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That ruined my day
A brand new car, which I collected from the dealer at Christmas. Someone reversed into me, while I was stationary.
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NO FAULT COLLISION BUT HIRE CAR INSURANCE NOT COVERED
Wife's car was stationary and hit from behind. Other driver admitted liability, exchanged details and contacted his company before my wife contacted hers. His company phoned her at the scene and said they would cover everything which would negate any excess on her policy. Hire car delivered to home the following day. All…
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£30 to clear Engine Management Light
I have a 11 plate Hyundai i10 and on Saturday night the engine management light came on just as I was getting home so only drove 1 mile with it on. So I went to my usual garage on Tuesday and the mechanic plugged a thing into my car and said "it seems the exhaust triggered it, it does that sometime, I'll just clear it,…
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Replace car or keep it going? Starting to feel like I'm driving a banger.....
So, was hoping to keep my 12yr old car going for a few more years and then pass it to my child who will be learning to drive this year. It's valued at £1250-£1800 so far trade in with 9 months MOT left. It passed the last MOT (no advisories) but mechanic said I might want to think about replacing it before next MOT due to…
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Bumped the Back of a lease Car
I pleaded liability of a thumbnail mark on the back of a car and as it was so small said I would pay for it Now received and estate from them of £200 which seems extortionate Can I ask them to try and get someone cheaper and can I ask to see the bill Help never had to deal with anything like this before my husband dealt…
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Anyone else stopped receiving Justpark booking emails?
I rent out my driveway on Justpark.Until about 3 weeks ago I was receiving an email every time I received a booking for my driveway. Since then I've received none, despite having received at least 5 bookings since then. I've reported it to JustPark support. They insist that they are sending the emails, but are apparently…
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Speeding fine took ages to deliver
If a roadside speeding offence took place in August (7/8/2024), but a letter was not received until December, posted 30/11/2024, do I have any recourse based on the fact they have not sent the letter out promptly?
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Car Dealer 5 day drive away Insurance cover
Hi, Need some legal advice, please. We bought a car from a car dealer called CarShop Ltd in Nottingham in Dec 21. We were told that we have the '5 day drive away' insurance cover. The car was bought from a dealer in Nottingham and was delivered to us in London. A couple of days after it was delivered my daughter excitedly…
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Third Party Self Insured Rip Off
Well, where do I start. On December 1st, I was attending an event (my business) and as we were packing up an Amey Highways tipper truck reversed down the drivers side of my van. My van was parked completely off the path area we were told to drive along to our area and there was loads of room, however the Amey employee…
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Ford Kuga from Evans Halshaw
This discussion was created from comments split from: Evans halshaw guarantee.
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Evans halshaw guarantee
I bought a car from an evans halshaw dealership a little while ago. I took out their premium guarantee too (although I am also still within the 3 month warranty anyway). On Saturday, I couldn’t start the car. AA came out (breakdown cover from AA is also included in the premium guarantee) who said the car needed a new…
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Mum seems to have contacted a third party insurance company rather than Churchill
Hi, My mum was involved in a car accident in September and somehow ended up going through to a company called Stocalfe Response despite calling the Churchill Claims number from her insurance policy. I wasn't aware of this situation until she told me about it yesterday, but here's the situation... She thought she'd called…
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Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid or Full EV?
Hi all, Looking for advice and thoughts please. Currently have a small hatchback and SUV in the household, both traditional petrol cars. Small hatchback is used mainly for around the town and work commutes of 60 miles round trip 4 times a week. SUV used for longer range trips for holidays and around the town driving. It is…
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Lease car charges on return
Hi all, I recently left my job where I had a lease car through my employer. I am having to paying an early termination fee for exiting the lease 18 months into a 3 year contract, the fee is just over £3000 (frustrating but expected). I also have to pay the lease charges from my last payment through to the date the car was…
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Car refund entiltment
I had recently bought a used car from a dealer but there had been issues with it so I have asked to send it back under the consumer rights act 2015, the company have accepted this and are will to give me back the money I spent, less the deposit I paid. Are they entitled to keep the deposit that I paid to hold the vehicle…
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Selling my car - are test drives insured?
I intend to sell my car privately, and it occurred to me that any prospective buyers wanting to test drive the car would need to be insured. Question is on whose insurance? They wouldn't be on my policy, so does that mean my policy would have no cover for this scenario? Their policy would not include my car, so similar…
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to stick with current insurer or change.
Had a minor accident this year which was deemed my fault. My renewal notice came and the renewal is up from £500 approx to £800. (not as much as id thought. I went on comparison sites and with the one fault im getting quotes of about £550. As i dont feel that the current quote of £800 is too much more ( i know £300 is…
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Advice - returning a used car problem
Hi, wonder if anyone can provide any insight as to what is going on with a faulty car return situation.. Bought a 2nd hand card from a specialist dealer that is highly rated (hundreds of reviews across autotrader and google, with a 4.8 and 5.0 overall rating) back In august. It was a second car for occasional use and the…
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Buying a used car from AutoTrader
I am considering buying a used car from autotrader. The sell is a business seller but selling from home. I have already done a few checks on the car and it has passed all the usual checks. I don't know much about cars but I can see that it has a full service history and a log book it also has 6 months left on MOT. My next…
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Voluntary Termination with Car Faults
Alright folks, bare with me. My husband and I currently have a Mazda CX3 automatic on HP finance (which ends in November 2025). It's a 65 plate, has >100000 miles on it and has been "faulty" for the last 2.5 years but is getting increasingly worse. When we took the car to the Mazda garage (as our local garage didn't have…
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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