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County Court Money Claim
Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice as I’ve come up against a strange situation. I had a very minor accident last year. We exchanged details at the scene and the other driver verbally admitted fault. The other driver was very cooperative but we had no witnesses or camera footage so essentially the case is still open…
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Vertu Mini - paying final balance
I’ve paid a small deposit on credit card for a mini car, but dealer wants me to transfer the balance via bank transfer 2 days before collection. They reckon they don’t have the facility for taking debit card! I’ve never done this before when buying cars and have always paid by debit card on the day and having given the car…
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Help! New Black box insurance
Hi everyone! After 5 years of black box insurance with Tesco Bank they have just pulled the rug out from under my feet by notifying me that they are no longer offering car insurance, 3 weeks before the policy is renewed! So can any recommend an affordable ( ‹£1500 per annum) car insurance to cover my daughters (23 and 20…
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Company Car - Private Mileage / Fuel
Hi All I've just recently accepted a sales role which includes a company car. My week will be split between being on the road and at the office which is a 100 mile round journey. I understand that my commute will be classed as private mileage. How will my new employer charge me for private mileage ? I'm aware of the fuel…
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CCJ For an insurance claim I told my insurers not to pay
Hi, I have recently discovered a CCJ was loged against me 3.5yrs ago to claim for something my insurer didnt pay out on. There was an accusation I hit a car in a car park which I denied and after visits by inspectors etc. When talking to the insurance company I clearly remember the guy on the phone saying "so you're…
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Why doesn’t anyone tell you this about self charging hybrids
Hi, having been away from home for 3 weeks leaving my Toyota Yaris Cross all snuggly in the garage I come home to find the car completely and utterly dead. so first thing I have to do when I get home is call out the AA. Lovely chap tells me to get a trickle feeder, ok that’s fine at home where I have power but what happens…
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Car paint repair
Unfortunate reversed my Yaris into lamppost few days ago, rear passenger plastic panel scraped. Can I just touch up with acrylic/plastic paint? Tia
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Cost of Driving Lessons in My Own Automatic Car
I live in a moderately remote area of Scotland and a local driving instructor suggested I get my own car to learn in, as automatics instructors aren't so common here. (I have spent too much money already on manual lessons, but anxiety and overwhelm regarding the gears and clutch meant I didn't learn effectively.) Ten days…
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Letter Before Claim from Gladstones Solicitors for CPS UK Parking Charge
Help Needed: Letter Before Claim from Gladstones Solicitors
for CPS UK Parking Charge Hello everyone, I have received a Letter Before Claim (LBC) from Gladstones
Solicitors acting on behalf of Complete Parking Services (CPS UK) Ltd,
demanding payment of £170 for a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) issued at East
Laith Gate,…
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Best course of action?
Hi, This morning at 7am, a car that had been parked overnight on the road infront of my house, u-turned and reversed into the front wall of our garden and damaged a large section of the wall. My sister in law who is staying with us saw it happen and jotted down the VRN and the incident was also picked up on our ring camera…
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Lease Return Damage With Santander Consumer and Manheim
I've got a Mazda going back in a few weeks. Leased with finance from Santander and they're sending Mannheim to do the collection. The car has a large alloy scratch near the hub, plus a few other little dents and scratches some of which are within wear and tear some of which I'll probably have to pay for. I've had previous…
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Misdiagnosis from garage
Hi, newbie here, looking for some advice regarding a misdiagnosis from our (previously) trusted garage 😁 I have a 13 plate Citroen C3 Picasso which took me a while to source at an affordable (financed) price, I've got 10 months left to pay. At the end of November, my husband used it for a trip 'up north', a regular…
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When to buy a new car...
I'm thinking of splashing out on a new car ( possibly used but would have to be very low mileage ). Is there a good time to do this - I always thought that when new models are released, the previous versions although very similar suddenly became cheaper - likewise a 74 pre-registered car suddenly becomes a bit cheaper when…
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Car Insurance - 26 working or calendar days
On the podcast with Adrian Childs, Martin mentioned about looking at comparison sites 26 days before the renewal date. My question is 26 working days or calendar days. Can anyone advise.
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Insurer refusing car insurance after accident and pay out.
My daughter 22 passed her test last November 2024 and took out her first policy for a 2011 Ford Ka. At the beginning of January she had a small accident involving some ice on the road. She was travelling 20mph, slowing down to take a tuning onto a steep inclined driveway when she hit some ice and slid into a wall on the…
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SP30
Hi. I have received a conditional offer for doing a 35 in a 30. Expected it to say SP30 but it says RR84707- anybody heard of this before? Couldn't find much online about it. Thanks
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MOT Cost Cutting discussion
This discussion relates to the guide to MOT Cost Cutting article which includes a full list of the special test areas Click reply to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide. See an earlier incarnation of this discussion here.
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Renewing drivers license early
Can i renew my driving license 4 months before it expires as need to change my address and don't want to renew twice in a short time
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PCP Options
I have a car on PCP, 4 year agreement, and I’ve had it 14 months. Took on the car and size, large SUV to suit someone else, sadly they became housebound two months later and have barely been in the car. I find it way too big for my own needs, and keep kicking myself that I sold my almost smaller SUV which was on HP, and…
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Changing car tax from Disabled to Normal
Can someone help - we have just bought my daughters first car from a dealer. We have the V5C form as usual, but the tax class is disabled. We need to change this, but don't seem to be able to do it online - how do we go about changing the tax class to normal and get her taxed so she can driver her car asap? Many thanks.
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