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Costco tyres
I had 4 new tyres fitted at Costco and they have damaged one of the wheels. I have pictures before they touched the car and after.I checked the car before moving it and discovered the damage. I called over the supervisor and showed him the damaged and showed him the pictures I had taken earlier. He agreed that they have…
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Land Rover Free Lander 2003
Hi all looking to buy a car so thought I’d do an mot history check and this is what has come up for recent advisories -Repair as soon as possible (minor defects): * Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i)) Monitor and repair if necessary…
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P0101 error code and engine light
I have had this issue the past 2 weeks and I've tried cleaning the maf sensor, replacing it with a new one, replacing the air filter and I've cleaned the wiring loom that goes on to the senor. Ive looked for cracks around the housing of it and these none. Any ideas what else it could be.
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Parking fine
I have recieved a fine for parking in kings chase shopping centre.at the time the parking was declared free due to corona virus.there was nothing to say that on this occasion that it had reverted back to having to pay for parking.
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Insurance quotes became astonishingly high
Hi, I used to have a provisional licence until the end of October. Before I passed my test, I used to check the quotes for a few cars with my provisional licence. The quotes were around £700-£900 for the small city cars (e.g. 107/Aygo), and around £1100-1300 for the family cars. The best quotes were normally from Admiral,…
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Car parked outside my house
I live on a public road and I have a strange car parked outside my house on the pavement. I understand that on a public road any car can park there but this car has been in an accident and the front of it is completely smashed up. I have asked my neighbours and nobody knows who the car belongs to and it hasn't moved now in…
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Would you buy a 5 year old car with 3 previous owners?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007020772637? Toyota Avensis Estate. It seems to tick all the boxes I need, but the fact it has three previous owners concerns me. I subscribe to the "buy an old car, then run it until it dies" philosophy, so my hope is that a 5 year old Toyota would run for a relatively problem…
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DVLA have lost my V5 document and marriage certificate
I needed to change my surname on my V5 document, so I checked their website on what I should do and then send the form, along with a copy of my marriage certificate as it instructed, to the DVLA for the documents to be changed and reissued. This was back in May 2020! A few months passed and to be honest I forgot I hadn't…
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Tesla cancel order due to ‘IT error my on price
Hi, I recently purchased a car online on the Tesla website, it is a new LR model. I’ve picked the car from new inventory, paid my deposit and been sent through the order agreement and deposit invoice. Filled in pick up location and new keeper details etc. They have rang me since and told me it was an IT error and they are…
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Big Assist - Warranties 2000 Rejecting our claim
Hi all, If anyone can help with some legal advice please, as this is getting a bit desperate now! Below is a copy of an email sent to customer service people at warranties 2000, as part of their complaints procedure, but in short, our car broke down on the 14th August and still hasn't been repaired and warranties 2000…
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Broken Wing Mirror!
Someone knocked off the wing mirror of my parked car at some point today. The car was parked a few doors away from my house and whilst I have no witnesses, someone had written on some cardboard a number plate and stated it was a scaffold truck that did it. No number or name of the person who left the note. I am yet to…
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Buy car with cash Vs lease and invest?
I have recently come into some cash, and I'm trying to figure out what to do about buying my next car when my current car lease runs out next year. I want to buy an electric car, and I think I'll be looking at around £15k to get one that has the sort of range I need, and is around 3 years old. But the thought occurs, would…
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Legalities - Faulty 2nd Hans Car
Hi, I’m after some advice on if I am able to take legal proceedings regarding a faulty car I have recently purchased from a private seller? I found a car via eBay and messaged the seller asking if the car was mechanically sound? The seller replied via text message saying “mechanically sound yes” I then went and purchased…
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New car faults
Hi everyone, I got a new Renault Koleos on the 3rd of March this year Since then I have had it in for 3 separate problems, the last of which it went in for in September was a warning light for the airbags. They could not guarantee the airbags would deploy in the event of an accident, or that they wouldn't deploy at some…
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What are all the costs associated with getting a car?
Hi I want to get a car on finance. I am trying to work out all the costs associated with this. So far I have: Monthly finance payments (PCP), Insurance, Fuel cost, Maintenance Service, Road Tax. Is there anything else please? Also, what are the general things to look out for when getting a car? Unfortunately, I do not have…
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Dash cams
Im looking on ebay for these. Do you all think their worth having ? Also should i be looking for a particular one? Ebay seems.to be selling many different type and some nice cheap ones under 20 quid. Is there anything to lool out for? Thanks
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Battery Charger / Jump Starter Pack
Hi All, Is it necessary to buy battery charger / jump starter pack. Which one would you recommend which is compatible with Stop Start. I have looked online but their are so many options. Thanks
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Car finance taken out by partners parents
Hi there, thanks for reading. my partners parents have taken HP car finance our for their son (us) so that we can have a bigger car (we both have bad credit and couldn’t get it) We sold our very old cars, he had a car as did I, old gas guzzlers, we are actually saving money :) We now pay the finance payments to his parents…
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MK5 Golf TDI - black box controlling turbo?
Looking for some advice. My sister has had a bit of a nightmare with her car. Had the turbo replaced at £900. It's been in and out about 5 times now back to the garage as it keeps going in to limp home mode. I think every time it's been after/during a motorway run. Some valves, some pipes, god knows what else. She had her…
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AA and garage - very poor service
My sister's Rover Metro wouldn't start so she called AA and joined Home Start costing around £145 as an upgrade. AA came and spent 1.5 hours on it and then declared it could not be started and would have to go to a garage. They delivered it to the garage who also said they couldn't start it and wanted over £1K to strip the…
