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Advice please on Finance Marker on car purchase
Hi all, I'm (likely) purchasing a used car today and an HPI check showed outstanding finance via a Motability scheme lease. Background history; the car is a Cat S write off but only a door was damaged and I am happy with the repair. The current seller bought it via a Copart auction and has repaired it for sale. I have seen…
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Can you fail an MOT with a brake bulb out?
More to it than the thread title so it'll test who reads the post & who replies just off the title ;) So my brake lights are circular & are made up of 3 different bulbs IIRC (or certainly at least 2). On one side I can see that 1 of the bulbs is out but the other/s are working - so I do still have light on each side of the…
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Car Insurance: Married vs Maiden Name
I'm recently married and have changed my passport and driving license to my new name. Currently in the process of getting car insurance, and I'm having to pay £200+ more in my new surname (and clicking married) than in maiden, which seems ridiculous! I've tried calling the insurers but keep getting fobbed off with "it's…
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Tradex Insurance Company Limited
I took out a motor policy through RBS on Saturday via Quidco and only after I had paid - did I realise that the policy was with "Tradex Insurance Company Ltd" rather than RBS !Is this safe or are there going to be any issues if I ever need to claim ?
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Insurance quote so different
Last Thursday I got some quotes from Compare The Market and Aviva came out cheapest at £379. This morning I realised I got the renewal date two days wrong so changed that - quote is now £475. Why such a huge difference? revised date is after the original date I put in
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Warranty buyback for faulty vehicle
I took out PCP on a new Ford in Jan 2022. Since then, my car has shown faults that Ford have admitted they cannot fix and it's reached a point where I have been offered either a like-for-like car or buyback of my vehicle. Has anyone been through the buyback process before? Ford have been quite unclear up to this point as…
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Parking Fine
(Image removed by Forum Team) I have received the attached. My car is based in the UK and has never been in mainland Europe. I also sold this car a month after the fine was issued, I am no longer the registered owner. Please help as don't know what to do, just want to ignore it as I presume it's a scam or my plate has been…
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Windscreen cracked and new wiper blades
My windscreen is cracked and using my insurers aprroved supplier web site for the repair I have been asked if I also want new wiper blades for extra £49 as: "Glass debris or grit may be trapped inside old wipers, which may cause damage to your new windscreen" Is this true and reasonable or just a way of getting more money…
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Rejecting a car
Hi All, I purchased a car from Big Motoring World on 10th December 2023. I reported an issue on the 15th December 2023. The auto stop/start error message came up and the car just stopped when i was driving. I was told to take it to a local garage to get ti looked at. The local garage did a battery test and said the battery…
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Paying the London LEZ, do they make it more difficult than it needs to be?
Is paying for the LEZ more difficult than it needs to be? Or are they equipped to monitor every street within the zone? I needed to goto London in my low emission but oddly not compliant vehicle! The destination is right on the border so a careful route was planned because google maps showed a route that took a direct one…
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Faulty Used Car
Hi there, I am wondering if anyone could give me some advice please? I secured a used automatic car from a local dealer on 06/05/24, using a credit card for the deposit (£400). The final balance was paid on 09/05/24 via bank transfer (£3350). I understand I have section 75 protection due to using a credit card for the…
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Proof of NCD
Will I be sent proof of NCD automatically by my previous insurers - or do I need to request it ?I had 9 years - last September according to RAC documents - (Although I actually have 20+ but no way of proving it !!)Next insurers (RBS) are asking for a ridiculous £123 with £45 cashback (Quidco) - for comprehensive cover for…
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Help stolen recovered advice
I’ve got an unusual situation. Unknowingly bought a car which despite being HPI cleared and it still is, was stolen and recovered. Not an insurance write off. Repaired and sold on. To me as it happens. Only found this out as trying to sell. When dealers do a deeper dive its flag with a stolen marker. It was stolen and…
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Damage to car during test drive - who is liable?
Yesterday my partner did a test drive of a new car. Unfortunately he clipped a curb, at a moderate speed, and burst the tyre and damaged the alloy... The dealership took a photocopy of his driving license prior to the test drive but we didn't sign anything or get told anything about insurance/liability. Worth mentioning,…
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SORN car clamped
An elderly relative unwittingly SORNed his car even though it was still parked on a public road outside his house. (The car had failed its MOT just as the relative became very unwell, a short while later they were admitted to hospital and sadly a few weeks later they passed away.)While in hospital the car was clamped and I…
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Head gasket has blown on new (used) car after 6 weeks !
Hoping someone can give me a bit of advice!! So I brought a car from a dealership and after 6 weeks for £3000 the head gasket went. I have all the evidence that this was not user error. I sent this over to him and he said its just some bad luck for me and thats the risk you take buying a second hand car!! I have sent him a…
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WINDSCREEN WASHER LID DOESN'T CLOSE
Hi Folks The windscreen washer lid doesn't close properly on my car. Can you advice how I can resolve this issue? Thanks in advance.
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Should I keep my old car or buy another one?
I'd really appreciate some help with deciding whether to keep my old car or to get a new one. It's Ford Focus from the year 2000, with around 95,000 miles on the clock. It runs well without any problems as far as I can tell. I'm happy driving it. At the next MOT which is coming up very soon, it will need 4 new tyres, and…
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What's the ultimate punishment for a speeding ticket?
Hey there I know there's another website that deals with speeding tickets in general but I wondered if anyone could tell me what ultimately happens if you ignore a speeding ticket? So presumably a ticket has been sent to an individual who should have, but didn't respond to the original ticket in the post. What should have…
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Car faulty from new
Hi. We brought a new KIA Xceed last year and have been in dispute for about 5 months over an issue it has had from new. We raised a complaint through the finance company who arranged an independent inspection. This came back as faulty from manufacture. KIA have had the car back 3 times and on the last visit the technician…
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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