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Hyundai AC over £600 to fix, is this Correct?
My 2011 Hyundai i10 AC stopped working so I had it checked out at a local garage specialising in AC. I was quoted over £600 to fix it as 2 pipes are corroded and leaking and these pipes can only be supplied by Hyundai at a cost of £200 odd each and there are none in the country so have to be imported from Korea. I had a…
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DVLA having an issue?
Tried to tax the wife's car online yesterday and was met with the response that the application could not continue as a valid MOT could not be found. I checked the (DVLA) MOT database and the MOT is still valid. Assuming that this was an admin issue with her vehicle I tried to tax mine and was met with the same problem -…
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Drive shaft broke, should I buy a new car?
My drive shaft (driver side, honda jazz) broke and a friend is saying the other might go, so I should buy a different car.Would it be sensible to get a different car (or replace the other drive shaft)? Edit: thanks to a brill AA mechanic, a local garage replaced the drive shaft on the day to avoid me being stranded. So the…
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VAT - private buyer
As a saver I tend to hold onto my car for quite some time to save on depreciation. I thought as a treat I will look into getting a new car, it has been 5 years since I have purchased a new vehicle but to my surprise the order has VAT. I have not signed for this as yet, I have looked into this and understand private sellers…
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Different Quotes for AXA Car Insurance
I have been using a Broker to arrange my car insurance for some time and AXA was always their advised insurer However this year the cost for car insurance through the broker was so high they put forward another insurer with a slightly lower quote At this point I went on some comparison sites and I am able to get AXA…
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Past Due DVLA
I have received a letter from past due credit solutions to pay a fine of £80 for the DVLA, is this a scam?
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Driving from England to Northern Ireland for booked MOT, without road tax
I live in NI, and I'd like to buy a car in England and bring it over. The car has a valid MOT and as far as I know it's roadworthy. I'd like to keep it SORN for about 3 months after buying. Can I legally book another MOT for it in NI, and bring it over on the ferry with short term insurance and no road tax, to avoid paying…
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Euro Car Parts - Fit for me service unavailable
Hi Does anyone know what happened to eurocarparts - "fit for me" service. This is now unavailable on their website. This was a great option to find a cheaper garage to change brakes and stuffs. Now I'll have to go to the garage directly and this option is always expensive. Does anyone know if there is any other websites…
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Buying a second hand car with a valid MOT with advisories
Hello, I'm looking at buying a cheap second hand car as I'm on a limited budget right now and although it has a current MOT until March 2026 it has the following advisories. Is anyone able to tell me if this is too risky to buy re. costing a lot to put right and if it'll be necessary to fix all the noted to ensure safety…
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Nice trip to Amsterdam ruined by Bristol City Council
I went Amsterdam about a month ago setting off from my home in South Wales. 28 days later I received a PCN for (unknowingly) driving through Bristol Clean Air Zone. 4 days later I received another one for my return drive home. Is there any merits for an appeal. both PCNs arrived exactly 28 days from the camera spotting my…
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Leasing Experience from HELL
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice regarding my Jaguar I-Pace, which I lease through my business. The car was fine for the first six months, but then a battery cell died and needed replacing. Since that error appeared, I’ve been limited to a 70% charge—around 130 miles—which isn’t practical for work. I had to wait…
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Still registered keeper of scrapped car
Bought new car february this year. Old car was beyond use. Dealer gave me discount for old one. Said he would take care of scrapping it. I forgot about it. ( My mistake)assuming he would get paperwork from scrap company. This morning letter from dvla fining me 100 quid for not insuring as I am still registered keeper. I…
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Accident
I waa involved in a accident when someone rear ended me whilst i was in traffic. My insurance is aviva online which are a pain to get any updates. Do you think the vehicle (see photos) will be a write off. They are using ther own repairers called solus . seems like crash bar is slighkty bent(csnt tell due tocthe natural…
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Beeping when over the speed limit (misidentification of speed limit).
Our 11 year old car was finally going to cost more to get through the MOT than it is worth, so we've bitten the bullet and got a new one. As you can imagine, things have moved on rather a lot in 11 years, and we have quite a few new features that we're still getting used to. One of them is that the car will beep if you go…
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Fisker EV
I’m looking at this http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202504171430310? and am frankly astonished at the price. What am I missing?
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Driving after heart attack and stents
So I had a heart attack and a successful PCI procedure (stents) and it's nice to be alive :) . The hospital's official post-discharge advice sheet states I can drive 4 weeks after the procedure. However the doctor in his discharge summary quotes a period of 1 month. Looking at the DVLA guidance, it does appear to be 4…
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Accident on finance car
Looking for some advice please - apologies this is my first time posting on here to bear with me!! One week ago, I was involved in a head-on collision that completely destroyed my car. Thankfully, I wasn’t injured — but financially, it’s a different story. The car was on finance, and at the time, I only had third party,…
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Company car question
Up to now, I've always bought cars myself. And always second hand. However I'd like to look at other options such as buying / leasing one through the business in the next 6 months or so. My income, a combination of salary and dividends puts me in the higher tax rate, and the business is relatively profitable, and we have a…
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Used car warranty
Buying a second hand car this week, Jaguar XFS from 2017 and want to buy a warranty for the first year of ownership. A popular search engine threw up these results All seem competitive, but my question is does anyone have any experience, good or bad from any of these companies before I select one? I do appreciate that…
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Speeding offence
The company I have worked for have today received an intention to prosecute from Devon & Cornwall Police for the offence of driving at 82mph in a 70 on the M5. At the time of the alleged offence I would have been the driver of the vehicle which is a leased car so we were expecting the fine to come through as we had…
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