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Lease new vs PCP nearly new
Hi, I'm looking into our next family car, which is around £35,000 new, or around £27,000 nearly new/slightly used. For the new car, I could lease it for 36 mths with an initial payment of approx £3000, and then £340 a month. Or I could PCP it (after a nice deposit contribution already offered by dealer, so price now…
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MOT due on 29th December 2020
Hi all, Having just been put into Tier 4, do you think my car will need to have its MOT as normal - it's due on 29th December 2020 and know the DVLA/DVSA suspended them earlier this year, just wondered on the likelihood of this happening now - seeing as most people like me arent having a Christmas now. Thank you. x
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Potential (cheap) used purchase - what am I missing
Relative needs a new runaround to replace recent scrapped car. I've been searching for a days in the minefield that is sub 1k and finally yesterday came up with something tha looks fit for purpose. Went to have a look and it looks OK - HPI ties up with no recent change of owner, MOT history checks out, condition is more…
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Adjusting a car lease milage
Hi allI, like a lot of people, have a car lease milage rate based on my 'former life' however my miles have dropped by 90% leaving me with a very expensive lease. I'm not trying to get out of the lease but would like it adjusted to reflect the reality as currently the lease company are getting a seriously good deal. Has…
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car finance rewound but part ex car was sold
I purchased a new car 2 weeks ago.The car had a major gearbox fault and the dealership has accepted return of car and cancelled finance agreement with approval of finance company. The problem is that they sold the vehicle I part exchanged So can not undo that.They paid off the finance on it and gave me the difference at…
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I need your opinion
Is now a good time to purchase an electric vehicle? I've been thinking of purchasing an EV for a while now and don't know whether I should wait. I currently own a 2013 VW Golf GTD (diesel), it's all paid for but I barely do 5000 miles a year and owning it feels like a waste. My work journey takes around 8 minutes and the…
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Autoaid Customer Services needs recovering
I took my car off the road and declared SORN parked on my drive. A few days ago I tried to start it but would not. I therefore called out autoaid, explained exactly what I thought the problem was. They called me 3 times to defer the arrival time. When the recovery arrived, the mechanic spent 10 minutes and got my car…
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How to track insurance
I am being sued by no win no fee For accident paid out 9 years ago Tried tracing insurance. My broker No longer does car insurance passed all there insurances to new company who dont hold our records. Insurance bureau keep papers only for 7 years. Can any body tell me how to trace insurance details
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Insurer won't pay for bollard damage
I had a car accident in Jan 2019 that was my fault. My insurance accepted this and paid me £1000 for my car write-off. I presumed the other party has also been settled with. In the crash that was my fault the other driver ploughed into a bollard and there was lots of mess on the road. Yesterday 23 months later I got a…
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Car registration / Finance
Hi all, looking for advice and opinions. In June, I bought a 4 year old car on Finance. It came with 6 months MOT. When I put the car in for it's test the other day, the garage phoned me up and said they couldn't do it because the car is registered as a different model. It's a TT but registered as an A4. I phoned the…
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Cold start, grinding sound?
Is my starter motor suspect? Haven't driven for a few days and I noticed a grinding sound after turning the engine on. Lasts a few seconds. Then it stops and I hear a whirring sound for further 10 seconds. No issues otherwise and off I go.It's a Nissan Note 1.5 D. 2012....
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Ford B-Max 1.0L Ecoboost Engine Failure
We assisted our son in buying a second-hand Ford B-Max Titanium Turbo, fitted with 998cc Eco Boost engine, in June 2018 from a Ford garage. We considered it an ideal car for him and his two sons. It had had one previous owner with less than 13,000 miles on the clock. On its V5, it was declared as new, at first…
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Hit & Run
My daughter insured her first vehicle (aged 20) in March. Last week she had her car written off by a drunk driver, not disputed, he left his car at the scene, lots of witnesses and lots of dashcam. Not yet detained by police as not considered a high priority. Daughter's car was purchased for £650 and insured fully comp.…
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Medical review- DVLA
Has anybody been waiting some time for a medical review of their driving licence? I have an expired licence but still driving carrying a letter from DVLA. Been waiting five months now.
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How to get deposit back from car dealer?
I went to look at a car, I needed to go back to Audi where my current car is on pcp to get a final settlement figure so during this conversation the dealer said he would get me to sign the order form and fill out the rest once we know a final settlement figure with Audi so I could part exchange the car with the new car. He…
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Battery charger?
Hi could anyone recommend a car battery charger? Best performance etc suitable for both a CRV ,& Clio & easy to use. Thx
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Skoda Octavia VRS, any thoughts from owners here?
Well I think the time has come to scrap/sell my trusty old banger (Citroen C4 Picasso) of 5+ years reliability and cheap(ish) running costs as my gearbox has developed a rattle (something to do with a first motion sensor bearing?? or whatever my mechanic told me and it's either £300 for a second hand box or £500 to fix it…
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2017 Golf - Tyre Pressure
Advice required to the discrepancy regarding recommended tyre pressures. On the door pillar the recommended pressures show 35psi front and back. But for a more comfortable ride the pressure is shown as 30psi but tat the expense of fewer mpg. As someone who spun a car in his youth with over inflated tyres (apart from…
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Hit and run incident
Ok so this is the most ridiculous thing i had to deal with Someone had hit my vehicle and drove off i know who it was and my dash cam clearly shows thats the vehicle which was parked on the right side of where they hit while pulling out of the parking bay The police has obtained the cctv from the parking location After a…
