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I have been sold a used rental car as approved used car by Mercedes
Mercedes Benz of Slough have sold me a GLA
which was 2 years old and was told that it was a single owner car. I paid a
premium price for it because it was approved used. Few months later I found
that the first owner was Europecar. I was not given this information before I
bought the car and I found out based on a document…
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Buying an ex-rental
I've seen an ex-Enterprise rental car for sale but my gut is telling me to steer clear (no pun intended) - too risky. 45k+ miles, 21-plate, 1litre. Should I consider? Could an AA inspection help in showing if it's been driven badly and will likely cost me some new parts quite quickly? Thanks
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Partner died without Will, what happens to car?
Could I have some advice please? My partner died 5 days ago, he didn't leave a Will but has no family apart from me and I am the Next of Kin. His car is currently parked in a free carpark (we are in Wales). I do not drive and do not want to keep the car, it is very old and worth little. What are my next steps? I am aware…
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Pursuing a car dealer for a faulty vehicle, but the company has moved addresses
Hi everyone, Last year I purchased a vehicle from a car dealer, but soon found that there was a fault, to which I tried to contact them, but they were unresponsive. I was recommended by Citizen's Advice to write a letter requesting a refund, and when they did not answer I wrote a final warning letter. Once the deadline for…
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Car Insurance auto renewal with Policy Expert
I wanted to highlight a suspect business practise around the way Policy Expert go about auto renewals of car insurance policies. I received an email from them highlighting my insurance was going to run out soon including the paragraph: ‘It's quick and easy to renew your insurance. If your details and the cover you need are…
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Cancelled learner driver insurance policy - please help
Hi, I took out insurance for my son as a learner driver. When he went to take his practical test he failed his eye test and his licence was revoked. ( it should never have happened as he has the correct visual acuity but the instructor asked him to read number plate in the dark and rain and failed him!) Anyway, we heard…
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Road Fund Licence
I have to disagree that paying for 12 months up front is cheapest. Monthly DD incurs a 5% fee {when I did mine} but there are 7% savings accounts available. If my calculations are correct, then in month 1 you can earn 7% on 11/12ths of the cost + 2% on 1/12th. Month 2 you earn 7% on 10/12ths + 2% on 2/12ths and so on over…
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Best Place to Park in Nottingham?
Hi Guys, I am going to Nottingham by car to visit The Theatre Royal postcode NG1 5ND in a few weeks. Anyone who lives in Nottingham or knows the area, I would be very grateful for suggestions of the best place to park. I am happy to walk to the venue up to 2 miles, and would like to street park if possible. It will be on a…
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Airport Parking Fine
I’m not sure if this is in the right section so forgive me. We received a penalty notice from parking at Heathrow, however we used a meet and greet services and the photo proof is actually the driver returning our car. The company is refusing to respond to our contact and claim. Do we have any rights or way we can claim…
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Difficulty renewing car insurance for the first time.
Hi, My wife has been driving for almost a year now (since May 2023) and her car insurance is up for renewal. We are looking to move insurer as the price is better. After a few comparison site checks, we can get insurance for around £900. When we tried to complete this with Aviva, it encountered a problem. It seems that…
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Gap insurance
Hi any info please. Gap cover on my 1st PCP car, wrote my car off in 2021. Have been in contact with them to find out if I can get anything back due to the fact no one told me I needed to get in touch with them re any claim. I assumed normal car insurance took care of everything or the DVLA or anything. I had no idea how…
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Have you ever run out of charge in your EV ?
What did you do ?Did you call your breakdown service ?As far as I am aware - EV's cannot be towed ....
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Fault on car within warranty period
Bought a car from a dealership around 70 miles from where I
live at the end of October, around 33k miles on the clock. After only ten days
I got a dashboard light start to come on each time I turn the ignition on with
an exclamation mark in a triangle saying engine fault: repair needed followed
by airbag(s) or pretensioner…
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Driving offence -no ticket
Hi all, I just need some advice. I recently got stopped by police in a borough of London. It was an undercover car with 3 uniformed officers. They stated I overtook 2 cars and went through a red light. I didnt try to argue my case and just apologised and kept it simple apologising for my stupid driving. They checked the…
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warranty nightmare
Hi Guys, I bought a car from a dealer and it has been only 4 months and the car's AC has got some issues. i took it to a garage and they have quoted £1350 to fix the problem and the warranty company would cover only half of the quote. i am not sure what to do? should i take it to the dealer? will he help me? what should i…
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Old paper driving licences redundant?
Just turned up my old paper driving licence in a drawer. Am I right in assuming this can safely be disposed of, given that I've had a photo ID card for some years now?
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Paint is peeling off my car, who should pay for it? Me or Toyota?
So to give a bit of backstory, I bought my car second hand (from a private trader) back in 2018. My car is a Toyota IQ 09 plate. Unbeknownst to me (and the seller), there is a known fault with this particular make/model car with this paint colour. The first time I had an issue rectified with peeling paint was a few years…
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Kia xCeed - worth getting?
My old Kia Sporty diesel is coming to the end of it's usefulness due to ULEZ coming in from June. I don't need 4wd now (probably never did) so thinking about a 1.5L petrol xCeed. Anyone had any negative experience with it?
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Admiral car insurance and car competitions?
I'm thinking about entering my car into a Motorsport championship, fairly novice stuff but reading through my insurance book is a little concerning, they won't pay out for damage caused by competition (no problem there) but they say they reserve the right to cancel your insurance for not following their general exclusions…
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MOT details
My car was MOT'd earlier this month - and passed - the MOT certificate simply says PASS but the dealer told me that one of the tyres was getting close to the limitHow am I supposed to know this - without the MOT details ?Are they available on-line ?
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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