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Second hand car break down
Bought a car March 2025. Two months after purchase had a nasty break down. Brakes siezed on motorway . Short version is that trader ignoring my calls and warranty won't pay . Surely trader has a responsibility in this. Was a 600 pounds repair . Any advice
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Car Insurance Arrangement fees - price comparison sites should have option to exclude
1st Central charges an additional fee of £50 to set up a policy. yet this does not show up in price comparison. It would be good if price comparison site result lists allowed users to exclude such companies in the results list, or, at the very minimum, to work with the full price including any such compulsory introductory…
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Siphoning Petrol from Hyundai i10?
How do you siphon petrol from a Hyundai i10 when it has an anti siphon in the fuel filler funnel?
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MOTOR OMBUDSMAN is it worth it?
bought a car in July 2023, the garage had it back a couple of times in 2023. In 2024 the garage had it for nearly 3 and half months due to waiting parts. I made a complaint to the motor ombudsman in July last year, I have sent all the evidence through to them, they've said that the garage have not responded. I have tried…
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Mis sold car finance
Hi, I was curious about all this mis sold interest rates and such that's been in the news and with MSE. Basically, I followed the advice of sending the email draft that's available on MSE to my previous broker which was Blue Motor Finance. They've emailed me back saying they can confirm that they didn't miss sell any…
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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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RAC Patrol & Breakdown Cover
Have had a really bad experience with the RAC and looking for any advice. The short story is I have had an unsatisfactory services provided by the RAC patrol exacerbating a
simple electrical problem and they then would not provide cover without receiving an £85 call out payment. Tried many attempts to resolve the matter,…
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Lease car registered in mainland GB but located in NI
I have a just over 3 year old car on a lease from WVFS, I have moved this car to Northern Ireland but the lease/owner is still located in mainland GB. The government website is telling me I need to have an MOT on the car but I am unable to get an MOT locally in NI as the car is not yet 4 years old. Does anyone know the…
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Possible to add parking sensor/camera to a car
I'm buying a new car (used). It's a kia rio and its 3 years old. To keep costs down, I've found one that ticks all my boxes, but unfortunately, it's got an old fashioned 3.8 monochrome audio display like the picture attached. I saw 'unfortunately' because I rely on a reversing camera to parallel park which I had in my most…
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Advice, 2012, 1.4 Corsa timing belt.
Grandson's car, still runs but very rough. Timing belt diagnosed as broken/breaking up... So he wants to keep the car and get it repaired. What do you think? If he gets it done, belt and tensioner replaced, any thing else? Plus are there better manufacturers for the belt? EDIT Just seen the report from the garage, does…
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Private plate V750 wrong to person.
Hi, I bought a car from a private seller last week, 150 miles away from home. I drove the car home, and after 30 min's or so, my wife (she thought she was helping) took private plate off our old car (up for sale soon with original plates), and assigned to our new one. About another hour later, I get a message from seller,…
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Multiple problems with second hand car
Hello, We bought a second hand Ford Focus from an official Ford dealership 15 months ago. It's a 68 plate. Since then it's been back in for repairs over 10 times. Examples of the issues we've faced are "crash imminent" warning keeps going off, electric window not working, automatic brake not working, turbo issue causing…
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was I over charged
So I will try to keep it short I was just touring Germany on my motorcycle when I broke down I had breakdown cover and was recovered to the nearest Triumph main dealer. I new the problem was the fan and I expected them to just replace it, The dealer called me the next day at around 1 o'clock to collect the bike It was a…
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Will I lose my No claims?
Hi I'm hoping somebody can help me. I've not been able to drive since March and my policy is due to run out in 14 days. I don't expect to be driving anytime soon with medical problems but will I lose my 20+ years No claims if I don't renew in 14 days? I was hoping I could leave it another month or two as I'm not going to…
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Airbag light on, insurance still valid while waiting for replacement part to arrive?
My airbag light came on this week. After a diagnostic, it came back saying it needed a new drivers clock spring. I've tried to order one, but there are none at all in the UK, only in Belgium. I can order it with the manufacturer but they've said could take 2-3 weeks to come. Will I still be covered to drive with my…
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Ageas refusing to insure if name is not on V5
My son needed to make a change of vehicle today from his car , also insured by Ageas, to a gifted family vehicle for him. He would be main driver and no one else on policy. Ageas refused stating he has to be the registered keeper. An hour later we applied for a new V5 with his name as keeper, he would also be the owner.…
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AA/RAC vehicle check for motorbike
is there some 2 wheeled equivalent vehicle check for motorbikes that the AA/RAC do for cars - I've been riding bikes since I was 17 (in my 60's now!) but am complete mechanical dunderhead - my long time go to mechanic has sadly passed on & want to buy new (to me) bike but wary of second hand market sharks so wondered if…
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Car insurance claim - repair questions!
I've been driving for many years, but have to make my first claim today after a nasty run in with a hidden bloody bollard at work! Can I ask what to expect? I am fully comp, business insurance (happened when dropping off item for work). I've 15 years no claims not protected. Am I right in thinking I'll loose maybe 2 years…
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who to ask about speeding enforcement plans
I live on a seafront front in a large seaside town. I the last year 2 motor bikers have been killed after coming off the bike doing at least 60 mph in what is a 30 mph area. I have walked along the seafront this morning and seen 2 motor bikers riding recklessly doing a minimum of 60 mph. At this time of the year the area…
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New wheel bearing fitted by Halfords failed 100 miles from home a week later
Long sordid tale, but in short ... took car to Halfords for a lot of noise while driving, a new wheel bearing was part of the work, picked the car up Tuesday last week (1st July). Wednesday this week, while driving 100 miles from home, the new wheel bearing fell apart and the RAC came out, diagnosed that and also the fact…
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