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How do insure car on pcp ownership question
Hello, I have a car which is on PCP. The legal owner is VWFS (financial company). When I try to get insurance on comparison sites, the options are “company, Leased Private and leased company”. the PCP is not a lease but I do not legally own the car. I am a registered keeper. Which option do I select? anyone else on PCP,…
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Buying a car with altered VIN
Hi All, My VW Golf was stolen abt 10 months ago. The insurance claim has been processed, but I haven't purchased another car in this period. Meanwhile, I was notified by metpolice last week that the car has been found and it's now with an auctioneer acting on behalf of insurer.The car is marked as CAT N and it appears that…
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Who pays for Car Salvage
Hi first time here... I had a no-fault claim with my car insurance to which my vehicle was passed to an accident management company that took my vehicle away. Without my knowledge they assessed the vehicle as a category N write off and pursued the 3rd party's insurance for payment. I was told the 3rd party paid the car…
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Fuel consumption app/spreadsheet template wanted
For some years, I've been tracking my fuel consumption on a phone app. However, that app is no longer supported and doesn't work properly with the latest version of Android. Wanted: an app or spreadsheet template that'll work on my Windows 11 PC. (I use LibreOffice, in case it's relevant.) I'll want to input date, mileage…
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Taxi fares refund after warranty work
My car broke down on Tuesday and I had it recovered to my local dealer. Unfortunately they didn’t have a loan car available for the total of 3 days without it. Cause the car breaking down is due to a warranty fault can I claim back my taxi fares to work and back ( £180). thanks
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Temp car Insurance: "Have you or any of your drivers ..."
Hi all, Say you were looking at car insurance quotations and you are considering the question: 'Have you or any of your drivers ever had a car insurance policy cancelled, voided, refused or had special terms imposed ...' If you have only ever been a named driver on other people's policies, is it ever possible for the…
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Obtaining car insurance quote when an address is going to change just after buying and insuring car
My son has just completed the second year of his degree and secured a Year in Industry Placement as part of his degree course which he will undertake for 12 months before returning to University for his final year. In order to undertake the placement he needs to move and he will need a car, which he doesn’t currently have.…
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Does personal breakdown cover apply to rental cars?
I've been trying to find the fine print on personal breakdown cover (RAC, AA, those types of places) so I can double-check whether it only applies to a privately owned vehicle. I'm considering buying it for an upcoming trip because it would be a fraction of the cost to buy it independently versus paying the fee that…
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NIP error SJP issued
I received a NIP with a typo on the road name and a date of 10/11/23 at 06:00. This wasn't me at all so I replied back saying I wasn't the driver and attached evidence of my Google Timeline History and a request for ANPR cameras to be checked as I didn't have the authority to do this. My vehicle didn't leave my address. I…
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Any v good drivers out there?
I'm looking for a bit of TLC and advice. I've been driving for 34 years and have let myself down badly by doing significant damage to my new vehicle without even being aware that it was a risk. My vehicle is quite long - I am used to driving large saloons / estates but yesterday I was entering a car park (new to me but…
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End of car lease
My car lease is ending very soon and car being collected in 10 days. At recent service, tyre repair kit was seen to be out of date. My questions are: 1. Do I have to replace it? (Agreemeny says it needs to be serviceable at end of lease) 2. If so, can I get away with buying a cheaper option from Halfords etc as garage…
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New Ford Capri being launched TOMORROW
Anyone who used to own one of these classic machines may be interested to hear that Ford are launching an electric Capri tomorrow (10 July)https://x.com/forduk/status/1809920340102963279Although they are not exactly making a big thing of the event.......
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How can I tell if my Citroen Picasso 3 is Regenerating please??
It seems to be a huge issue with Diesel Cars. I have had the dpf cleaned and been on along run and its fine. But I dont want to keep having it cleaned.I really only use it for local. Im being told to take it on regular runs of 250 miles....are my colleagues winding me up ?? It has a whirring sound under the bonnet when I…
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Warranty on parts, but have to get the car to the garage 2 hours away
Long story short, got a car from a dealer that is 2 hours drive from where we live - great price and extra benefit that new timing belt and water pump fitted on purchase. Now 7 months later and the pump has a crack so leaking, local garage say it should be covered under new parts warranty, phoned dealer and it is, but to…
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BMW Emissions
I took a phone call this morning from someone wanting detail on my BMW purchases, about the emissions claim. He had my name, phone number (obviously) and possible approx dates I'd bought a BMW - which were reasonably accurate. He sounded a bit intrusive so I declined to participate. I'm now worried that it may have been a…
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Confusion at Magistrate court and wrong address
I am not sure where to start so please can anyone point me in the right direction as I may not even have the right category. This is the gist of the issue: my son was caught on camera by a cyclist after what was considered to be a poor and misjudged overtaking a cyclist manoeuvre. In other words driving without due care…
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Taxing car at Post Office
I may need to tax a car I'm buying at the Post Office rather than online as with the insurance change, it may not make it onto MID in time (and from what I understand the online tax service checks MID and won't let you tax it if it doesn't appear on there). Just wondering what documents I will need. I assume new keep slip…
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Why is my car not starting - intermitently?
Yes I've looked, the garage has looked, they've hooked it up to one of their diagnostic machines and it says nothing wrong. The garage guy drove, stopped and started it repeatedly with no problem. I park and then it won't start when I return. The engine turns over and it splutters a little, catches then dies.Tapping on the…
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Need new car
It seems that used car prices are through the roof!I desperately want to get rid of my 2007 Focus and upgrade to soemthing better. I am looking for an automatic, petrol car about the same size as my Focus with less than 80k miles. The Honda Civic looks sexy ( 2014 onwars and EX /SR models ) but there are so few. Looks like…
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Webuyanycar - a couple of queries
I'm just wondering if you attend the webuyanycar appointment but don't end up selling the car there and then, is the price still valid? Or would you have to start a new quote and go through the process again? Reason I'm asking is WBAC have offered more than Evans Halshaw (both online quotes) so I was hoping to go to the…
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