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Taxi passenger opened taxi door into the side of my car. Who's liable?
Hi team. I was driving though the notoriously narrow drop and go at Birmingham new street train station and a lady open the door of the taxi into the side of my car. It caused £600 worth of damage. To me it was clearly the passengers fault so I was asking her for her details but she had no ID to prove her address so I took…
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Disputing TPV works
I need advise to see if this is something that I should take further. I allowed someone to drive my car who I thought had insurance and he got into a accident. He said that it was just the bumper that was damaged. He sent me photo of both cars. I requested for all my data and they sent me some details of the claimInitially…
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Car insurance claim
Hi can anyone answer this question. I hit a bollard in a car park and scratched the side of my car. Can I claim on my fully comprehensive insurance or would something like this not typically be covered?
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Category S write off
Hello, I’m looking for advice please regarding a no fault accident and I have just been informed that my car is being written off as a structural total loss. I was expecting my car to be an economic write off as it’s a 2012 Honda Jazz and the damage was to the rear bumper and hatchback where a drive went into the back of…
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MOT repair: Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated
Help, got car out of garage to take for service and MOT and front right tyre was totally flat, pumped it up and drove it to the garage. Just checked the online MOT site and it's passed but showing: Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated…
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Loss of insurance excess
Last September I was involved in a car accident, I paid £300 excess towards the repair which is now completed, I have now received news that the other drivers insurance has admitted full liability and hastings direct (my broker) has recovered all its losses, when I enquired about my £300 excess they said it was nothing to…
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What can I use to treat rust on a car
Every year my car is getting more and more advisories for rust so I was hoping to replace it in august but due to not knowing what's happening with my job and I won't have enough money saved I will need to try and get my car through it's mot but what can I use to treat the rust on these items. 1 Rear Sub-frame corroded but…
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Auxillis non-fault claim & unfair charges for "damage" to hire car
I have been browsing the MSE and honestjohn website for some advice regarding credit-hire cars and dishonesty on the part of the accident management companies. I would be very grateful for any advice you can give. My vehicle was involved in a no-fault claim in December, when it was hit by a third party whilst parked…
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Car parking fine Scotland
I just received a notice from Euro car parks that I have a £100 parking fine for using a car park and not paying. I work in a job doing deliveries and yes I did enter the car park but drove around doing my deliveries. I was not technically parked but was on the premises. Is it worth calling and explaining this or should I…
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Broken Timing Chain
29/4 22 - How do you arrive at the condition 'Broken Timing Chain' ? Thought Timing Chains avoided this very same condition when a Timming Belt is used ? Don't Chains expand & Belts snap ? Was something else amiss prior to failure ? Neglected maintainence ?
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Fuel Saving
29/3 22. Using a journey planner before departure gives you journey time & distance enabling calculation of Average Speed which if exceeded is wasteful.
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People crossing the road at junctions
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-highway-code-8-changes-you-need-to-know-from-29-january-2022 when people are crossing or waiting to cross at a junction, other traffic should give way I find that a bizarre rule without any clarity! So what if you are travelling along at 40 mph or the traffic light is green? It would…
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Opinion On Automatic to Manual
Ok, I'll be brief. I have an automatic DL, and I have been driving for 8 years, with no problems. I'm mid 40's. At 19, I took lessons in a manual car, but I failed my test three times due to anxiety, nerves and the fact I had dyspraxia which wasn't diagnosed until my 30's. From what I remember my actual driving, changing…
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Help with "Where is this car kept during the day / night" for car insurance purposes.
Hi, I live in block of flats above shops and to the rear is a large tarmac car park for visitors, deliveries to the shops and for people who live here to park on. There are also 3 garage blocks, and I have rented one of these garages for over 10 years. My car insurance is due for renewal mid-April. I have always put my car…
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New Car
Hi there, I bought a new car in 2019 which is now 3 years old. I was considering replacing it and recently got some quotes for a part exchange but as you can imagine they are not what I am expecting (low). My car is in excellent condition and has only done 13,500 miles in 3 years. At what point is it supposed to be the…
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Deceased personalised plate
Can someone please advise? My husband passed away, his car has personalised numberplate I'd like to keep and maybe use myself, after selling his car. Will I have to transfer car registration to my name to do this? I'm really confused.
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Car & bicycle incident - claim question.
If the answer is tough luck / no chance / it'll be a long drawn out 10yr process / you may win a claim but you probably wont get any cash or anything along those lines then that's what the answer is & I'll just have to move on. Right now I'm only here asking the question as I don't know. Ok so at the weekend I was taken…
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Breakdown cover for older van in Europe
Just looking for breakdown cover for a 3 week trip to France this summer. I've tried a few on here, AA and RAC will cover but works out about £300. It's a 2005 van and when I put it into other breakdown quotes I usually get the response that they won't cover the vehicle due to it's age! It's never broken down in the 6…
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New car and London congestion charge
Hi all. Not sure if there his anyway to find out without trying to contact TFL direct but thought I'd ask on here. Picking up brand new car on Friday morning. Will be given registration on Wednesday. Concerned about London congestion charge. I'm not sure how long it takes for new car registrations to appear online. Would…
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New car before 1 April
I was wondering if it’s better to get a new car before 1st April or wait till after? And will I get a better price on mine before or after 1st April? Any help would be great full. thanks
