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What is causing these scratches?
A few months ago I noticed some bad scratches on the drivers side of my car by the wing mirror and on top of the wing mirror. I thought someone had been careless when washing my neighbours drive and hit it. Yesterday I noticed similar but more scratches on the side of the bonnet. The car is parked on my drive with the…
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Car theft
My son in law had his car stolen from his driveway, The house was broken into and both key’s stolen. The police recovered the vehicle but unable to gain access into it had it removed to a police pound for forensic examination. Police say he is responsible for the cost of having the car being transported back to his home.…
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Engine replacement - Vauxhall/Arnold Clark
Hi there, I'm having some issues with my car, specifically how much I'm paying towards a repair and that I'm apparently locked into it. Looking for advice on what my options are, Here's the story so far. I took my car in for it's MOT and service back in September, this was with Arnold Clark as I had a free service and MOT…
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How do you get the best range from your hybrid?
How do you get the best range from your hybrid? My Citroen C5 Aircross is advertised as 30-40 mile range but best I've managed to achieve is 28 for predicted range and today it was just 22 miles after a full charge Do you let your battery down to zero miles before you charge, or do you keep it topped up
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PCN for entering a school restricted zone
I entered one of these new restricted school zones by a few metres but immediately stopped when I realised the time of day. I then did a u turn and left the restricted zone which the council CCTV footage should clearly show. You guessed it, I received a PCN from the council which I thought rather harsh. My question is,…
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Lexus Car Stolen
My Lexus car was stolen in August 2024. 2019 reg. RX450 Lexus has accepted that the car is subject to vulnerability of being easily stolen and has been offering security enhancements to some customers, but failed to inform me or offer these protections for my vehicle. The car was now found due to an unknown tracker…
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Am i insured to drive another car for a few hours ?
Looking to drop a friends car off at webuyany car around 2 miles away but not too sure if my policy will cover me ( mojo ) , I have contacted them by email but have not heard back from them an need to drop it off today . The car was insured with her deceased husband but she does not have insurance on the car. T
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New car, cracked windscreen.
Asking for my neighbour who had a brand new in September, 74 reg skoda kodiaq. His wife has mainly driven it with the sun visor all the way forward against the windscreen. She pulled visor back last week to see a crack from the top of the windscreen down diagonal about 6 inches. There's no sign whatsoever of any contact.…
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Leased vehicle Non Fault claim pathway
I lease my Car. At the start of the week I was hit by a vehicle coming from a Give Way junction. My car has damage to both passenger-side doors. I am fairly confident I am not at fault. As I lease the vehicle, I initially reported the collision to my Insurance Company but made no claim. The insurers have given me two…
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Advice on car repairs - hit and run
Hello, have abit of a dilemma here and I am looking for someadvice. Basically my car was crashed into while parked and I have no 3rd party information. If I go through my insurance it will go down as a fault and I will need to deal with the excessand further increases on my premiums. The good news is the cost to repair…
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Electric Vehicles "ticking timebomb"
Came across this whilst trying to catch up on Hurricane Milton. The premise is quite simple, EV's and water don't mix (it also extends to other Lithium batteries). I'd not thought about it before, though it seems to be a real issue when EV's are caught in floods. Florida fire marshal calls electric vehicles "ticking time…
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Car buying from a dealership
I've never bought straight from the dealer but hoping to do so in the coming days or weeks. I'd be buying the car outright, no requirement to PCP and PCH and I appreciate garages make more of their money from customers paying up. With that in mind, based on the car's value on Auto Trader/the dealership website, is that the…
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Nationwide Hire UK van damage dispute
Hello all, I recently hired a vehicle from Nationwide Hire UK. They offer a delivery and pickup service, so it took before and after photo's, as they advised, of the entire vehicle. These images are timestamped. The hire took place on June 12th, start time 08:30, pickup 08:30 June 13th. I did the journey on the 12th and…
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Changing Tax Class
I gave my old car to my father. When I had the car it had a disabled tax class on it. We have transferred the car into his name and he has his own insurance on it now. We are trying to tax the car but finding it a bit confusing on what to do. He'll need to change the tax class from disabled to normal He wants to do it via…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask for money if people charge their electric cars when they visit?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Given the massive rise in energy prices over the last couple of years, I've been wondering whether I should ask family and friends to contribute to my bills when they charge their electric cars at my home when they visit? I have a petrol car and when l visit others I…
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Inherited car lost SORN years ago
My elderly mother gave up driving in 2017 and her car was then kept on my private drive and SORNed. On her death the following year, I inherited the car so put it in my name and address (from which it has never moved). Of course, I've now found out that the rule about SORN evaporating upon sale also applies to cases where…
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Used car warranty
Can someone recommend reputable and trusted used car warranty companies? I have purchased a 3 year old car that is outside manufacturers warranty. Worried about horror stories of companies that have small print that avoids payouts. Thank you in advance. Grover
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Price of Injector for petrol BMW 1 Series
BMW
116i second generation Series1 F20, 1.6 turbo engine, petrol, 6 speed
manual. January 2015 so now over nine years old. 36,000 miles. The
car was serviced today by a reputable garage that I have used
regularly for many years. I asked them to identify an intermittent
misfire. According
to their OBD check, the number 3…
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Hit by foreign hgv
Hopefully someone can give some advice. I have been in an accident where my car has been side swiped by a Dutch Hgv that was changing lanes. The hgv did not stop but I got the registration number and another driver was kind enough to stop and give me dashcam footage of the incident. I am very clearly not at fault. A week…
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RAC breakdown cover £453!
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw my RAC renewal. If I look on a comparison site it shows the RAC at £75! Their service is terrible, 3 call outs in 2 years all over 4hrs wait time. I'm thinking the AA, Gem or Green flag so open to reviews.
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