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Car Battery
I started my car this morning after scraping off the first proper ice of the winter. Travelled 2 miles to the supermarket. An hour later having done the shopping, the car wouldn't start. The electric windows, radio, time & date all not working too. I called a breakdown recovery through my insurance. The guy arrived & said…
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Expired EU Driving Licence in UK
Hi Hope someone can help with this query for a friend please. They have been driving in UK on an EU licence. Now resident in UK. They declared EU licence to insurer when taking out car insurance. Just realised the EU licence was about to expire so made application to DVLA to exchange it for a UK licence. The licence was…
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Formel D Citroen Airbag Recall Warning ⚠️
After my nearest dealer not being unable to get air bags for my August 5th appt I contacted Formel D and was given a date of August 18th. The technician arrived 3 hours late but with airbags so was just pleased he had turned up. After they were fitted it showed a pretensioner/airbag fault which hadn't been there…
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Tesla PCH terms
My current car (VW) is coming to an end on its PCP deal which I am going to hand back, I have came across a brand new Tesla on a PCH deal 2 year lease around 295pm for 2 years. This seems a really good deal but I have never leased before, was just wondering if there is anything I should be careful of as I know new cars may…
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Car from Cinch, false service history
Bought a car from Cinch in October, three month warranty. Recently started going into limp mode and struugling to get over 50 mph. Took it to a garage this morning (garage is owned by a good friends dad, I trust his opinion.)…with the state of the filters etc, it looks like its NEVER been serviced. The documents state five…
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Buying an EV outright?
I was thinking that the next car would be ev for the wife as she only has a small daily commute to work. With technology getting better and better, I thought it would be better to go PCP and change the car rather than drive outdated tech, much like a phone? Having never gotten a car on finance, I was on Arnold Clark…
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Expensive car tax refund denial by DVLA
hi, new here but wanted to share my news. This morning I received a new V5 for my electric vehicle that I bought in January, I paid £605 vehicle tax, due to the recent budget, it has been reduced to £200 for vehicles below £50k from 1 April 26. DVLA are not issuing automatic refunds for what you have already purchased, so…
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Motoreasy alloy and cosmetic insurance
Hi I recently bought an almost new car (pre-reg) and was looking to buy a motor easy gap insurance but interested in the Alloy and cosmetic cover. The alloy and cosmetic cover are considerably cheaper than dealer offerings. However, are they worth it and are their claims and customer service any good? I have had their…
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Tom Tom Live Traffic renewal ,
Have just had the renewal for Tom Tom Live traffic , has gone up from £17 to £29 which is a huge increase , not sure how they justify it , was thinking of running Waze as well and not bothering to renew . I would just use Waze , but I've got an Aussie guy on the sat nav , who's amusing ,
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End of car lease - newbie!
Handing back my first ever lease car in August - Nissan Qashqai on a 48-month contract with RCI Financial Services. Looking for advice from anyone who's been through this before. Here's my situation: the car needs a final service before handback. My local Nissan dealer (Aberdeen) wants £300 for it. But looking at my…
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Can you modify the 12v socket in any way to make it ignition-live?
When it comes to electronics I'm pretty much clueless. I did hardwire in my dash cam in to my old car but that was only through copying what I saw on YouTube really. So long as what I'm being shown is solid then if it's just easy enough to copy then I can do that. My old car was a MK3 Mondeo. As I bought it the 12v socket…
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Third party fire and theft
After giving up my car recently due to the extortionate insurance costs I was being asked to pay,a friend who had worked with cars and motorbikes suggested I find an old "banger"and run it into the ground under 3rd party.Is third party still a thing and what are the costs and downfalls to my doing this?
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Greenflag adding additional vehicle(s)
Looking for breakdown due to new insurance policy not having a suitable option at a sensible price. I have Greenflag and it shows adding an additional vehicle at the same address for just £25 but when I go online it only offers another full price policy. Exactly the same as buying 2 policies from the website. Anyone got a…
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RAC Breakdown Renewal Quote up 37%
After many years with the RAC for breakdown cover for 2 x cars (vehicle policies not personal ones), the time has come to go elsewhere for cover, as the premium looks to go up by £125 for the year to an eye-watering £440 (one car 8 months old, the other a 22 year old Ford Fiesta). I have quotes of between £45 -£110 from a…
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Could a courtesy car harm my credit score?
I was involved in a no-fault accident last week. Another car ploughed into the side of my stationary car. The driver was apologetic, accepted blame etc. My insurers have said they are treating this has a no-claim incident and I do not have to pay any excess towards repairs. The car is currently with a garage appointed by…
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Auto glass unable to claim full replacement cost from insurer
Daughter had windscreen crack after lorry threw up a stone. Booked into Autoglass (only option within 25 miles) but have told her insurer is only paying £150 towards £850+ cost. Insurance schedule says fully comp, with windscreen cover, and in t&c says they will repair/replace windscreen… then I found (elsewhere on…
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balloon payment
I have a balloon payment of £6,000.00 coming up in September. I would like to keep my car but cannot afford to pay for it outright. however, 2 years ago I went on an IVA but excluded my PCP. I have never defaulted on my payments (5 year agreement). Can I get a friend to take up the balloon payment on finance since I cannot…
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Taking private seller to small claims
Hi, I purchased a car from a private seller a week ago and had to take it to the garage in 3 days. My partner test drove the car and said everything was fine and we purchased it. The car had very sticky gears to which the seller advised she was used to it but the garage said it was fine and not a problem. I later wanted to…
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Car insurance enquiry
I called my insurance company, to ask if lost car keys are covered. I had been quoted £150 to replace a key that needs to be calibrated to my car. I had read through their literature and couldn't find keys mentioned. They told me that whole locks are covered but car keys alone are not and I didn't need to replace my locks,…
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Early Exit from NHS solutions lease
My husband works for NHS and I'm a named driver on a second car leased through Fleet Solutions. It has come to light that the business insurance is only for NHS business - I work in children's social care and notified this at the start of the agreement. We have had discussions but they say we can not pay additional…
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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