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Turning right at an awkward Junction and another car hit me from the right hand lane.
I was recently hit by another car that drove into the back of my rear right door when turning right. There are two lanes that go straight, and both of them have to turn right. At the time i was in the far left lane and started to turn right when I thought it was appropriate to do so. The car on my right hand side started…
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DSR and extras
I'm in the process of buying a new vehicle online. Pre-registered, an updated version of the one I currently have and I'm happy with the price / spec etc. I've seen photos, video etc. However the communication has been infuriating. Contacting anyone, getting an answer to a simple question "Did you get my deposit ok?" is…
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Changing tyre type on a company car
I'm waiting for an answer from my work fleet team on this but thought I'd see if anyone had experience or thoughts in the meantime. I got a company car a couple of months ago and am contemplating changing the Hankook summer tyres for some all season tyres - either CrossClimate2 or Continental AllSeasonContact2. Tyre…
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Is it better to add a child to your car insurance mid way through your policy or start a new policy?
My car insurance policy will be up on 18th December and my daughter will turn 17 on the 14th of January. Would it be better (cheaper) for me get short term cover for a month then get a new annual policy with her as a named driver when she turns 17 or simply renew my current policy as usual and add my daughter on her…
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Fibre optic contractors damaged my car
Hi im having an issue with a contractor who were working in our street laying fibre cable. The road bends slightly as as they pulled the cable through the guy walked along the road (past our car) and with the bend he ended up dragging the cable down the side of the whole car and over the front wing. the worker apologised…
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Seat adjustor fell off
Hi all, very specific question I'm not sure if anyone has answer- The metal bar that moves the drivers seat backwards and forwards on my car fell off. It's not snapped, just come undone and fell off. It's a 2002 Corsa sxi For the life of me I can't find any bolts on the floor or any other bits. I can't work out where on…
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Ford Ecoboost engine replacement required after only 21,000 miles & Just out of warranty
My wife's 3-year old Focus AciveX auto, developed a missfire and Ford has diagnosed "Cylinder 3 massive drop on
compression, suspect valves have failed causing major compression loss. Vehicle
requires engine replacement to rectify". They mentioned that it would be too costly to strip down the engine to confirm the root…
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TFL, 2x ULEZ fines, PCN's sent to old address, £710 debt
Good morning, I would be incredibly grateful for your help please- it has caused me a significant amount of anxiety to today receive a letter in the post from Bristow and Sutor requesting a payment of £710. I thought it was a scam, but searched the TFL PCN website and it appears that on April 20th 2024 I accidentally…
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Speeding Ticket on A43 - driving Light Van (Mercedes Vito)
Hi Guys, I have one of my acquaintances (passed UK license within last 2 years) contacted me today as he received a ticket for driving Mercedes Vito Van (LGV) on A43 (Silverstone bypass) he was driving 69. On a letter states: Speed Limit 60mphOn police website with all of the evidence: Allowed speed mentioned as…
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Do I stick with leasing or bite the bullet and buy 2nd hand...
I've been leasing cars on a 2 year basis since about 2014, in 2016 I got divorced and just carried on with the leasing option every 2 years, basically paying a monthly fee then every 2 years putting in around £2k every time I got a new deal. In 2022 I actually started to think about getting away from leasing and maybe…
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MOT advisories
Hi, I'm looking at a 2010
Ford Ka 1242 Grand Prix Individual, inside and out it looks perfect (from the pictures) I've looked at the MOT history and since it was first registered its only showing 1 MOT in 2023 with these advisories * Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) * Nearside Front…
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insurance quotes with ongoing claim
Enquiring on behalf of my son. His car insurance with Elephant renews this week. A couple of months ago he had a small bump (his fault). He supplied video evidence so it should have been straightforward, but he still hasnt heard back about the claim. His renewal quote is quite high so obviously he wants quotes from other…
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Buying a 2nd hand car MOT?
Hi, I'm looking at a 2012 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6, the pictures look perfect I've looked at the MOT history and since it was first registered its only showing 1 MOT in 2023 with these advisories * Front reg plate damaged. * Offside repeater lamp cover missing. * Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other…
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Car door kicked in
Hi - My car passenger door was kicked in for no apparent reason yesterday. I only noticed it today as it was on the passenger side. It was just parked in the street when I was out locally for a few mins and I have no idea why. Despite having a dashcam, it was raining so no clear images, but there is audio of the incident…
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New Car Purchase: Petrol or Hybrid?
My husband and I need to purchase a new car (either this year or in the new year) and are uncertain what type of car to go for. This will probably be our last car before we give up driving, so want to buy something that will be economical for us in that short term. Would we be better off just buying a straight petrol car…
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Disadvantage of an imported vehicle?
This Honda Jazz seems a good price. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202411025887990 What are likely to be the drawbacks of buying a 3-4 year old import? Mind you, it says registered in 2021, but it may be older than that. How do I find out the details?
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Halfords Motoring Club - Don't join the club it's almost impossible to leave!
I joined in 2023 and recently received an email saying the my membership would auto renew (an option I had not selected). I went to the website to cancel via the membership portal and was directed to the online chat function, only to find out that the 'virtual assistant' can't be used to cancel memberships and a telephone…
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Car insurance refund after cancelling policy
My car broke down and wasn’t fixable so have sold it to a motor trader. I took out car insurance and paid £330 for the year on 24th September. I cancelled the policy 44 days later. Insurance said I had used £157 of the £330. I also had a £45 cancellation fee so would get back £128. My question is how can I have used £157?…
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Car lease cancelled after order due to "misprice"
Good afternoon all Quick help I placed an order for a car on lease. Credit check all done and approved. Order was sent to me and I fully completed it all. 2 days later I received a call from vantage leasing saying that it had been mispriced, even though I have the order form, and they were cancelling the order. Do I have a…
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Approved used purchase, misleading salesperson.
Hello everyone, new here but lurking a lot, and learning a lot! I’ll try to be brief: I wanted to change cars, found one, went for a test drive and negotiating stalled so the salesperson dipped into their manager’s office then came back and told me ‘You’ll get this insurance for free as I’ll discount the price from the car…
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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