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Lambeth Visitor Parking Permits
Has any one managed to get new PAPER visitors permits in Lambeth? If so, how? Grateful for any advice.
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Disability and EV's
As a disabled driver with mobility problems – I am concerned
about the lack of official assistance at “filling stations” I am unable to walk and would struggle to even plug in a
cable and what do I do for the hour + that the charging takes ? Sit in the car
? I do get assistance from a forecourt attendant at my local…
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Arggh! Garage delaying warrenty work
Hi all. I'm a bit angry after speaking to my garage but will try not to rant to you lovely folk as hoping for some advice... My van has been misbehaving been in /out of garage on a monthly basis with different thing done everytime and problem still not solved. (revs drop when driving) Latest was clutch (I think unessasary)…
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Protection on purchase of new car under section 75a
Hi all, newbie here but looking for some advice regarding protection of the purchase of a new car under section 75a. The car I'm interested in is over £30,000 so cant be protected under section 75. However, from my understanding if I get a loan on the vehicle setup by the dealership I would be protected under section 75a.…
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Selling a car with outstanding HP ???
If a person buys a used car on a 4-year HP deal, for
example, what are the general procedures
that need to be undertaken and what are the legal/financial liabilities if said person wishes to ‘sell’ the vehicle
after 18 months. Presumably the outstanding loan needs to be paid off at some
point,...but at what point in the…
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50/50 rta vehicle total loss
Hello, I was involved in a RTA which was the other drivers fault but he is now denying fault and the claim may end up being a 50/50 liability claim! My car has been classed as a total loss so how would the pay out work? Would I receive the total value of my vehicle or would it just be 50% of the value? Also how do the…
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Volvo electric car savings calculator - anyone make sense of this??
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/v/cars/electric-car/cost-benefits/ Doesn't help that some of this isn't in English, but this calculator just doesn't make sense to me. Annual mileage at 12,000 km, petrol cost at £1.25 and elec cost at £0.14. 7.5 l/100 km seems reasonable for a petrol XC40 to compare against. Ignoring the…
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Gear jamming and won't move
Always car things happen on a Friday!My old 2000 Fiesta which has only done 58,000 miles has decided to jam in reverse at the end of the manouver and the gear stick won't move out. It's happened about 3 times over this year, each when I'm really close and tight to something behind me.I found that if I stall the car it will…
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Smart Parking
Got a letter from this company as I parked in a car park and didn’t pay and display.£60 fine Are these enforceable?
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New car dilemma
This is a tough one as I have a 19 year old Polo that has it's insurance run out on the 7th July, and possibly needs a new exhaust (intermittent knocking sound under car when travelling) Its a good car but I want to replace it this year before it's MOT is up in October as it has done 117K. Looking for something like a…
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Catalytic converter theft
I am extremely surprised at the cost of catalytic converters Mine (Suzuki Swift) is just £45 Why would anyone want to risk being caught nicking something so worthless ? They used to be stated 25 +years ago as costing up to £1000
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Car incident
So, I’d be really intrigued to know, following an incident my sister has been involved with, what the general consensus is. My sister is parked in a private, shared car park (6 cars) which has a driveway, probably the length of 4 cars. She begins to reverse out (much easier option than turning the car round in a small,…
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driving licence renewal
I recently renewed my driving licence online...I thought I was on the Government www but unknowingly clicked on one directly beneath the government one. 'driving licence support' - it was identical to the Government one, same print, coloured ink etc...I filled in the form and paid for it with Barclaycard..in seconds I got…
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Importance of a more expensive dealer service
Hi all - Purchased a Seat Arona last year from my local Seat dealer and it's due for a service. Called up and was quoted £239 which seemed expensive (my last vehicle was a Peugeot and a full dealer service with them was £119). Am I just being tight or is that quite a bit, and secondly how important REALLY is having a…
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Breakdown cover for a Van AutoAid - opinion sought
HiA simple thing like breakdown cover for peace of mind is wanted..For best economy I am hoping to find personal based cover for my two privately owned vehicles - a car for family use and a small, car-derived van for occasional work use. [jump to SHORTCUT if I'm rambling too much here :) ] I'm self-employed on a humble…
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Is it worth changing my car in this scenario?
Evening all. I have a dilemma. I have a 3 year old car with 36k miles on it. I like it lots. There is no issue with it. Including dealer/manufacturer discount it cost £27,500. I entered the detail into WBAC this morning and it came up with a valuation of £21,500. I thought that was pretty good - and I got similar figures…
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Windscreen repairs
I’ve just received my Proof of Bonus entitlement following an accident when my car was written off, but that’s another story. My query is why my insurance company paid out £904 for a windscreen chip repair!! I paid the £25 towards the cost but cannot understand where the £904 came from?? I’ve emailed but as usual due to…
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Annoying Drivers Vent!
I find it both amusing and often annoying that many (perhaps sometimes the majority?) of drivers behave like sheep. By that I mean they just follow and mimic the behaviour of the majority of cars in front irrespective of road signs or traffic conditions. Other times some drivers just appear completely clueless. Around the…
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Slight power loss 3rd / 4th gear?
On my Nissan Note (2011) which I've had since '17 I've always found the 3rd to 4th change sluggish. Car drives OK otherwise, it's been ace if I'm honest in terms of reliability. I'm just not sure why there's like a turbo lag from 3rd to 4th. Best way to describe it is when I change into any other gear power is pretty much…
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Motorhome hire Collision Damage Waiver
Hi, We are hiring a motorhome for 7 nights and we have queried about CDW, it will cost us a total of £245 and will reduce the excess from £1500 to nil. But the CDW doesn't include damage whilst reversing or to windows. This is the first time we have hired a motorhome and we're not sure weather the CDW would be worth it.…