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Road Tax on electric cars registered before April 2025.
Can someone please help with the answer to these questions. If we buy a new electric car over £40,000 before April 1st, will we be having to pay the higher road tax in the future. Also, we currently have a 2 year old electric car, which was over £40,000 when new. What will the rate of road tax be after April 1st please.…
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Petrol differentials
What is a fair difference to pay for super unleaded petrol. The service stations advertise the price of ordinary unleaded but you don't know the price of super until you are at the pump. I've paid 7p extra at Tesco and 19p extra at Morrisons!
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Took my car to the garage and now it won't start! What are my options?
Hi. An amber engine warning light started to appear on my car's dashboard around two months ago. It was functioning ok, although there were some noticeable issues with it 'kangarooing' when moving up the gears too quickly if I accelerated hard (it's an automatic). I decided to bring the MOT and service forward by a month…
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Have I made a mistake with Green Flag ?
My breakdown cover is due for renewalLast years green flag cost £64Renewal would have been £68I have just taken out a new policy (yesterday) - at £48 !!Todays price is £53 I don't understand how greenflag work Unless I have made a boo-boo ?Recovery Plus does cover any driver in my car - doesn't it ?
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Santander Consumer Finance for PCH - are they OK?
Hi, I am looking at getting a new car on Personal Contract Hire, and Santander Consumer Finance have given a really good quote - substantially cheaper than anyone else including the main dealers. I've just looked on Trustpilot though and they have lots of really bad reviews! They are part of the Santander group, so I can't…
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Your Bangernomics successes
Hello my fellow cheapskates. After spending nearly three years running a car for as cheap as possible, mainly as I ran it throughout all but he darkest depths of winter on WVO/UVO (waste or used vegetable oil), in a Vauxhall Astra I have had to say good bye to the old girl as it is no longer economical to repair to get it…
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Deposit refund and other issues on car purchase
A friend has got herself into a pickle with a local dealership and I would like to get some input as to her best way forward. She decided to look into changing her car (used and on finance) and went to the dealer to have a look at one. She liked it and after the calculations had been done decided she could afford it so did…
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Serviceing stop. Untrustworthy or worse?
Beware made up additional costs and work Firstly, the collection of my car was delayed twice without notice due to issues at the repair garage, causing a two-day delay. On the third attempt, it was taken to a different garage. The full service was eventually completed, and after driving approximately 30 miles, the vehicle…
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Changing private reg on car
I’m getting a new car in a few months and will be putting my private reg on it. So obviously I have to take my private reg off my current car that I am selling via motorway. Only issue is, my current car has only ever had my private reg on it so once I’ve filled out the forms regarding retaining the private reg I’m unsure…
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V5C Scam when trying to sell my car on Autotrader and HPi Check Flagged Stolen Car
Hi recently tried to sell my Audi on Autotrader, a chap posing as a genuine buyer came to view the car. I did think slightly odd that he came with a few friends, they asked a few questions and then said they wanted to go away and think about it and then will let me know. I then discovered a couple of days later that I had…
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Car finance/purchasing
Good afternoon fellow forum members. I'm considering a buying a new (to me, I.e. used) car. My price range is in the 20 grand range. I'm in a position where I can pay cash.... but should I ?? Reading the all knowing Internet, the opinions are varied. Pay cash Dont pay cash Lease Finance You can't haggle if paying cash…
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PCP end of lease charges
Hi, I’ve just handed my car back after 2 years and I’ve been charged £750 for some ridiculous things. £200 for a missing cable when I only recieved one cable when I got the car. £400 for ‘poor repairs’ I’ve never had the car repaired so how on earth can I be charged for this? Apparently a poor repay has lead to dulling or…
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Electric Mini Aceman SE driver's seat - Help please
I'm sure when I finished the test drive in the demo Mini Aceman and went to open the door the driver's seat slid back so I could get out more easily with a warning to be aware of anyone in the back seat. Unfortunately, I cannot find out how to make my new Mini Aceman SE do this. Does anyone know what settings I need to…
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"Change Engine Oil" warning light
We've just had a change engine oil, warning light appear on our Suzuki dashboard What exactly does this mean ? The car was given a full service this time last year - oil and filter change and we've only driven 1000 miles since...
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Audi Service plan
I’m about to sell my Audi to a car dealership. I have a service plan which runs until April 26 (paid monthly). On looking at it it’s a separate payment and can’t be cancelled? But can be transferred to the new owner. I will give them a call tomorrow but just wanted to check if anyone here has been in a similar situation…
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Hybrid >40K vehicle tax
Hi, I'm assuming the recent video by ML about re-taxing your electric vehicle and saving one year on tax only applies to full electric and not hybrids?!
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Unable to rebook speed awareness course
Hi, I hope you're well I received a letter relating to a speeding offence in November. I have been driving for nearly half a decade and never had a speeding ticket in my life. It was on a road that begins as a 40 and turns into a 30. I take it all the time. Never had a problem. But this time, I was clocked at 41 mph. My…
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How Premium is Costco Premium Diesel?
Just filled up today at Costco with their so-called "Premium Diesel" but is it really premium in the same way as, for example Shell's Vpower diesel, or is it just.marketing guff. I did have a good look at the pump but all I could see was that is B7 diesel, which afaik is just regular diesel.
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Best way to replace paper provisional license with Photo ID one
As I don’t have a passport and only a paper provisional license I getting more issues in not having any photo ID. If I do it online how do you provide any proof of identity like the paper bank statement showing your state pension income with NI number. And a passport type of photo. Or would you need a D1 form from the PO…
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No Advisory MOTs
I was watching a YouTube video recently where a car dealer was furious when someone suggested that a "no advisory MOT' from a car dealer wasn't a proper MOT. I do see lots of motor traders advertising that cars will be sold with a 'no advisory MOT'. When you look online the MOT has expired. The only way I could see it…
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