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New to the Motoring board? Start here
🚘 Here are some threads you might find useful: * A compendium of car maintenance tips 🚘 And here's some relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cost of living crisis help * Cheap Car Insurance * Cheap Breakdown Cover * Cheap Petrol & Diesel - Cut prices & improve fuel efficiency * Cheap MOTs * Motoring MoneySaving -…
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MOT ready
So just had a nice mot bill for wife’s car £450 have a thread on this partly my fault for not forward planning and ended up going on a credit card!!. so Astra mot is due 9th of jan between that I’ve got my daughters birthday Xmas and wife’s 40th!!! so how to I go about making the burden less painful so one less needs doing…
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Car finance agreement exit options
I have an agreement with moneybarn, am now at roughly a half way point and wanted to consider voluntary termination. I’ve initially emailed moneybarn regarding this and have had a response saying that ‘they have noticed we have never sent you the options for exiting the agreement before’ and I should call them. I’ve yet to…
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New car valued £6,000.00
Time to buy a "new car". been a decade since bought. Before i recall some compant doing car checks before purchase. Is this still done? BTW i live Gloucestershire. I can pay 50/50 cash and credit card (aim to pay off quickly, not to their rules). Any tips or guidance for me?
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Advice Regarding taking a Limited Company to the small Claims Court when they are no longer trading.
Hi everyone. I'm after a little advice please. So I purchased a 2014 Abarth in July this year. 6 weeks later and only having driven approximately 500 miles, a Check Transmission warning light appeared on the dash. I contacted the dealer and they agreed to repair and claim the cost back from my warrantee. Unfortunately, the…
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Renault kadjar 2019 engine failure.
Hello fellow forumites. I am after some advice please. On the 13th September my engine failure light came on my 2019 Renault kadjar, I cruised to the nearest layby and turn the car off with grey smoke coming from under the bonnet. Called the AA who advised the coolant thermostat was cracked. I was towed to the nearest…
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New Car Purchase: Petrol or Hybrid?
My husband and I need to purchase a new car (either this year or in the new year) and are uncertain what type of car to go for. This will probably be our last car before we give up driving, so want to buy something that will be economical for us in that short term. Would we be better off just buying a straight petrol car…
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Windscreen Chip
Had a look and it's about £60 repair, do people normally go though insurance or just pay for it?
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To claim or not
Having had my car vandalised two days ago I’m unsure whether I should claim on my insurance or not. What should I consider? Cost of damage around £500 (guesstimate) excess £100 no claims protected currently and no other claims made on policy I guess it’s impossible to say what the effect may be on future premiums because I…
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Red light traffic light cameras
II accidentally went through a red light. It was changing from amber to red; this is on Claremont Lane where you can go straight towards Esher or you can turn right and go onto Milbourne Lane which goes towards Claygate. Can anyone confirm if there are red light cameras on those traffic lights or if anyone's been caught…
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Ecoboost Gamble - Should I Change the Wet Belt Now or Wait?
Hey everyone, I’m at a bit of a crossroads with my Fiesta (1.0L Ecoboost)
and could use some advice. It’s about that infamous wet timing belt. Here’s my
situation: I can get the belt changed now, but it’s pricey at £2,000
that I can just about scrounge together. If I wait until early next year, I
have a specialist mechanic…
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Is this genuine? Motor insurers bureau
Just got a letter from the Motor insurers bureau telling me i have 28 days to SORN my motorcycle to avoid a fine. I have no problem with SORNing it but is it true that you can be fined for having no insurance on a vehicle that is not being used? For clarity i have 2, 40 plus year old motorcycles that this year i had…
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Increase in fuel tax in budget?
If the chancellor increases the tax on fuel in the budget, does it go up immediately?
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Notice for intended prosecution for "speeding" at 29mph
Unfortunately, I live in Wales and have recently fallen victim to the ridiculous 20mph speed limit change. I drove down a road which has always been 30mph, but I received a notice for intended prosecution by the South Wales Police as this is now apparently a 20mph road. There is no 20mph speed limit sign on this road, so I…
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Ending Personal lease hire contract
Help - I have a car on lease which is due to come to an end at the beginning of December - I am able to early terminate the contract. Have a new car on order which is ready to be delivered Here is my problem - my current car now has a fault with the onboard charger so has to be replaced under warranty - part is on back…
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RomaHome motor homes
Hi, Im looking at buying my first ever Romahome and I'm just a little worried about the previous MOT's and whether my concerns are justified. I understand its 25 years old now and isn't going to be perfect but Corrosion has been an advisory for a couple of years now. I was looking for a bit of advice on whether this MOT is…
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VED on electric cars
From April 2025 this will rise from zero to £190 (or more?). I have a BEV, currently taxed to May 2025. Is there any reason why I should not declare SORN sometime in March 2025 (at a point when I don't need to use the car for a couple of days) and then retax it, I assume still at £0, until February 2026. This should put…
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Problems in updating driver's licence
Hey there Trying to assist someone who needs to get their driver's licence updated. Double whammy - she's married and she's moved. Easy enough but she is not a UK citizen and doesn't want to send her original documents in case they get lost. Is there a way to do this without sending the original documents? I couldn't quite…
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Confused dot com on NCB for multi car insurance
Hi. Filling out website for multi car insurance. I've got a new car coming and an existing car currently on another policy that I will add but will start in November. On the new car I guess I have 0 NCB but it says have I got experience. Do I put that as 7 years (NCB on other car) as a named driver (it doesn't have other…
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Courtesy Car availability
I'm with LV. I had an accident - wild animal strike (they count it as my fault). Is that always the case? Also the car has been off the road for 4 days now, but the courtesy car is provided only while the car is in the garage for repair. Is this usual practice? They have given me a hire car at no cost (yesterday, after…
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Evidence for car insurance claim
Hi, Does anybody know if a garage report of damage to a car can be used as evidence in a car insurance claim? We've had conflicting information from the insurance company; one lady said yes, it can be and she'd send it to the other party's insurerers but when we rang for an update a different person said no, it couldn't be…