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What sort of hit in value would you expect due to Cat N?
Needing a car & wife sent me a photo of one she's seen which is CAT N. Audi A1 Sport, 2012, 112k miles, MOT expires in Jan, 1.6 diesel. £2.7k Looking on auto trader, valuations seem to vary quite a bit anyway (the min to max window seems quite large these days on anything second hand) but they're all in & about this price…
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Service due on car I want to sell?
I have a 2014-plate Honda Civic that I’m looking to sell as soon as possible. A service is now due, which would normally cost around £250. I explained my situation to the Honda dealer and they advised I could instead have just an oil and filter change for about £150. My question is — if I go ahead with the smaller service,…
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Help and advice wanted asap.... Online used car broker....
I have found a used car that is available through an online broker. After payment by bank transfer the car is delivered and I have ten days to either accept or reject the vehicle. The broker holds my finances until I confirm then passes them to the seller or refunds them to me rather than paying direct to the seller. The…
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Incorrect Tyres Fitted - Higher Load and XL
Hi Team MSE, I had ordered two car tyres online from HiQ Tyres and Autocare to match the same on the front axle, and recieved confirmation via email confirming my selection (product and tyre size). On the the day of fitting, once the tyres had been fitted and payment taken, I went to inspect the tyres whilst the car was…
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Is the driver liable
I will be seeking legal advice in due course but just throwing this out here for opinions Driver employed by a haulage firm didnt declare their points when employed Driver had an accident Haulage firms insurers refusing to pay out because of this failure to declare this information leave the firm with a large bill (now…
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Motability vehicle written off and replaced - what are relevant consumer rules?
Hi all, My partner's car was unfortunately written off, not his fault, and it was a peugeot e-208 with an advanced payment of £899 due to being a more 'premium' model than the free options. We have had the 'like for like' replacement car ordered and bought last week, however the price of the new car had increased in the…
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Insurance prices dropping??......any reason why??
After 40+ years of car insurance going up every year (since obtaining full NCB), this year both our car insurances have gone down, (not even changed insurance company). Just wonderijng why this would be??
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Anyone used OneProtect car insurance?
oneprotectinsurance.co.uk This company came cheapest via comparison sites. However, I have never heard them before. There are some reviews in TrustPilot which is mix of good & bad so can't really make any decision from there. Legally they are owned by OneCall Insurance which is showing as registered in FCA. I am not…
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Advice on works
Hi I took my car in for its MOT and it failed on the handbrake efficiency. It was 13%. The well-known garage told me it needed a new rear brake calliper, rear discs on both sides, and rear pads. £510. I’m [clearly] not a mechanic, but what I find hard to believe is that discs and pads fitted less than 12 months ago - and…
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TFL congestion charges after car has sold
sold my car on August 1st and on August 22nd saw £125 direct debit coming out my bank for autopay. I called to query and was told as I hadn’t removed my car I was liable for the autopay. She also said there was £94.50 to come out on the 15th September and 3 further days not yet listed. I emailed proof of sale to tfl and…
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New BMW X1 shuddering
Good morning, We purchased our new X1 a few months ago and after a few weeks noticed a juddering in low gears, especially when turning. This juddering vibrates through the car and steering wheel. It already been into the garage once for repairs and they advised the problem would most likely return in around 2k miles... So…
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Should I Upgrade My Car or Wait?
I have a dilemma and I was hoping to get advice from people who are more well versed in the financial details of cars. I currently have a 2013 Dacia Duster, passed down to me by my late mother. This car has been going strong, however in the past few months I have had to spend ≈ £1k on general repairs (something crumbling…
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Advice needed Please (Car Repair)
There was a problem with my car where the spark plug had popped out and car was really noisy.Took the car to a garage explained everything and they said they can have a look.They said car can be repaired just need to rethread the head and head had to be removed to do this so a big job. we were quoted £1200 altogether with…
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Mis sold car finance
Hi, I was curious about all this mis sold interest rates and such that's been in the news and with MSE. Basically, I followed the advice of sending the email draft that's available on MSE to my previous broker which was Blue Motor Finance. They've emailed me back saying they can confirm that they didn't miss sell any…
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Scrap a car
my father in law has a old citroen car. Parker’s say it’s worth a couple of hundred pounds. Is currently SORN and he has given up driving. It would cost about £100 to get it insured, mot and tax. So we are looking at scraping it. Does anyone have any recommendations of who to go to. I see there are national companies that…
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Paying for child's fuel
Hi, It's my daughter's 17th birthday soon and we have bought her a car (we have been using it for a year, and will get another for ourselves once she learns to drive). We live rurally and public transport is not an option at all. We would like to give her a year's worth of fuel money, to pay for her to get to college and a…
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Car Finance claim
A bit of a issue with my claim. Both the dealership and the finance company have ceased to trade and a company that holds my data has told me that although they have my details from my previous car finance, which has been paid off, they can't help me. The previous company was bought and the details of the clients passed…
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Seat Leon broken glove box hinge
My 2024 model Leon has a broken glove box hinge, the service receptionist claimed that it isn’t covered under warranty, odd how there was another customer waiting for a repair who also had a broken glove box. The technician who looked at the fault said it should be a warranty repair.., My guess is there are others with the…
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Could it have been in an accident?
Considering buying a used car from a private seller. All looks good… the only question I haven’t asked is if it had ever been in an accident. (1) I know the registration but I can’t remember how you go about finding out this information. What’s the procedure? (2) The seller said that it’s currently being driven on a…
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Company car lease maintenance issue
Hi everyone, I have a company car, paid for through salary sacrifice which includes tyers and maintenance (or so I thought). On my contract, it states that the lease is fully inclusive of Tyres and Maintenance, but when i had a recent tyre problem, upon calling the number provided, it hadn't been registered. Upon further…
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