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Parking on road taxed and insured but no MOT
I can't get my MOT booked till the end of the month due to a backlog from Covid. I park on the road outside my house, the MOT runs out next week so there will be a period of time that it isn't MOT'd. The question is, because it is still taxed and Insured, is it legal to leave it there until I drive it to the test centre on…
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PCH contract insurance
I'm about to take out a personal contract hire to replace my company car, do I need to have insurance to cover payments if I was to be made redundant.
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Citroen Xsara Picasso dashboard bulbs replacement
Hi wondering if some one can help me I hav a Citroen Xsara Picasso 59 plate and the bulbs need changing on the dashboard. I don’t know what ones I would need, is there anyone who can help me with what ones i need to get
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Consumer rights help!
Hi all. I purchased a used car from a dealer under a week ago, by the time I got it home the engine management light was on and after diagnostics it turns out repairs are more than the car was purchased for. The dealer has agreed that I can swap the car for another one they have for sale, but are deducting £200 from what I…
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Advice Needed Re Damage to Car
I am in Scotland and need advice how I can claim for damage to my car. About 6 weeks ago a 16 year old damaged my car and it will cost around £400 to repair. The boy stays with his mum and is working. I have been in contact with his dad as the mother is not responding to my messages. The police were involved as I have CCTV…
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VW Nextbase 222 dashcam
Hi all, My local VW franchise have sent an email saying they can fit a Nextbase 222 dashcam and go pack Does anyone have any experience of these dashcams? My car is due a service so was thinking of having one fitted. It's a PCP Tiguan and I'm not sure whether I'm keeping it or swapping at the end of the term. I'm assuming…
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Paying off car finance
Good evening i am after some help i currently owe £15003 on my car my contracted payments are £340 but i am paying £400 a month at the moment i am trying to pay it off as quick as possible with weekly overpayments my apr is 35% can someone help me work out how much interest i will save making these overpayments.
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Parking eye ‘final notice’ one year after the alledged incursion
Hello lovely people, I’m enquiring about this parking fine query on behalf of my mother. Today she received a ‘final notice’ letter from parking eye in relation to a local also store. This is the first letter of its kind as she has not received an initial notice or fine letter. The letter claims that the incursion took…
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Would changing a clutch on a Grand Picasso effect the oil?
Would changing a clutch on a Grand Picasso effect the oil? Two weeks ago we had to replace the clutch on our C4 grand Picasso At the weekend whilst driving the engine started to make a bad clicking sound. We had to call out the recovery service and were advised there was no oil in the engine, this came as a big surprise as…
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car water leak rust
Hey I purchased a car from a main dealer in January this year. A couple of months later I noticed rust along the boot lip. I spoke to the garage annoyingly over the phone so not documented, and because of the current Covid situation we'd leave doing anything until the MOT in August. When I took the car in, the garage guy…
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Potential eBay Scam
Hi I recently enquires about a vehicle on eBay messaging service and was told to email the seller’s father directly via email which I did. He provided Accurate details of the vehicle (VIN and engine no) but said he has moved away and would have the vehicle delivered via Shiply who would hold the money and if it was as…
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Parking charge - does anything happen if I don’t pay it?
I just got a letter in the post saying I have a £100 parking fine that’s reduced to £60 if I pay within 14 days. I parked in the car park at a social club for 5 mins not realising I couldn’t park there. It says at the bottom that failure to pay the amount due within 28 days of issue may result in Civil Enforcement LTD (the…
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2014 Focus 1.6 TDCI Engine Management Light
On the way to work this morning the engine management light on my 2014 64-plate Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI came on, no warning beeps or anything, just the light came on. I carried on to work as there didn't appear to be anything different with the way the car was driving. When I left work this evening the engine management light…
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Low mileage and annual service
I have only driven for just over 1000 miles this year due to Covid 19. My car (Nissan Micra 2016) is due for MOT at the end of the month. I usually have MOT and full service at same time but not sure wether to delay service because of such low mileage?
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Failed MOT
I put my car in for MOT one month early as we are going on holiday ( we are not now ) and it failed on a rear brake pipe ,MOT sheet states Repair Immediately ( Major defect ) The question i have is can i legally drive to the cashpoint to get funds to pay the garage this wednesday where it is booked in for the repairs and…
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Tyre pressures
I have a trailer for carrying vehicles. There's a sticker on the side explaining tyre pressures depending on payload: 1300kg - 40psi, 1500kg - 44psi, 2000kg - 60psi... and then, at 2500kg, the psi drops back down to 40psi. Is this a typo?! It doesn't seem to make sense that the pressure would suddenly drop back down again.…
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MOT Checker Nightmare
Hi, wondering if anyone has had any issues with the MOT status checker earlier on in the year. I'm 99% sure I checked mine in May/June and it showed due 30/01/21. I've just been on to double check again as wanting to sell car and it's showing expired 01/09. I am absolutely shizzling myself now as I was convinced it showed…
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Registered keeper, car tax and insurance
Husband purchased a car from a garage in July requesting it to be in wifes name. Insurance arranged in wife’s name, with husband as second driver. V5 arrives in husbands name. Garage say they will sort, and to give them back the V5 as otherwise if we send off the V5 it will show as another keeper. It’s October now, no V5,…
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Voluntary termination what charges?
hi all, I have a fiat punto that has cost me more than a grand in 2 years for repairs as the gearbox is just the worse gearbox ever. So bad even dealerships are unwilling to take it off me as part exchange on negative equity finance. So the last option i have to get rid is voluntary termination. Question, what would the…
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Used car purchase - is it worth it?
Wondering if anyone can give me some advice please My car has been written off - 54 Mazda 3 TS 60'000 miles, never failed an MOT or had any issues other than rust on wheel arches, that is common on Mazda's, the interior looked brand new still, The alloys needed work too. I am looking for something similar size or bigger…
