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Bank transfer before for car?
Hi. Any advice welcome. I’m due to part exchange my car in 48 hours. So far all has gone well with the company. I’m travelling 5 hours to get there…hand mine in and collect new one. Ive got the new car registration plate number but the dealer hasn’t registered it yet to DVLA. Say doing tomorrow. I have been asked to…
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Mini entertainment system/radio needs fixing
Entertainment system needs fixing (keeps rebooting) Hi all My 2015 Mini’s onboard entertainment system has gone haywire: it reboots every 30 seconds and can’t receive DAB radio. Happened literally overnight - no warning and I didn’t do anything different. The local Mini/BMW dealership wants £200 just to diagnose the…
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New driver insurance
Hello everybody My son passed his driving test at the beginning of the month and we are now looking to get him insured to drive his own car. It's a modest one, a 1.2lt Nissan Note, 2014 model. All the prices we are being quoted are in the region of £3k! That's with me and my wife as named driers, both with clean licences…
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reliable budget car 2-4k
i have a 2008 corsa 1.2 16v worth a grand or so, been reliable and cheap to run. wondering what to get next, maybe some time next year. part of me likes cheap to run but another part of me likes a bigger petrol engine such as a golf or focus 1.6-2.0. i know bigger engines can still be economical as long as you arent…
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Job title for insurance
I understand what you do for a living can have a big bearing on your car insurance premium. What job title would you suggest for someone who isn't working, isn't looking for work, isn't claiming benefits or pension and is under the state retirement age ?
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Local Seat Garage has closed, I’m expected to drive 90 miles to the next closest.
Hello, I have a Seat Arona and purchased a Seat all in service plan in September last year at my local seat garage. The service plan is sold under VW group financial services. At the time of purchase, my local Seat garage was 1.7miles from me and this is the garage I have always taken my car to for all services, MOTs and…
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Recovery truck ran over my keys
Okay this is more complicated than the title alludes to. Vehicle being driven with an expired MOT on 22nd Dec towards prebooked welding appointment. Vehicle suddenly cuts out and is pulled over to the side of the two way road but is partially obstructing lane. RAC contacted at 22:06 but won’t attend due to expired MOT and…
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Where to advertise a car, to avoid timewasters?
My father passed away two months ago, and I need to sell his 2007 Toyota Prius, I have sold cars on autotrader before, but this time I've got too much else on my plate to be dealing with the clowns and jokers you get phoning up, then not turning up. I've tried advertising at work, and spreading the word among friends and…
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Wrapping vs spraying
I just watched a video online, wrapping seems to be replacing spraying, in some instances?I have never had it done myself. I guess if you want a colour match it would be spraying?I had thought about getting a Union Jack on my bonnet. Not sure how much it costs, I would guess wrapping would be cheaper because it's easier to…
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Returning to U.K. Obtaining a U.K. Driving Licence
I have lived in Thailand for many years and converted my U.K. car and motorcycle licences to Thai licences. My U.K. licence has expired. I understand after 183 days of returning/living in the U.K. I can apply for a U.K. driving licence. Having looked at the U.K. Gov’t “Exchange a foreign driving licence” tool I am…
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Breakdown battery or alternator
A quick question , my partner was driving my car and the car broke down. calked out our breakdown cover , was told originally your hazard warning lights still working so doesn’t look like a battery problem , checked the battery it was dead so told us we needed a new stop start battery . Ok £255 but at least we would be…
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Car Battery
I started my car this morning after scraping off the first proper ice of the winter. Travelled 2 miles to the supermarket. An hour later having done the shopping, the car wouldn't start. The electric windows, radio, time & date all not working too. I called a breakdown recovery through my insurance. The guy arrived & said…
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Write offs and gap insurance
I had an accident on the 5th September. I would call it a minor prang and it was my fault. My insurance is fully comp with courtesy car. I am 4 months down the line and on my third courtesy car and there seems to be no end in sight for the repair of my car. The main issue is that the garage seem to be unable to obtain a…
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Esure charging me £90 to change my registration
I am insured with esure and put my private plate on my new car. I have put private plates on lots of cars and only ever been charged an admin fee. Esure says that changing my number plate makes me a higher risk factor therefore in addition to the £26 admin fee, my premium has been increased by an extra £90. This does not…
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Car tyres, to buy branded or non-branded?
Hi. I need to replace 4 tyres soon, I always previously put on expensive branded tyres. A car enthusiast friend says I should just get a big mainstream supplier to fit essentially the cheapest and any real issues, they will replace them and although performance maybe less or maybe not, if noise, wet grip and fuel…
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European toll road tags
Hi all. Travelling through France/ Belgium/ Holland/ Germany next summer and I was wondering if anyone could recommend an all in one tag for my journey? Thanks.
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Too much oil!
I had a warning light on my works Crafter today, too much oil!When I spoke to other drivers, our garage puts too much oil in when they do a service and that is why we get these warning lights. They do it so we won't come back in a few months, saying it needs topping up. My Crafter was last serviced over a month ago. I was…
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Loud grinding noise when I brake.
I drive a 10 year old Fiesta. When I brake, there is a loud noise like something is dragging under the car. Similar to have slightly flat tyres and mounting a curb. I assumed it was the brake pads being worn, but what's a little weird is that it isn't all the time. I'll be driving the car no issue then after a while it…
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Short term car insurance?
Car's sat on the drive uninsured, whilst I work away in another country. On my return, can I insurance and drive the car for one month whilst I am here? Is this what they call 'temporary' insurance? The car is registered in my name. Can someone else drive that car whilst i am away if they get their own insurance? It won't…
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My car rolled into another... Advice appreciated
Somehow I managed to not engage the handbrake properly, and my car gently rolled into the car parked next to it while I was elsewhere. Damage is minor - scratching to their headlight cover and to bumper panel, nothing beyond that. Also scratching to one of my doors. Found the owner, apologised, exchanged details, promised…