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Blue badge
Hi, newbie here great site, very informative, anybody know if it’s legal for a member of the public to take photos of my blue badge which is displayed correctly in my vehicle outside my house, the badge is all up to date and legal, many thanks.
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Ulez
I sent online representations for 3 PCNs for one visit into the zone (unknowingly). I didn’t hear anything & have just received charge certificates for £270 each PCN. I called them and was told they hadn’t received my online representations & there was no option but to pay full fine. Not even the reduced fine of £180 I…
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Lease car untaxed
I took out a private lease on a car on March 2023. As with all lease deals the finance firm remains the owner of the vehicle and it is therefore their responsibility to tax the car. I have just found out that they have failed to do this and this means I have been driving a car that is also uninsured. Will this be grounds…
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Car Insurance Rip Offs (Many)
Hi MSE I’ve just gone through the annual car renewal pain, as usual the renewal offer on the current car insurance was more than 30% higher (50% on my wife’s policy) What irked me was when I contacted my insurer they told they they could see I’d been looking for policies on Compare websites! Surely this is a breach of the…
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Tyre Sealant Repair Kit
My 2012 Honda Jazz has a Tyre Repair Kit but the sealant has way passed it's use by date. I've never had to use the kit but I looked at Youtube videos and I gather my kit, which involves removing (and later attaching) the valve insert (never heard of such thing until day ), is rather outdated and has been replaced with…
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Caught without Insurance but have a valid Certificate of Insurance
Hi Forum, Here's a doozy: My car insurance which had always auto-renewed did not auto-renew. The emails all looked the same to me, and I should have checked and double-checked, but this year instead of an auto-renewal, it cancelled. I was on a journey, and during that journey a camera picked it up and sent me a letter,…
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SpaceSaver tyre - size - OK to use
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Front wheel drive Had to change tyre (215/70R 16 100H) on front - pucture. I bought a s/saver 3 yrs ago/internet/gave them full details... T155/90 D16 110M. I see the 16 in each description (though the s/saver 'looks' smaller. Need to drive to garage to get puncture fixed. IS the s/saver…
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Car Repair outside of Warranty
I purchased a Seat Ibiza 2019 plate on 22.05.23 from Seat Darlington who are an approved used seat dealership. 3 days later on 25.03.23 the EPC light came on. The car was then booked back in at Seat Darlington on 02.06.23 and said the issue had been resolved. The issue started again in September 2023 but was intermittent…
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Clutch replacement - what are might rights?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Small Claims Court guide.
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Car Insurance Increase - ouch!
Same as a lot of people but ouch! Just had the renewal through, zero changes from last year. Same car, same address, no added penalties etc. Went through Go Compare and Compare The Market. It's gone up from £297 to £679. WOW!
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AA Problem
I’m stuck in a weird situation with the AA. On Monday 8:30am, my car broke down, it wasn’t anything I could fix so called the AA. The AA got there in an hour or so and they couldn’t solve the problem either so called for a recovery. The recovery lorry didn’t come until 8pm by which time the garage that it was booked into…
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Admiral multi car insurance.
Oddest ive come across... they dont ask who owns the car or who is the registered keeper they dont ask what address the car is registered at the cost on 1 policy went UP when a driver came OFF the policy they were the cheapest but wanted £300 for breakdown for 3 cars (dodged that one) the rules are now, there are no rules?
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Pranged own car - cheaper to claim or fix myself?
So I rolled into a gatepost a few weeks ago, didn't seem like a lot of damage but headlight is bust meaning bill is approaching £2000 if I use genuine parts. (Would be £1000 if I cut corners) I have never claimed on my insurance. Ever. I have fully comp. Is it gonna be cheaper and easier to just claim and take the increase…
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Halfords Motoring Club
Hi, Is anyone a member of Halfords Motoring Club? Would you recommend it?
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Luxury Car Tax
Hi, i am thinking of buying a new car (not an EV) with a list price of exactly £40000.The actually purchase price is approx 10% less.(no extras) I queried the Luxury car tax with the dealer but they have told me there is no luxury car tax applicable but i thought i read before that Luxury car tax is for cars costing £40000…
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Faulty new car.
Hello, I purchased a brand new Hyundai from a dealer 3 hours away(only stock in the country at time) car had a constant rattle behind dashboard which was reported to them within 2 weeks from new. I tried to reject the car which they refused due to them saying it was a wear and tear fault. The car has now been into my local…
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Is it worth replacing the gearbox in a 14 year old car?
I have 2010 Toyota iQ in which the gearbox is no longer working. The MOT is due in about 3 weeks and I don’t have the option to put it off road. I’m told this is a very expensive repair and that the scrap value is pitiful. I would have to borrow to get the gearbox fixed and I need help working out if it’s worth it. I could…
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Non fault car insurance claim
Briefly, got involved in a non fault accident at the end of last year. Instructed a claims management company to handle my claim. They have just informed me that they have closed my case because they say the repair garage did not get back to them. Do I have any comeback with the claims company? I didn't inform my insurance…
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Impossible to find car insurer after FIL death
Hi I was wondering if anyone can help out or has been in the same situation, please any advice much appreciated. My FIL passed away and he has a car. He was a paperless man and we are finding it impossible to find out with whom the car was insured? We have checked his emails and bank and credit card statements over last…
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Advice after van accident please
Hello, After advice/thoughts please! Today I was driving down a road and a fella in a car has slowly come out a side road and hit me, his front bumper has hit my van passenger door. He admitted he's not seen me and apologised. We swapped insurance details and took pictures. He was happy for me to obtain a quote to repair…
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