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Struggling to find LPG
I came to fill up with LPG today and it dawned on me Shell no longer sell it. I have no idea where to look? There's a couple of apps with clearly bogus info (Showing Shell LPG stations) So how is one supposed to know? No reliable source of info about which stations are doing it.
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MCE cancelled my insurance
Hi looking for any help or advice on behalf of my son , a hard working lad who through no fault of his own had his car insurance cancelled by MCE after paying the deposit and 6 payments amounting to just under 2000 pound . The payments were made via a continuous payment request on his bank card , unfortunately this was…
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Running a diesel car with DPF on not many miles per journey/year?
Not a thread for the "a diesel car is only for those who do 500,000 miles per year" lot.Also if you're doing say 20k per year and munching them motorway miles then also not really one for you. Was talking to a guy who doesn't do a load of miles today and has just bought an A3 2.0 170bhp which has a DPF. Horror stories are…
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V5C Fraud - Scammed by a buyer interested in my car
I can see that there is another thread detailing the same situation however, I have just been scammed with exactly the same thing and I am devastated. I listed my car on Autotrader just over a week ago, the first interested buyer that came to look at the car has somehow taken the reference number from the v5 and registered…
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PCP question ref additional things
Hi I agreed to buy a car on PCP, and took a couple of extras - i have not signed this yet as the car wont be here for a couple of months. Question is - can i remove 2 things from the PC agreement before signing? These would be tyre insurance and paint protection. If i did, i presume this would also lower the monthly…
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Selling Car In These times
I have a newish honda and want to sell it. Is it better to do this privately say via Ebay or go to a dealer? Just looking for others experiences and how they did it. thanks.
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Motor accident claim
Hi, Im not sure if this is in the right place. My dad is 87 and was in a car accident in 2019. Another driver hit his passenger side and my dad spun and went through a fence hitting a tree. He was knocked out and had injuries to his neck, back, chest and leg. He also suffered psychological problems and has been diagnosed…
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OBD Scanner recommendation
Hi, I have got a steady orange Engine Management light on my Juke and was wondering what is a tried and recommended product to scan OBD codes? Sorry i am very new to this OBD stuff hence any advice is much appreciated or is it just worth taking it straight to the garage? Many Thanks in advance.
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Seat belt jammed
I have a mini cooper ( original) and the seat belt on drivers side has jammed I have taken it out of car and used WD40 -still jammed solidAny ideas please?Thanks
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ULEZ
Hi all. According to the TFL adverts we should use their Ulez checker to see if our cars are compliant. When buying a car last year I used the checker to ensure I chose a car (used) that complied. I checked this numerous times before settling on a particular car. I purchased it in Feb last year and very happy. Recently I…
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Dash cam advice
I've been umming and ahhing whether to get a dash cam. Before the pandemic, I regularly commuted on the motorway, so back then I thought a dash cam would be a given as I was on the road all the time. Even when we're allowed back into the office, we won't need to be there as much, so my mileage will be reduced drastically.…
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Consumer Rights in a pandemic
Hello, I have recently purchased a car advertised on motors.co.uk which given the pandemic I had delivered at a cost. It turns out that the car is not as described. It was advertised as having done 118000 miles when in fact it has 147000 mile. It was sold as having 2 key to which it was delivered with only one. It has a…
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Declaring SORN and still paying road tax?
I have an old car which is garaged unless I'm driving it. I have fully comprehensive insurance on another car which insures me to drive any car with 3rd party cover. So the car is never on the road uninsured because it's either garaged or I'm driving it. I don't want to have to buy separate insurance for this car which…
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Pothole
Hi all. I hit a pothole on Friday evening in my local area in South Wales. About 15 mins later driving through a crossroads at 30mph my front driver side wheel literally came off. My van tilted and I skidded across the road and narrowly missed a parked car. My wheel carried on rolling down the hill. Luckily there was a…
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Evans Halshaw Warrenty Claim
Hi I have a 2011 Ford Smax that I bought from Evans Halshaw in May 2019 with a 2 year extended warranty. I am a carer to my autistic son, elderly parents and to a single mum who is battling cancer. Due to Covid and caring I delayed my service till December 2020 when apparently it was due in July 2020. At the service on…
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Passed my driving test in the UK, moved to EU and changed licence, now need new UK licence
I have spent too long searching the gov.uk websites / DVLA and am going in circles so hope someone here can help. I passed my driving test in the UK in the 1980s and held a UK licence until I went to work in Bulgaria for a couple of years and changed my UK licence to a Bulgarian licence. Now that work is finished and I am…
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Kia Dealership diagnosis charge
I've had my 2nd service at the local Kia dealership, i took out a care plan to cover the cost of the first 3 services. When i took the Sportage in i mentioned that the door flap to the filler cap wasn't locking correctly and it stayed open a couple of mm. i also mentioned that the exhaust seemed noisy. Kia called me saying…
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Can you help me with some BUY or KEEP type numbers please?
Dear More intelligent boffins. Can you help me with these KEEP or SELL figures? I suffer with mild dyscalculia And sometimes interpret figures incorrectly. My current car needs the following work in the next 6,000 miles or 6 months. 1. Brake Pads Front in 2000 miles - £320.00 2. Small Service in 6000 miles - £300.00 3.…
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Pros and cons of buying a council car (Auctions from car pounds)
I recently found a garage that sells cars at quite good prices, e.g. this: https://www.eurocarauction.co.uk/auctions/1650-vauxhall-vectra-exclusiv The sellers also advertise on other websites (GumTree, etc) for non-Auction selling, obviously at a higher price, but still seems interesting. However, I found a few strange…
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For how long should I charge a car battery?
BMW
116i Series1 F20 January 2015. Petrol engined, 6 years old on
original battery. It has stop start. It has done about 24,000 miles
with lots of short trips and fairly regular long trips. Due
to Covid, it has being doing little but short trips of 2 to 5 miles
for many weeks. On Thursday my wife returned from the…
