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Insurance claim seemingly on indefinite hold - can I do anything?
Back in January I had a minor bump when another driver decided to pull out of an illegal parking spot (double yellow lines, hatched markings) into my path. I went into the side of them, but fortunately had it all on dashcam. The driver got out of their car and threatened me before driving off. All of this was reported to…
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Car hire in Slovenia - advice needed please.
Hi all, Our car hire company are being particularly unhelpful answering my questions & have told me that with the "personal touch" someone will contact me 2 days before we arrive with further details and that, "no", they havent got anything to send me now!!! I am trying to research the questions myself and was hoping that…
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Another GAP Insurance Question
I’m potentially buying a used car for £60k and putting a £20k deposit down and financing the balance. I’m looking at combined RTI Gap insurance. I believe that in the event of a total loss, it will pay the difference between the insurance company's settlement and the higher of either. The outstanding finance. The original…
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Best mercedes star on grill please
https://postimg.cc/ZWSHdHNq Or https://postimg.cc/ZWSHdHNq I have this one I want to change it to the top one is it better or not please? Thank you
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Car Insurance - I work 3 nights per week
I work 3 nights per week, 6pm to 6am so my car is parked in a factory car park, I got renewal quotes and rang 3 insurers. The first 2 said I needed to say it was parked in a factory car park pushing the premium up significantly. The 3rd company (Elephant) said because the car is at home for the majority of evenings (4…
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Buying from Auction advice - non receipt of goods
hi all, not sure where the best place to find help on this matter so reaching out here for advice. I have purchased a car at auction, that was supposed to come with an additional full set of wheels. The car was ready on collection, but no wheels. I was advised this would be sorted. After chasing an a month later, and…
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2016 used Nissan Qashqai - no puncture repair kit
Put a deposit on a 2016 Nissan Qashqai today While the puncture repair kit TRAY was in the boot - it was empty, apart from one or maybe two long thin metal screw tool things (sorry, don't know how else to describe them) When I asked the garage (not Nissan - they sell all brands) where the rest of the puncture repair bits…
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Car insurance
I need advise, please. I need a car insurance which is going to be the first time in my life I had always been as a main driver for 20 + on my ex partners insurance. He has been the policy holder but 6 month ago someone hit me and there is a claim which wasn't my fault but it is still going on. As I wasn't the policy…
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Buying car with approx. a £3k budget?
Been getting on 10 years since we've had to buy a car & in that time the second hand market has gone completely silly. If the car we were having to replace was in pre-accident condition then they're going for around what we paid for it about 8 years ago, yet it's obviously older than it was & has done more miles. Absolute…
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Is it time for Motability ?
I am disabled and receiving PIP enhanced on both Mobility and Care - (so can use Motability if I want to) and have a dialemma... The car is now 8 years old and starting to concern me as to it's ongoing reliability (and costs).I need reliable transport - that WILL start and get me from A to B - 100% of the time.Do I use…
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Updating your knowledge?
Since your driving test, when did you last check your driving-related knowledge?Either online or by reading the Highway Code. Have you had your eyes tested?
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V5C mess-up by dealer - how to sort?
My son recently purchased his first car, a second-hand Renault Clio, from a dealer. My husband went with him to buy the car and ended up doing most of the talking as my son is a complete novice. When the invoice for the car was raised by dealer, they addressed it to my husband. When my husband queried this, they told him…
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2 Speeding fines
Hi All, Wonder if you can help. We have received 2 separate speeding fines which have the offence Date/Time/Location exactly the same. The only difference is the speed of vehicle is slightly different. This was captured using "manned equipment" Obviously bang to rights if we were exceeding limit, but am now questioning the…
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Refund of a fine for speeding and referral of the case to court
I was issued a fine for a minor speeding offense and paid it in full and on time, as instructed. However, six months later, the payment was refunded to my account without any explanation. Then, after twelve months, I received a court summons demanding payment of £400 for the same offense. This occurred without any prior…
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Car Finance Settlement Help
I have requested a settlement figure from my car finance company and paid the amount required, How long does the finance company have to remove the finance marker from the vehicle and send me a completion letter, As finance company are saying 21 days which i think is totally unreasonable
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AA Vixa
Does anyone have experience of using the AA Vixa device? You plug it into your car, connect to an app and it monitors your car's 'health' Thanks
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Car lost power
Hi , about A minute from work, car felt sluggish and lost a lot of power. It felt like a puncture, could hear a grinding noise. Looked around after turning engine off, all tyres looked fine (small amount of clear residual smoke from exhaust - normal ten seconds after turning off engine?). Petrol tsi golf. Any ideas? Will…
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Electric cars not allowed at park home site.
I live in a park home on a residential site. All the residents here have been furnished with a letter informing us that all electric vehicles are to be excluded from the site, due to the fire risk. My take on that, is that given the governments big push to promote electric vehicles, we eventually will not be able to have a…
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Courtesy car not provided
I’ve recently been involved in an accident where another driver hit me from behind whilst changing lanes. It was initially submitted as a non-fault claim on my part, however my insurance has since decided that they will be treating it as an at fault claim as they believe they won’t be able to claim costs from the 3rd…
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Parent’s car stolen from driveway 3 days after they died, what do I do?
A long story short my dad died last year and last week my mum died too. She was 59 and physically well so it’s with the coroner still and suspected suicide. I visited the house the day after to make sure it was locked up but didn’t enter it, since I really didn’t want too and even if I did the spare key was missing from…
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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