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New to the Motoring board? Start here
🚘 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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Pothole Damage Query
Hi all, Looking at putting in claim for a really deep pothole. The appropriate council have asked for letter of interest from my insurer, and they won't process without. Obviously I don't want to claim via my insurance, but is this them saying that if I don't claim via insurance, I can't claim for pothole damage? Just to…
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Car Insurance Help please!
Hi all, I wondered if someone could shed some light on this as I just do not understand what is going on! I have held my licences for 8 years. I have no convictions points or anything like that and yet my insurance is coming out at over £1000! I haven’t held a policy in my name for just under 2 yrs so my NCD is still valid…
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Automobile Association breakdown service App usability
To report a vehicle breakdown just call phone number +44 330 102 9981 But here's the challenge if you use the smartphone AA App to report a breakdown. :sThe sequence of screens:I've broken downReport broken downContinue logged outAre you with your vehicleVehicle location foundAdd a vehicleRegistrationIs this your…
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Diesel Cars VW Audi
I have an Audi car that I purchased which subsequetly was found to break the omission rules etc etc. I keep getting emails about claiming compensation but keep being told VW Audi claims were settled and closed. I received nothing, why cannot I claim now?
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MOT 2 garages 2 different fails
Hi. I had a MOT fail due to "buckled wheel", so I went to wheel shop for repair, they said it was nowhere near buckled enough to have failed, so I went to a different garage for an 2nd opinion MOT... They passed the wheel but failed on something completely different and even more expensive to fix (suspension). Who can I…
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Car Insurance Quote Question
Hi, I am currently looking for car insurance for a new vehicle I have recently purchased. Last year I received a penalty notice for speeding, however was given the option to take up a motoring course instead of paying the fine and having the points added to my license. I took the motoring course so didn't have to pay the…
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Nissan Qashqai maps update
My 65reg Qashqai sat nav is somewhat outdated.The obvious easy option is to connect it to Google Maps but sadly, it won't link to Android Auto.I see I can buy an updated SD card to plug in for £110 but surely, there must be a more MSE way?
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Car Insurance after vehicle stolen
Hi, Can somebody help me with this please? My son's car was stolen, he cancelled his insurance policy and he's now been told that he has to pay the remainder of the policy because his payments were monthly, not lump sum up front, and it was in effect a loan. Is that correct? Surely he shouldn't be paying insurance for a…
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Cheap ceramic coating
Any tips on how to get ceramic coating cheaper than the £500-600 everyone seems to charge for a 5 year one? Aside from doing it myself, I can't and will have to get someone to do it for me.
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Selling a car - insurance
Hi all I’m about to tax my car (currently sorn) to sell. Is there a type of insurance that would allow people to test drive it?
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Fuel Prices....
Great to see that all the petrol stations have all put up their prices due to the "potential" war in the Middle East......best to get ine early and beat the rush........oh, it looks like the threat of war is now over......but best to hike the prices just incase...
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Drunk driver crashed into my parked car
A drunk driver crashed into my parked car and was arrested. It turns out that we share the same insurer but the insurance company is saying we should process our claim through our own policy as they need unspecified information from the police to process the claim through the drunk driver's policy and they cannot give us a…
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Audi Goodwill gesture payment
I had an Audi A1 which I got on finance in 2016 but handed back at the end of 2020,finance settled with no issues. I submitted a claim for the PCP thing but have since received an email to say there wasn't a discretionary rate applied to my loan. Tpsya I have received a letter saying they are giving me £100, as a Goodwill…
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Driving licence photo renewal
My driving licence is limited in duration by age (over 70) and medical condition so the date of my photograph isn't linked to the licence expiry. How can I tell when my photograph expires and needs renewal?
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Speeding
Got a speeding letter and admitted I was guilty . I was said to be doing 35 in a 30 zone. N Yorks police letter says they give leeway of 30 plus 10% plus 2 so 35. But they start prosecuting at 35 shouldn't this be 36 ?? 56 years of faultless driving 2ithout a fault so I am cross with myself
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Unresolved claim affecting insurance price
Hi I'm just looking for some advice please. My daughter has been driving for coming up to 3 years now and in June 2022, a lady reversed into her in a supermarket car park. There was very minimal damage and the lady admitted at the time that she was at fault (they were both reversing at the same time but my daughter had…
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Insurer being difficult on no fault accident
Any advice please? I had a no fault accident and my car was written off. My insurers used the words ‘no fault’ throughout the claim process and also waived my excess for this reason. However, a month later my renewal is due. My insurers are saying I must declare this as an at FAULT accident until they can claim costs from…
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TFL ULEZ Car scrappage scheme
My car is not ULEZ compliant, but I can apply for a £2000 scrappage payment for it. However my MOT is expiring very soon but the car insurance last beyond that. My question is have anyone been rejected for not having a valid MOT. It seems a waste of money to get a new MOT just for it to be scrapped. And it may not pass so…
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High spec, high mileage - am I stupid to buy?
Hi I'm looking to buy my soon-to-be 17-year old his first car. Over the years I put some money aside and now have 10k to spend on the car (upsettlingly the insurance has gone through the roof, but fingers crossd this comes down (or at least doesn't go up further) in 6months when he's past his test?!). We quite like to look…
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Renewing hgv license - Form D47P states ‘a fee is not required’
As above, reviewing my driving licence which includes HGV license, top of the for, next to my name and address in capitals it states: NO PHOTO IS REQUIRED, HOWEVER YOU MAY CHOOSE TO UPDATE YOUR PHOTO. A FEE IS NOT REQUIRED. being unsure I checked about driving licences on the MSE guide, and it says a £17 fee for postal…