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Engine oil flushing & boot hole repairing.
ENGINE FLUSH: Bought a 2005 1.3 Yaris. Came with not full but quite a lot of service history. 50k miles. Original owner had it for 19 years & then it changed hands twice within the next year before coming to us. Original owner kept a lot of records it seems but from what I can tell it's not had an oil change since 2024 so…
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Driving test Theory Q.
One of these Qs which provokes a "Well, it shoorely depends?" response… "What should you do when you are parked up in fog?" a) Put your parking light on? b) Leave your fog light and dripped beams on? Can't remember the other two options. To cut to t'chase, when asked (by daughter), I assumed that this meant you had pulled…
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Received a SJPN today out of nowhere and unsure of how to proceed.
So yes, I came back from work today to a large white letter from the Fixed Pentalty Unit stating I was speeding in a 30mph area from back in June of this year. I'm not necessarily disputing I was speeding as I may have done, I don't know, because this is the first I've heard of it. However, Northumbria Police state they've…
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rejecting Peugeot boxer
Hello guys. I bought a van a few days short of 6 months ago and i am having many problems with it. i intend to reject it, and i have drafted a letter, i wonder if anyone could run an eye over it first please? to check if its ok?im going to send it to customer care, and cc in the finance company. thanks!! hello In october…
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Motability permission query
Will Motability allow EV’s leased from them to be used as power sources in V2L and V2G applications ? Specifically to allow someone to run their property off EV power …… Our Electricity use is low (Jan see below) Would it be possible to run the house electricity 100% from EV power ? If we also charged from Solar/ off peak…
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Do I Still Need to Complete a DVLA V62 Form After Receiving My V5C Registration Certificate?
I recently purchased a car privately and went through the process of registering it with the DVLA. I completed the insurance, and when I realized the vehicle was registered as SORN by the previous owner, I went to my local post office. They provided me with a V62 form — the “Application for a Vehicle Registration…
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Car Tyre Inflator Cordless?
I drive a VW Crafter van, so I am considering a cordless tyre inflator, as the wired ones don't reach the back wheels. Some look cheap and nasty, but are the batteries large enough for a commercial tyre, this is just for checking the pressures, not changing tyres.…
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Business Vehicle Lease - Novuna
I leased a vehicle for my business through Hitatchi finance that turned into Novuna (not sure if Novuna bought Hitatchi etc) Anyway on my vehicle being returned a company called Manheim done an inspection and picked up every imperfection under the sun. Novuna wants to charge me £1800 to cover cost of repair. a lot of the…
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Hastings Direct You Drive
Morning My son has bought his first car and has been driving it for 2 weeks. He has a Hastings Direct back tab box and the app. His driving is perfect. All green all the way across the board. The phone use is on red and he has a driving total of 1 out of a 100!!! He NEVER touches his phone while he's driving but he does…
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Injury after car accident.
My husband had a car accident 2 weeks ago. The other party admitted liability and their insurance compensated us for the car which was written off. The other driver pulled out right in front of him from a side road. I believe she looked the wrong way for oncoming traffic. So far, so good ish. The other driver was unhurt…
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Can I haggle on Cinch?
anyone got experience of whether it's worth trying to haggle over the price of a used car on Cinch?
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No fault insurance claim is there any drawbacks to choosing your own garage
Someone drove into my parked car, I've only had it a few month's, initially the 3rd party were going to pay outside of the insurance and so I took it for a quote for them (Skoda garage). Now they have told me they have gone through their insurance. I just called my insurance and I was told I could go through the third…
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Dodgy Dealer??
II Purchased a used from a dealership/garage on 17th February for £16k (part exchange my vehicle too) I took delivery of the vehicle and also purchased 2 years extended warranty... 4 days later (Saturday) the car broke down, had the vehicle OBD scanned professionally and it threw up several serious faults..I contacted the…
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Best way to drive a Toyota Yaris hybrid.
Any tips on how best to drive a Toyota Yaris hybrid. This is my first hybrid. What mode do I need to see coming up on the dashboard for optimal driving. Thanks. I’m not technically minded in the slightest. Thanks.
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Cinch car - Needs new engine
Just looking for some advice… Purchased a car from cinch. Collected 13th Dec 25. Spotted white smoke and a funny smell. It’s now been confirmed it needs a new engine at £6400. Car was £5400. I’m waiting to hear how this is going to work out but worrying they won’t cover it. The coolant is black and the engine is burning…
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Another Battery Problem.
I have 2017 Astra and the battery let me down a couple of days ago. My fault I had not used the car for a couple of weeks. Luckily I have at home breakdown cover and the car was up and running within an hour. Although the car has started first time since then I thought I should be prepared for a new battery as I have had…
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Autotrader car valuations
Hi everyone. I am in the early stages of looking at changing cars, in order to get at least a basic idea of the finances involved I have carried out an online with Autotrader. They give you three price ranges - 1) a trade in price, 2) a straight elling price to a dealer and 3) a private sale price. I have to say that all…
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Suzuki Vitara noise
Hi, I’ve just bought a 2018 Suzuki Vitara 1.0 booster jet. I’ve noticed a slight tinny sounding rattle sometimes upon acceleration between maybe 20-60mph. I wondered if anyone might have any ideas what it is? You wouldn’t hear it with the radio on but I’ve noticed it as soon as I drove it from the dealer to home. It is a…
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1st Central Car Insurance
Hi I am looking for a bit of advice, be as brutal and honest as you can be to see if I have a leg to stand on it would be greatly appreciated. I signed up for insurance with 1st Central last month for the price of approximately £450, everything was good. Recently, 1st Central have been emailing and texting me on a daily…
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Consumer Rights Act 2015 not recognised by dealer
I am about to go ahead with a used car. The dealership claim the car only has 3 months warranty on the gearbox and engine. So I brought up the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which states if any faults are found within the first 6 months it's considered the responsibility of the seller who should fix it. (see:…
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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