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My car warranty runs out in April and the MOT will become due.
My car warranty runs out in April and the MOT will become due. I'm wondering if I have the car MOT'd now a month early and they find a failure then this would still be inside the warranty period. An I missing something
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PCP Breach
My daughter has a PCP agreement with Volkswagen that she has had for 18 months and never missed a payment, its her second agreement with them. Just before Christmas when we were away her ex partner took her car without her permission and was stopped by the police. To cut a long story short the car was impounded and she had…
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One Protect Insurance
Has anyone had experience of this insurance company? I have made a claim on my insurance with them for damage to my car. Totally my fault but they have agreed it can be repaired by their 'accident management company' have just told me they will only pay £1750 to have it repaired. My local (and very good) garage has…
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Personal Lease Insurance
I have a new car ordered under a personal lease agreement with Kia. 2 issues seems to be causing me a headache for obtaining insurance: In the T&Cs it states… "You will also have to ensure we are named as owner and loss payee under the insurance policy"…Insurance comparision websites dont seem to draw out this point, even…
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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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Diesel car, worth considering?
My car has been written off (not really salvageable) and I am still waiting to hear from the insurer. I was looking at cars and spotted a diesel car (2016) at a good price and checking all of my boxes (i.e. cheap to run, low road tax, reasonable mileage), but I wonder if it is wise. For example, at the moment it is ulez…
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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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some basic questions regarding hybrid cars
We are looking at replacing our existing car with either a full EV or possibly a hybrid model. The operation of a full EV is pretty easy to understand but I have a few questions about hybrids please. I understand the principle that you have a battery driven electric motor and also an ice engine that cuts in to recharge the…
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Advice Sought for MOT / Insurance Problem
Here’s a conundrum about which I will be grateful for advice & opinions please. We drove our UK vehicle to Italy and left it there whilst undertaking a 6 week holiday to Australia, flying via Doha on Qatar Airways. We have all the right bookings in place to fly back into Rome, collect the car, drive back to UK and take it…
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Fuel prices and the war in Iran/ Lebanon
Why are fuel prices increasing when the product is the same as yesterday?; i.e. not affected by an increase in crude prices.
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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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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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Personal car lease on SMP
Hi, I'm due to go on maternity leave/pay from July (I have a car allowance that I get to keep) & I have a car on personal lease that is due to end in November. Does anybody know or had any experience with getting approved for a new personal lease whilst on maternity pay? Google doesn't give me a very clear answer - some…
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Driving licence renewal - the DVLA and GOV.UK online labyrinth, and its pitfalls and options
I am over 70, so I have to renew my driving licence every three years. My current licence expires in January 2026. I have just received by post a copy of the D46 licence-renewal application form. That paper form is for completion and return by post; but it encourages people to apply online instead via the www.gov.uk…
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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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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…
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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