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Engine failure due to a covered component under warranty.
Vauxhall Mokka 2021 1.2 petrol 42,500 miles 27th September 25 Vehicle has TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, due to a coolant pipe falling onto drive shaft and destroying both. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING Stopped the vehicle immediately (was in a car park at the time) Got it recovered to Vauxhall repair garage. My warranty covers…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask the driving school for my money back?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I've just passed my theory test. I've been trying to book the practical test for some time, but haven't been able to due to the huge backlog. Out of frustration, I've just shelled out a hefty fee for a driving course that promised me a test in February. They've now booked the…
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Hastings black box insurance
My son has just been informed that his car insurance will automatically be cancelled because his black box score has fallen below 30. This is true for the most recent two week period, but his overall score is in the mid 40s. I cannot find anywhere in the policy the mention of within the last two weeks as opposed to over…
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Non fault accident 01/02/25 Aviva still haven't repaired my car
Good afternoon, I'm a 20 year old currently serving in the royal air force, and this is about my 2023 Mazda 3 Which I have had from new as I wanted to keep this car for the next 20 years or longer if possible. But after this ordeal I'd I get it back I will probably end up selling. I'm running out of options as the title…
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Taxi broken down again
Good evening, I bought a 9 seater minibus 18 months ago through Allied Vehicles. It cost nigh on 50 k over 60 months. Its broken down again and now been off the road for 5 weeks in the past 9 months. The latest fault is a major one. Ford have already had it 10 days, tried to repair the problem (gears) but now they're…
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RAC call out & misdiagnosis of fault - can I claim the cost of uneccessary repairs back?
Hi, I had a issue with my car recently. It would not start and eventually there was a burning smell and smoke under the bonnet. When I called out the RAC they identfied an 'over charging alternator' and quoted me a price to have the alternator replaced. We declined that quote and had the car taken to a local garage. I…
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Road tax *double* fine?!?!
I know, we have been stupid, but still... There was a !!!!!! up, so we didn't tax the car. We thought we had, but we hadn't. Some weeks ago we duly got a fine for not taxing the car (£40+£1.67 for the month it wasn't taxed) which was paid there and then, along with the £20 road tax for the year. Subsequently we received…
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CAR INSURANCE CANCELLED WITH NO FAULT ACCIDENT
Hi, a question on behalf of my daughter. 3 or 4 months ago she had a damage only non fault accident when a taxi came onto a roundabout and hit her car. Her car was written off. An independent witness gave his details clearly blaming the taxi driver, who also admitted fault at the scene. She informed her insurers Tesco of…
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Which car battery booster/jumper?
Could do with getting one. I've seen a NOCO one at £79 on Amazon and another which Amazon apparently recommends, OPENAI I think the brand was, at £29. Is there any reason to look at getting the costlier ones or just get one of the cheaper units like the £29 one? Both our cars are 2ltr diesels. Last car was a 2.2 diesel.…
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Citroen Recall Help
Hello Everyone! I had my car recalled as part of the Stellantis airbag recall. It was a nightmare to get a do not drive order in August and they only gave me a rental car from September and the car was fixed at the end of November. They told me they'd collect the rental car and they never did. I emailed them to clarify the…
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VAT on Vehicle Tax
Morning folks, I've just received an email from my leasing company stating that I will have to start paying Vehicle Tax on the EV that I lease from them. Fine no problem with that. They've also stated they will be charging me VAT on this...wondering if anyone knows whether this is right? I didn't think you paid Tax on Tax.
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Car damaged in collision whilst at Waves Car Wash
Hello everyone, I took my car to be cleaned at my local Waves Car Wash in a Tesco car park this afternoon, went off for a little lunchtime walk and when I came back the operators told me that my car had been involved in an accident. Apparently another driver scraped the bumper whilst the operator was manoeuvring my car, so…
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RTC - not my fault. Insurance?
Hello all today I was involved in a road traffic collision. I was in stationary traffic when a bus (large bus company) Had attempted to squeeze past my vehicle through a gap which was nowhere near big enough. When doing so it had scraped my car and caused a large scuff mark on my rear offside panel and bumper along with…
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Dashcam placement
I fitted my dashcam yesterday following the instructions in the manual but then realised it may be for American cars. Is this OK legally? Its not hardwired. The black lines are the window wipers and the blue lines are to show where the window wipers go across the windscreen
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Is this a reasonable price and is it worth it?
So I have 2009 Toyota Yaris petrol 60K miles There are scratches on one side we have been quoted £595 to "Pull dents and repair, sand out damage and repaint - machine polish to complete" I think once this is done it should have a few more years of life - so it should be worth it, is that correct? (The gear box was replaced…
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Recommend some Car leasing sites, with 'Full online' applications to buy the car?
Recommend some Car leasing sites, with 'Full online' applications to buy the car? For someone wanting to apply for a car lease /HP, where you have a BRAND new car for 3-5 years, and then pay monthly payments for it. For a Brand new car, Can you recommend some reputation sites, where you apply for a car lease, where on the…
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Hastings Direct Car Insurance Beware.
Signed up to Hastings You Drive without realising that it uses a black box to monitor your driving, this wasn't for me so cancelled within the 14 days cooling off period. The deposit was £46 and all I received back was £6, all the rest was kept in fees. BE VERY AWARE and read the small print which is what I should have…
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Learner insurance surprise
My youngest daughter is learning to drive and I looked into learner insurance. Marmalade at around £80 per month were quite expensive but Veygo seemed more reasonable at around half that. I was planning to accept that, but I thought I would check the cost of adding her to the main policy on the car. It actually slightly…
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Advice on car not suitable for the outdoors
Hi all, Been a while since I've had to post here for advice ! Basics: Car purchased 30/11/24 from Audi main dealer 90 miles away with 18k on it and on PCP until Apr-26. Comes with 2 year Audi used approved warranty. Problems: It went in (Main dealer close to home) a few months back for some issues with a module which…
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Kia Ceed 2021 Issue
I have a 2021 plate Kia Ceed automatic petrol 1.5L vehicle. We have an issue where the car seems to stall on starting but only intermittently although it seems to be more regular over the last couple of days. Sometimes the immobiliser and engine management light comes on sometimes it doesn't. Once you turn the ignition off…
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