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Why is it not a MOT requirement to have vehicle tax?
Not sure about where you live but around here there's an absolute ton of vehicles on the road with no tax. Today I saw a van come by my work & you get a vibe for it, you can spot it a mile off. 'checkatrade' phone numbers on the side tend to be a giveaway. More often than not they're missing something. So it was guess what…
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Car finance on PCP but no V5C in my name
I plan to purchase a new car on a PCP deal via a broker as offering better monthly payment deals and lower deposit than main dealer. A concern I have is that when it comes to the vehicle V5C the company who will be supplying the vehicle to me says they will retain the V5C in their name as registered keeper and owner and I…
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Breakdown Cover - who would you recommend?
Its that time to renew breakdown cover, my current provider doesn't cover older cars and my car now falls into that bracket so time to change. Who would you recommend? It needs to be personal cover that covers cars, vans and motorbikes.
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Small automatic car with electric handbrake
Hello My daughter is learning to drive and we are looking for a small automatic car for her, for up to around £7000. She wants one with an electric handbrake because that is what she is used to on her instructor's car. I would be glad of any suggestions.
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DSP Van Insurance
Hi, I am working for a DSP for Amazon and we pay a hire to the company we work for the vehicles which has insurance. They also sometimes rent vehicles from a rental company when they are short. I had one of the rental vehicles whcih was supplied to me by the DSP the other day and I clipped a wall and it has put a dent in…
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Toyota Yaris battery problem
It is clear that this car is the worst for leaving drivers stranded due to its feeble battery discharging. Because it is otherwise bombproof it still has to be in my list of possible new cars. ( Why Toyota do nothing about this is beyond me; they must lose half their potential sales over this issue ! ) Anyway, I’d…
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Over 70s driving licence renewal
At 72 years of age My driving licence is due for renewal on my 73rd birthday in mid may. I went to do it recently but on the website, it was suggested that if I renew it now, within the 90 day window allowed, the expiry date will be from the date the renewal is processed not the date my current 3 year licence expires inn…
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DVLA Direct Debit for vehicle tax- unacceptable delay
Today [SUNDAY 1st Mar] I went to DVLA Website to pay my car tax; to make easier for me and DVLA, I took Annual DIRECT DEBIT payment option. Horrified to see at end of process, says payment will be taken on 16/3/26, and that I can't drive vehicle till then; madness. Went back to 'pay immediately' option; not possible…
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Engine oil flushing & boot hole repairing.
ENGINE FLUSH: Bought a 2005 1.3 Yaris. Came with not full but quite a lot of service history. 50k miles. Original owner had it for 19 years & then it changed hands twice within the next year before coming to us. Original owner kept a lot of records it seems but from what I can tell it's not had an oil change since 2024 so…
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Driving test Theory Q.
One of these Qs which provokes a "Well, it shoorely depends?" response… "What should you do when you are parked up in fog?" a) Put your parking light on? b) Leave your fog light and dripped beams on? Can't remember the other two options. To cut to t'chase, when asked (by daughter), I assumed that this meant you had pulled…
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Received a SJPN today out of nowhere and unsure of how to proceed.
So yes, I came back from work today to a large white letter from the Fixed Pentalty Unit stating I was speeding in a 30mph area from back in June of this year. I'm not necessarily disputing I was speeding as I may have done, I don't know, because this is the first I've heard of it. However, Northumbria Police state they've…
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rejecting Peugeot boxer
Hello guys. I bought a van a few days short of 6 months ago and i am having many problems with it. i intend to reject it, and i have drafted a letter, i wonder if anyone could run an eye over it first please? to check if its ok?im going to send it to customer care, and cc in the finance company. thanks!! hello In october…
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Motability permission query
Will Motability allow EV’s leased from them to be used as power sources in V2L and V2G applications ? Specifically to allow someone to run their property off EV power …… Our Electricity use is low (Jan see below) Would it be possible to run the house electricity 100% from EV power ? If we also charged from Solar/ off peak…
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Floods and EV's
What happens if you try to drive an EV through deep water ? Not that I would ever try or even have an EV….. There's no air intake or exhaust - so it's down to waterproof electrics ?
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Do I Still Need to Complete a DVLA V62 Form After Receiving My V5C Registration Certificate?
I recently purchased a car privately and went through the process of registering it with the DVLA. I completed the insurance, and when I realized the vehicle was registered as SORN by the previous owner, I went to my local post office. They provided me with a V62 form — the “Application for a Vehicle Registration…
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Car Tyre Inflator Cordless?
I drive a VW Crafter van, so I am considering a cordless tyre inflator, as the wired ones don't reach the back wheels. Some look cheap and nasty, but are the batteries large enough for a commercial tyre, this is just for checking the pressures, not changing tyres.…
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Business Vehicle Lease - Novuna
I leased a vehicle for my business through Hitatchi finance that turned into Novuna (not sure if Novuna bought Hitatchi etc) Anyway on my vehicle being returned a company called Manheim done an inspection and picked up every imperfection under the sun. Novuna wants to charge me £1800 to cover cost of repair. a lot of the…
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Hastings Direct You Drive
Morning My son has bought his first car and has been driving it for 2 weeks. He has a Hastings Direct back tab box and the app. His driving is perfect. All green all the way across the board. The phone use is on red and he has a driving total of 1 out of a 100!!! He NEVER touches his phone while he's driving but he does…
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Injury after car accident.
My husband had a car accident 2 weeks ago. The other party admitted liability and their insurance compensated us for the car which was written off. The other driver pulled out right in front of him from a side road. I believe she looked the wrong way for oncoming traffic. So far, so good ish. The other driver was unhurt…
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Can I haggle on Cinch?
anyone got experience of whether it's worth trying to haggle over the price of a used car on Cinch?
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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