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Glovebox noise
Hi On my golf, I noticed the coolant levels dropping quickly, so I took it to the garage, they said there was a radiator leak, which they fixed (+ I had the Aircon regased at the same time as this was not working either). Fast forward couple months, and the coolant levels are fine, but Aircon doesn't work and I get the…
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Car's been hit, third party not answering their phone. Am I out of luck?
The missus was driving the car and someone reversed into it. She took the man's name and number, but no address, insurance details etc. because he was "in a hurry". The phone number isn't being answered so we have no way of getting the insurance details. My wife took a photo of their number plate, but that's not really of…
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My car has been written off. What are the next stages?
What are the next stages in terms of insurance? It was a single vehicle accident and my car has been in a garage for 2 weeks being assessed. But it's not an insurance approved garage. I think they want to recover it to their garage. Should I be asking for a courtesy car now? I'm 3 months away from renewal. If I get another…
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Wrong name on NIP
I received a letter today, after my employer rang me last week. It's a letter of intended prosecution for failing to comply with red/green arrow/lane closure light signals(not motorway). The letter states the name of the main road, but I don't know what it refers to.I was expecting to just take the fine, my employer said…
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Car parts
Hi everyone, my rear pads and discs and nsf lower suspension arm needs replacing for mot and I’ve been priced at £380 for everything. Is that a good price. Thanks guys.
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Accused of hitting parked car
Hi I received an email from QMH Aviva about an incident they said that I hit a parked car and provided the car reg and make and model. I emailed back saying I do not know of such incident and to provide me with evidence and damage to said vehicle. My question is do I have a right to ask for evidence and pictures of damage…
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Headlamp lenses going opaque
My Suzuki Baleno headlamp lenses are going opaque around the edges (not in the middle) Is this an MOT failure and what is the chance of being able to clean them?
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Returning car to dealer - wait for refund - any way to protect myself?
Hi, I'm going to return a faulty car to a well known dealer (Cazoo). The car's value is £35k+. The dealer will collect it at some point this week but have told me I need to wait up to 5 working days to receive the refund. I stated I want the money in my account before they take the car but they said they can't do that. Is…
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EV owners: question about EV charging
I'm beginning to consider getting an EV, so starting to really think about the practicalities. I did a drive from Guildford to Glasgow yesterday, so was aware that I would probably have had to stop two or three times adding around 1.5hrs to my journey time of 7hrs which would have been tedious. But what about journeys…
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Garage misdiagnosed issues
Hello, I've had a look through a few posts on this forum and just looking at getting another opinion. My girlfriend had a few issues with her car starting, she wanted to get an 'expert' opinion from a well known dealership to get the problem fully diagnosed as it was intermittent (car wasn't always turning over/starting,…
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Car hit by another car whilst parked in Supermarket car park. Other owner denying involvement
Hello, yesterday my
girlfriend parked our car (dark blue colour) in a LIDL car park around 3pm and
went inside the supermarket. When she came back around 3.30pm she noticed there
was damage (paint had been scraped off) to the front passenger side
bumper and on the wing. She looked at the cars on either side of our…
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Can I lease a car for my granddaughter to use?
My granddaughter's car has failed its MOT. I know nothing about leasing cars but I wonder if it might be an alternative to shopping around for another cheap car to buy.
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Car damaged during MOT
Interesting MOT pickle this week: I took my car in for its MOT (driving fine, brakes fine etc) and part way through the examiner advised me that the brakes had broken during testing. Apparently the amount of pressure that needs to be applied to the brakes during an MOT test is very high and that caused the brake pipe to…
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Helpful (I hope) Car discounts
Hi all, I don't even know if I'm allowed to post this so if any mods can chime in please let me know! I'm a teacher and I came across the below deal for various Civil Servants, Emergency Response Workers and Military personal and thought I should share it around as the deals look pretty good and might help a few people on…
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Buying new - anything I'm missing?
Hi all, Considering buying new (Audi A5), and I have a p/x worth about 12k. I have the following ideas in mind: Taking PCP finance to secure a discount, and cancelling the day after collection Using Carwow and getting the lowest price to haggle with local dealer Calling some remote dealers for best price and just sell p/x…
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Car insurance-named driver not owner
My car has gone bang yet I need a car to get to work, I could use my dad's as it's not in use anymore.But i'm worried my insurance will rocket if I'm down as the main driver but not owner. I can easily just send the form off in my name
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Has anyone used Car wow?
I’ve heard about Car wow as a good way to get the best deal on a new or used car. Have any Forum members used it and if so what for (new or used), what did you think and would you recommend. Many thanks 🙏
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Hungarian Penalty Charge Notice epc plc
Hi all recently went on a round trip to Europe and passed through Hungary. Today got a penalty charge notice ; £35 and £44 administration costs. I have 60 days to pay. I have seen an old thread on here but not sure how that ended up so need some advise. I never saw any toll charges, but equally I'm liable as I did make the…
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Salary Sacrifice EV question?
I'm getting nowhere with either the lease company or my employer (i think because I'm not speaking directly to payroll). We're looking to order an EV through our company's EV car scheme, and my employer will also pass on 50% of their NI contribution to me. Does anyone know whether this is added to my pay, or is built into…
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drove through a red light!!
After a fraught filled day (no excuse obviously) I was heading home and came to a horrible intersection. This has a number of turn only and variations on red/yellow/green lights that can be very confusing. I was going through it in a way different than I normally do (so been there but not like this previously) So I'm…