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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…
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Who's liable to pay compensation - garage / insurance/fleet company
I am leasing a car via salary sacrifice , through a very well known Fleet Company. In December 2024 I hit a pothole, which damaged my left hand side front alloy. I have paid the excess to have the alloy replaced by the insurer's approved garage. The car had tyres replaced, and even with a dented alloy was driving perfectly…
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New Car - Hatchbag, Titan or Boot Buddy Boot Liner?
I asked for recommendations on boot liners a couple of weeks ago and have been doing some research. Having dogs I need a boot liner to keep the boot as clean as possible. In my last car I had a Hatchbag liner which wore very well and after 6 years was in great shape. The only problem was the fact that the velcro didn't…
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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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Selling a car back to who sold it to me
Hey guys long story short I brought a car privately which was the biggest mistake I ever make, was my first car and turned out it wasn’t road worthy. To my surprise seller is offering some not all but some of my money back. I got the new v5 thingy in my name when he sold me the car I won’t be there my partner will when he…
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Forgot ro renew car insurance
I am with Aviva. Just back from holiday to bowen an email saying my policy expired yesterday. As soon as I can I am going to phone them to renew. My concern is the renewal price was the best. Will I now forgo that price and be charged a lot more? Obviously I will not drive the vehicle until i have a new policy
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It's not just EVs that can be taxed early!
Lots of discussion about taxing EVs early to avoid paying for another year but I've just taxed our Peugeot 108 1.0l petrol that is due to rise from free to £20 tomorrow following the same instructions as the EV discussions. Tax was due in July so dodged 9 months of payment 😁
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Turns out my car needs a new engine, not a replacement sensor....
Update (or not) Well here we are 6 weeks after dropping my car back to the dealer to replace the engine and still no news. I have emailed almost weekly for updates, having been told on 7th March that the engine had arrived and I should have the car back by 14th March and when I chased on 17th March was told to bear in mind…
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Will my payment reduce
Hi i like many am paying ridiculous interest on my car finance, when this is all sorted will the remainder of the finance % dropped to the lowest level it should have been when I purchased the car? Will my monthly payments go down as well?
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Question about claim against previous insurance
Hi, November last year, I scratched my car against a wall. I planned to get it repaired out of pocket to protect my no-claims bonus. I've just had a quote for the repair and it's a lot more expensive than I thought it would be. I've since changed insurers after the old one expired at the end of the year. Have I any…
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Get FREE tax for an extra year on your EV - is this correct?
Hi - there was this information on the MSE newsletter a few weeks back: ****************************************** EV owners are exempt from paying car tax until April 2025 – but you can delay paying it for another year Up until now, another benefit of EVs is that they've been totally exempt from road tax, or vehicle…
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Mk4 Prius, do I need to continue taking it to the main dealer or shall I use a local independent?
Purchased a gen 4 Prius last year with full main dealer history. Do I need to take the car to the main Toyota dealer? They have equipment that can test the condition of the hybrid battery which presumably a local independent can’t do. Is there anything else I should know about? I’d prefer to take to my local specialist…
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Potential issue with MOT repair
I purchased a used car from a dealer yesterday and the first thing I done was remove the wheels to clean them off and noticed the lower control arm bush was torn. I checked the MOT and one thing that had to be fixed was "Offside Front Inner Suspension Arm". I'm unsure if "inner suspension arm" is the lower control arm aka…
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used car purchase, small claims court
Hi, would welcome the forums advice. I bought a used car in December from a 'private seller' who advertised in auto trader. It checked out fine for MOT (only done October prior), previous ownership etc. It had a full service history from a private garage rather than dealer which seller sent through before I went to see the…
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Car Hire Excess Insurance query
Hi, I bought this policy through Eversure and I picked up the car from Green Motion. Its been a few days I had the car and the car goes back in a few days. However after reading Eversure they say they do not support Green Motion so can I cancel this policy & buy another policy? Or is the policy is only valid before I pick…
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Question about No Claims Discount Certificates
For the last few years I have changed insurance companies on my car to get the best price and have forgot to get the No Claims Certificates at the end of the policy. Can the Insurance Companies check to see if I have got the 9 Years No Claims that I entered into website when I got my latest quote.
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Driving test bookers
I am trying to book my daughter's first driving test and discovering what a crazy system it is. On the DVSA site you wait a long time and then it throws you off. Can anyone recommend a company that provides an honest service for booking first driving tests? She has a driving instructor but he only does driving, not test…
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Take out PCP to get the benefits, apply for mortgage borrowing to overpay & minimise interest?
I usually buy a car for 15-20k and have it for a good 10 years. Mortgage 160k Additional Borrowing 20k Total Borrowing 180k at 4.74% Tracker HSBC from 1st July (Hoping its 4.49/4.24 by Summer) Purchase car on BMW PCP, highest deposit, over 4 years, mileage say 15k. Then once agreement up and running, week later, overpay…
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EV tax
I’ve just renewed my road tax on my EV Effective from 1 April 2025 I was charged £0 i called DVLA as I was expecting new charge of £190 was told that as I was renewing before 1 April I would get a further year free!!! Amazing !!!
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Car purchase problem
Hi there, advice needed….. I have seen a used car and put a deposit on it. I was meant to collect the car yesterday and went to the car centre to finalize the deal and take the vehicle away. They processed my deposit contribution but then a problem occurred their end with their ict systems which meant that the invoice…
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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