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Damage to car in county lanes - council liability?
Hi! My commute involves driving on country lanes. Recently a fallen tree had been cleared from the lane but on one side the trunk overhung the road slightly. Due to overgrown hedges at this time of the year, I didn't see this until too late when it took off my wing mirror. The council are saying that as the tree is on…
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Help with car issue (check engine light)
Dear all, First post for a while. The last time I got some really useful help regarding a problem with my old Astra. I ended up getting someone to replace the EGR valve which fixed it. This time, I had a problem with the car almost stalling on idle and being slow to accelerate. The diagnosis at the garage was throttle…
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Haggling on Ex-demo
Having not bought a car for a while, I had seen a 6 month old Skoda Kodiaq, road tested it and thought if the price was right I would buy it. To my surprise the dealer not only offered me rock bottom price on my car, but would not lower price on Skoda, so I walked. Having done some research google tells me dealers are…
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German cars & permanent indicators?
Wondering what this phenomenon is that I'm seeing around on our roads lately. May be just to our area or not, I've no idea. I live a sheltered life & don't venture out much to other areas. Every time I've seen this the car has always been a 'German' make. I say German, I'm sure someone will come in & say BMW, VW aren't…
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Concerns Over GardX & Vehicle Prep
Hi all, Looking for some advice on whether this is worth escalating or if I should just let it go. I recently bought a used car from an approved Mercedes-Benz main dealer. I had been speaking with them via email prior to viewing the vehicle and negotiated the deal remotely. I originally planned to buy the car outright with…
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Buying Used Car from Dealership - How do I maximise Car Tax Payment?
Picking up 28th August I do not want to be in a position of paying for all of August. Can I set up a direct debit and then cancel and then pay for 12 months from 1st September? What is the best way around this?
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Having plates made for a car when private plate is put in retention
Hi. First time posting, with a specific question on the process of transferring a private number plate that I can’t find answered already. I’m about to put my current car’s private plate on retention, ready for it to be assigned to a new car that I take delivery of in around a month. My understanding is that using the DVLA…
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Car hire problems
I hired a car from County Car Rentals of Stockport. Asked if i wanted to use my insurance of theirs. Said theirs as had no car of my own. Warned that there was an excess of £900, which I reluctantly accepted. From this I naturally assumed I was properly insured. As they gave me details of "their" recovery firm, I also…
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Citroen DS3 airbag recall
The recall can be done quickly subject to parts availability. Formel D are the official "at home" repairers simply choose the at home repair option when registering the car for the recall with Citroen UK. The Formel D telephone number is 0121 661 5042 but is is rarely answered. Instead, contact them by email…
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Usual AA renewal palaver.. :(
Been with the AA for as long as I care to remember. Every year (except one!), we get the usual overpriced renewal. There then follows the usual phone call, haggle and eventual price drop. However this year I simply can't seem to contact them. Their "chat bot" just drops me off with "one of our advisors we be with you…
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Zopa PCP - Can you make overpayments?
Does it continually update the monthly payment if you do, hence reduce total interest and monthly payment and keep the balloon payment in tact?
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Paint protection for a new car
Thinking of getting ceramic coating paint protection for a new vehicle. I'm not looking for flawless, no swirls, all that kind of thing. Just protection for the car being outside in an area with poor air quality and lots of birds. Easier to wash would be nice too. Been quoted £350 but they didn't say exactly what product…
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Seeking advice re longevity of a Citroen Berlingo
Hi, I am a "mature" lady whose knowledge of cars extends only to getting in and driving it. I have an 11 yr old Citroen Berlingo with very low mileage (currently 28,746). I have the car serviced once a year. I was recently unable to drive for several weeks and the battery became flat. I had to call the AA and the upshot of…
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Advice on car accident
I live in a cul de sac with a turning space for large vehicles. I reversed slowly out of my drive and to the right. There was nothing ahead. As I moved forward a car reversed out of the turning space and hit my right wing. At the time I was already distressed about something and just couldn't deal with it. Their view was…
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What motorcycle is this ?
Any vintage motorcycle experts out there who can help ?This was taken in about 1928 !!
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Missing service?
Hoping someone can help? DH gave up co car as he has retired, we bought a Nissan Qasquai, relied on a video viewing (first mistake) Little bits not as expected but its nearly 2 years old and done 18k in miles , only has 1 service stamp that the dealership did at 18k. Thinking it should have had one at 9k? They've told us…
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Rejecting a used car - checking that I’ve done everything right so far
On the 9th of July I bought a new car on Halifax car finance. Later that the engine fault light came on. Reported it to the dealer immediately by email and phone. They seemed slow to deal with it, telling me I would need an appointment to bring it in to their garage but not actually giving me an appointment, telling me the…
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Hit and run and insurance
Hi my car was damaged mildly in an unwitnessed hit and run. Have protected ncd. I didn't realise this would be a fault claim and excess being deducted from any repair or total loss. I went through gocompare who provided £250 free excess, but AA say they know nothing about it. Any thoughts? Additionally, what % would this…
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Car Finance Help and Advice
Sorry for the screenshot however, I have arthritis and have sent this email to MSE who advised to post on the forum I hope you can help. In addition my friend contacted a few law firms who have declined to assist on the matter.Thank you in advance
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Valid Rejection on 5 week old car?
Hey all, I bought a car around 5 weeks ago, and whilst I love the car the quality has been very poor. The car was bought on PCP brand new. First off the car was missing some of the spec/trim however I didn’t mind the look so they were great and agreed to fit one of the extra packs as a compliment instead of the extra trim.…
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.
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