-
Advice on works
Hi I took my car in for its MOT and it failed on the handbrake efficiency. It was 13%. The well-known garage told me it needed a new rear brake calliper, rear discs on both sides, and rear pads. £510. I’m [clearly] not a mechanic, but what I find hard to believe is that discs and pads fitted less than 12 months ago - and…
-
TFL congestion charges after car has sold
sold my car on August 1st and on August 22nd saw £125 direct debit coming out my bank for autopay. I called to query and was told as I hadn’t removed my car I was liable for the autopay. She also said there was £94.50 to come out on the 15th September and 3 further days not yet listed. I emailed proof of sale to tfl and…
-
New BMW X1 shuddering
Good morning, We purchased our new X1 a few months ago and after a few weeks noticed a juddering in low gears, especially when turning. This juddering vibrates through the car and steering wheel. It already been into the garage once for repairs and they advised the problem would most likely return in around 2k miles... So…
-
Should I Upgrade My Car or Wait?
I have a dilemma and I was hoping to get advice from people who are more well versed in the financial details of cars. I currently have a 2013 Dacia Duster, passed down to me by my late mother. This car has been going strong, however in the past few months I have had to spend ≈ £1k on general repairs (something crumbling…
-
Advice needed Please (Car Repair)
There was a problem with my car where the spark plug had popped out and car was really noisy.Took the car to a garage explained everything and they said they can have a look.They said car can be repaired just need to rethread the head and head had to be removed to do this so a big job. we were quoted £1200 altogether with…
-
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…
-
Scrap a car
my father in law has a old citroen car. Parker’s say it’s worth a couple of hundred pounds. Is currently SORN and he has given up driving. It would cost about £100 to get it insured, mot and tax. So we are looking at scraping it. Does anyone have any recommendations of who to go to. I see there are national companies that…
-
Paying for child's fuel
Hi, It's my daughter's 17th birthday soon and we have bought her a car (we have been using it for a year, and will get another for ourselves once she learns to drive). We live rurally and public transport is not an option at all. We would like to give her a year's worth of fuel money, to pay for her to get to college and a…
-
Car Finance claim
A bit of a issue with my claim. Both the dealership and the finance company have ceased to trade and a company that holds my data has told me that although they have my details from my previous car finance, which has been paid off, they can't help me. The previous company was bought and the details of the clients passed…
-
Seat Leon broken glove box hinge
My 2024 model Leon has a broken glove box hinge, the service receptionist claimed that it isn’t covered under warranty, odd how there was another customer waiting for a repair who also had a broken glove box. The technician who looked at the fault said it should be a warranty repair.., My guess is there are others with the…
-
Could it have been in an accident?
Considering buying a used car from a private seller. All looks good… the only question I haven’t asked is if it had ever been in an accident. (1) I know the registration but I can’t remember how you go about finding out this information. What’s the procedure? (2) The seller said that it’s currently being driven on a…
-
Company car lease maintenance issue
Hi everyone, I have a company car, paid for through salary sacrifice which includes tyers and maintenance (or so I thought). On my contract, it states that the lease is fully inclusive of Tyres and Maintenance, but when i had a recent tyre problem, upon calling the number provided, it hadn't been registered. Upon further…
-
Serious accident claim value
Hi all. My mum was in a serious car accident, other driver convicted. both cars written off and we're nearing the end of a nightmare four years going through the claim for compensation. The other party is asking for amount we'd consider settling before we end up in court and to be honest, they don't have a leg to stand on.…
-
How do the police scan INSIDE your car ?
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/driving/2025-10/phenomenal-ai-camera-trial-already-changing-driver-behaviour/Just wondered what technology allowed them to look through metal ?
-
Autoglass ruined my car
Please can anyone advise... My back windscreen had to be replaced in july 2025. My insurance use autoglass however i began to notice a weird smell then mould appeared in my boot. I phoned autoglass and they wanted me to take it miles away to their warranty place so i agreed then had to cancel. 3 days later the weather was…
-
Cheapest readily-converted campers/similar vehicle types worth buying?
I read that it's cheaper to buy an already converted vehicle than doing one yourself, what's worth buying as a first camper?
-
Motorpoint delaying payment for sold car
Hello all, I sold my car to Motorpoint over 2 weeks ago. Agreed a valuation and was told that payment would be sent following a routine technical inspection. Received an email 1 day later to say the technical inspection was completed and payment would be transferred within 2 working days. It’s now 2 weeks later and still…
-
Anyone using high octane petrol and notice any benefits?
Anyone using high octane petrol and notice any benefits? My Citroen is still in warentee and service centre is recommending fuel Additives??? I worked for Halfords in the 70s and we used to sell Redex fuel Additives but usually directed toward older engines. Makes me wonder about using high octane petrol?
-
Goskippy / Vavista car insurance quotes much cheaper than the rest
It's car insurance renewal time so I'm looking at quotes via the comparison sites. The quotes I'm getting from Goskippy and Vavista - both brands of the same company, Somerset Bridge Insurance Services Ltd - are much cheaper (like £100+) than anything from any other insurance broker. I am currently with Goskippy for car…
-
Online car radio codes
I've recently had work done on my car. The battery must have been disconnected as the radio is now not working. I don't have the code. I've done an online search and found out how to find the information I need to get the code. I don't have time to take it in to a dealership. Can anyone recommend an online code seller.…
Bought a car, van or motorbike on Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Hire Purchase (HP) since 2007? Discuss the probes into hidden discretionary commission and undeclared commission - and how to complain.
Confused about parking penalties and fines? Get help with all kinds of car parking problems.
68K discussions
1M comments
Most recent: Appeal Rejected - Should I make appeal with Popla by siftkz
Today at 1:20AM
