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Short term insurance?
I need to insure my car today or tomorrow. Given that the best prices are achieved 24ish days ahead, is it worth getting a month's cover initially whilst also getting quote for year's policy?
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Returning a lease car - damage report
Does anyone know when returning a lease car with damage (dents, scratches etc), whether you can claim the cost of this on your regular car insurance? The bill is looking like £1k+ so trying to see what my options are. Many thanks
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Best Car Finance Options
I was hoping for some advice on best way to fund a new car. I’m 21 years old and and looking to get a 2020/21 Mk8 VW Golf. I know the car is a bit extreme for my age however I do a lot of miles for work so needing something able to cope with that and is also good to drive. I’ve came into a bit of money so can instantly pay…
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Received several pcns that I was not made aware of previously
Hi, I received 3 separate PCN notices, all three of them are on the third stage(two tfl one from an independent place) and I have not received previous letters. The last one is a car park where I appealed the fine but instead of receiving a response they escalated it to the third stage. I am unsure of what to do now as the…
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Changing my private plate?
Changing my private plate?Im getting a newer car next Saturday. Im selling mine privately. I have a private plate and need to change my insurance. Just wondering the best order of events?
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Veygo Not Offering Temporary Insurance To 20yo Daughter
Hello, Just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues in the last day or so, where my 20yo daughter is now not getting the option from Veygo (message is something like "We are unable to offer you...") to take out temporary insurance for a few hours or a day or so - she's been doing this quite frequently the past few…
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Terrible performance of 3rd party garage for insurance repair
I'm hoping for some helpful ideas from this forum about what I should do next regarding the torrid time I'm having getting my car repaired. I'll lay out the timeline of events: - October 2023: My parked unoccupied car is hit by a bus damaging the driver side front wheel alloy, wheel arch and bumper-November/December 2023:…
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Replacement car option when the car breaks down at home
Hi All, It is time to renew my car insurance policy, mine is a Kia electric car. Last year unfortunately it broke down at home, I was able to use my breakdown cover (Nationwide Flex plus account breakdown cover) to send the car to garage. It took a month for the repair to be done, the car was less than 2 years old at that…
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Car Leasing v. Buying
Hi I currently own my own car but have had constant, expensive repairs on it. Does anyone know of schemes similar to leasing where you don’t have a brand new car & they cover all repairs. Haven’t had any luck with buying a warranty as they quibble when you make a claim & say you are not covered. Long term is it best to buy…
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Car accident insurance question
Young driver in car accident pulled into a road he said was clear. Very tight bend on hill car came down and hit him in the side. Other driver said that son at fault. No police called. No pictures taken. Other driver asking for £900. His car has no tax, the car itself has no insurance attached to it. He says he has…
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Removing solidified lumps of building debris from car
Long story short, there are several lumps of some sort of building aggregate dotted over my car (thanks neighbour, maybe pick better workmen next time -- but that's a different matter). Not huge, so, 'so what?' You may think. Unfortunately some of these are on the glasswork, meaning I can't open the window or use the…
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Speeding Fine Scotland 17 year just passed test.
Can anyone offer advice. My son passed his test last month and started a new job. We live in a rural area and he was driving to work early the morning in the city and we just received a notice of intention to proscecute letter from police scotland that we have to fill in with the name and details of driver. It says he was…
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1st Central car insurance - good or bad?
Hi, My car insurance renewal has gone up a fair bit with nothing new happening in the last year. I have done all the normal recommended stuff and rung my current provider back which resulted in the renewal price being reduced a bit. In my car insurance searches 1st Central are coming up a fair bit cheaper but seem to have…
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Is this site Legit ???
www.thewheel-store.co.uk I feel I may have placed a dodgy order as tyre not yet received and their email just bounces back. Tia
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Unfair End of Lease Charges
I had to return a lease car at the end of a 3 year contract. A guy came to pick up the car from my home address at 1000am. I asked him about signing a check sheet. Because, when I had a car previously it was inspected and then i signed for it. He said that he did not have a checklist and did not check the car in my…
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Not sure if motor dealer is pulling a fast one
I'm here to ask for advice as I'm not 100% sure how the second-hand car trade works in the UK. I recently bought a second-hand car from a used car dealer. I part-exchanged my old vehicle for a lower purchase price on the car I bought. After I paid the remaining money via bank transfer to the dealership and paid the tax for…
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Scratched someone's lease car in the parking (on foot) -- what now?
I'm in a bit of a situation and could use some advice. Yesterday at work, I was getting my backpack from the passenger side of my car. As I turned to walk away, I heard a light scratch noise. Turns out, my backpack might have rubbed against my colleague's car parked next to mine. I checked and saw a 10cm scratch on their…
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Ev charger for terrace house
Hello I've spoken with the local council and they have informed me that since I don't have a driveway or garage, I can't install an EV charger because of the trip danger. I discovered on Google that it is possible to install an EV cable gulley through pavement. This is a simple task that requires only digging a…
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Consumer advice - car garage refused to cancel sale
Looking for some advice or help from anyone who knows more about this or has been in a similar position. A few years ago my partner went to a dealership to look at vehicles, he ended up signing an agreement after being forcefully persuaded. Within 24 hours he changed his mind & voluntarily withdrew from the finance…
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Pre-purchase check
A motor dealer told me they had a vehicle coming in that eould suit me. I asked to be given first refusal snd asked for the car reg no & v5 info so i could do a pre-purchase check. As i live some way from the dealer i also said I'd be wanting someone to come & have a look over the vehicle on my behalf. Was told i couldn't…
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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