Motoring

Hi, I have a Citroen Berlingo, details, at the end of this post. On 5th Feb 2026 our local Citroen garage carried out the work required by a safety recall, code NY5. Yesterday when I started the car after going to the shops I got an error code on the dashboard saying: "Engine fault: repair needed", next to a graphic of an…

Hello everyone, I was wondering if you would mind offering advice on if I have a leg to stand on or not? Last October I bought a Peugeot 308 1.6diesel with 27,000miles on. 2014 plate but a very low mileage. When I bought the car I took out a warranty with warranty wise for £300 at the car dealers. Skip forward to…

Motability lists several electric cars and we are thinking of going electric next time. https://www.motability.co.uk/find-a-vehicle/cars/search-results?awardType=PIP&fuelType=Electric Caravan is 1200kgs but which car would tow it? If not how about a plug-in hybrid? Maybe a lease not motability, what would you do?

I know there's a whole amount of info out there but I still don't really understand it very well. Let's say I have a car that's worth £5000 for trade in (as a deposit). Let's say the car I want to "buy" is worth £25,000. I guess this means I will owe £20,000, of which will be 0% for 2 years. And let's say I pay £300 a…

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I have a 2019 Vauxhall Combo 1.2 Petrol. It refused to start yesterday, RAC man came and told me the timing belt has failed. Apparently it's a known fault with this particular engine, for which the parent company Stellantis recalled cars with these engines to change the timing belts, updated service recommendations and…

My Family member was involved in an accident with a car hitting his car from behind and driving off. I have found a business that has cctv on the road likely used by the car but would need the police to request this. I'm not thinking there is much likelihood of this being followed up if we do pass the details on. Are there…

Hi all, on the hunt for a vehicle to convert into a simple day van — used occasionally, not daily. Budget is £5k max, including the vehicle and any small mods, so looking for something realistic rather than showroom condition. Here's what we're after: Seating: Either 3 seats up front (no rear seats needed), OR 2 seats up…

Was accused of using/holding phone while driving. 6 points and £200. Not speaking on phone but having in hand. What is legal? Drinking tea while driving? Leaning over touching phone while phone in cradle? How do u set up music or phone usage without holding phone? Anyway to get points reduced?

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone on here might have some insight or experience with a completely baffling car finance situation. ​I’m currently dealing with a lender who claims they need to launch a lengthy investigation into an account history that shows a vehicle being supposedly "repossessed" multiple times within a…

Hello all Please I need your advice. A third party car hit my car at the back. The rear end of my car was badly damaged. Majority of the impact is on the Rear end of the driver side. The other driver agreed that he was at fault. I contacted my insurance and everything was set in motion. I was given a courtesy car and my I…

Hello, I have recently moved to a new address, and tried to change it on my car insurance, and was told they are unable to offer me a quote, and that I need to cancel. To their credit, they did say that if I cancelled in 2 weeks, they wouldn't apply a cancellation charge (which would have been £15). The main problem I have…

I am intending to buy a used 2024 plate Kia Niro from a dealership. The dealership is not a Kia dealership, but it has multiple locations nationwide. The dealership I am buying from is 100 miles from my location. The car has done 12K miles and I agreed a price of £26K which I intend to pay by: Have already paid £250…

2023 a driver pulled out on my partner and clipped the bumber off slightly and was easily bolted back by the local garage. Contacted insurers and got a payout as it was the other drivers fault 2024 they were pushing for more info…. We answered the questions in a bit more detail. It went quiet and then we got chased in 2025…

we bought a VW ID3 back in April this year, at the time of the test drive i reported it had some noise coming from the front drivers side wheel, was told it was regen braking. this was whilst cruising. anyway bought it told it had 6 months warranty with the dealer (KIA). picked the car up still noise from wheel and rear…

Hello all, I'm all set to purchase a used (3 year old) Kia Niro EV from a Kia dealer. It seems in very good shape, battery health very good. I'm just pondering a couple of possible extras that I'd value views on (my desired approach to cars is to buy a good one every 5-10 years and then get all the use out of it for as…

Before Christmas I returned to my car and somebody had smashed the rear door of it in with a trailer we never found out who did it although it was witnessed. I couldn't afford to get it fixed myself so contacted the insurance, on the phone they told me they'd send me the information through and to take photos and they…

We recently bought a used ev 23 Nissan Ariya. We have a home charger (7.4kwh) and are very pleased that it's costing us between 1p and 2p per mile, depending on the drive. We are on Octopus Intelligent Go which costs 8p per kWh between 23:30 and 05:30. We also have solar panels and so can charge for free provided at least…

I have been looking at BYD Dolphins and was dismayed to learn that only plug in hybrids are available and also that BYD do not even mention that there is still an engine under the bonnet - what size engine do they come with ? It seems weird to me that everything in their website is about EV's - no mention of anything else…

Hi all. I'm a bit confused about the best way to go about getting my 17 year old sons insured now he's passed his test. I've looked at getting his own insurance so he can build up so NCD, but it says that he has to be the main driver of the car (which is our car) and my wife and I alraedy have a policy on that car which…