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Wife away and can't sort MOT and road tax - where does she stand?
Hi all. My wife had to take an emergency x number of months away to look after her mum who lives other side of the world. There was no time to organise an MOT as she literally heard about the news and was on a plane two days later. She won't return until Sept at the earliest but the Mot and car tax run out end of June.…
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Post office v comparison site.
My wife got a renewal quote of £1284.88. I went onto a couple of comparison sites. They were both around the same for full cover including everything breakdown cover etc . £371 or £363. The cheapest was around £330 without breakdown cover. It worries me that people will be paying the renewal quote. Personally I think it's…
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MOT Fail - is this quote fair?
MOT failed this week, "Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". Our quote was over £500 to fix this issue alone (ignoring advisories) which is pushing us to question whether it's even worth it or just get a new car? (Our last MOT was £600 so this is becoming a…
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How to correct HPI / NMR mileage history?
Selling a deceased relative's car on behalf of the family. Sale agreed through auction site but buyer's HPI check has flagged a mileage discrepancy and the sale is on hold pending its resolution. I've got 2 lots of evidence to support the fact that an MOT mileage was entered in error: * Service history and MOT mileage…
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How long have you continuously lived in the UK Car Insurance
My son was born in the UK, but a year ago he worked aboard for 4 years and came back home last year, He has a UK driving license and passed his test in UK when he was 19 years old. Drive-ed in UK for 5 years before going abroad. Hes been driving for a year now since he came back to live, and last year he put down the date…
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Caught speeding
Hi guys, not here to defend myself just looking for some clarity... I got a drink driving conviction in 2017 and I have just received a notice of intended prosecution for doing 36mph in a 30 zone.. my question is... does the previous drink driving conviction affect speeding offences in any way or are the treated…
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Messy Used Car Dealership Situation....Can anyone help?
My parents bought me a used car (2013 plate, Jap import, £9k) in October and had it delivered - the paperwork said 'service completed' 'MOT passed' and 12 months warranty purchased. Within a week of having it I text the dealership advising that the car was juddering/the engine light would stay on - this issue only…
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Do I need a V62?
I recently bought privately a car. I did the insurance on my phone while with the seller but could not do the tax online as the seller had registered it SORN the day before. So I went to the local post office and explained the situation to them, they struggled a bit but eventually gave me a blue form to fill out for a V62,…
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Really stuck!
Son has just insured his bike, been off the road a year. He has 14 days to provide proof of NCD- he has about 7/8 years. However, his last insurance was all on his phone, no paperwork. That phone was lost, and son can't remember who he was insured with now. Adding to that, he last yearclosed his old bank account and opened…
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Parking fine at supermarket
I had the same happen but while visiting a hospital. The fine was never paid as in order for the collection of the fine to proceed and contact me by letter, the DVLA had to give them my details - they would have to break the Data Protection Law. You cannot prosecute someone by first breaking a law to do that. I ignored the…
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Buying car with existing finance
Hi all, I'm currently half way through paying off a car on hire purchase but starting to look at slightly bigger cars due to an upcoming change in circumstance. What options do I have with finance? I think I read somewhere that a car showroom may take on the remaining HP finance in order to get your custom. Anyone have…
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Is this charge voltage too high?
I noticed on parents' car that the ventilation fan was revving up when the engine was near idle which seemed strange. So I put a cheapo voltmeter on the lighter socket. It showed 12.3V with engine off so apparently reading in the right zone. When driving, the charge voltage went up to 15.6V when slowing down to a stop. I…
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Honda Jazz 2010 what is wrong?
My daughter's 2010 Honda Jazz is showing a spanner, what does it mean?
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Cancelling car insurance - being charged whole policy amount
Hello you lovely people. I bought my daughter a car, 3 weeks later the power steering pump broke and there were a few other issues that arose so I returned it and got a full refund. A Choice insurance are now charging me the full years insurance to cancel the policy... is this correct ??
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Speeding fine, no idea who was driving
HiI was visited by my brother and sister in law for 6 weeks whilst on holiday from Trinidad and Tobago. My wife borrowed her sister's car in order for us to do a road trip of Britain covering about one thousand miles. Myself and my brother in law split the driving over the entire journey. My wife's sister, whose car it…
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Insurance saying I’m liable
Can I get advice please. I turned right onto a main road from a side road . The roads were clear and the 2nd lane on the right that I was going into was also clear. However a driver decided to switch lanes and go into my lane at the same time as I was turning right causing me to scratch the side of their car and top of…
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Suns Out!!Think before you go for a spin in your Flip Flops ...it could cost you??
If you're in an accident and the police see that you have flip flops on, or no shoes at all, you may be found to be "driving without due care and attention". This offence carries a £100 on-the-spot fine and three penalty points on your licence, and, if it goes to court, the maximum penalty could rise to as high as a £5,000…
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Self-indulgent car
I've an electric car on a lease which is due to go back soon. We cannot get a home charger and we're dependent on public charging. My wife is completely fed-up of it, particularly having to charge it, and is happy to give me pretty much a free choice as long as it isn't electric. I don't like really small cars and do not…
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Third Party Claim
Hi everyone, My wife was involved in an accident at the end of May when a newly qualified driver drove into the side of our car. There were 4 children and a dog in the car with my wife and, thankfully, no-one was injured. The third party driver admitted liability and her insurance company, Admiral, soon agreed to pay for…
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small accident - car on lease
Hi All, Been involved in a very minor accident, however the 3rd party has approached their insurance and been told we are to blame. That said, they are yet to hear from the 3rd party (been over a month now) for any costs. They are keeping this open until Oct, then they will close the claim I haven't got our bumper fixed…
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