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Extended Warranty - Am I Entitled to a Refund?
Hi, I purchased a vehicle from a dealership in November 2020. After getting my first mortgage in July 2020, I decided I wanted to 'downgrade' my car and sold the Audi I had purchased. When I bought the car in November 2020, the dealership told me I had to include extended warranty (even though the car was still under the…
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help please
Hi all, new to this so please go easy lol. im looking to get breakdown cover for my van which only i drive but cover on my car which me and my partner drive but use it on our own sometimes, trying to find cheapest options with reliable service too, Has anyone got advice? Many thanks in advance Damian
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Speeding Penalty
Can anyone help me, do I have grounds for disputing this? I have been issued a speeding penalty for doing 36 in a 30 however the road in question i have drove down for the past 15 years to go to work apart from the last year as I have been on maternity, its a 30 road that goes into a 40. So I was adamant the penalty was in…
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Car & MOT about to expire before Garage can repair car- What do I do?
I might have put myself into a little bit of a mess. My car tax expires in 5 days. My car failed its MOT today. The garage was unable to fix the car as the part required isn't sold by their approved vendor. I located a garage that will repair the car but they can't get the part in until next week after the tax and MOT…
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Breakdown services
Pay for your RAC breakdown recovery service with your Tesco Clubcard points. They are worth 3x their face value, so full cover for 2 people (in any vehicle) cost just £72.
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Disposal of Late Father’s PCP Car
I’m looking to see if anyone has any experience to share that might be relevant to my situation. My Father sadly passed away in November. This was almost exactly one year into a PCP deal in his new Volvo. I’m trying to ascertain the best way of disposing of the vehicle, which is currently located on one of the Western…
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Vauxhall emissions Pay Up: Home - legitimate?
I was forwarded a link regarding emissions claims against Vauxhall similar to the Volkswagon claims. Its called Vauxhall pay up campaign, but cannot find any other similar threads is it legitimate? From an article in the Express
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Insurance scam? RCIB/Close brothers
Please advise, I am so stressed. I purchased car insurance online through a comparison website. Best deal was with Right Choice Insurance Brokers. Happy, I signed up. Monthly payments via close brothers "premium" credit. Now...after cover started, I got a letter (email only) stating that the insurer needed validation and…
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Damage to paintwork by work colleague
Hello I would like some advise and support as I do not know how to handle this. A work colleague asked who owns this car on facebook and I contacted this person in private message she replied with (Yes so I've been told, I think my car might have kissed your car this morning..... Not sure?..... I've got no damage to my…
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Car Model Redesign
Hi all, Looking to buy a 2 year old Mercedes C Class Coupe. Current pricing is around £24k with about 20,000 on the clock. My understanding is that Mercedes will be announcing a complete redesign, maybe as soon as March, as they do every 6 years or so. Question is, do I wait until then for the 2 year old car to reduce in…
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Appeal congestion charge with electric vehicle
Hi all, Hope someone can help. I recently leased an electric vehicle. Previously I'd used ZipCars to get around London, or my father-in-laws diesel car. For the diesel car I had registered for the ULEZ and congestion charges in central London. I incorrectly assumed that the electric car was exempt from the congestion…
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Mercedes Lease Hire charges dispute
Hi, I have been back and forth with Mercedes over end of lease charges.. I understand that I can't get out of the charges completely but I am not agreeing to the Seat base cover being replaced to a fee of £546.50. The seat was scratched but the matrix they provided says unless it is deeper then 30mm there is a nominal…
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Clean Air Claims - is it worth it and what is the risk?
Hi All Apologies if this isn't in the right section but I saw an advert for a company saying that diesel vehicles between 2008 and 2016 could be eligible to claim money back following the breach of the emission regulations. Has anyone used anything like this before and if so, was it worth it? Thanks Dan
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Dementia / Driving
Does anyone have any suggestions/experience/guidance about forcing an awkward dementia sufferer to surrender their driving license ? The individual involved refuses to get medically declared as a dementia sufferer, but there is absolutely no doubt he is, and that he is unfit to drive. (he is elderly). Last resort we would…
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Faulty Car
Hi Guys Just after a bit of advice hopefully, So a bit of background to my issue, I bought a 3 year old Kia Sorento back in March last year, the car had a fault literally driving it home from the garage which was reported straight away. The car intermittently goes into Limp mode but with no dash lights or flagging any…
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My petrol car is so expensive
Hi guys i have a 1.6 petrol car golf 08 plate. ... it just drinks fuel like no other car ive had in the past.. Ive ahd the car for 3 years snd never had it serviced. Could tjis be the cause? But even then it was very expenive to run. Does anyone know what the reason is? Or any suggestions?
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MOT tests - another extension during lockdown?
Having lost several members of my family to Covid over the last 12 months I’m particularly conscious of the risks of this disease. During the first lockdown the requirement to get your car MOTd was suspended for six months but sadly not this time. I consider this an unnecessary risk and with this in mind I’ve started a…
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Car Insurance Renewals
I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the insurance section so if it needs to be moved, please feel free. It is also more of a WWYD type post than a specific question. Both mine and my OH's car insurances are due for renewal (at the same time which is a huge pain in itself) but we are both unsure what to do. My car…
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Car burnt out. Contacting DVLA
As it says. My car has just burnt out to the point of total disintegration. The insurance company has arranged for it to be removed which should have happened by now. My problem is that the car tax is paid monthly and the next installment is due shortly but I have no idea how to inform the DVLA as there is nothing on the…
