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I Bought an EX-MOD car, paying so much road tax Why!
Hi All, I bought a car " Toyota Yaris Diesel 1.4 D-4D T3" 2004 (54 Reg) However, if you look at this type of car on Autotrader or any other site, you will see its Road tax of 30£ a year. trying to tax mine shows the tax due is £180 !! I believe this has to do with the " Date of first registration " of my car. a little bit…
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EV £195 Road Tax April 2025 - for Evs registered 2017-April 2025
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vehicle-tax-for-electric-and-low-emissions-vehicles So this isn’t just for new EVs - all evs registered from 2017-April 2025 - that’s pretty much all of them! Also if your EV is RRP over 40k then there is an additional charge of £400 per annum on top the road tax for the 1st 5 years you pay road…
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Cheapest/cost effective motoring. Lease?
My current car is coming to the end of it's life and I've been quoted around £2000 to get it fixed. I owe this car but it needs to much work and having now purchased my own home, I'm looking at getting something I can rely on as I commute a lot between two jobs. I'm 34 now and past the posing in a car stage. I just want…
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EV Cars - Road Tax April 2025
How does the above effect Company EV Cars that are obviously registered to the leasing company and not the driver, still have to pay ??
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Car insurance - Email from solicitors
Hello all, Nearly 2 years ago an uber driver reversed out of a side street and into the side of my car, witting it off. My insurance at the time paid me the value of my written off car - but liability still hasn’t been settled. This means I’m out of my £550 excess currently and also paying increased premiums because I’ve…
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Windscreen chip
Evening all, I have a thought that has been playing on my mind for a while and wanted to see if I was being silly or not. Apologies if this is in the wrong section, as it isn't to do with motoring money saving (though I've saved a grand fixing my own car recently to get it through MOT by buying the parts and doing the work…
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Car damaged by roadworks sign jutting out into the road
Hi I was driving along a dual carriageway and hit the sign (see photo) causing damage to my vehicle as I could not see it in the dark. Are the council liable. Can i claim off them for cost of repair? Any help or advice would be much appreciate.
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Car finance final settlement - After death
My dad unexpectedly passed away in September 2024 and left a car on finance (he only took the finance deal out 7 months prior to death). I have expectantly been chased since by the finance company, who provided a final settlement figure of £20,500 initially. We were waiting on money from the estate etc and the lawyers…
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Car finance agreement
I Have looked into my car finance agreement as I'm due to hand back my PCP car. I will voluntary terminate at the half way point. The reason i checked my agreement is because i wanted to check how much i would have to pay per excess mile over what was agreed at the beginning. BUT there is no mention of any excess mileage…
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Learner driver at different address and can't add to my existing policy
Good morning I tried to add my 23 year old daughter to my insurance today so she can start to learn driving. My insurance policy won't let her join my policy so I tried to look for her own policy. When I'm trying to complete an application, the questions are geared around where the car is, which is at my house about 5…
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Scratch in car park - Claim on insurance of pay out of pocket
So my partner managed to scratch quite a large dent in our car a couple of weeks ago whilst trying to park in a car park, no other cars were involved and it was obviously our fault. I'm trying to decide if I should claim on the car insurance or pay out of my own pocket to fix the repairs. I'm getting quotes from bodyshops…
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Which car would you buy?
I've seen two exactly the same make and model and service history One is 2014 and done 94,000 miles and has a towbar (I need a towbar if I buy this model) The other is 2013 and has done 74,000 miles but no towbar fitted so that would be an extra expense The lower mileage one is £250 more than the higher mileage one but…
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Help re VW finance and (thought may be too late)diesel emmissions
hiya, I bought an audi A3 (low emissions model!) back in March 2008 but foolishly decided to purchase with a cherished numberplate. Every time I go to apply for either the emissions (historically through several firms) and lately re the high interest charged on finance I give the number plate and this was changed over onto…
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Faulty 2nd hand car from dealer within 30 days. Need to know the correct steps to take
Hi everyone, Brief overview of the events: So I bought a 2nd hand Citreon C3 VTR 2014 plate from a car dealer on the
11/01/2025. On the 29/01/2025, whilst I was driving on its second motorway journey the
engine management light came, with a warning that the engine needed repair.
That evening a family member came around to…
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Speed enforced before sign
M62 Westbound between j12 and j11 got nip for 72 in 50 limit . Limit before that gantry was national speed limit apply. From their foto evidence appear new 50 speed limit 200 meters after Speed camera . It simply too much. Can a speed limit be enforced BEFORE SIGNAGE???
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Red light offence or overload car??
I was whit 4 costumers in my taxi and driving on 30 mph When i try to stop for red light my brake fail and i manage to stop after white line . I got flashed twice. I drive slow back behind the line and next day i had car checked and they find brake pads issue. My passengers admited they had gym weights on my trunk around…
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EU / UK Insurance Dilemma
Hello there, I have recently got a ten month temporary job in Brussels. I have a UK car with UK insurance which is due to expire just before my big move. I'm lost as what to do about car insurance. Here is where I'm at - -I want to keep my UK car at first and take it over there - due to being unsure about if my contract…
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Tracker for Motorhome
I bought a motorhome 2 yrs ago which I thought we would have for next 10 years so when told by insurance company to get a tracker fitted I bought lifetime option - others being monthly, 1 year, 2,3,4 or 5 years. After 2 years we have had to change so I contacted Moving Intelligence to be told the tracker cannot be moved…
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When does an insurer declare a car a write off?
Currently trying to decide the best way to go with this, so any thoughts appreciated. Car had an argument with a car park (no one else involved). Damage to the back passenger door, and some more minor damage to panels either side. Only got one quote so far, which has come out at just less than £2K. In the process of…
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Headlights H7
Just a quick one need to get a new bulb for car as light coverage isn’t great at night so was looking at some Phillip white ultra had them in the past always seemed a good improvement. upon checking on the reg for H7 bulbs was a few options but there is one thing I just wanted to clear up are these headlights projector…
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