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DVLA licence renewed, signature tiny on new licence
I renewed my licence in July as the photo was out of date and used the Post Office service so photo would be acceptable and the process trouble free. The licence was returned within a week but the signature was tiny. I phoned them and they told me there wasn't a standard for the signature size on the licence. That was…
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Excess mileage enforceable?
My work colleague has a contract hire vehicle not a PCP with her contract termination date Nov 2023. I’m aware a PCP can be voluntary terminated and understand excess mileage charges cannot be enforced without a court appearance. I’ve extracted the following text from car expert www but interesting in comments on contract…
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Used A3 Vs Touran Vs Focus
Hi. I have £2500 to spend on a nice cheap motor. It will be a mix of normal and motorway no more than 8k.miles a year. We really like the A3 (especially tdi models), Ford focus and for extra room in case we wanted an 2nd car for the dogs the VW Touran. I've been on all their FB forums and what a suprise they all say their…
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Strange Car insurance quotes.
Hi I just had to scrap my old 1998 subaru impreza non turbo which i had for 21 yrs thanks to ulez,I am now looking for a replacement, I found 2 cars i was interested in, one a family hatchback 2018 1.6se subaru impreza automatic with 24000miles insurance grp 12e the other a Sports car 2018 Subaru BRZ 2.0 with 22000 miles…
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35mph in 30
Hello All, I know it's my fault but the force in question does adhere to the 10% +2 guidelines. So prosecute at 36 rather than 35? Can i challenge this or just accept the points and fine for 35?. I think it's unfair to apply this rule when they feel like it, as a neighbour got caught at 35 but didn't receive anything. It…
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Ordered car from Cazoo and they are delivering the wrong one!
I purchased a car which I thought was a great deal approx 10 days ago. Received order confirmation which confirms it is the car I thought I was ordering for the price I paid (£17k). I had been emailing as there was an issue with the car and a delay (still not received the car) and noticed the registration was wrong on the…
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ESure No Claims Discount rip off!!
My partner had a fault claim back in December 2022 driving the car as a named driver. The accident was his fault and my car was written off as well as damage done to another vehicle. I discussed with ESure at the time how this would affect the insurance and was told that the claim would go against my partner, but that as I…
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Insurance for a 19 year old
Hi there, Can anyone help, as we are trying to find insurance for my daughter who is 19. Her current insurer (Hastings) are not renewing and we are struggling with getting a quote for her for the coming year. The car is a Vauxhall Astra 2014 plate. The car was gifted to her when she passed her test October 2022 and her…
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How do I sell my Subaru Impreza Car?
My 2007 Subaru Impreza needs some serious work doing. It needs a new exhaust, but my local garage can't get a replacement from any of its suppliers. It may need one purchased off the internet or made up. It also needs its rear shock absorbers replaced. Even if I found somewhere to sort the exhaust, we're probably looking…
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Early termination of rental contract...
Good evening, I hope you are all well. I have just received the following e-mail from my vehicle lease company... The main thing is that I have a 12 month contract with them, and if I were to terminate the contract early I would be liable to an early termination fee of £750... So surely if they are terminating the contract…
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Car radio code
Hi I changed the car battery and now the radio is asking to enter code. I have taken the details by pressing 6 on radio: 05-03-08Sony- DAB D5BL: BS7T-14D353-AACD: C0.07.01MP3. 09.00.02FB: 06.00BP: 8p_lcEQ: 02 ALLSN: SOCD1XBV006509CS: 9EF353E86 29.09.2010 Can anyone help
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Cinch/Cazoo and ‘imperfections’?
I’m looking at buying a car from Cazoo or Cinch. Under the photo gallery section, only one or two Cinch cars show imperfections whereas every Cazoo car seems to have some (from 6 to 15). Are Cinch cars just in better condition or do they not tend to mention smaller imperfections?
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Compulsary recall caused issue that significantly devalued car - advice please!
I have a car that was recalled by BMW UK, if the recall was not done the vehicle posed a potential fire risk. When the vehicle went into the dealership, it had approx 110k miles on the odometer.Vehicle
recall and brake fluid service carried out. All preservice/recall questions
answered honestly. (i.e. does the vehicle have…
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RAC Autorenewal £25 cancellation fee - cooling off period?
Hi all My RAC breakdown cover just autorenewed but I had found much cheaper cover elsewhere. I was unaware that it was set to autorenew (I took it out at the roadside last year when my engine blew up and have not needed them since) and assumed it would simply expire at the end of the 12 month policy. I received an email on…
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BMW repair cost
My car is 2019 with 22k mileage on it, I purchased the car from a used garage (not BMW) in Nov 22. I took the car in for a full service with BMW in Feb 23 and there were no issues. took car in again for MOT and vehicle check 2 weeks ago. Mot failed as the front brake caliper is leaking and they quoted me over 1k to replace…
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Dealer stalling on issuing a refund
Hi, just a bit of advice if I may. I bought a car online as it was inconvenient to visit the vehicle being over 250 miles away, worked out the cost of visiting the vehicle multiple times against the delivery charge and opted for delivery and arranged for delivery relying on the distance selling regulations to protect my…
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Non accident write off?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any experience/advice to share on my situation. I own a fairly old cheap car (2005) and honestly its a bit of a nightmare for a while but the other day when the lock broke. There only 1 external manual lock on the whole car (electronic lock died years ago) and its jammed/collapsed so…
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Battery red light, star/stop system fault
Hi there, I have Nissan Qashqai 2015 1.6 diesel. I was driving a few days ago and got battery warning light on along with Red engine check light. The dashboard also showed couple of other dash lights, anti slip and anti collision. Breakdown service arrived and diagnosed the issue with the Alternator. Managed to drive home,…
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Car engine levels
I bought a car about a month ago and the windscreen washer liquid appears to have ran out. I have thought to check the levels on the car until now and have a few questions. I've found the windscreen cap, but no idea if I can check the level? I'm guessing it's empty because it's stopped spraying. How would I know the level…
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Car Tax V5C/2 reference number invalid.
Hi all, We have purchased a car over the weekend. Private sale. The seller updated online to the new owner - ourselves - after we completed the payment. We are looking to pick up the car and want to tax it. When we go online, it states the 12 digit reference is no longer valid and we need to wait for the V5C/2 to arrive…