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Forgot to tell insurance about penalty points for 3 years
I renewed my insurance policy at the beginning of August, last week I had an email from my insurer that they wanted a copy of my photo license and the share code for the electronic part. It wasn't until I went to my parents house to use their scanner that my dad said "as long as you've told them about your speeding a few…
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MOT-type checks outside of an MOT
Hi, there are a few bits on my old car
that are going to depend on the opinion of the MOT tester whether it'll get through with some work needing to be done, or lots of work. It's not in a great state but I've been told that it will depend on who looks at it. Is it possible to take it to the same garage that I would get to…
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Totting up 12 points
I was looking for some advice, I’ve totted up and have now got to 12 points out of my own stupidity. I have got the letter through to plead guilty or not guilty. I am going to plead guilty and I will need to represent myself in court? Does anyone have any tips as I can’t afford representation in court and I need my licence…
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Car damaged and repaired in airport car part?!
I went away for a long weekend at the end of August. A few weeks ago I was washing my car and noticed some paint on the rear light cluster, on closer inspection I could see that the rear quarter panel had been resprayed. For the record I have have not damaged or repaired the car myself since owning it! I have requested…
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KIA Carens - Electrical fault still under warranty. Want a replacement car!
Hi Group, this is my first post so bear with me! So I have a 65 plate Kia Carens, I have had it for over 4yrs and bought from a Kia dealer. All warranty and service history in place, so over the last 2yrs I have had a real issue with the battery draining when it’s been left for anywhere from 3 - 6 nights. It is worth…
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Car Insurance Renewal
Changed car toward end of insurance term; quote came through which was higher than I thought it should be so did a search on Martin's site and got a much better deal; in the meantime the policy auto renewed. Phoned up today to ask if they can match price and they can't and my only option is the cancel the policy. Irony is…
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Dealer refuses to refund repair for faulty car
I purchased a second hand vehicle from a dealer and within 6 months the engine ceased in the midst of traffic at a traffic circle. I had the car towed to my garage who said it may be a faulty fuel injector but that the engine would need re-assembling or I would need to replace it. It was slightly cheaper to replace with a…
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How to claim compensation?
I realise this is going to be an emotive question, and believe me I'm one of those who gets absolutely incensed when I hear about ridiculous and spurious "compo" claims. However, I want to know how to go about making a genuine claim.Brief background. My daughter-in-law was walking home from work at night, crossed the road…
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Anyone got a refund on their car insurance?
I think the answer is no but worth a shot!So I pay more for my insurance as I put down my mileage as 25k which is quite high. Since March my mileage has dropped massively as I am working from home, I am only likely to do around 5k miles for the year. I know you're supposed to tell your insurer if your mileage goes up,…
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Were we missold?
When we bought our new car, A Ford Ka+,1 year ago, we also bought a 3 year service plan, so far so good. Last week we had the first 'interim service' Now I discover that our car, according to Ford, only needs servicing every 2 years! I think we have been had! What do you think?
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Cotreon c3 picasso head gasket gone
hi, my car has broken down this morning and rac said my water was low so filled it and it drank it all. Despite my other half informing him that he had filled it this morning. He then opening the oil dipstick and said it was like baileys and that the heD gasket has gone. I have phoned a few garages and they have quoted…
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Blacklisted for car insurance
I was looking to buy a car and went on an insurance comparison site. I was also thinking of moving house so got quotes for were i lived now and for several of the addresses I was considering moving to. Some of the houses had a drive so I got quotes for parking on the road and on the drive. I eventually found a quote for my…
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Cheapest place to get a new car battery
Im after a new battery for my Audi, 2003 3.0 petrol. Looked on the usual ECP website and they're all £160 upwards!! Wasnt expecting that - Wheres a cheaper place to get a new battery from please? Even Halfords are £115 upwards, or is that the price these days??? :(
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Finance Value Over Time
You buy a new car for 10KEvery year the value seems to go down by about 1KBy year 5 the car is worth about 5K If you finance a 10K carover 5 yearsevery year the cars value goes down by say 1Kbut would this be taken into account for the remaining payment calculations?so for example after 1 year the value of that car is 9K…
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Car stolen from garage
Hi, my car went into a garage for some work to be done, the work wasn’t done at the time the garage was broken into and my car was stolen! Owner isn’t being very forthcoming with information about his insurance & changing his mine about if he’s going to claim for my car. Surly he is liable for the fact my car was stolen…
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For the DIYers ... to go genuine or not (specifically sensors)?
People who just send their cars in to the garage to get sorted will probably get what they get for the most part i imagine but i'm putting this one out to those who have an interest in working on their own cars and actively select what parts are used as I would like your opinion. When i had a Vauxhall i got parts actually…
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Mercedes c200 cdi ecu problem
No crank high speed fan need auto electrician without having to take out a mortgage. Pensionet
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Insurance query - change of keeper
The timeline is as follows: 1. I gave my car to my father (and no longer drive or have access to it and am not a named driver on the policy) but we couldn't find the V5C so I couldn't immediately change the registered keeper to himInsurance quotes where he was the main driver and not the registered keeper were a lot more…
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Cherish number plate
Can someone please advise me.
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Car insurance/driving licence question
Hi all. I'm on comparison webistes looking for a car insurance quote and it's asking for when my wife and I passed our driving tests and got our licences. Our current licences only show the issue date for that card which was when we moved house. I stil have the old paper copies and the only date on that is under…
