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Recommendations for mid-range car
Looking for some car buying advice! I currently have a 2015 1.6l Astra, which I bought for £8k in 2017. My daughter passed her test last year and is now sharing the car with me, but she finds it too large to park and is more powerful than the 1l car she learned in. It's at the age where I should probably think about…
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Help me choose a car I have no idea
For the last ten years I've been driving a 2003 Land Rover Defender and prior to that had no spare money so drove old bangers. I've never owned a car less than 12 years old so clearly I know bu&&er all about modern cars but now I think it's time to pass on the Defender to another enthusiast and buy a 'normal' car and I…
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Should I buy my lease car?
Until 3 years ago we had previously only bought cars outright, so I feel my knowledge is weak in this area. 3 years ago, our main car needed a lot of maintenance/ repairs and OHs company introduced an electric car salary sacrifice scheme. We sold the old car and took up the new EV through the SS scheme. Now wind forward 3…
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Short term insurance for Automatic Driving Licence conversion to Manual
Do any of the short term "pay by the hour" type insurers offer cover to leaners wanting to convert their auto licence to manual? Those that I've looked at so far only offer "provisional" or "full" driving license in the sign up selector.... but that full license will not be full if used in a manual car. Asking for my son…
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Good winch for pulling 2 ton van?
I read that you should calculate winch weight based on the vehicle weight (2 ton) and add 1.5 for an incline as well as maybe challenging ground or something line that so 4 ton? Would something like this be ok: https://www.toolstation.com/pull-winch/p98107 Or if you can recommend better quality if that one not advised.…
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Are we now being ripped off by Comparison Sites
Car Insurance. So last year I was ripped off by my car insurance company as they doubled my premium and I did not have time to look around. This year I searched comparison sites and I am getting even higher than last year. I have not made any claims for 19 years and still my premium is coming over £850.00 for a 2012 VW…
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Cancelling insurance towards end of policy - No claims
Hi All, I'm about to switch my car and am currently mid way through month 10 of a 12 month insurance policy which was paid up front and was purchased with 1 year no claims. Under the policy, I wont accrue any NCD until the year is complete, however to amend the policy to cover my new car would cost approx £160 in charges…
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Car engine light on day one
Hello everyone Hope you had a good start to 2025. I purchased a used car from a bmw approved dealer. I drove the car back home yesterday. During the drive, on the motorway, there was a slightly stronger jerk on auto gear change around 50-60mph. Then my dashboard shows "Drivetrain malfunction. Full performance not…
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Additional VED costs
Hi, I currently pay additional VED on my second hand car which celebrates its 5th birthday this month, being 5 years since the car was first registered in January 2020 (as per the V5C). However, I have just received confirmation of my monthly direct debits for the year from DVLA which shows I will still be paying the…
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Washing cars. Garden hose v pressure washer?
I have always washed my cars with my garden hose, with an adjustable spray nozzle or gun and also taken them to a local hand car wash company. Is there a major benefit to using a pressure washer over a hose and do you use a hose? Also, with my previous cars, I have simply topped the well up with plain water, rather than…
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Skoda Manufacturers Warranty
Hi all My Skoda Scala is under warranty until March 2022, i intend to extend the warranty. I know the breaks do not come under warranty. If i have my breaks done in a local garage, will it make any difference to my warranty? I have the car serviced at my Skoda Dealership. Thanks
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Cat N Query
My car was stolen, recovered and had to have some repairs done. It went to my insurers approved repairer and they’ve had for 3 weeks. I’ve just been told it’s repaired and ready to collect. I don’t want to keep the car so I was just checking that I had all paperwork etc to sell it including a full vehicle check from…
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Unfair Premier VED on Vehicles
A lot more people being caught with a Premier VED additional charge on List price values including VAT!!! on vehicles over £40000 which captures a lot of EV's as well, so.much for encouraging people to move to more energy efficient transportation and effectively, taxing VAT, very questionable!!!
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Mobilize battery lease hell - help
My experience with Mobilize has been terrible, poor communication, they do not follow up on their admin ( I asked to change my monthly lease in October, nothing has been changed even though I have formally complained and phoned several times). I have now sold my car, I filled in the form for battery transfer with the…
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Vauxhall combo ad blue issue
Hi last Friday 15th Nov i bought a Vauxhall combo 1-5 diesel with 49,000 miles but within a few days the dreaded countdown on the Ad blue warning sign came up . a warning came up "emission fault engine will not start after 450 miles " The engine orange sign came up as did the orange spanner and the flashing ad blue sign .…
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Van broken down under warranty
Hi, I bought a semi automatic 2014 van and it came with three months warranty. It broke down after 2 1/2 months with a power shift solenoid problem basically gearbox. It’s since gone back to the van dealership for them to check it over as it’s still under warranty. As the van has gone back to the dealership, I’m without it…
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Road Tax and PCP
I recently bought a new car from Arnold Clark using PCP. The dealership arranged the road tax for the car which was £220, what I didn't realise at the time was the £220 was added to the overall cost and forms part of the repayment, that is I will be charged interest on the £220 for the next 4 years which adds about £80 to…
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Selling car but keeping private plate
Understand you can retain the plate online for £80. If I sell the car though how does it work? Will the new V5 be sent to the garage?Is this likely to cause them hassle? i.e. can they sell the car in the meantime?
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Car Hire Issue - Taken too much money
Hello, I recently hired a van to help me move house and while returning the van managed to scratch the side against a metal pole. I failed to take out the cover again damage (silly of me I know) and as a result had to pay £2,000 in excess. when picking the van up the day before I spoke to the staff member at the rental…
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Requesting help with car repair longevity
Hi folks, I wonder if I can ask your advice. I have searched the forum but not found anything conclusive. In February 2023 my car had two new rear suspension springs fitted because one had cracked and collapsed. The garage I used is a chain, not the OEM, and fitted a new part from Sachs. This morning I heard an unusual…
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