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🚘 Here are some threads you might find useful: * A compendium of car maintenance tips 🚘 And here's some relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cost of living crisis help * Cheap Car Insurance * Cheap Breakdown Cover * Cheap Petrol & Diesel - Cut prices & improve fuel efficiency * Cheap MOTs * Motoring MoneySaving -…
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QDR Solicitors £50 admin charge - advice required
Hi, wondering if someone can advise. I've received a letter from QDR regarding unpaid fuel. TLDR: I am at fault, genuine mistake however there is a £50 admin charge which seems absolutely ridiculous. From some research I have done it seems most people have an £18 admin charge which is still cheeky I think but I would…
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EV Charger Cost.
I'm currently looking at having an EV charger installed at my house for my PHEV Kuga although I'm struggling to find any decent prices, Everywhere so far has quoted me around 1k to supply and install. the cheapest been Hive / British Gas who have quoted £879 online with 'free' install, this is still more than i can afford…
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Polymer coating
I’m buying a new car, and have been offered polymer coating for £400. This includes some interior treatment as well. Is this something worth paying for? The car is £24k by the way, and it has a metallic paint finish.
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Car scratch repair
I clumsily scratched my car in a parking lot and got quoted over £900 to get it fixed! I think it's because there's a few scratches across multiple panels and there's also a scuff on the doorhandle. See photo below. The car is about 10 years old (we're the second or third owner), and nothing special, so we aren't too…
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How will they implement 3p per mile charges for driving EV’s ?
Remember that if you drive 10,000 miles per year – that’s an
extra £300 pa to be found at MOT time – £900 after 3 years or when they decide
to check – but you can be sure that someone will invent a device to roll back
the mileage so we will all present cars with 500 miles per annum. This is not going to help the…
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Coolant flushes & leak stops
Had a pretty decent idea on how to do a coolant flush, which I need to do on my car but chose to watch a Chris Fix YouTube video beforehand to just check & refresh myself. I was pretty much right except at the end of the video the guy puts in some anti rust solution. I Googled it & since I'm going to be using Wynns rad…
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Negative equity pay off
Hi I'm looking for some opinions on our car's negative equity. In short we swapped out our PCP agreement for a different car, the old one unfortunately had negative equity due to the drop in its value we owe £3000. Currently we are financing this over 4 years. I'm wondering whether we try and pay it off sooner through…
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Service plans - is there any advantage?
I'm looking at buying a new car, and I have been offered a service plan. I'm trying to figures out if there's any point? Being able to pay in monthly instalments might suit some people, but it's of no benefit to me. Are there any other benefits I haven't spotted?
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Your ‘National Motorway Awareness Course’ offer has been Withdrawn by WEST MIDLANDS POLICE
I received an email from ndors saying the above. The email said if I want to know the reason, to call 101 and ask for West Midlands Police. Big mistake, I called and had a 101 phone support member complaining they should not have put 101 on the email as they can’t put anyone through. The extension they normally put people…
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Searching for a new car
We have slowly started looking for a new 2–3-year-old car to replace our problematic 2012 Nissan Note automatic (which was gifted from a relative and for which I am the registered keeper). We’ve done an initial spreadsheet looking at cars within a £15–20k budget that have an automatic gearbox, are comfortable, have a…
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Car insurance
My car insurance runs out this month and as usual I have used a comparison tool 21days prior to my insurance expiring for a list of quotes. For the last 6 years I have been driving I have done quotes and then nearer the time picked the best one to start a new policy. However, this time when clicking on my quotes with a new…
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Are you likely to get anywhere contacting insurance about write off car?
Basically I can't find my passport. I've a bad feeling that I used it to pick up a parcel from a DPD collect spot, even though 99.99999999% the time I use my driving licence for those kinds of things. I have a hazy memory of it being when I was in the car we had that was written off (both cars we had at the time have now…
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One Protect charges, unable to cancel policy until they set up there end, big charge
Just took car insurance which i need for tomorrow, once you have paid an email confirmation tells you that you are not insured until you upload docs, however it will take them 24 hours to set up, therefore have no insurance cover the next day!! Unable to contact even by the bot, enormous cancellation charge of £50, unfair,…
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Merged: Let's speculate on how PPM will work.
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RAC Mobile Mechanics
I had my car serviced by RAC Mechanics. They are said nsr brake caliper needed replacing and tube, also front brake pads. I made a appointment for this to be done. The mechanic arrived on 2st October. He left saying he couldn't bleed the front brakes and advised me to take it to a garage. My husband is disabled and I also…
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Used car fault - do I approach dealer or warranty provider to rectify fault
I bought a used car from a car dealership about a week ago, they trade off a forecourt so don't have their own dedicated repair shop - have mentioned this as believe it's pivotal to the next part of my post. So I check my car over this weekend after doing 100 miles since I bought the car, the car dealer claimed that they…
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Admiral Law Refusing to Pursue My Non-Fault Claim – What Can I Do?
Hi all, Nice to meet you all virtually. This is my first post so please be kind. Looking for advice on what to do next regarding my insurance claim. Context My wife was in a non-fault accident: she turned left out of a garden centre and came to a complete stop to let an HGV exit a yard. The HGV then swung wide and hit the…
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Booster cushions
I took my daughter out for her first practice without her instructor. She's too short to see the bonnet on our car, even with the maximum height adjustment. She was OK doing simple manoeuvres in a car park but wouldn't want to drive on the road like that. Googling "cushions for shorter drivers" I can only see "review"…
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Car Auction
I need help cutting my loses. I work in care sector and was unable to attend a car auction I registered for. Deposit of £950 was paid. I made the mistake of giving a friend my log in detail to bid for me with the car specifications I wanted. Unfortunately the one they closed on was way above my budget. It is a Land Rover…
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Changes to luxury car tax for EV
In the budget RR announced that the threshold will be increased to £50k from April 2026. I am reading conflicting reports about whether this will be backdated. I am looking to buy an ex demo EV with an original list price of about £41,000. I had understood that if it was registered before April 2025 it would be exempt, and…
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