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Licence
How do I find out when I passed my driving test
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Cyclist Incident and an unreliable witness!
Hi All, This will probably sound like a script from a really bad thriller movie, but I'm seeking advice on how to handle this situation. What happened:* My wife was pulling out of a parking area, traveling between 5-10mph, and had a very small collision with a cyclist. I say a collision but she had pretty much stopped but…
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Rights on recalled Ford Kuga PHEV
We bought a brand new Ford Kuga PHEV (hybrid petrol) at the end of August. These cars are a brand new model and are subject to a recall on the battery due to an issue that causes them potentially to catch fire. They can still be driven but only in full petrol mode. Ford have obviously had a complete nightmare with these…
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contaminated fuel
Im wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me I filled up my brand new car with unleaded petrol at Morrisons, Boroughbridge ,North Yorkshire on 17th December, the following day it would not start properly and warning message said contact workshop,the AA were called and it could not be fixed on my drive, the…
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Car hardly used due to coronavirus. Do I need a service?
My car is usually serviced and MOT'd in February just prior to renewing my road tax. This year I have travelled less than 3,000 miles (instead of my usual 10,000) so I'm not convinced I need to spend £180-ish to have a service if it's not necessary. Handbook suggests 20,000 miles or 12 months. It's a Vauxhall Astra, 14…
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Clarity required on paying off PCP instantly
Looking into buying a 2019 vehicle within the next few months and I have the cash to buy the vehicle outright. I've seen two comments (first and second) on this thread that state they paid off the PCP pretty much straight away, and because they were offered a discount from the dealer, they ended up saving money. I've never…
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End of PCP - BCA how strict are they? Should I or shouldn't I?
Hello All, I am due to hand my Toyota Yaris back as it is near the end of the PCP agreement - looking at the fair wear and tear policy I have a few issues which has me a bit worried. My other half decided to be a gentleman and scrape the snow off the roof of my car with a snow shovel! yes you read that right a snow shovel!…
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Plug-In Hybrids? Worth it? Money Saving?
So I'm in the market for a new car. I currently have a 4 year old diesel Audi A3 that I've owned for 3 years. It's been a great and reliable car over the last few years but unfortunately don't do enough mileage like I used to, to warrant the high diesel mileage requirements. Over the last three years I've had the car I've…
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Couldn't get it up last night.
So it's been going up slow for quite some time, and I've just sort of put it down to age. Slowly but surely it's worked. However last night it got stuck altogether to my alarm! I eventually coaxed it up but it was touch and go on the knob. It went up a bit, then I had to wait, stop, wait and gradually it got to the top.Is…
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Tyre degradation through road pollution and salt
Car just passed m.o.t. Mentioned as an advisory that the o/s front and rear are slightly damaged/cracking or perishing. The front o/s is 5 years old, rear o/s, who knows but treads are good. N/s front less than a year (major puncture in the matched pair n/s to o/s done at the same time). Rear n/s as is rear o/s. We live on…
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PCP Loans during Coronavirus small print
I took out a PCP Loan in July last year, part of the Ts & Cs were that I have to have my car serviced every 6 months (interim Service) every 12 months or so many miles a full service. Due to Covid I haven't had the opportunity to drive my car very far as I have been working from home, I have done approximately 2000 miles…
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Speed awareness course
Hi, I need to enroll on a speed awareness course. The offence occurred in Cheshire, and I live in Cheshire. Due to Covid, I can only do the course online. My question is, do I have to enroll within the county of Cheshire? Course fees vary throughout the country, and if I were to enroll in, say, County Durham, it would cost…
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Number plate law
I saw a video the other week discussing 4D plates and how there's new legislation coming in which said they'll not be road legal from about September way (certainly some time in the second half of the year at least). Now if the video I saw was correct (and it was a guy who appeared to be a copper) then does this mean…
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Parked Car with no MOT hit by the Lorry
Hey guys, I would like to seek some advice from you as I am really clueless about what action should I take. My parked car was hit by the lorry on the daylight and as soon as the crash happen, one of my room mate alarmed me about the incident. I quickly went out to check out my car and the damage were on the left hand side…
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Car Leasing Mileage
So I took out a 2 Year Car Leasing deal in November 2019 shortly after being made redundant and losing my company car. I was pretty confident in getting a new job early 2020 so guessed my mileage would be circa 15,000 miles a year as my previous job involved travelling around the country several times a week. Obviously…
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Car Vandalised - Graffiti Spray Remover recommendation pls?
Hi, would appreciate some help pls. The car was vandalised. Pic below. Anyone know if it's possible to remove and if yes can anyone recommend something pls? Or it's better going to a garage? Thank you in advance for any help.
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Part exchange partners vehicle
Hi I currently have a car which is in my partners name. I used to have a couple of defaults on my credit report so I couldn’t get a car in my name. I’m now in a position to get a car in my name but there is still 14 months to run on my current car. Will I be able to part exchange the car that is in my partners name against…
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PCN for parking in a loading place during restricted hours without loading
I received the above Penalty Charge Notice while parked in a loading bay unloading my car. There were no signs restricting the bay to goods or commercial vehicles nor were there any signs restricting hours of use. I went online and challenged the notice stating I was unloading and that there were no signs, albeit without…
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Mercedes Benz Lease early settlement due to low mileage, no salary
I took a 3 year lease contract out September 2018, down payment of £7,000 and I just hand the car back at the end of 3 years and walk away. The MPA was 15,0000, my car has only done 29,000 miles to date as it sits on drive 95% of the time because of lockdown. Not wanting to hand the car back to Mercedes with drastically…
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Clearing Dashboard Warning Lights
I had my car battery voltage checked yesterday, unfortunately when it was raining heavily. This morning, I started the car up and a few amber dash warnings were showing. - Engine management- Auto stop/start- Generic exclamation mark in a triangle I took the car out for a long run, hoping they would clear themselves.…
