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Hyundai Service: What??
My husband booked our Hyundai 10 for a full service/MOT over the phone and was quoted £299 for the service ( plus the "extra" that they talk you into) by the Hyundai dealer we bought it from. The car is still under the 5 year warranty which is why we take it back to...won't name 'em but it's a major garage! Anyway, they…
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Car break down- getting it to a dealer
My car has broken down on my driveway.. it's 2 months old. Had RAC out and have been advised not safe to drive. Contacting the manufacturer and earliest it can be seen is 30/09 at a dealership and they won't give me a courtesy car under warranty until it's been seen by a dealer to diagnose the fault despite the RAC report…
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Car faults within 6 months
Hi All, Background of my issue is as below, my query is is it likely the financial ombudsman would uphold a complaint re right to reject the vehicle? Can I reject the vehicle, and will involving my credit card company help? I picked up a new vehicle on July 12th. The vehicle was financed through a £1000 deposit on credit…
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Breakdown Cover Advice
Our renewal has come up and RAC want to charge £209. Didn't have the greatest experience in 2 call outs with them, one took over 3 hours and the other 5. We are looking to cut costs and I've been looking at Autoaid, what are people's experience's with them? However our vehicles are 14 years and 11 years old so I read there…
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Small Claims Court against an ebay retailer - Mediation didn't work
Hi All I need some advise on a small claims court case. I will keep it very brief Bought a wheel bearing from ebay and 6 months later, bearing started to make noise. Took it to garage and it was diagnosed as a faulty wheel bearing which was replaced. On the ad, it said that the wheel bearing comes with 2 years warranty. To…
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SORN fine despite tracked proof of postage
I recently received a fine from the DVLA regarding failure to SORN my old vehicle. Despite providing tracked proof of postage they are placing responsibility on me for failing to check on confirmation of SORN within 4 weeks as per the V890 notes section. I don't really want the hassle of court, I've already disputed twice…
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Smart being towed by mobility scooter
Yes, this is a mobility scooter towing a Smart car. The ultimate money saving transport solution. And there was no driver in the car !!!
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Car insurance premium increasing with longer ownership
I see a forum thread from 2018 (see below) that complains about premiums being higher for users that have recently bought cars compared to those who've owned the car for a while. I've just found the opposite. I used a comparison site and got good quotes but, when I went into the vendors site, I note that the purchase date…
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Renewal Price Doubling
Am Fiat Panda owner. My renewal quote has doubled my premium. Have had no accidents,claims or convictions. Same address. Everything has stayed the same. Asked a number of guys around same age as me , ( including my next door neighbor ), and all sat theirs has only increased by the usual few percent. Phoned insurance…
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'Full' car service.
I arranged a 'full' car service and was quoted £270. Here is my mistake and naivety- I asked if it included an oil change and filters and yes was the answer, all good. But I assumed a full service would at least include checking the battery, coolant, new spark plugs, wipers as well as an oil change and filters. The car…
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Do I have a police record?
I'm seeking others opinions on this as I genuinely have no idea if I'm in the wrong or not. A large van was parked on a zebra crossing on a very busy road in terms of both traffic and pedestrians. I started driving (rolling) VERY cautiously over the zebra crossing. A woman and a teenager (together) stepped onto the visible…
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VED refunded = unbelievable why
I received a cheque from DVLA this morning for just over £140, it was for road tax refund. Did not understand why as i only paid it in June for 12 months cover,phoned the help line only to be told that it was a full refund as the car was now owned by someone else!!! As the car is still sitting on my drive i asked how come…
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Car dealership refuses to take loan from bank as payment
My Son has recently been refused to purchase a car from a dealership as they will not accept a direct payment from his bank as they deem it 3rd party finance, they will only accept a payment from his personal account or one of their financial packages. He has an agreed loan to purchase the car with the Halifax of £17000, (…
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Motorpoint Vs Manufacturers Warrantee
Motorpoint Vs Manufacturers Warrantee I just bought a Citroen from Motorpoint The car was just over a year old so I asked the salesman whether it had it's first service (to maintain its warrantee), he told me it had because they did it. Spoke to a different salesman on collection and asked about manf warantee where he told…
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Just been involved in an accident, and need some advice please.
There is a bit of backstory to this, but the backstory is more important than the actual event, so please bear with me. Around 3 years ago. my dad's car was involved in an accident. It was parked outside our house on the road, so we were obviously not at fault. At the time, I was a named driver on the car as I was looking…
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OBD AA service app
I notice that the AA(Vixa, wellness for cars) and no doubt others do them, they are advertising an app that plugs into your OBD11 port and gives you health alerts for your car.Is this useful and are there other free alternatives?I am with the RAC myself.
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Car insurance question regarding 2 cars.
Hi all, I have a 1 policy and I looked at a quote for a new car I've bought. A multi car policy and I expected it to be a lot cheaper than 2 separate policies but it's virtually the same. Why is this.? I can only drive 1 car at a time?? I wanted 1 for the weekdays and 1 for the weekend. Is there not insurance for only me…
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Arnold Clark 60 Day Warranty
I bought a used car from Arnold Clark on 25 June. On 20 July the turbo broke causing damage to the intercooler and EGR valve. Arnold Clark have yet to authorise the repairs but now want the VW franchise garage (where it was sent by AC because their own garage couldn't fix it) to remove the EGR valve so AC can collect it,…
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Would you buy an old car back?
So last week i sold my 2008 MK5 GTI on ebay as spares and repairs as it had a running problem kept cutting out and i was already £400 in on repairs and still had the problem so decided for ebay auction. The guy who bought it off me for £1120 last weekend has messaged today saying he has repaired the car (faulty throttle…
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Gifting a Car with Finance
Hi all, I've tried googling this but struggling to find anything relevant, as it just comes up with fronting explanation, but dont believe this comes under that, but just looking for some advice. I bought a car in 2021 on Finance, and that agreement runs for approximately another two year, however I dont use the car…
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