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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…
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Missed tunnel payment
I forgot to pay the Tyne Tunnel fee the other day, so there'll now be a late payment invoice arriving in the post I expect (I've paid now, but 11 hours too late). I made two journeys through the tunnel, there and back on the same day. Does anyone know if this counts as two missed payments, therefore two excess charges of…
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Warranty on work done prior to car purchase
Hi All I'm looking for a bit of advice please about a car that we've owned for almost a year now. We bought the car, a 10 year old Citroen, from a local used car dealer. He wasn't the most organised guy but we got through the sale and also had some extra work done before purchase. The clutch assy was replaced by the seller…
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esure cannot add new car to policy for technical reasons?
Took delivery of new car 4 days ago. Have been trying to get esure to change the car on my policy since. They say they have an IT issue and are waiting on a fix. I was sent an email saying I am covered until tonight, but what happens when this runs out. Can I ask them to cancel my policy without paying the £60 charge if…
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Car Insurance cancelled - GoSkippy / Somerset Bridge Ltd
My daughter recently taken out a car insurance policy with GoSkippy, paid upfront for the year. The policy started on 11/07/2024 and was purchased on 20/06/2024. She received an email today, from ‘Somerset bridge Ltd.’ with an attached cancellation letter stating ‘I am writing with reference to your GoSkippy Car insurance…
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Honda Prelude Hybrid
This is at present just a concept carEstimated at £40k - 2.0-litre petrol engine, a compact 1.05kWh battery and two electric motors to produce 181bhp Returns a combined - 56.5mpg. Looks a bit like a Toyota GR 86
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Van hire Excess cover
I'm going to hire a van for a couple of days next week from Enterprise who have a standard excess of £2000. They do offer their own excess cover but this is around £30 per day! Can anyone recommend a cheaper/better alternative?
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Do I need to declare accident with a my second car from a different policy when renewing my main?
Hi, I'm due to renew my car insurance policy. Last year, I had an accident when I was driving my second car, which has its policy in my name, so I had two separate car insurance policies covering two different cars. This year, I am only driving one car, and it is due to be renewed. Do I still need to declare the previous…
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Insurance newbie advice
Hello, I have decided to finally get a car, managed to spend most of my adult life avoiding it so far. I am 40, had a license for 7 years. Never owned a car, was briefly a 2nd driver on a family members car that I drove for about 7 months, that was about 3 years ago. Only used my license for rentals when on holiday. So I…
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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