Motoring

Hi, I have over 25 years driving experience and 18 years NCD. I have never made a claim in 25 years or lapsed in my insurance until this thing called Covid and lockdown came along. During that time my company sent me home and they have only just recently allowed us back to the workplace. Because I had to sell my car…

Is it worth it? I paid. I had an RTA, the other party 100% at fault & prosecuted. My insurer's legal cover amounted to passing my claim to a firm of PI (Personal Injury) solicitors. They proved to be the world's worst but it took a while for me to find that out. The claim was going nowhere. No progress reports, no replies…

Hi.Newly-bought 2023 i10 comes with one key. It may be that Hyundai only provides a 'manual' key as the spare to the flip-bladed remote, but I'd like to have a spare remote jobbie made chust in case.Q - where is the best - cost+reliability - place to get one?Ta. 

i am new to leasing my car needs a part so i'm going to get it fixed, sell and lease. Cant lease via work as NHS Fleet want you to earn a managers wage idiots, i'm hiring at mo. Does anyone know a leasing company with a reasonable initial deposit? under £2k. I'm in Manchester. thank you Kim

I'll start this by highlighting that I'm incredibly indecisive to an almost pathological extent! Having said that, I finally picked a (nearly) new car from Arnold Clark and, after lots of sums, decided that paying for it outright was the best way to go. I'm due to see the car after work today and hopefully buying it on the…

Hi all. Been driving for about 4 months now and been getting loads of experience every day. Covered most things myself such as parallel parking, rear bay parking, roundabouts, over-taking, motorways, A roads ( dual carriageways ) , country roads, city driving, following sat-navs, driving whilst it's dark, heavy rain, ice,…

We bought a car from Fords of Winsford, Trafford in August last year. As we were on our way home we noticed the Cluster Unit, Parking Sensors and the indicator sound was not working. The fault was reported the day after. The car was booked in for a diagnostics for 4 weeks later. After the diagnostics was done it was agreed…

Have a 2018 hyundai i20 1.0 auto with a dead battery. Thinking of using either RAC or halfords mobile service to come to my location and fit the battery. It will cost the same no matter who i go with. Not sure what brand battery RAC will use but they offer a 3 year guarantee. Halfords have their own brand or yusua both…

Hi, DVLA have sent me form D46 to renew my driving licence. But there is no mention of photo for ID, nor space to attach one. Last renewal [D1] asked for photo, & I received a photo ID card licence, plus the paper one. But there's no mention of a photo ID card on form D46. I need this as ID, for all sorts of things. Total…

Unfortunately my father's health issues mean he won't be driving again, and in reality hasn't done for some time. He is the owner and registered keeper of my parents car, although my Mum is down as the main driver etc for insurance purposes. I can help them change the car into my Mum's name ( for ownership / registered…

Hi got a pcn by the council for parking in a clearway. Do I need to report it to the car insurance company? thabks 

I was given a 6 month warranty with a used car I bought. I submitted a claim but never got round to providing a repair quote until recently (FT job, christmas, life! etc). I have now found a garage to quote but the warranty company have closed my claim as I am outside of the 45 day window to provide the quote. I have…

Out of all the Kia hatchback cars which 'ones' are the most similar size to that of a WV Golf ? Edit - Added:I am asking about New modern Golfs and modern kias, 2025 - 2026 models

Not sure whether this would be better housed in the vent forum or motoring but I very nearly totally wiped out a cyclist tonight. Was one of those where the hell did this guy appear from moments & I need to watch that back on dash cam to see what happened. The A road where I live was nose to tail so I turned off as soon as…

Just a warning for Firefox users. Finally! my reminder showed up, so I went online to tax it. I laboriously entered all that long number, selected 12 months, pay now etc., found my card and entered the details. Clicked "pay now" and very little happened apart from it claimed to be checking my payment method. Eventually I…

Hi all, My car is going back to the finance company Monday (in 3 days) after 4 year lease. i just put continental tyres on it last week, as you’re supposed to do that and not budgets. Literally, yesterday I had a slow puncture on the way to work which I’ve now repaired within an hour of doing it via the puncture sealant…

So, would be grateful if you fine folks could help me out with my thinking regarding potentially signing up to my companys salary sacrifice EV scheme. My current position is I own a 2017 plate VW Passat with 58,000 miles on the clock - don't drive that far any more, between 5,000-7,000 miles a year. I've calculated the…

Steady...Getting quotes for a new car, to which daughter will be added so I can help teach her to drive - get practice under t'belt. She's just returned from a year of travelling. Current employment status is part-time waitressing in a local gastropub, which is closed for January. She's just had a chat at the local…

I watched a video about oil types and not all 5w 30 are the same. Is it just a matter of one type of oil is for a petrol engine and another for a diesel? For a 2013 Vauxhall Vivaro 2.0L diesel, you generally need a fully synthetic 5W-30 or 5W-40 engine oil with an ACEA C3 specification, essential for vehicles with Diesel…

Hi, My nearly 4 year old Renault Zoe is due it's 4th annual service next month. Cost with Renault is £526, this includes ~£200 for new 12v battery, along with new brake fluid, over the usual B service. If I buy a genuine new Renault battery and hand it to local ev independent garage to fit as part of the service, would…