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Car tyre advice
Hi there, I’m wondering if anyone has any car tyre knowledge. Basically, I went to get a slow puncture repaired at my local tyre fitting centre. After trying to repair puncture the fitter informed me he couldn’t repair puncture as the inside of my tyre had a “coating” on it and his adhesive was unable to bond patch to…
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Returning a car due to fault - return and refund procedure
Purchased a used car in apparently excellent condition this week but on way home (30 min after purchase) it showed a serious engine fault and had to be towed back to dealership. We have decided to therefore return car to dealership and have requested a full refund. The dealership is not processing the return until we have…
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EV pay per mile - disabled drivers
In all fairness - if PPM is implemented by the government - they need to give a 100% discount for disabled drivers - in the same way that disabled drivers, on high rate mobility PIP are given free road tax - this additional charge is just an addition to Road Tax ........
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Car security
I cannot understand why car dealerships can’t be made to provide faraday boxes & pouches as part of the ‘package’ (& at no cost to the buyer) when they sell a keyless car. Sorry if this has been raised before but I can’t find this suggestion on any thread.
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To fix or not to fix? MOT advisories
hey guys, i dropped my car (2009 1.3L diesel vauxhall corsa CTDi) off at the garage today and i just checked my MOT history on the government website and i was pretty sad to see the following advisories below: • Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))• Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not…
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Car insurance
Beam from the AA quoted my wife for car insurance, price was great,They then emailed to say the price is 145 pounds extra as I was on the policy and had a claim previouslyMy wife asked for me to be removed and the price did not change at all because they told herThe quote was based on myself being on the policy, she asked…
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AA Black Friday discount ?
Anyone know if they will be doing a Black Friday deal ? And when ! Maybe 40 or 50% discount
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Suzuki TPMS
My Suzuki did its favourite thing this morning and told me that the tyres were low pressure (cold weather) - however the rear right reset itself after a drink of airThe front right is showing 35 and is considered low - whereas the front left is just 33 and is acceptable - what's going on ?The front right has been given a…
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Fold down parking barriers
I hope this is the right place for my post. I live on a private estate and unwelcome random car keeps parking in my space months on end and despite putting notices on the car, the notice get ignored and the unwanted car will leave and return on the same day. I am not sure what the solution is to keep these unwanted cars…
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Voluntay Termination - PCP 57% paid
Hi all I have only 8 payments left on my car which is on PCP, I have paid 57%. Can I hand the car back and if so do I have to pay anything? Thanks
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Missing log books from DVLA again!!
HiWhen i bought a motorcycle from a dealership they sent the new keeper slips off to the dvla. On purchasing one i awaited the log book but it didn't arrive so after ringing them up and confirming address et etc i got it 3 days later. A one off i thought....It happens...Six months on i bought 2 new motorcycles from a…
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Car Lease Nightmare: Accident Repair
Hi all, I have new Skoda Kodiaq (PHEV) on a lease (2025 plate). Overall happy with the car (while I had it!). However, I was involved in a minor accident and the car had to go to a Skoda approved body shop for repair. This is where the first issue happened. My insurance with Direct Line did not cover me for a courtesy car…
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Leather seats & car seat covers
I hate leather seats! But needed a car & the car I got seemed OK at the time so didn't turn it down just based on the seat material. Was considering getting some cloth seat covers. Nothing to do with keeping the seats colder in summer, hotter in winter or anything like that. I just don't like the FEEL of the leather seat…
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What's a 'reasonable' length of time for a safety component to last?
My car recently had a failure of its SOS Emergency system. A trip to the main dealer and a £373 bill later and it's all fixed. The component was a back-up aerial, which I assume would be used if the main aerial was damaged in a collision. The part cost was only £5.70, but the rest was diagnostics and fitting. The car is a…
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Shafted by Lex auto and BCA
This boils down to my word against theirs.. so I don't stand a chance but will share my experience here. My ev car went back to Lex in September a year early having spent 3 ½ months at Kia gathering dust and bird crap waiting for a new battery. (Which never came) BCA collected the car from Kia late September. Lex agreed to…
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QDR Solicitors non-payment of fuel advice required
Hi. The registered keeper of our car has just received a letter from QDR solicitors about non payment for fuel. It's a petrol filling station we routinely use so entirely possible one of the people with access to the car has made a mistake here and driven away without paying or had problems with payment which wasn't picked…
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QDR - Sainsbury’s (Unpaid Fuel) Threatening Letter
After a quick search of the forums I see there are a few of these popping up, mine is a very similar story and just looking for some advice on how to handle. 7 weeks ago it’s alleged I visited a Sainsbury’s petrol station and didn’t pay for my fuel. I remember the date fairly well as is the day we went on holiday, but…
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New MOT/service before part exchanging car
So I'm looking to part exchange my current car, MOT and annual service run out in about 3 months time. I know the webuyany derivatives say that if a car has less than 6 months MOT on it then the price will be affected, don't really want to go to the hassle of selling it privately having horrendous previous experiences so…
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Warranty Claim - 72 reg car
Hi, I bought a car back in April / May which is a 72 plate Nissan. We hit upon some gloriously warm months after purchasing the car so didn't use the heaters in the car. Now it's getting colder, and I'm trying to use the heaters, they intermittently warm up. I've just done a 30 minute journey and it took until 25 minutes…
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Driving other cars, third party cover
I thought is was standard for motor policies to give third party cover for driving other vehicles, but today two companies (GoSkippy and Vavista) have said they do not give this cover. Has this changed in recent years - is it becoming standard not to provide this cover?
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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