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Damage through insurance or not?
Hi My wife’s car door caught the wind and opened onto her brothers VW Golf GTd 18 plate causing a small dent. We’ve had a few quotes around the £500 mark as it’s caught the ridge in the upper part of the door. Our voluntary excess is £250. Question I have is: is it worth putting this through the insurance? Will her next…
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End of PCP Deal
Hi all, I got a car on a PCP deal from Arnold Clark in September 2020. The finance is provided from Alphera. This is due to come to an end next month and we have decided to keep the car and pay the balloon payment - an equivalent car now would be an additional £150-200 per month so just not worth it at the moment. The…
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My friend borrowed my car, had an accident and now it’s being written off.
My friend was going on holiday to a remote area and she was worried about charging facilities for her electric car so I let her take my petrol car while I drove her car. We took out fully comprehensive temporary insurance on both cars. Unfortunately a driver reversed into her at speed and did in the passenger doors (she…
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Break from driving - keeping no claims bonus
I had 20 years no claims bonus when I got my car insured last October. I am planning on getting rid of my car and not buying another just yet. If I was to end my insurance policy now does that mean that my insurer would give me proof of no claims bonus of 20 years from the date I end my policy, and that should remain valid…
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Reattach rear view mirror?
So a year ago it fell off on a Friday evening. A kind guy who personalises camper vans was open and he kindly used one of his superstick pads.It recently went into a garage for work and the mirror (because it's stiff to alter) has been pulled and it's half way off. I've tried double sided tape which was hard going getting…
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Facing issues while breaking
I have recently bought the Mazda 6 2016 model and facing few issues with the breaking as, 1- when coming off from motorway to low speed, I am seeing the staring wheel is vibrating, I have really felt few time when I did long drives around 3-4 hours drive on motorway 2- when pressing the breaks it feels like it is talking…
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Multiple entries on used car check for BVRLA mileage
Hi have run an RAC check on a car I'm thinking of buying; it was an NHS vehicle since new. My query is why would there be multiple references to BVRLA mileages on the check - ie what does each entry signify - what has occurred to trigger the mileage being reported on multiple different dates? Hoping someone on here is in…
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Manufacturer mileage figures on RAC car check report
Hi, when reading through a report I've just purchased, under the mileage history category there are several entries where the source is "manufacturer". What is the likely trigger for these figures to be recorded, please? Thank you.
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Do I claim on my car insurance or take the hit? Voices of reason needed!
I am 42 Male driver of VW Touran 2006. I have never had crash/bump/scrape in 20 years of driving until last week. I was turning into a car park and there was no gap in stationary traffic in the lane I had to cross through to gain access. This led to me causing a long line of cars waiting behind me which in turn blocked…
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Accident liability
Not sure I have anywhere to go with this however... I was involved in an accident a few weeks ago. I was leaving a car park onto the access road to said car park (and to a few other places). Cars were parked all along the access road (possibly on double yellow lines) obscuring visibility for me leaving, which is pretty…
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VW Roadside Assistance (AA)
I have VW Breakdown Roadside Assistance (which is the AA) with my new VW. Is it possible to get a report of all my calls to them preferably with some details i.e. the reported fault and the fix?
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Car sold without my permission
I was remanded in custody for 12 months for a non motoring offence. My sister-in-law emptied my flat on my behalf & stored the property at her house, this included moving my car to her private drive. I recently found out she had sold the car for scrap (along with my keys, log book, and tons of history), she lied to me…
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Advice on Part-Exchanging My 2008 Honda CR-V for a 2017 Toyota RAV4 2.5 VVT-i Excel AWD TSS
Hi all! We're in the process of buying our first second-hand car and could really use some advice. We've put down a refundable deposit on a 2017 Toyota RAV4 2.5 VVT-i Excel AWD with 48,000 miles on the clock (in grey). The car is priced at £17,500. We visited the dealer to inspect the car and found a few issues: - There…
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Insurers now have access to all your comparison site results?
Hi all, I called my car insurer to haggle down the renewal quote (following MSE advice page). I already had a cheaper quote using a comparison site (Compare The Market). The call centre operative said that they could see the results from my comparison efforts. This really shocked me. Isn’t accessing someone’s online…
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Car not fully stopping sometimes at traffic lights
I bought a used BMW 320i. Last night coming to a light that was going to turn red I braked, but the car wouldn't stop. It kept trying to move at about 1-2mph, leaving me about 10-12 feet over the white stop line. No cameras but still worrying someone recorded it and even worse, that if it happens again and I have a…
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Costco Tyres - beware!
Just had the most awful experience buying tyres from Costco. I've been a member of c 20 years and for the most part, buying from Costco is good value. Despite the fact the branch is 50 miles away, fitted prices for 4 tyres for my BMW X3 here were between £80 and £200 cheaper than elsewhere. So I logged on, entering my car…
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Pay per mile
How would road pricing actually work ?https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/pay-per-mile-car-tax-changes-could-be-launched-in-labour-s-budget-despite-major-impact-on-drivers/ar-AA1oX5An?cvid=b678ed0e53af47fc98015a70e99e5184&ei=46I assume that it would involve every vehicle being fitted with a black box ?What about blue badge…
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Electric Hybrib Car lease
Hi All, Just wanted to ask about the issues on my car that i currently lease. I have a hybrid car and its just coming towards the end of its 4 year lease. I dont have an option to buy the car so its going back in December. Recently i had a letter come through saying that there was an urgent recall and i need to contact my…
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Would you buy this car?
I would like to buy a 2016 Peugeot 208 but I am concerned with what I see in the MOT history. Could experts please give me their advice? Price is £5000, 53,000 miles
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Documents unobtainable
I purchased a van a while ago which did not come with the service documents. It was an ex council van and so servicing was done in-house. I have since contacted the said council to get hold of the service documents but they stated that they were unable to pass them onto me by law. Sounds a bit ridiculous, is this true?
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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