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Lease Car Cannot be Repaired
I have an MG5 which I have on a 4 year lease, it's currently 25 months old and the dealer has had the car for just over a month now and they haven't been able to repair it. The problem is the car won't charge (EV) and initially I had to wait a week before MG decided it was under warranty and they would therefore repair it…
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PCP Car Finance Advice Please
Hi all, I entered in a car finance deal with a big stupidity hat on and walked away with a lovely car but sadly I am in a bit of trouble with it so would like to ask questions here: 1) I bought a Range Roger 2018 model and the DPF filter has been giving me all sorts of issues. For some reason on Facebook and Insta I am…
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Lex Autolease didnt collect car on date specified and want to add charges
Hi all, first post here My wife's car was being collected, but collection company cancelled on the morning of pickup. They trued to pick it up a week later and the battery was flat. We spoke to LEX who advised taking it to a garage which we did. The garage fitted a new battery and we advised LEX it needed picking up as MOT…
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How urgent is this?
I know nothing about cars - other than how to drive one. My car has returned today from it's annual service and MOT. It was received by a friend as I was unavailable at drop off time. Friend reported "all good - nothing needed", but, MOT certificate states in the monitor/advisories bit: "Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn…
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Company car allowance vs Fleet Hire car - pros/cons
Hi. I've recently been promoted and one of the options I now have is choosing to receive a car allowance instead of a vehicle through our Fleet hire - Arval. I'm hoping for some guidance on which is the better option based on the data below: The car allowance policy provides me with £570 per month, which is paid through…
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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 Insurance linked to Leased Cars higher than it should be ?
I have a lease car with LeasePlan, now two years into the agreement. When getting an insurance quote, the value is listed as £48K (the original P11D value), but of course, the car is now worth much less. I believe using a lower value should result in a lower premium. However, since I don’t own the car—LeasePlan does—I’m…
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Car lease expiring
I have chosen to lease cars for years. I'm a late 50s women, no man in the household and zero interest in doing anything to a car except fuel it and drive. The kind of driving that I do means having a safe reliable vehicle is essential to my day-to-day life but also for me at present is such that I'm not yet willing to…
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M6 toll barrier
Hi all Unfortunately I did something last week which on reflection was really stupid...I drove up to the m6 toll barrier, the guy in front of me was taking ages and I started to think that he had broken down. I was in a hire car and worried about not getting it back on time, so I reversed back out and drove into another…
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EV Salary Sacrifice & Personal Allowance
Hi everyone, I am thinking of switching to a fully electric Renault Scenic E-Tech Estate. I can get the Techno version in black with 5000 miles for £553 gross a month through my employers salary sacrifice scheme. This works out at £381 net (factoring in BiK) including tyres, maintenance, MOTs, insurance, road tax etc. I'm…
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SORN and re-tax
With VED going up in April would it be wise to SORN if one's vehicle was affected and re-tax before 1st April? Are there any Dos and DON'Ts ? thanks COI: 2004 Merc SL 350 - Band L [I believe]
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Ran off road by Truck
Hi all, Need some advice. I was driving on the road, going around the bend and I came upon a Scania Truck that was in the process of overtaking. The truck was on my side of the road and I had to swerve the vehicle to avoid a head on collision. This resulted in my vehicle hitting into a verge which caused the damage to my…
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Skoda Service Plan not Activated
Hi all, I hope you can help. We recently bought a Skoda second-hand from a Skoda retailer. We paid for a Service Plan to cover the first 2 services, as well as some other warranty bits. The retailer has since stopped being a Skoda authorised retailer, so we switched to a new one, which is really good. However, when we…
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Friend sold my car and has passed away
Hi all, so I'm in a very difficult and confusing position and need some help and advice before my mental health takes a turn for the worse. Last year I decided to buy a car from an auction which had been stolen and recovered in the view to fix it up and sell it on. I bought the car in my name, registered it in my name and…
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How often is a Car service really needed?
I have my Honda Jazz (2014 reg) serviced every year and MOT'ed of course. However, I've just realised that I'm clocking up only around 6000 miles per year. Am I daft to have the oil, plugs, filters etc changed so often?
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Car Accident- County Court claim defendant
I have received a County Court Claim Form I received, dated 11/03/25. This claim pertains to a minor incident involving my vehicle, which caused slight damage to another car while reversing. It is important to note that the bumper of the other vehicle was already damaged prior to our encounter, and my car only left a small…
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Which Boot Liner?
I am getting a new car next week and as I have dogs I am looking for a bespoke fit boot liner. In the past I've had Hatchbag liners and have been very happy though the Velcro doesn't hold well in my current car so I'm looking around at other options. I'm tempted by the Titan liner which is £88 less than the hatchbag for…
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MOT
Hi, MOT due shortly, 2017 Yaris, both wing mirrors have slight cracks on mirror and casing, will this cause a problem?
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SORN or not?
I am currently on a six month driving ban for medical reasons. In short, I picked up a virus in December that caused me to pass out (Cough syncope) Despite the fact that once I have recovered from the virus I have no residual issues, I cannot drive for six months. I informed my motor insurer at the time and was advised…
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Looking to buy a 2016 Vauxhall Corsa from cinch: 69k miles / £5849
Experts, looking to buy a used June 2016 Corsa with 69k miles on it, 4 previous owners. * 23/10/2024 - Passed - Central Front Upper Items removed from driver's view prior to test () * 23/10/2024 - Failed - * * Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of…
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