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Car insurance - Discovered Accident
I have had a mini for two years. On Friday I sent It to the scrap yard and rang another insurance company after stopping my insurance with a that specialist company - mini. When I tried to insurance my new car I found out that my old car (now at the scrap dealers) had been involved alleged accident that I know nothing…
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4 Adults in comfort?
Been looking for a Puma size car which can seat 4 adults in comfort for a long journey. Must be slightly higher than a Fiesta for easy access and automatic. I usually buy 2-3 year old ex motability, currently a Ford Cmax which we have had for 7 years but now has over 100k miles so thinking of changing to something a bit…
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Sending car back to finance company
Hi, I was hoping someone could advise as I have never done this before. I recently sent my car back to my finance company as I can no longer afford it. I currently have £3300 left on my finance balance and I was told today that my car has sold at auction for £4000. During the this process, I was advised my the finance…
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Driving around with just de-ionised water (instead of coolant) for a short time OK?
Hello I'm changing out to the coolant. It's a vauxhall and the coolant is quite bad. It's old, and hasn't been chnaged for at least 6 years (of OH's ownership), and who knows if the previous owner changed it. it's quite dirty and sticky. One of the things I read is when coolant is very old it gets very very sticky. So I'm…
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Non-EU driving licence validity
Hi, my elderly mother can no longer safely drive. She now has a 'companion'; a lady who lives in the house (studying for a masters) and spends about 10 hours minimum with her a week....but it's often more. We are all very happy with how it's going. Rather than sell the car, an old but good automatic, we have suggested to…
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Advice on business van purchase
Hi All, Need advice on purchasing a new small van please. I have a small business in zone 1 London where our 2 drivers between 7am-8pm pick up/drop off items to customers in a 3mile radius. Between 2-5 pickup drop offs per hour. So a lot of start stops. We have a Citroen Berlingo and is a diesel and currently adding…
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SJPN
Hi, any advice for this situation would be useful thank you I've just received a SJPN "Failing to give information relating the identification of a driver" They have enclosed 2 letter which they said they sent previously asking for the disclosure of driver at the time of a traffic incident last July. I haven't received…
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Help needed
So my late dad had a car on finance, I spoke with a rep of the company to inform them of his death, who told me there was no finance to pay and that it’s been settled, so I took the car on with no issue, few months go by and a bailiff knocked to take my car I’m now fighting to get it back, the finance company has given me…
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Can you trace a Motor Vehicle Trade Plate to the registered keeper
On 8th December 2023 a vehicle crashed into the front of my house, causing approximately £2500 worth of damage and drove off without stopping. The vehicle was abandoned about 1/2 mile away as it was damaged which I assume was as a result of the collision. CCTV footage revealed the vehicle responsible was displaying a red…
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Bought 2nd hand Mini - radio not working properly
Hi Bought a 2nd hand Mini on saturday - once home realised radio is not working correctly - 3 buttons not working. I will phone garage tomorrow but as they are 100 miles away I wanted to check my rights before i contact them They gave me an extended 6 month warranty but unsure if radios would be covered Any advise
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Non fault accident - received strange call from 3rd party's insurers
Once again I'm helping a friend, and information is spotty due to not being there at the time of the call and English not being their first language. From what I've been told, this is what I understand the situation to be... They were involved in a non fault accident - stationary, hit by a moving vehicle (in front of…
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One Motorist has 11 NIPS(Apparently).This has to be wrong.Previous Scene of Accident !!
Confusion over speed limit ..its an interesting story.There is a group on Facebook for the full story and Petition to Sign ???
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No courtesy car during delay in appointing repairer
Has anyone had issues recently with car insurance companies and their contractors like VizionNetwork refusing to offer a courtesy car until an insured person's car is physically in for repair? We have been waiting 2 weeks for VizionNetwork to find a repair centre with no update as to how long it will take. We raised a…
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Accident
Afternoon! I hit a car on Monday on the motorway which was on the next lane. We both scraped our doors.I gave my details but the other driver only gave me her number. I offered to pay for the repairs. She got a quote a day later. It is more than what I am willing to pay as it would seriously dent my pocket. She refused to…
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!!! Soft99 Ultra Glaco Glass Coating Water Repellent - Huge Mistake !!!
Hi. I applied the Glaco Glass Coating Water Repellent to my windscreen and driver and passenger side windows approximately 3 months ago thinking the rain would run off fast and smooth. My experience has been the complete opposite. The water beads up and remains on the glass and it severely impedes my ability to see. I just…
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Electric van, public charger
Hi, hope you can help. I work for a local charity and our van needs replacing. We hope to get a grant to do this and would like to go electric. But we have no chance of getting a charger where it is stored, which is on a grace and favour basis. So, would it be realistic to run it using only public chargers? The van we are…
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Car Tax/VED Not Cancelled
This the second time it's happened when buying a used car but the car tax hasn't been cancelled after the car was registered to me. Last time (in 2019) it was active for 6 months before it stopped and I needed to renew and currently it's showing as valid until Jan 2025. Has anyone else found this? I'm assuming there is…
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V5 wrong address for years without me knowing
I am spiralling and hope someone can give some advice. Got a new PCP car with Trust Ford 7 years ago. I was returning customer and on my invoice they had my old address. It was changed before I collected the car, finance company had correct address, I have taxed the car with the slip, V5 arrived with the current address on…
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Cancelling Car Tax
Hi It’s been a long time since I last changed my car (2008!) and cannot remember what I am supposed to do next re: car tax. I traded in my old car for new. The dealer has set up the direct debit for paying the tax on the new car, but not sure what to do next to cancel tax on the old car. I pay by monthly direct debit. Will…
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Feeling left out of pocket after crash
A car drove into me at the start of the week, and the driver has accepted liability. Although I felt it was mostly the body paint that needed sorting on my car it's clearly dented the back door and took a small chunk out of the body surrounding it. Originally it was booked with Churchill's garage, but now they've cancelled…