Motoring

we bought a VW ID3 back in April this year, at the time of the test drive i reported it had some noise coming from the front drivers side wheel, was told it was regen braking. this was whilst cruising. anyway bought it told it had 6 months warranty with the dealer (KIA). picked the car up still noise from wheel and rear…

Hello all, I'm all set to purchase a used (3 year old) Kia Niro EV from a Kia dealer. It seems in very good shape, battery health very good. I'm just pondering a couple of possible extras that I'd value views on (my desired approach to cars is to buy a good one every 5-10 years and then get all the use out of it for as…

Before Christmas I returned to my car and somebody had smashed the rear door of it in with a trailer we never found out who did it although it was witnessed. I couldn't afford to get it fixed myself so contacted the insurance, on the phone they told me they'd send me the information through and to take photos and they…

We recently bought a used ev 23 Nissan Ariya. We have a home charger (7.4kwh) and are very pleased that it's costing us between 1p and 2p per mile, depending on the drive. We are on Octopus Intelligent Go which costs 8p per kWh between 23:30 and 05:30. We also have solar panels and so can charge for free provided at least…

I have been looking at BYD Dolphins and was dismayed to learn that only plug in hybrids are available and also that BYD do not even mention that there is still an engine under the bonnet - what size engine do they come with ? It seems weird to me that everything in their website is about EV's - no mention of anything else…

Hi all. I'm a bit confused about the best way to go about getting my 17 year old sons insured now he's passed his test. I've looked at getting his own insurance so he can build up so NCD, but it says that he has to be the main driver of the car (which is our car) and my wife and I alraedy have a policy on that car which…

Hi all, I notice the previous Car radio unlocking thread has been closed (yesterday) so thought I'd see if I could start another as I cannot see any other thread!Anyway, I've a Blaupunkt CD43, Serial Number BP026318419367 which I took out of my car a few years back and now I want to refit I can't find the card the code was…

Hi all, I have a dilemma. Parked my car a few months ago next to a skip. It appears the skip was collected whilst I was away from my car and rubble has dropped and caused damage to the roof. Skip company didn’t tell me and promptly left without leaving their details. I was going to pay to repair the damage myself, as the…

Hi - I bought an Ex-Demo, high-Spec VW Passat Estate (GTE Hybrid) in Jan 2023 for around £38,400 from a VW dealer. I was shocked that, after owning the vehicle for a year, the road tax shot up to £640 per annum. This is something I did not see coming. Has anyone else been caught out by this ? Essentially, I am being taxed…

As I write this, oil is about $105 a barrel and petrol is 164.9p a litre (where I am). Just before the start of the Iran war, I filled up at 120.9p per litre although I accept the price was more commonly 124.9p at that time. Oil was about $65 dollars a barrel at that time. The price of oil has therefore risen $40 a barrel…

Hello, I was pulled over doing 99mph a few months ago on a dual carriageway with a 70mph limit. I am guilty and have no legitimate reason for driving at that speed. I have just received a single justice procedure notice. I have a few questions: Is there any benefit to saying that I want to go to court? If I say I don't…

My Autoaid breakdown cover is due to 'auto renew' in October '26 and I do not want to renew with them as I am very unhappy with their service, as are many others on this forum. I have twice logged onto their customer portal to cancel the 'auto renew' feature, but both times they have mysteriously switched it back on again.…

Newbie here so please be gentle! I have found a car we like the look of from a small dealership. Price good, test drive all good. The MOT from May showed an advisory on the tyre tread, so the dealership agreed to change the tyre and service the car before sale as well as fixing an alloy that was grazed. Car passed the…

Hi all Bit of a story here but I am looking for a decent dashcam/tracker combined unit. Basically? Our company has a driver who of late has been taking the mickey. I won’t go into detail but it is fair to say that he goes missing for a few hours most days and leaves the deliveries to the other driver. We need the evidence…

The last car I bought was 8 years ago and through cazoo. No haggling and I found it a really positive experience. I’m now in the market for a new car and looking at approved cars from main dealerships. I have seen a couple I might be interested in and the dealers will not budge on price. They offer me something towards the…

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had experience ordering from autodoc? Want to know how soon do they normally take to dispatch parts to UK? Maybe my expectations are too high, I ordered some parts around 11AM today (Monday) and it's still processing - I would have expected them to dispatch them same day given enough time.…

Sat with a car salesman at a main dealer to buy a new car. I asked for a service pack and extended warranty but was told neither were available (although have since found out they are). I wasn't offered the current deal they have running on the vehicle I was buying. Salesman glossed over the PCP agreement, didn't explain…

Good morning At the end of June this year, I purchased a 2023 plate bmw x1 msport from Ipswich bmw group 1. the car was sourced from the Norwich dealership and purchased and collected from Ipswich with a very recently completed service and a fresh MOT. after around a month and a half we noticed a dry squeak coming from the…

I have to put this out there to share my experience with RAC breakdown cover so that others are aware of their false promises on their website that say they will take you home. I’ve been with the RAC for 15 years and not needed them until now. I have the Recovery option with my membership and my wife and daughter are…

I'm looking for some advice. How can I progress this quicker? It is making me depressed and causing upset between me and my husband. We picked a car up from a dealership a couple of weeks ago and when we got it home we noticed it had oil leaking out from underneath the car. We travelled over 200 miles to pick it up. When…