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Switching before renewal date
I've taken MSE advice and used their tool to find a better quote than my renewal next year is likely to be. Is it best to cancel the existing policy (3.5 months to go) and pay the cancellation fee, or leave it running till it expires and start the new policy now? I'd heard there might be problems with claims if you have…
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Taxed, insured, no MOT
A neighbour’s car has been immobile outside my house now for a couple of months. He told me a while ago that it failed the MOT and it’s slowly sitting there deteriorating, flat tyres etc. I cannot get to speak to the neighbour whatever time of day I try although he is still living there. And no response to the letter I put…
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Warranty or not warranty
Asking for comments/advice Took my Dacia into the main dealers today for a service and its first MOT, it is 3 years old in Jan2024, it has done just less than 8,ooo miles ,i bought it from a local car dealer and they stamped the service book but when i went back to ask them if the oil and filter had been changed they said…
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Non-fault collision
My unoccupied car was hit by another car when parked. Details exchanged. Though I have informed my insurer, and no doubt my premium will consequently rise next year, I do not want to claim on their insurance through mine. Do I have go through my insurer or can I insist the third party pays direct or arranges their insurer…
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Peugeot 107 (Auto) - Clutch replacement advice
Posting on behalf of my partner. Neither one of us has any clue when it comes to the mechanical side of cars, so looking for some advice. She has a 2009 Peugeot 107 semi-auto. We went away in January and on the drive to holiday lodge, the car started beeping rapidly but only intermittently. The car is quite basic and…
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Haggling with a main dealer?
I'm interested in buying a used approved Skoda, but the models I'm looking at locally are a little over my preferred budget. With it being close to Christmas, and some of these cars being up for sale for a while, what can I expect in terms of haggling? Am I likely to be able to knock 1k off a 15k car, or are those types of…
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best way to insure learner driver before passing test
My son is on the verge of buying a car to support his learn to drive journey. Normally he'd have waited until he'd passed a test but... a) a cheap, low mileage car (2007 Honda Jazz with just 34k miles and good service record) has come up due to the death of a family friend (basically same price as WBAC would pay to take it…
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Remote locking Mazda 3 2010 1.6 petrol
Remote locking suddenly stopped workingLocked using fob, went into shop, five minutes later would not unlock. Had to use the keyTried spare key / fob, it worked previous day, that didn't workBoth fobs are flashing so batteries okayAny suggestions Thanks
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Nissan Juke 2020 N-connecta. Key fob battery
Hi! All. Had my car serviced and MOT'd last week at Nissan. I used the spare key fob (first time use) to take car to dealership. On picking car up, got message on dash saying low key fob battery. Battery has since been replaced twice. Latest today. Same message again. Other key fob (in use since bought car) works fine, no…
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Luton Airport Car Park
Our car was involved in a fire in the Luton Airport car park, the car was almost brand new and we had it for only 1 month, they had advised that the car will not be recovered due to structural damage and will be put down as written off. The car insurance company is offering to pay me back for my car around 15k which will…
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Blackcircles
Anyone used them? First time using them for a tyre I need by next Tuesday. So ordered it, it arrived this Monday. Totally the wrong tyre, how do you get that so wrong. I call, they take details say they'll collect the incorrect one, can't give me a day and then send replacement. Nothing all week, no e-mail confirming this.…
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Paying for Driving Lessons (not strictly motoring....)
About to pay £1400 for an intensive driving course, the company is a registered business and has a business bank account etc but only accepts payments from BAC/Direct transfer (no credit card). I've always been told to avoid paying into a bank account and this is my first dealing with the company (and if all goes well my…
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Buying electric outright
Hello, I own my current BMW 430i outright but it's sadly getting far too cramped in the back now for our 1-year-old. It's got relatively low mileage and in good condition and looks to be worth around £18k. I bought it for just over £20k a couple of years ago so it's done pretty well on depreciation. We're looking to buy…
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What's happening with Car Insurance?!
Purchased a new BMW X5 back in late 2019. On the first day of bring the car home I had an Autowatch Ghost Immobilser installed, just for my own piece of mind. It's a second car - so only used on weekends for SDP. Car is about 3.5 years old and has still only done just under 14k miles! My insurance has always been around…
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Windscreen scratch removal
So our car now has over 100k miles on it and the windscreen has lots of very tiny chips. Has anyone used a Cerium Oxide Glass Polishing Kit which claims to make it like new?
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Motor insurance for additional drivers
Hi - has anyone else come across the 'if you don't have the same address as an additional driver you cannot add them to your policy'?? My insurer has said that I cannot add a partner as they do not live with me. However, I could add a blood relative if they were 25+ & had full licence for 3 years, and they don't have to…
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Curious about Mercedes' steering geometry!
Hi.Seeing a parked Merc yesterday with its front wheels turned outwards reminded me that I've been curious about what form of steering geometry they use that seems so different to every other make!Have a look - the wheel leans outwards at an astonishing positive camber when turned. What the?!
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Expired driving licence
Dear All, I know there are some very knowledgeable people on this forum so thought this would be the best place to ask. Just found out my partner's driving licence expired 2 days ago. Her passport has also expired. I told her that she cannot drive because she won't have valid insurance and to go to the Post Office and…
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Potholes on the Motorway - claiming for damage
In September (13th) I hit a pothole on the inside lane of the M5 in Gloucestershire. In 40 years of driving I don't think I've known a noise like it when hitting a road "defect". I drive that stretch of motorway a couple of times a year only. Upshot was that I badly damaged the brakes on the nearside front, I had pulled…
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Best seat position?
I have had problems with my back/shoulder, made worse by driving my vw Crafter van. A coworker mentioned that he had back problems after driving his works van, but not his own car. Is a car seating more laid back and less upright, may be it's the larger steering wheel?