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Car Tax - Late Payment Fine?
Hello Looking for some advice please from anyone else who may have been slightly late in paying their car tax... Due to having a family bereavement and going to the funeral this weekend, I completely forgot to pay our car tax - it was due on the 31st Oct and I paid it online yesterday, so 3 days late... Obviously I…
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Tyres - one off compared to others
Just wondered if anyone could shed a light on my slightly unusual (for me) tyre wear. Just got my car back from service and MOT and on the health check document they've said the following about the tyres:- (Inner, Middle, Outer) N/S Front - I6.0, M6.0, O4.5 O/S Front - I6.0, M6.0, O5.0 O/S Rear - I7.0, M6.0, O5.0 N/S Rear…
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Driving licence name differs to passport. DVLA won't renew
I have recently tried to renew my photocard driving licence because it is due to expire but am having issues getting the DVLA to renew it.The forename on my licence is a shortened version of my actual forename that appears on my passport (e.g. Chris / Christopher) and it has been this way for 20 years but something must…
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Garage mechanic crashed car
Hope this is the correct place to post My husband took his car for an MOT. The car was collected from the garage and driven to the testing garage. It was then returned to the original garage and he went to collect. When home he noticed damage to the front, called the garage who asked him to bring it so they could look.…
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V5C Fraud - Beware
Afternoon all, I just wanted to post a warning here to others in the hope I can stop what Is currently happening to me happen to someone else. Recently when selling my car privately I had a few people come and have a look, took a number of calls on it with the majority being dealers wanting it for nothing. One call I took…
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Repeat Repair Under Warranty - Advice Needed
Evening all, I'll try be as concise as possible. My mother bought a brand new 72 plate Dacia Duster (in 09/2022) from our local Dacia dealer in Scotland. The car was purchased outrite and was my mum's third Dacia from the same dealer. On the 27/07/2024 the car broke down in the outside lane of the M8 in traffic and had to…
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Old claim paid out, Insurers now suing 3rd party to reclaim pay-out.
This all seems very strange, and I'm not directly involved. As usual, I am helping a friend who's first language is not English. Firstly, through all this, my friend does not believe they have received anything in the regular mail. A few years ago my friend was involved in an RTC. Their insurer paid out, and deemed the 3rd…
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extended car warranty
I purchased a extended car warranty and recently my car had a leak from the radiator, I wasn't sure entirely that it was definately from the radiator, so I decided to contact a garage to have a dyignaostic check done,they said that would cost £40 ,so i went ahead and explained if anything needed doing let us know as we…
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Battery Supplier?
I find myself in need of a new 12V battery. Who is the other recommended supplier apart from Tayna? I recall someone else being recommended, but I can't remember who. Obviously I want the cheapest, but not if that means it takes 3 weeks to arrive and then it has been on the shelf since 1987....
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Lease Car Cannot be Repaired
I have an MG5 which I have on a 4 year lease, it's currently 25 months old and the dealer has had the car for just over a month now and they haven't been able to repair it. The problem is the car won't charge (EV) and initially I had to wait a week before MG decided it was under warranty and they would therefore repair it…
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PCP Car Finance Advice Please
Hi all, I entered in a car finance deal with a big stupidity hat on and walked away with a lovely car but sadly I am in a bit of trouble with it so would like to ask questions here: 1) I bought a Range Roger 2018 model and the DPF filter has been giving me all sorts of issues. For some reason on Facebook and Insta I am…
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Lex Autolease didnt collect car on date specified and want to add charges
Hi all, first post here My wife's car was being collected, but collection company cancelled on the morning of pickup. They trued to pick it up a week later and the battery was flat. We spoke to LEX who advised taking it to a garage which we did. The garage fitted a new battery and we advised LEX it needed picking up as MOT…
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How urgent is this?
I know nothing about cars - other than how to drive one. My car has returned today from it's annual service and MOT. It was received by a friend as I was unavailable at drop off time. Friend reported "all good - nothing needed", but, MOT certificate states in the monitor/advisories bit: "Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn…
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Company car allowance vs Fleet Hire car - pros/cons
Hi. I've recently been promoted and one of the options I now have is choosing to receive a car allowance instead of a vehicle through our Fleet hire - Arval. I'm hoping for some guidance on which is the better option based on the data below: The car allowance policy provides me with £570 per month, which is paid through…
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Car Insurance linked to Leased Cars higher than it should be ?
I have a lease car with LeasePlan, now two years into the agreement. When getting an insurance quote, the value is listed as £48K (the original P11D value), but of course, the car is now worth much less. I believe using a lower value should result in a lower premium. However, since I don’t own the car—LeasePlan does—I’m…
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Car lease expiring
I have chosen to lease cars for years. I'm a late 50s women, no man in the household and zero interest in doing anything to a car except fuel it and drive. The kind of driving that I do means having a safe reliable vehicle is essential to my day-to-day life but also for me at present is such that I'm not yet willing to…
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M6 toll barrier
Hi all Unfortunately I did something last week which on reflection was really stupid...I drove up to the m6 toll barrier, the guy in front of me was taking ages and I started to think that he had broken down. I was in a hire car and worried about not getting it back on time, so I reversed back out and drove into another…
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EV Salary Sacrifice & Personal Allowance
Hi everyone, I am thinking of switching to a fully electric Renault Scenic E-Tech Estate. I can get the Techno version in black with 5000 miles for £553 gross a month through my employers salary sacrifice scheme. This works out at £381 net (factoring in BiK) including tyres, maintenance, MOTs, insurance, road tax etc. I'm…
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SORN and re-tax
With VED going up in April would it be wise to SORN if one's vehicle was affected and re-tax before 1st April? Are there any Dos and DON'Ts ? thanks COI: 2004 Merc SL 350 - Band L [I believe]
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Ran off road by Truck
Hi all, Need some advice. I was driving on the road, going around the bend and I came upon a Scania Truck that was in the process of overtaking. The truck was on my side of the road and I had to swerve the vehicle to avoid a head on collision. This resulted in my vehicle hitting into a verge which caused the damage to my…
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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