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Had a 1cm scratch on a hired car and being charge for £140
I hired a van for moving house a week ago, and accidentally left a 1cm scratch on the van, you can see a base coat layer that's deep it is. So the car rental place say they are going to charge £140 for it, I thought it should be alright as long as they send me the invoice from the body shop, but they never, so they've been…
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Renew driving license (without a valid passport)
Hello all, putting this in driving as it seems the most relevant place (but mods please move if not suitable). I need to get a new driving license, however the gov.uk website wants me to check it against my passport, which has now expired. With the current travel situation, I don't intend to travel abroad this year, so see…
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(Age 24) Courtesy Car for Car Repair? FORD ISSUE
I had to take my car into the Dealer for a fault which has been underlying. The car is still under warranty (68 plate/2019) and I bought the car from this dealer back in November 2020. They initially expected to have the car for 2 days maximum, but they are now telling me that theres a major problem with the control module…
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Changing Paper Licence due to change of address
Its impossible to get through to the DVLA with all this Strike Action. I thought it would be straightforward to change the address on the paper driving licence. The D1 form seems contradictory. Section 5 identity - if you provide a UK passport no then it seems you do not need to send in your passsport or provide other…
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Do I cancel car insurance or not
I have just given our second car to a relative because it is not being used anymore. Proper V5C transfer has been done and relative has insured car. Because it is an old car our insurance was very cheap at 137 per annum. However, the breakdown of the premium is stacked in insurers favour because it included an arrangement…
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Landrover SDV6 TDV6 Engine failures
Hi All Not sure if anyone else has come across this but
thought I'd try and get it out in the open so that hopefully others are aware
of the issue! Landrovers are a premium brand and known to have reliability
issues, many will be things that other brands suffer from but there is one that
is a known fault to them and is not…
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Private Parking Charge
Received a £70 private parking charge notice today from agents acting for the City Of London. I'm advised that this relates to my unpaid use of a car-park at Burnham Beeches Park, Buckinghamshire. On contacting the park office today, I was told that the conditions regarding use of this car park been changed during the last…
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New Car
Looking for suggestions for a new car, cheap but reliable, doesn't need all the fancy frills :)
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Business Vehicle Finance
Hi all, I am wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction with regards to my query. I am planning to start a self drive hire business for horse owners. Would it be possible to obtain a Horsebox on a personal finance package and then transfer it into the companies name? As a startup company there would obviously…
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Car insurance final response
I had my insurance cancelled and my claim voided as they found modifications I had no knowledge of , they classed it as a deliberate misrepresentation, they have now overturned this original indemnity decision and classed me as carless misrepresentation, they have instructed the claims team to proceed with the claim for it…
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FAO electric car owners - an observation
Fellow EV owners, have you also noticed just about every new EV is coming out with charge ports on the side? What is this all about, is it just pandering to pathetic ICE owners who crave familiarity?? Am I the only one who hates side ports? I've always found them a pain when you park next to another EV, they're dodgy for…
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Sold car privately - buyer wants refund
I recently sold my car to a dealer. One issue is that the mileage does not look right on the MOTs, on one occasion the mileage on the MOT was reported as having gone down vs the prior year! I have no idea why this has happened and I had never noticed this before the buyer made me aware of it. To make matters worse the…
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Could this be dodgy
Wasn't sure where to put this so if in the wrong place would a mod feel free to move it. I have a friend who is selling a motorbike. He has had an offer from someone at the other end of the country who is willing to pay the asking price (which is a large sum for someone to buy unseen!) .The person says he will pay a 1000…
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Buying seized foreign plate car
Hi, I just found a lhd car seized by UK government. The seller is providing border force letter which will indicate me as new owner. Car doesnt have MOT but he is saying you can do UK mot and it will be valid in uk and eu. I can get insurance easily. Am i good to drive to Eu to register the car with this setup? Is there…
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Can I / Should I trade in my car I got on PCP finance?
I passed my test about 2 and a half years ago, and bought a car on the same day as passing. As a result I think I may have made a quick decision and didn't look at finance options too well. I probably got a bad interest rate too. 2015 Toyota x-wave aygo (soft top). Currently has 37,300 miles on it (2,500 under the current…
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Scrapping a car with V5C changeover & plate retentions.
Ok so there's a bit of upset over where my old car is currently stored so it needs to go. Have been meaning to get round to it but there's forever something else coming up so now i'll have to get on with it.I need to put the private plate on retention which I've just gone to do now. Aside from noticing it's a 7am-7pm…
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Dropped kerb
Hi all, I’ve had a run in with one my neighbours this evening which has really upset me and set my anxiety through the roof this evening, so wanted to post to get some support and reassurance. I recently moved into a property where the drive had space for two cars however due to a light post being situated outside the…
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My First Car - Car Insurance
Hi everyone Last week i put a deposit down to buy my first car. I collect it tomorrow. I have my Car Insurance due to start tomorrow. When i initially did the quote (via a comparison site), one of the questions was, 'have i bought the car yet'? Obviously the answer is no. When I go to complete the purchase of the car…
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First crash that wasn’t my fault help
Hi. I was involved in my first crash today that wasn’t my fault. Someone went into the back of me whilst I was stopped at a red light. I have rang my insurance, admiral, who have told me I can go through their 3rd party company auxillis for free and I will get a courtesy van (as they put it) whilst mine gets sorted. I have…
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New Car Issues - Can I reject
Collected my new car yesterday. Its on HP finance. Got home and it stinks of smoke. Aired car all afternoon yesterday and all of this morning too, Have sprayed numerous times with febreeze but it still stinks. Its also not been valeted inside very well at all. My dads been round today, took 1 look, opened the bonnet and…
