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Is it possible to cancel no-fault claim through own insurance company?
My son recently had a not at fault crash, he's only 17 and has only been driving around 6 months. The actual accident involved 3 cars at a mini roundabout and the car at fault failed to give way to a car turning right, they collided and the that car was shunted back into my son's car, causing front bumper damage…
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Involved in an accident with an Uber driver and their customer
I took a right turn onto the main road, and an oncoming car from my right hand side, swiped the front of my front right side bumper. Their damage was on their front left wheel and wing. The collision was under 5mph and it looks like cosmetic damage only on both cars. There was a passenger at the back and the driver has…
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EV Public Charging Rip Off and Chaos
Isn’t it about time someone with a high media profile aggressively championed the burgeoning number of EV drivers over the continuing public EV charging chaos and rip offs that continue in this country? I was recently in Brittany in a similar area to my own in Devon. Six miles away at a McDonald’s there were two 120kw…
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Hastings Direct demand for location data via their app
Hello all, Can anyone shed any light on the following? As far as I'm aware the policy I bought said nothing about this including in the terms and conditions :neutral: Note: my policy is not their telematics type named "Hasting Direct youdrive", it is actually their "top tier" policy called "Hastings Premier"
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Buying an EV- is now the best time?
I'm quite impressed by the current market where EV's have depreciated 50% after 12 months (I'd prefer a 2 year old one that had depreciated 75% though :) ) So is it a good time to buy one? My 2008 Renault Nissan is starting to show it's age, there might be a couple of MOTs left in it before The Welder needs to come out,…
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Charge for vehicle tax twice
Hi wondered if anything like this happened to anyone. We moved house on 1st September, and I changed my name from marriage as well. I don't think these are relevant because they don't coincide with the supposedly 'missed' taxing date. I just received a letter from DVLA today, that my vehicle is not taxed and it looks like…
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Buy a car in London - Fully Electric, Hybrid Plug-in (HEV), Hybrid, or Petrol ?
With fully electric you don't need to pay road tax (exempted because of zero omission) but people say cost of it is more expensive at first plus cost of installing home EV charging point (comes at around £1K from Halfords - although some car retailers offers free installation as part of new car purchase plus home charger…
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What happened to my car?
Had a brand new car on a 3 year PCP, whilst we loved the car the balloon payment was vastly more than the sticker price of similar cars up for sale at Mercedes dealerships so an obvious hand it back situation. Shortly after did a google and unsurprisingly saw it was up for auction, did think about it but didnt try to buy…
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No claims bonus mistake
Hi everyone I’m just looking for a bit of advice please, so I was a named driver on my mums insurance for around 8 years, I purchased my own car last summer and took out insurance in my own name when doing this I added that I had 8 years no claims bonus (fully believing this was the truth) I’ve come to renew my insurance…
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Car Purchase - Dealership - Refund
Hi All, I'm aware i have put myself in this situation....in need of help and advice. Thursday - 19/9/24 - Visited Hilton Car Supermarket. Test drove a car. Paid the asking price by debit card, said i would collect on 21/9/24. Friday 20/09/24 - The morning after, speaking to my wife we decided this wasnt the car we wanted.…
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Pot Hole Claim Lincolnshire County Council
Back in July I hit a pot hole on a road in Lincolnshire. I reported the pot hole that night and it was repaired within a week. I sent a claim in to Lincolnshire county council for two new tyres which had to be replaced due to damage from the pot hole (I was aware of one being damaged on my inspection but at the garage they…
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Checks on second hand cars - be wary!
Having never liked dealers selling cars, I find my own. I used total car check before buying a mini (other check systems are out there for a fee), checking for outstanding finance - and it even picked up the car had been damaged/salvaged with pictures of the damage. impressive. The car was not shown as a cat N or anything.…
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Car Insurance false claim
Hello, I have purchased a car insurance with Marshmallow at the beginning of the month, and 3 weeks later, I get an email about them opening a claim as I allegedly was involved in an accident. They said it was reported few days ago, however I am fully aware I have not had any accidents. When I phoned up, their consultant…
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1st Central
Hi all, Long time since I've been on here, but wondering if anyone can help. I want to start by making it clear there are some bits of this which are entirely my own fault and I'm not trying to get out of anything in that regard. OK, so I purchased a second car back in August. Just a little Ford B-Max to do family…
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Private Company Removed My Car, and Dumped it in Nearby Street With No Warning!
I came from work, home earlier this morning to see workmen in an electric substation doing some work - my car was near the substation gates in its parking space, but they had full access, and were doing their work with a digger just fine. I was parked in the parking spaces specifically built for my property, years before…
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Van Rental UK - Wires to Nox Nitrogen Oxide Sensor Chewed Through
I hired a van for 1 day - picked it up on the Friday morning and returned it on Saturday morning. On my return journey (evening of the same day), the engine symbol appeared on the dashboard. The rental company was closed by then so, with no effect on performance, kept the car overnight and returned it the following morning…
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30 day refund timeline query
Hi there, Tried googling/searching but my search terms havent had any luck! 30 days runs out on Friday, if we confirm we wish to claim on that, can it "happen" after 30 days? - Is being notified within 30 days enough, and the refund happens the week after for example. Or does the actual exchange and refund need to happen…
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Insurance "Date you purchased the vehicle?"
I have cheap online only insurance, with a useless chatbot. So I'm changing my car. Is the date of purchase a) the date I paid the deposit and signed the contract- I don't think so as I haven't paid the balance, only contracted to purchase. b) the date I pay the balance- the dealer needs it before I collect as their admin…
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Financing a Used Car Purchase
Looking to buy a used car (20-25k) and wanted to get some advice on the best way to pay for it. First up, pay at least £100 of the deposit on a credit card for the protection - sure. I could pay cash, but PCP would get me a (small) deposit contribution and a 2 year service plan. So my initial thought was is it better to…
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Autoaid and FCIB. Price and 'Admin and Service' charges
I made the mistake of not informing Autoaid of my new email address. Got a text saying I had successfully renewed and nothing else. When I managed to check, the new price for a year was a whopping £95.54. When I phoned up to cancel I was advised I would be charged £16 Admin charges and £9 Service charge. How do they get…
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