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National Conciliation Service
Due to a number of complaints about NCS, I AM planning to start a petition to close them down as this is a serious waste of people's time and money and was wondering if there is anyone who had bad experience with them and would be willing to participate to the opening of a petition and sign it to collect the relevant…
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Insurance claim - wifey's had a bump!
Wifey has been driving for 25yrs+ and had never had a bump or claim. Yesterday she reversed into a pole! It was at a garage and the pole was a petrol price sign. It has cracked the bumper and dented the boot, breaking the boot lock. No damage to the pole. A local garage has quoted around £500 to repair (not replace) the…
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Car write off-insurance pay out
So my car was written off by a third party whilst the car was parked. I've checked the trade price and it comes back at £2,300 at best. My problem is to replace like for like the cheapest private sale is £3,300 and a dealership is more around the £4000 mark. When I've looked on the financial ombudsman page it says insurers…
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Sending off V5 after a bereavement
My father has recently passed away and I need to register his car in my mother's name, cancel the road tax and re-start the road tax for my mother. Is this just a case of sending off the V5, completing my mother as the new keeper and enclosing a covering letter stating my mum's details for the road tax refund and to re-tax…
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Road Tax Late
Hi, Wondering where I stand with this as it feels odd, but likely DVLA will uphold the fine. On 01/12/23 my road tax was due. As there is usually some grace time, I wanted to get my MOT done prior to taxing my vehicle. My MOT expired on 05/12/23. In the meantime the vehicle was parked off road and not used. I only managed…
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HP finance for used car
Before I embark on what will probably be a world of small print, can anyone suggest a reputable HP finance company to use for a fair-to-middling credit score? I don't want to be tied to one particular dealers finance company % rate. I'm assuming there are HP companies out there willing to lend to individuals.
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Ford Fiesta - Intermittent engine warning light, limp mode and garage can't find the issue.
Hi I drive a 2012 Fiesta, 1.25 engine. There's an issue where ever now and again (could be weeks or a month or two apart) the engine warning light come on and I believe the car goes into "limp mode" where very little power gets to the engine. What always fixes it is turning the car off and straight back on again. I did…
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ULEZ Scrappage Scheme
Hello, I recently applied for the ULEZ scrappage scheme but my application was refused as it had no operational address. I am a window cleaner and I operate my business from home, the documents that I provided had this address on it which is my operational address so I am confused and at a loss what to do. Has anyone else…
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What to do after a no-fault crash? Can you ever claim for the cost of future insurance increases?
After the thread on
comprehensive vs TPFT insurance for motorcycles, something happened to my car!
And no, I don't have comprehensive there, either. I was home, heard a
noise, walked out, and saw someone had smashed my passenger mirror. Got the
phone out and managed to take pictures of the other car having just smashed…
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Dealer Refund - Non Existent
Hey everyone, I tried to purchase a car from The Car Group on January 5th, paid deposit via direct debit and they asked me to transfer the remaining sum via bank transfer, deposit was £99, transfer was £13,176 for a total of £13,275 The 11th January the salesman I originally dealt with cancelled the sale, he said there was…
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2018 Peugeot 308 GT Line - HP w/ Engine Fault
Good morning all, Please do bear with me whilst I try to explain this. I took out a HP agreement from my local dealership for a 2018 Peugeot 308 GT Line. Car was nice, drove great and I didn't have any mechanical faults with it....until December 2023. I was driving down the motorway taking a mate to the airport for her…
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Black Cabs Contact?
Hi would anyone know the email for London's Black Cabs pls, can't find anything that works on line. Last visit all the drivers were exceptional. Appreciate any help
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Pothole
Am looking for advice. On the 21st November my sons partner hit a pothole & knocked the tyre off the rim making it unrepairable. It was 9pm & she had her 10 years old twins in the car. It was a diversion onto a rural road due to night work on the A road. The pothole was 125mm deep, 510mm wide & 970mm long. We have…
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GAP Insurance - Reputable Providers
Good morning folks, Currently in process of purchasing a car via PCP and have been quoted almost £700 by dealership for GAP insurance provision. I've done a quick couple of searches and found alternative providers who are quoting the more reasonably figure of somewhere between £190-£230. Before I jump, can anyone advise a…
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Suing a car company: need help with N271 notice of transfer of proceedings
This discussion was created from comments split from: Actions before small claims court with council.
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Appalling Customer Service from Ford UK
We bought a 2017 plate Ford Galaxy in May 2019 with 12,500 miles on the clock from Motorline direct in Leicester. In July 2019 (2 months after buying the car) it broke down when we were in Belgium. Ford Ghent replace 1 fuel injector but couldn't replace a 2nd faulty injector. The car was repatriated to Sleaford Ford where…
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Potholes or Open Storm Drains/Manholes?
Regarding the potholes issue, template letters etc… does the same apply if you hit an open drain/manhole and damage your car?
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How to proceed?
Hi, Last week, I scraped the side of my car against my neighbours low 3 foot high wall and some of the bricks from one of the posts fell off. There was some scratching on my car too. My car insurer requires any incident to be reported within 24 hours. So, I emailed them and outlined the incident but made it clear that at…
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Car insurance cancelled, complained, now stuck!
Hi, I’m at a loss as what to do and would ask for some advice. my sons car insurance is a policy with a black box. When he took out the insurance he used his home address (here); then he moved in with his girlfriend. the insurance company emailed him and told him to change his address on his policy by 26th December or…
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Sell car and use company van instead?
Hello! Hope you can help me. We purchased a car for my husband last September for £14,000. A high spec, but high mileage 2019 plate VW Passat . It is a great car, however he is due to start a new job next month where he will have the use of a van (which will be kept at the home address). He could choose to add personal use…