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Vehicle Excise Duty or Car tax as it’s commonly called
I bought a car last week and as it was close to month end I SORN’d it so that I could tax it from the beginning of the month to save me around £30. I know it’s possible to tax a car early if you are renewing but it’s I get to the part where it says your car will be taxed from 1st March and it’s now 29th March! Ok I can…
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EV Home Charging Options - BP Pulse Charger no longer supported
I am looking at replacing my old EV Home charger unit. I currently have a BP Pulse Charger unit with a tethered plug (Type 2) that fits directly into my MG4 EV. It was professionally fitted six years ago and has its own dedicated fused 32A supply by the main fuse box in the house where a very thick cable runs to the…
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Penetrating spray
I've a glowplug to prepare for removal, I expect it to be carboned up. What product to assist with Loos all. Loos All Spray - Permatex https://share.google/kGTu0DRPxMRMILttN Or Plusgas
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Car rental from Hertz - Collision Damage Waiver
Hello, my daughter and her boyfriend flew in to Newcastle airport from Belfast just after Christmas, I said I would pay for her to hire a car. She was staying with friends in the next village to me. She hired a car through Hertz at Newcastle airport. Unfortunately we had very bad snowfall a few days later and on her way to…
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DVLA woes
I'm on 3 year renewal and licence runs out on 31 March. I returned the renewal application forms early January and have not heard anything from DVLA. I'm not surprised as my last renewal took 5 months and I was 2 months without a licence. But I read, on DVLA website, that I could drive while the renewal was in process…
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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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New tyres tread depths
I bought Continental Eco Contact 6 tyres online two years ago with a reputable tyre chain which had a new tread depth of 7.5mm. Last week I had the same (sizes) fitted with the same company but later found out these had a tread depth of only 6mm when new. I queried this and was told these are the new tread depth sizes for…
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Newish Jeep Renegade needs new engine
Some advice please as I really don't know what to do. My Jeep Renegade 4xe is approx 4.5 years old with 34k on the clock. It broke down a couple of weeks ago, the RAC man said he thought it was a cam gear failure. The garage we took it to says that a bolt has come off the bottom pulley(?) and the valves have lost timing,…
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First car for daughter
Hi Folks My daughter will be finishing university this summer and in the process of choosing her first car. Can you give any advice regarding make/model? Thank You
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Lease Car Hand back Claims
Hi all, I have just been speaking with my Lease company insurance. I have found out that a hand back claim from Feb 2025 has been put in my name. My son, who also drives the car took the car back and I assumed the claim was in his name. My error! My Lease Company told me I do not have to to inform other Insurance companies…
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Voluntary Termination - Excess Mileage
I have a VWFS PCP agreement which i’m looking to either pay negative equity of £2.8k to get out of or VT. I can VT for £1.3k now but I have gone over mileage, not sure on cost per mileage yet but if it’s say 9p i’ll probably have to £1.3k in mileage fees. I’m reading conflicting things on whether they can charge you the…
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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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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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Conventional automatic transmission?
Can anyone recommend a small used car with a conventional automatic gearbox? I am loyal to Toyota and Honda but their Yaris/Jazz have CVT gearboxes and I would rather have a mechanical one, as I do on my larger Toyota and Honda. This is for my daughter, who can only drive automatic, and we are looking to spend up to £7000.
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New company car but keeping car
My son has been given a company car. He wants to keep his own car for the time being. I'm Just wondering what the best thing to do insurance wise it is very unlikely it will get driven very much and probably more likely I will drive it more than my son. Currently we have a multi car policy he is down as the main driver on…
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Seatbelt neck adjuster
My wife's a bit on the short side and the seatbelt rubs and cuts into her neck. There are several different types of clips and straps available on line which appear to work by sliding the shoulder part along the waist part. Does anyone know if these would interfere with the proper operation of the seatbelt or could…
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Business vehicle recall - is compensation possible?
We have a Mercedes sprinter van that has had an outstanding recall since last year due to a problem with the software. We have booked an appointment this week and have to drive around 2 hours to the garage and back twice to drop it off and collect, as well as being picked up and dropped off while the vehicle is in the…
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Looking for breakdown cover that has flexible policy
I'm with 2Gether breakdown cover and my national breakdown cover only includes a local garage. I want cover where if I breakdown 100 miles from home (for example) then I can be towed anywhere of my choice, home! and then if it's a Sunday and I can't arrange a garage then they can tow me home then re-tow to my nearest…
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Switch from ICE to EV
At the moment I have an ICE car (petrol) and I expect it will be running for at least another 5 years. I also don't drive that much at the moment (mainly in and around town, and the occasional longer trip), about 5k miles per year. I know my next car will be an EV, but I find it difficult to pinpoint that moment in time…
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Received SJPN out of the blue! Can anyone help?
Hi All, Im looking for some help. I came home this weekend to a big whit envelope which has a Single Justice Procedure Notice inside. When I read it, it's for a speeding offense back in September of last year. I have a company car which is provided through a lease company so it usually takes a while for any documents to…
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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