details. They took the car for assessment and gave me a courtesy car. A week later,…
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Do you get a refund on policy after write off?
Hi, I have written my car off. I've had the car 2 months so i'm 2 months into my insurance policy. I was anticipating that if they decide to write it off, that I would get a refund on the rest of the year (10 months pro rata), as I do not require the insurance policy for the remainder of the policy duration. However my…
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Insurance for 17 year old
My son is 16 and starting to think about his first car. I know insurance is very expensive these days when you are starting to drive. Should we look for insurance group 1 cars only or maybe up to a maximum group e.g. 5 or 10? Would a cheaper car make the insurance less expensive and a better choice in case he damages it?…
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courtesy car with write-off?
Hi, I know this is a question i should be asking my insurer not a forum. But I am itching to know now.Ive just wrecked my car into a wall. I will call my insurance company (admiral) in the morning. I cant see my policy details because their accounts website is down. On their website they say you get a courtesy car once…
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Service from the manufacturer
Hi All, I've got a BMW 3 series 2012 model. It came with a 5 year service warranty which ran out in 2017. I've not needed to get a service done since 2017 as no lights have shown indicating one is required. I've had the odd work done on the car such as brake pad replacements, new tyres etc. Do people think its worth paying…
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Car Tax
Simple question I am considering selling my current car the car tax is £20.00 per year. I am looking at buying a 2019 Kia registered September 2019. The dealer stated the road tax is £150 per year. I asked the following 'will this price rise with increase is in line with RPI? or remain static? he replied no it will stay…
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Have I lost £10k on a duff car?
I know this topic has been covered before, but I wanted to ask a few things that could help me recover money paid out for a car that is clearly dangerous and seriously faulty. My son saved and saved and at the age of 24 brought his dream car from a dealer on AutoTrader. The car was a 2010 model 5.2ltr S8 Audi (the one with…
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Problem with V62
I have purchase a classic scooter 1982 back in March 2020, the owner sold it to the motorbike dealer has a donor spare parts for over 6 years but no one was buying the parts, I was there looking for a new scooter and I saw the classic scooter at back of the workshop it is in a great condition but the clutch was damaged,…
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Lease, Finance, PHP, Cash??
Hi, I am now in need of purchasing a new car and looking around the 12k mark in purchasing.I am unsure what to do whether to go lease, php, finance or just pay cash. I am on a decent wage and currently have surplus of 13k savings. However, these savings are for a house deposit. What recommendations would you say for…
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End of PCP for Nissan - how can I delay decision on final payment?
Hi I've come to the end of my agreement with Nissan and they are awaiting my decision re the final payment ie. do I lease another car or take a loan to pay the balloon payment? The company is RCI Finance and they've not been that helpful when I've asked them due to the current circumstances if I can delay my final…
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What type of service do I need - VW Golf
I have a 56 plate VW Golf, I usually have a full service every year before it has the MOT. This year it’s literally been driven about 5 times since March due to shielding during lockdown and working from home. So essentially it’s only been used for 6 months out of the last year. Do I still need to have a ‘full service’…
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Car insurance category for commuting to multiple permanent places of work?
Hi, I have had much
contrasting advice on this so would be grateful for some clarity! I have 3
different places of work. They are permanent, same days each week. I spend all
day at each when I'm there, I don't travel between them or use my car when at
work. Logically I feel this should fall under Social and Commuting use…
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Spare - wheel size
I bought my 2013 Zafira last year, it does not have a spare wheel. It has 4 nice alloys with 205/55/16Looking to buy a spare wheel, not a space saver. On ebay they range from £20-£50 including the tyre Is it likely that all 5 stud Vauxhall wheels will fit?
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PCP Turned into a Fixed Sum Loan - Ombudsman Volvo/Santander
Afternoon All,I just wanted to write about my experience here in case anyone else had/has something similar.So almost 4 years ago I signed a PCP agreement for a Volvo Leeds through Santander. Due to a change in working circumstances last year (August) I wanted to Voluntary Terminate the agreement (It was a 4 year…
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Mercedes claim, has anyone signed up, which solicitor
I keep on getting bombarded with adverts for solicitors pursuing 'group action' claim for Mercedes emissions. Is it worthwhile signing up and if so, whom do you choose? Thank you. Stay Safe.
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Creating a second Ford key?
Looking to see if i can maybe save a bit of cash if i can somehow do this myself as i've previously been able to do with a Corsa & an Astra. As I understand it, you can make a 3rd key off 2 working keys. The problem I have is i only have 1 key (remote in case that makes a difference) so i don't know if a dealer is my only…
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Faulty car bought from garage but I have spent money on it...
Hi all! I'll try to keep this as short and sweet as possible.... Purchased a car from a local garage (07.08.2020), sold in 'good mechanical condition' and purchased in good faith by myself, sold with a 6 month warranty (which I am yet to see) and paid for through the garage by debit card. Told by the garage the car had no…
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Renault and Nissan car emissions claim
I hear that nissan and Renault also failed the emissions tests! Please can you advise me on who best and most trusted to make a claim with in this instance if this is true? Regards.
