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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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Nissan Leaf Battery Woes
Hi, looking for some advice... I have a 2019 Leaf that has done 47,000 miles and has had the Service EV light come on. Long story short is the car has been diagnosed by Nissan as needing a new battery which is not covered under the 5 year warranty as it's 6 years old and is not covered under the 8 year warranty for…
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Peugeot Adblue Emissions system - massive £6k bill for repeat adblue error
My 2019 3008, purchased as an approved 2nd hand car with 12k miles from an official Peugeot dealer, had the same P20EE emissions / adblue error 3 times, including the mileage countdown which stated the car would be impossible to start after 750 miles. The car currently has 32,200 miles. The error points to an emissions…
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emergency repair to brake light
So we've discovered this morning that a tail light (the red brake bit) has been broken leaving a hole with some of the red plastic missing. Normally this would be straight forward and we'd get it repaired. Unfortunately that's not going to be possible before we drive off to Germany on Tuesday. And it's unlikely we'll be…
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Temp car insurance or full year for uni student
Hi My daughter passed her driving test last year and drove for a full year before going off to uni. When she went I let her insurance lapse and didn't renew as I thought we'd just temp cover her when she was back during holiday times. Now she's coming back for Christmas I've done a search and temp cover is quite expensive…
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ML 270 CDI Auto, UK Diesel version (2001) - Carplay
Hello, I have a lovely (now quite old) Mercedes - ML 270 CDI Auto, UK Diesel version (2001). I replaced the original sound system (which had CD decks in the boot - now obsolete and not used) with a single din Sony CD/stereo from Halfords years ago. I now want to replace the Sony stereo with Carplay/Android screen. I want…
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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