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Tyres replacement
Hello all!! Time to change all four tyres on my car, Vauxhall Corsa ,any suggestions? I had a look in my local tyre shop and he suggested me a brand named Davanti for 65 £ each. Have you ever heard this brand? Any suggestions if I should choose these? I found for 10£ more Yokohama Hankook and Firestone tyres. Average miles…
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Oil Light and No Oomph
No, thats not the title to my autobiography but the problem I am having with my car (the current issue) Since Tuesday or Wednesday I have had the oil light on. First of all it was flickering and now its on constantly. When it first appeared I checked the oil level and it looked fine. To cover myself I bought just a litre…
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Help bike swap
Hi everyone This may be bit long and confusing I apologise in advanced but bare with me please A couple of weeks ago I did a straight swap of my ducati hypermotard for a 2015 ktm 690 smc r. I saw an advert on face book for the ktm So I approached him with a swap with the ducati I told him everything about it mentioned that…
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No fault accident to my parked car no tax
Hi, my car was hit parked outside my house by a council vehicle, the driver admitted fault and gave details but my car tax ran out on the 21st December and due to covid and Christmas I hadn't been able to get it booked in till the next month but I didn't need to use it so it was just sat, meaning it wasn't taxed at the…
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Parked car hit by unknown third party - at fault claim
Towards the end of November, whilst my car was parked and left unoccupied in a supermarket car park, an unknown third party managed to put a big dent in the rear door of my car and then promptly left without leaving any details. Perhaps foolishly (I know you're meant to) I notified my insurance company, before deciding to…
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Car finance help - Payment holiday and late charges
Hey, Just looking for a bit of advice with this one. Back in April 2020 I request a 3 month payment holiday for my car finance - I pay £247 a month. I was advised by the company to cancel my DD and this would be restarted under the new terms after the 3 month payment holiday was finished. I have today received my Annual…
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NEW old tyres
Bought 2 new high performance tyres off eBay last year, seller has shop and lists anything between 100-200 items, 95% being wheels and tyres, so a business... Not according to eBay customer services who ignore UK law and allow seller to operate without giving name or contact details, even although there own policy states…
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Looking for the best way to temporarily insure a car that I may keep?
Hi My Dad has stage4 lung cancer and is no longer
able to drive. He has said I can have his car, however the car
still has outstanding finance which he is expecting to settle within the next
couple of months (He's just waiting for the Critical illness cover insurance he
has to pay out). However, I'm in 2 minds about…
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Best EV SUV for 3 baby seats?
We are looking to get a new SUV soon, needs to be an EV and be able to take 3 rear facing baby seatsShortlist is 7 seater Tesla X or the Jag i-PaceThoughts?
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Replacing plugs and coil
Good morning. I was hoping if anyone could please let me know if the below price seems fair? I've never used this mechanic before but are in my area with excellent and many Google reviews. Spoke to then already face to face and over the phone. They seem knowledgeable and honest but that's just my personal judgement. My car…
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Boot will not unlock
I will take it to my local garage together for the car service in march (For now i will have to put my food shopping through the passenger door) The car is Corsa D. No key to the boot. I got a few question. I want to know what is the potential fault and what is the likely cost. And if the part will need to be order before…
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Named driver accident
Hello, my girlfriend had a crash last year on someone else’s policy she was a named driver on, would i have to declare it when adding her as a named driver on mine?
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(Help) Filling Station Filled Car With Diesel Instead Of Petrol
My son who has a petrol engine car pulled into a garage to fill up. Due to Covid the garage were not allowing you to fill the car yourself, they were filling it for you whist you stayed in the car. When asked what fuel he wanted my son accidently pointed towards the diesel pump, and the garage employee proceeded to fill…
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Cancelling agreement with Auxillus via Admiral
I recently reported an accident to my insurers Admiral whereby a lorry cab ran into the side of my car and smashed my wing mirror then drove off, I managed to follow the driver until they did stop and exchanged details, all of this I captured on dashcam. Reported this to Admiral who advised I use their 3rd party accident…
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Civil Court Rules
What happens at Court if at the hearing the Defendant doesn’t turn up or submit and statement and the Judge rules in your favour? Can it still be pursued?
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Nissan Leaf RCI - Voluntary Termination
Hi, Advice needed, a family member no longer has any use for a Nissan Leaf, it is on PCP, and approx 3/4s of the way through, contract ends in September. The vehicle is in very good condition, and well within the contracted mileage. However I have been out of the motor trade for a while, and I require some advice. I would…
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Opinions on cam belt replacement and brake fluid
Wifes car due a service, Seat Leon 5 years old owned from new and only done 23000 miles ( hardly any since march last year) Seat want £200 ish for service and MOT which I am happy with as it also gives her 12 months SEAT roadside assistance. They have also said cam belt is due as its 5 years old and brake fluid change is…
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Rejecting vehicle - do I have to accept my part ex back?
hi people! Before I start, I’d like to say, this is a GENERAL question, do generally seeking advice on this whether it’s true or not. Basically I have been missold a car, the dealership has accepted liability and allowing me to reject/return the vehicle to be put in a position I was at before buying said vehicle. I part…
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Best place to buy tyres.
I
need 2 new tyres soon for a six year old BMW Series1 116i petrol F20 Bridgestone
Potenza S001 RFT 225/45R17 91W I
have used a well established local independent service garage many
times in the last ten years for servicing, oil changes and tyres etc
and I have always been very satisfied with them. However
their price for…
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Is it time to replace my battery?
Back in the cold spell, I parked up for a couple of days. Went to turn the car on and all I was getting was the famous click click. It took a jump start to get me moving again. However, now that it's warmed up a bit I'm starting and driving just fine. I'm thinking I could push the battery towards next winter as long as I'm…
