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Call about claims: suspicious?
Hi I am pursuting a claim through Pogust Goodhead for my Vectra. I've had a call from 0121 368 8062 from a guy at Conclusive Financial saying he was finalising details, and I'd receive a call from the solicitors in the next four weeks. He had all the details of my car (including number plate) and my email address and home…
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Car rolled with Handbrake on
I was parked on a very slight hill on a car park (have parked there many times before). Put the handbrake on, went in for lunch and was informed by a waiter that my car had rolled into the managers car (2007 seat ibiza 130k petrol). Damage done to his car is possibly a new bumper required (there's a scratch and a dent). I…
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Confusing double standards from Carfinance 24/7
Hi All, I have been looking at buying a specific model of car that I have wanted for ages. I approached 5 or 6 lenders but ended up discovering that none of them would finance a car older than 2012 or over 100k miles, "for my own protection". Which is a ridiculous premise because the cars I was looking at had lower mileage…
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Getting back excess after non-fault accident.
I was stationery, car hit me. They gave false details, but I had a photo of their licence plate and told my insurers. Initially, my insurers sorted my repairs and I paid a £700 excess and, upon renewal, my premium increased significantly. After a few months, the third party admitted liability and my insurer changed my…
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Cancelling policy after a non fault accident Help!
Hi I am currently insured by Ageas, on the 25th of April my car was involved in a total loss accident when another Ageas insured driver drove into me on the wrong side of the road. Ive had my settlement paid and i also had paid my monthly premium on the 28th despite not having a car at this stage. I received a letter…
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Car hire excess insurance
I've just come back from a hoilday abroad and unfortunately had an 'accident' whereby I clipped a curb and wrecked a tyre on the hire car. I took out an excess insurance policy as usual as tyres aren't part of the normal insurance when hiring a car abroad. If I make a claim on the excess insurance would I have to declare…
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Wife was in a non fault accident, third party insurance wants her to go through them rather than own
Wife got rear ended (non fault)and other person admits liability, their insurance have already been in contact to say they will deal with it with no excess and £200 for the trouble along with hire car and an approved garage of my choosing for repairs with a 3 year guarantee. She hasn't informed her own insurance as yet due…
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Uninsured hit and run, next to no damage
Today, waiting in traffic on a main road, a car came up from behind and hit my car. It was a restively loud bang. I got out of the car and went up to the car that crashed into mine. He got out and said, sorry. His car was used a few inches into my bumper. I note that he not only stunk of booze but had trouble standing up…
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Car
I bought my ex partner car with a debit card who’s the legal owner me or her
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Car involved in shunt while being driven by dealership mechanic...
We would be grateful for any advice anyone might have about an incident explained below.
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Car insurance application record
The moneysupermarket.com car insurance questionnaire (and thus also MSE's Compare+) asks, "Have you committed any driving offences or had any Fixed Penalty Notices in the last 5 years?" Do FPNs include penalty charge notices (PCNs) for moving traffic (as opposed to parking) contraventions? Strictly speaking a PCN is not…
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Learner drive on my insurance - premium
My son is learning to drive, so I want to have him included on my policy. He is currently unemployed - will this affect the extra premium amount I will have to pay?
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Can I return my car
Hi, first post so please be kind. I purchased a used peugeot 3008 car (£14.5k) from a suzuki main dealer mid January and have had nothing but issues. When I collected the car (two weeks after agreeing the sale) the agreed work (a cambelt change) hadn't been completed as promised. Prior to driving away, an engine light came…
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Audi Dealership Issue
Hi, I
purchased an Approved used Audi Q2 last September, the MOT was due in March
this year. I asked the dealership if they would MOT the car before purchase,
but they said they only do this if less than 6 months left on MOT, but offered
me a free MOT test when due. As Audi boast about their 150 point checks, I
wasn't too…
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Should I buy a Toyota Yaris hybrid mk4 (2020-present)?
I am looking for a reliable car and hoping to keep it for a long time. Ideally low and cheap maintenance. The car that is always mentioned for its reliability is the Yaris. I also like the new look of them. However, now onto my concern is the battery issues which I’ve read online, it seems to be common. I drive once or…
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Car seller has closed its branch
I purchased a car from Car Store in Norwich two months ago. I paid my bank transfer. It is under a three month gurantee, but only with them. I discovered that it has now developed a fault that stops the windows from closing. I've tried calling, only to find that the car store is now closed, and my nearest is 90 miles away.…
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missold warrenty
hi i recently baught a new car, and the salesman put on a 3 year warranty without asking me for it, then when i pulled him up about it he said do you want a 2 year warranty ? i declined that and said i just wanted the 3 months dealer warranty, when i checked my finance there was £2000 extra on my finance deal which put my…
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Latest Generation Car Models & forgotten Petrol Versions?
Latest generation and new superminis/small cars seem to all be marketed as hybrid this or EV that etc. Not only do they have better infotainment but also evolved and better features versus previous models BUT which manufacturers still offering Petrol only Versions (not hybrid related) as well as sister EV or HEV variants.…
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Selling car with clutch problem
I am emigrating and need to sell my car, a 2006 Fiat Panda with 80k miles on the clock. Generally it runs fine since I only use it for very short distances, but after driving for half an hour or so the clutch starts squeaking, and eventually starts to stick. This doesn't show up in MOTs so its not an MOT failure (of course…
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learner accident query
I was out today with my 17-year-old giving her a lesson when we were hit by someone reversing too fast out of their drive. Minor damage but the car is dented and scratched. The driver admitted fault straight away and gave details so no issue there. I am under the understanding that all accidents need to be reported so we…
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