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Car finance mistake
Hi. My son has/had finance on his car since April 2019 and unfortunately the car was written off last week. Now we know that the finance will need to be paid off once he receives the money for it but after having a conversation with them and thinking that the amount they are requesting is a little on the high side we’ve…
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Short term insurance for car that I am selling??
I just got a new car, I will be selling my old one, but have found out you need to insure it even if its parked on the drive not doing anything. It has tax and MOT. I have only just advertised it for sale so don't know how long I will need insurance for? Can anyone help?
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Upgrade car
Two years ago bought 2011 Merc A Class classic manual petrol. Immaculate condition. A Class in short supply so couldn't get Avant-garde which I would have preferred. Perhaps money saving not buying newer car any ways to improve classic, e.g headlights, seat comfort. Ideas appreciated.
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Intermittent reverse lights...?
Drove the wifes car yesterday and noticed the reverse lights weren't working. This happened a while ago. Told a mechanic and he just said it's not an MOT failure which in itself i think is ridiculous but hey ho. Kept taking out of reverse and putting in - didn't trigger it. Got out and smacked the light unit a bit on both…
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Green Flag Refuse To Come Out
Very elderly relative has decided to give up driving, mainly due to age. MOT ran out on the 11th November. Car is parked on the private drive and has been since March (COVID). He wanted to get everything out of the car (spare glasses/cd's etc) in preparation of the car being either sold to one of those companies that buy…
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Serious Incident - Legal Strategy - Stood next to car and hit by an elderly driver at speed
I won't go into a lot of detail but my wife was run over by a confused and elderly man (90+). She was stood next to our car which was written off and she now has serious leg injuries that she may never completely fully recover from. We had motorlegal cover via our insurance. I wanted to ask the forum, is it generally best…
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Most effective way of selling a SORN, uninsured car
Hi - here for some advice on how to about selling my secondary car. Due to Covid, we never took out our second car for a few months and then did not renew insurance, put it on SORN. Its been 5 months and we figured we didn't miss it and would want to get rid of it. Its a Honda Logo hatchback 2000 model with 35k miles on…
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Possible to change ownership with new keepers tear off online?
When i bought my car the guy did everything online on a Sunday. By the Tuesday/Wednesday of the following week, i had the V5C. Literally 2-3 days. When my brother bought his car, he dealt with someone who didn't appear to have ever heard of the word technology, never mind actually use it. We're a good few months in now and…
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Radio code for Nissan qashqai
Hi, I have my battery changed today for my car Nissan qashqai serial number 0122301 and my radio is now locked and I can’t find my radio code. Please help!
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Bike racks
Does anyone know if bike racks fit any towbar? TIA
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We waited 5 and a half hours!
2 pensioners left in a layby on a duel carriageway for 5 and a half hours after 9 phone calls, being told twice they were coming within 20 mins, call out escalated to critical 3 times only to find when they eventually arrived that the recovery man was only notified 10 minutes ago!!!! None of this is in dispute. I wrote…
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Car lease coming to end - buy or hand back
We have been paying £286 a month for last 4 years on a VW Tiguan. the lease deal is coming to an end and we have option of paying 11k to buy it outright. the car is in good condition and only done 20k miles. We are weighing up the options of either doing another lease who paying the 11k to buy outright. We have 11k saved…
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timing belt parts not moving Vauxhall zafira, petrol
Today I got my timing belt changed as per the guidelines. Car is a petrol vauxhall zafira, 1.6. It's never been the nippiest machine, I figured biggish car, smallish engine - having mainly had 1 litre run arounds I've never really noticed difference. Afterwards, mechanic asked how long the car had been sluggish for, I told…
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Contract Hire mileage rebate
Hi All, Took out a personal contract hire on a Citroen at the end of last year, 2 yr deal, great deal, anyway, based on 10k mileage allowance per annum, or 20k over the two years, however, due to Covid etc the car hasn't been used for events we would normally go to all through the summer months and beyond, meetings are…
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Is it possible to register, tax and insure a 'Surprise' car in my daughter's name
As the title says we are looking to get a small car for our daughter and my wife is keen that it is a surprise. Is it possible to register the car in another persons name? Similarly with tax and insurance.
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Paying VAT on car hire vehicle after non-fault RTA
Hi ladies and gents, I've scanned a few posts on here in regards to my problem but my issue is a little different to the other posts that I have come across so, here's my story! I'm a driving instructor and whilst on a driving lesson a few weeks before last Christmas, my (leased) car rear was rear ended at a roundabout…
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Resident's Parking
The road I live on consists of terraced houses, with no off street parking, so parking is naturally an issue. The proximity to a train station makes the issue worse, although less so during lockdown. A large cul-de-sac with separate name has c.50 houses on it, and I live on the corner of said cul-de-sac and the main road.…
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Alarm going off when I unlock car
I've got a Nissan note automatic 2014. Changed the battery in the keyless fob and now when I unlock the car the security alarm goes off. Any ideas please.
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No claims bonus - when last provider only gave max of 9 years
OK so planning to move car insurance. Probably got at least 15 years no claims. BUT last insurer used 9 as the max so renewal letter says 9 years. Not sure how I can prove next insurer that I've got more than that? Or am I stuck with 9?
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Car insurance during lockdown
I recently read that your car insurance may not be valid during lockdown if you use your car for unnecessary journies. Can this be true?
