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Cambelt's Gone - Garage Repair Dilemma
Hello All The car concerned is my wife's 6 year old Citroen DS3. 64,000 miles We have been informed by the mechanic at a local garage that the cambelt has gone and there may be other considerable damage done. He has no idea of costs but mentioned it could cost 1,000's to put it right as parts would have to be sent off to…
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Charges for work not done, done incorrectly
Had a major service, then 6 weeks later car sputtered and coughed. Called out the AA who said spark plugs needed replacing and a faulty oil pressure switch warning has been diagnosed. Booked car into another garage, who replace plugs and keep them for me to show old and dirty. Pressure switch replaced but still saying…
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MG3 bonnet catch
I am asking for a friend ,he asked me if i could fit a new bonnet catch to his MG3 ,this is a british built car but i think a Chinese car .The bonnet open light is coming on when driving so he purchased a new catch ,i had a look under the bonnet and can see the part ,removed the 5 screws on the top plate but when i tried…
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Friend bought a car on finance and has massive problems with it.
Hi all My friend bought a car 6 weeks ago from a garage near London. The tyre pressure light is on and wont go off so we took it to a local garage today who informed us that it has winter and summer tyres mixed the wrong way round and also one of the tyres is inside out! They advised us not to drive it until it was sorted.…
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Back seat dog hammock - recommendations
Hello all, not sure whether this should be posted on pets board or here. I have a 2013 Toyota Aygo and I'm looking for a back seat cover, preferably hammock style for my dogs. Most types I've seen use adjustable headrests and ceiling handles/hooks to secure but my aygo has incorporated headrest in the front and doesn't…
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Advice
Hi I'm looking for some advice. I have a 2010 1.4 Vauxhall Astra, I use it about 3 or 4 times a week doing about 15 - 20 miles a time. It had an MOT and Full service end of august at Halfords Auto centre and had new brake pads and discs fitted. I took it to a garage today to get the tyre changed, the mechanic noticed that…
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Changing address on V5 - how long for DVLA at the moment?
I work for a small charity. We moved office and a few weeks ago I sent off three V5's for our vans to have the registered address changed. Has anyone done a V5 address change recently and how long did it take? When I moved house last December the one for my car was back really fast - I think it was only about a week. I'm…
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Trailer weight plate and car towing capacity
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Are these Reg. Nos miss-spaced?
It looks more like a 1980s letter prefix reg to me!
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I bought a faulty car
Hi all, Last Friday (6 days ago) I bought a 2007 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 FSI. Since then I have had the coolant light come on, it was only slightly below min level so I topped it up - next day after a long drive it seemed lower than when I topped it up, not sure if its going down. Now however, the check engine oil light…
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Questionable Warranty Claim
Good Evening, this is my first time writing on a forum however I am in need of advice with regards to a warranty claim, this may be a long post. I have a 17 plate vehicle (Warranty run out in Mach 2020). Due to Covid the vehicle could only go into the garage in May 2020 although I reported a fault when the vehicle was in…
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Does getting car service done means it will pass M.O.T guarantee ?
Say I got it serviced in the morning, done all the fault it brought up, drove it across the road to a different garage for a Mot? Will it pass for sure? If not, why not? What isn't being done in the service that could potentially fail M.O.T?
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Sold car with FSH - no FSH and warranty possibly invalid
Hi all, looking for some ideas around what I can do about my current stressful situation. In a nutshell, bought a 2.5 year old Honda Jazz from what appeared to be a well known and reputable Honda dealer in the New Forest. We were in the market for a reliable vehicle above all else, so we wanted to buy Honda Approved. We…
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PCP
If I have a car on PCP will I struggle getting a mortgage?
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Transfer of ownership
My mum decided to gift me her car as she was 83 and no longer drove, this was on my birthday 14th september, she had signed box 8 on the V5 and dated it the 14/09/2020. Unfortunately this didnt happen as my mum was taken into hospital before my birthday and sadly passed away on the 21/09/2020. we were allowed to visit her…
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Wrong info recorded by insurer......Advice needed
Hi, I’m looking for any help or advice on where to start with this, I’m not really clued up at all. In 2014 I came out of work and found my car headlight had been smashed, long story short the full bumper needed taking out and the full head lamp unit replacing so it went through as a malicious damage claim amounting to…
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Vat on van
My son just bought a new van for work an had to pay vat, he is PAYE but is there any way he can claim back the vat he paid
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Advice needed on rejected warranty claim on car purchased 7 months ago
Hello! I was hoping for some advice from someone who may have found themselves in a similar position as myself. My car (a 6 1/2 year old Mercedes E400) that I purchased 7 months ago now has a large engine failure and the warranty company have rejected the claim. This is because they are attributing the fault to an oil leak…
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Car Service - price comparison and items checked
So I'm looking for some quote for my 2009 1.3 diesel VAUXHALL CORSA Before I start ringing local garages, I did some online price comparison. National tyres are charging £141 for Full service with 51-point vehicle safety health check. Halfords are charging £180 for Full (no pollen filter change ) and £230 for Major (pollen…
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Zafira /M. O. T
I picked up my car yesterday after an M. O. T only to find this morning the indicators are silent when in use. There is normally a beeping/warning noise when the car door is opened but keys are left in the ignition but that noise is now intermittent and crackling. Is it likely the garage has caused the fault? They seemed a…
