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Would a high-mileage Honda Civic still be reliable enough?
We've been without a car for about two years now as we rarely used the car - about 2.5k miles a year, of which 1.5k were a single, long trip. However, we may need to buy one again and we're looking around. The key criteria are that it is cheap-ish (£10k at most - or thereabouts), (ideally) Japanese, automatic and, most…
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Motor Insurance Database
I recently received a letter from Hampshire police informing me that my vehicle was not on this. There was no mention of any possibility of charges, it was just a "friendly Poke" to look into my insurance situation. I paid LV money in May for insurance and received an email stating I was insured from May 2024 to May 2025.…
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Shell Super unleaded
I have found that the price of super unleaded varies widely but is largely too high and does not come down when normal petrol does i found usually in Cheshire 164.9 today for shell super unleaded but in fife scotland I paid 154.9 last weekend for shell super unleaded with unleaded I think 144.9 in cheshire why the vast…
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Insurance company action
Just a question re how insurance companies should act , maybe I'm in the wrong but anyway...I accidentally cancelled the direct debit to our insurance, but they emailed us about it and , I tried ringing and web chat but couldn't get through. I contacted the bank to reinstate the DD which they did, and went onto my account…
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Wrongly accused of not paying for fuel
Hello. On holiday this year, we stopped for fuel (Scotland). I'm the driver and my husband hopped out to put in the fuel and went to pay. He was ages. This was because the driver before had not paid for his fuel - it seemed to get sorted out and my husband paid for our fuel. However, we have now just received an…
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Clean Air Zones
I have recently changed my vehicle, I now have a Vivaro van, one with 3 seats in the front.After reading what each vehicle type had to pay for, I saw that vans were not listed. I assume that it would be £7, but it doesn't say.Private cars are free, some people have more than one car, but private vans? I don't mind paying,…
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Lease car
I have a salary sacrifice car. I have just been informed due to inflation insurance has gone up and now I have to pay extra £26 per month over four year period even though I only took the lease out three months ago. My nhs trust have passed cost onto me . Can they do this? Seems extortionate
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Car Insurance comprison sites?
I have trust issues. MSE seems to have lost/buried all other car insurance comparison websites, except it's own ('Compare+' tool - and DirectLine). Years of indoctrination with MSE has taught me that when a site offers no choice except what it offers, then it's only looking out for itself. Where's the transparency? If I…
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Car insurance - car destroyed in Luton Airport car park fire or other commercial building
Following the Luton Airport car park fire (and any other commercial building fire), what was the experience of forum members with their insurance companies regarding - the claim being "Fault" or "Non Fault" , either at the start of the claim or at the end. - the excess being applied and, therefore, the forum member…
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Stellantis early lease termination problem
We leased a Vauxhall Corsa in 2020 using Vauxhall Finance, and decided to terminate the lease a few months ago. They have recently been taken over by Stellantis. The car was collected on 02/07. Six weeks later (2 days ago) we received a letter from Stellantis demanding a payment of over £700 for repairs to various…
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Will there be any future issues with the silicone peeling off? (Wing mirror section)
Will there be any future issues with thi
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Young driver insurance
I wonder if anyone can enlighten me or offer advice. In January, I bought my son, 17 with a full licence, a cheap car and insured it with Ticker for Just over £1600. A few months later Ticker contacted us saying they were cancelling the policy due to dangerous driving. After doing some research we realised it was my…
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Car Issues - What Rights Do I Have
I bought a 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport in September 2022 from Hardwood's and tbh it's been an absolute nightmare. It's currently in for repair again for I think the 5th time in 2 years. Jaguar Land Rover contributed £500 (I still had to pay towards it) to the latest warranty in September 2023 due to the problems. When…
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Citroen wouldn't start...but now it will!!!
I have a 2016 C4 Grand Picasso and the other morning, I unlocked it and the car unlocked but the wing mirrors didn’t fold out and I couldn’t start the engine. I had a dig around and somewhere was saying that I need to replace the BSI/BGPA fusebox while somewhere else said it might be a problem with the battery. I’ve got it…
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Car mis-sold by Audi dealership
Hi everyone, I was looking for some help or advice with the following problem please . Last year (June) we got a new Audi A5 40 tfsi black edition on PCP from an Audi dealership. The salesman sent over the paperwork and my husband noticed that it was registered as a 35 tfsi which he brought to their attention. The salesman…
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Trade Centre UK warranty issues
Hi everyone, I (stupidly) recently purchased a car from Trade Centre UK and was offered their ‘lifetime warranty’ for £1 for the first month and £56.99 subsequently after that. The salesman told me that I can have it for £1 for now then if I want to cancel I can. I called them to cancel today and was told as I purchased…
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Admiral Insurance
Hi I am hoping
that someone can point me in the right direction. I was
unfortunate to have two cars crash into my van on two separate occasions in
2022 which I was not at fault. I accepted
Admirals offer of conducting the repairs and hire van. This took nearly
a year for this to happen. I was told that I would be given a…
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cheapest car insurer 2024
i am currently trying to find the cheapest car insurance provider. almost every year i see either a new provider with lower rates trying to poach people, or a particular company keeping their rates lower than the competition. does anyone have any insight on this?
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Autodoc problems - order in limbo with delivery company - no option to cancel
Ordered products on July 13th. Still waiting - 13 August. Contacted company on a number of occasions. Same reply. They said it is a problem with Evri. Refusing to refund or cancel my order as its Evri's problem. But its their delivery service they use. Go elsewhere.
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oil change
car is coming upto 5yrs old 27k on clock, now do 3k per year its always had dealership service (ford), intrim service is due which does not inc oil change on intrim, is it worth getting it done, looking on kwik fit from £110 and national £120, ive not asked ford yet
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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