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Car Insurance Arrangement fees - price comparison sites should have option to exclude
1st Central charges an additional fee of £50 to set up a policy. yet this does not show up in price comparison. It would be good if price comparison site result lists allowed users to exclude such companies in the results list, or, at the very minimum, to work with the full price including any such compulsory introductory…
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How to find car reg with partial reg
just had a car hit mine only got make nissan Model Quashci Partial reg VH60 then looked like ydy but isnt ! Any help gratefully received
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Vehicle History check scam?
I advertised a vehicle for sale on facebook and got a reply from a potential buyer. he arranged a time to visit then asked before he came to view to send him a vehicle condition report using a particular service (Autofinest) stating that if it was ok he definitely would buy the car and add the cost of the report to the…
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Main driver and owner
My son is presently on my insurance but will be changing jobs in the new year and will become the main driver and will take out insurance in his name. Does it make sense to transfer ownership to him to keep his insurance costs down or would that make no difference?
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Insurance Renewal 35% Cheaper Than Year Before from Same Insurer (RAC)
Hi everyone, Just to pick up on MSE's assertion about car insurance coming down this year, my renewal offer from the RAC 3 weeks ago for our car was 35% cheaper than the year before, and I could not beat it on cost and features using comparison websites. So we all should hopefully find cheaper insurance in the weeks and…
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Unknowingly 2 years without a V5C! Help!
Hi All! A really strange one and I need your help.. I bought a car from an online trader 2 years ago (it appears they have now gone out of business). I have come around to taxing my car for the second time and the only V5C I have is the one supplied by the trader, completely blank, with the previous keeper's details…
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VWFS Charges?
Just returned a vehicle to VWFS and the inspection has found a broken/snapped boot hook (the little plastic thing that the parcel shelf loops onto). They are trying to charge £280 for it (see pic). Does anyone have any experience with VWFS, it seems ridiculous! Many thanks in advance
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Pcp emissions claim vwfs
There are 2 companies that I accidentally signed up to because I thought one was pcp and one was emissions so now have 2 companies acting on the one claim. I have asked each company to close my case and asked for admin fee but neither are willing to close as want the other companies details. I feel so annoyed and…
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New MOT before current one expirers?
Is it possible to have your vehicle MOT tested before the current MOT expirers? I have around 3 months MOT left on my car and I hope to sell the car with a new MOT, if possible.
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How to get Abandoned Car moved
Hello We have had a car with foreign Bulgarian number plates left outside our house for 5 coming up to 6 months the car is broken down we saw the people leave it by rolling it down the road with boot fully open and bonnet fully open. They did come back to the car every two weeks trying to fix the car kept a we record, they…
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Lease car write off - read this!
Recently I wrote off my lease car and went through the usual processes with insurance company / lease company ( the car was leased direct from manufacturer). Insurance company valued the car around 30k. Both companies were adamant they wanted to deal with each other direct and not include me. I eventually agreed but not…
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AA problem
I recently broke down and called AA and they recommended a garage , they got me going enough to drive to the garage, but the garage could not fix the problem. I called AA again as the AA rep attending my vehicle said to do . But the AA would not come out to Attend without paying a £75 charge as it was the same problem and…
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No Claims Discount Con.
I have not had an insurance claim for 17 years, but every time I change insurer I only get proof of 9 years. Some say this is not a big deal, but it is. I have just changed insurer and declared my 17 years NCB. My old company issued the Proof of NCB of 9 years. In the small print of an insurance policy it states that a…
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Enterprise car rental
Hi I am having an issue with Enterprise car rental, I hired a car which was a 2024 Nissan Juke it only had 6.5k miles on the clock. I Drove just over 100 miles when the car broke down with the clutch going. i normally drive a manual car and have done for 40 years. Enterprise are saying it’s driver and down to me and…
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Escaping online service recording?
Hi all I've a 70 plate Mazda which has no 'service booklet' in the old fashioned sense - its service record is all online. I'd like the flexibility to use other garages for my servicing but I've not found one who can upload a record of work carried out to the Mazda database. Any ideas?
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Car damage bumper - fix
I have some damage to my rear bumper - pictures provided My car is on PCP and I have a year and a half left of the contract before I return it. I’ve been quoted £350 for the damage to be repaired by garages. Do people think I would be better off getting the damage fixed myself or should I leave it? Has anyone had…
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Used M6 toll road but fee not taken
Earlier in the week we used the M6 toll road and my husband tapped his credit card to pay the fee. I regularly check the bank account and saw the fee was pending. Until this morning when it has ‘dropped off’ and is no longer pending or paid . We don’t have any sort of receipt or proof of payment. What should I do? Do I…
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Car for teenage son
Hi, We have been awarded motability for our younger son so we're going to we buy any car our current car. Our older son is 16 in a few months so will need a car in just over a year to learn in. Can't decide whether to keep the current car and sit it on the drive until he needs it. Any advice? It's a 14 plate mokka with…
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Car sold while dealer closed, fuming !!!!!
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Eye test at 62 ??
UK Driving Law Changes for Seniors Above 62 – Full 2025 Update i AM 73 Should I have done an eyetest (compulsory). Should I now?
Bought a car, van or motorbike on Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Hire Purchase (HP) since 2007? Discuss the probes into hidden discretionary commission and undeclared commission - and how to complain.
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