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• GARAGE SERVICING: How can I find a reputable garage  to service or repair my car? (FAQs)
  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS Sun, 16 Sep 2001 (A RIP-OUT RIP-OFF GUIDE FOR WORKSHOP MANAGERS TO HELP MAXIMISE SERVICE REVENUES) After extensive research, Dishonest John presents 26 top tips for dodgy service managers who prefer to put profits before punters
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  How to sell a classic car (Article)
  Common classic car scams How much is my car worth? 'How to' guides
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  How to sell your van (Article)
  Best place to sell a van How to sell your van for free Latest scams
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  Cheap Van & Pick-Up GAP Insurance (Article)
  no further use. GAP insurance scams and tricks Designed to ensure you suffer no financial shortfall if your vehicle is written-off or stolen, GAP (guaranteed asset protection) insurance can be a useful financial product for some people. However, with some van dealers being
• CREDIT HIRE: What is it and how can it affect me if I am involved in a crash? (FAQs)
  company offers you an Aston Martin the insurer of the at-fault driver cannot be expected to pay the additional hire costs. Falsely "upgrading" you is a well established scam. Never accept a credit hire vehicle which is better than the vehicle it is replacing unless the hire company guarantees in writing
• PARKING FINES. What are my rights regarding parking penalties for parking in private carparks? (FAQs)
  
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  Car sellers warned about scam 28 May 2009 (News)
  Motorists planning on selling a car have been urged to be on their guard against a new scam. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has highlighted a con called vehicle matching. When a seller places an advert
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  Police issue warning over bogus speeding ticket emails 21 Dec 2016 (News)
  Police are warning motorists to be aware of a scam speeding ticket email that’s designed to steal bank details from drivers across the UK. The scam email claims to be from Manchester Police and includes details of a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP
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  OFT WARNS OF £3MILLION CAR-SELLING SCAM 28 May 2009 (News)
  The OFT is today warning consumers about vehicle matching scams which cost UK consumers nearly £3 million every year. Vehicle matching scams work by approaching consumers selling their cars and promising falsely to match them with definite buyers. Typically, the seller is cold
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  How to Avoid a Cloned Car on a Stolen V5C 3 Feb 2010 (News)
  On the back of the news that a car cloning scam has cost UK consumers £13m, Auto Trader has issued the following statement educating consumers on how to very simply avoid falling victim. The scam uses blank log books stolen from the DVLA, allowing fraudsters to present a stolen
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  Buyers warned over classic car brokerage scam 15 May 2019 (News)
  Classic car buyers are being warned to be vigilant over a new scam which claims to be using Honest John.co.uk as a brokerage. As part of the con, fraudsters clone a recent car for sale advert – copying the words and pictures of a real car that has been advertised for sale. The fake
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  ABI backs 'ghost broking' awareness campaign 25 Nov 2013 (News)
  The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has given its backing to a new campaign to raise awareness of illegal 'ghost broking' scams among young motorists. The Get a Real Deal campaign aims to raise awareness of illegal 'ghost
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  Warning of UsedCar Internet Scams 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  With more used car buyers choosing to shop online, HPI is warning of internet scams. HPI, the leading independent vehicle information provider is highlighting a spate of online scams involving non-existent vehicles being sold online using fraudulent vehicle checks. “We are urging
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  Volvo issues 'congestion charge scam' warning 18 Jan 2011 (News)
  Volvo has taken out adverts in several newspapers warning drivers in London about a scam involving the unauthorised sale of Volvo DRIVe boot badges for the avoidance of the London Congestion Charge. The notice states that vendors are offering
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  Watch out for ‘virtual car seller’ scam, warns HPI 8 Oct 2013 (News)
  Car history check provider HPI is warning buyers about a ‘virtual car seller’ scam, which allows criminals to make off with the payment for a car without ever delivering the car itself. The ‘seller’ will list a top-of-the-range car online
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  Crash for cash schemes cost insurance industry £340 million a year 5 Aug 2020 (News)
  types of insurance fraud. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) says the scams cost the industry around £340 million a year.  Data from industry body, Cifas, shows that motor insurance fraud is one of the fastest growing categories of insurance fraud in the UK. Last year, Cifas revealed
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  A quarter of used cars have outstanding finance to be paid 6 May 2015 (News)
  carrying out a car history check before you buy. You can also find out how to avoid the most common car scams by visiting our scams page here , plus you can find a trustworthy, highly rated dealer on our Good Garage Guide . 
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  Fraudster jailed for £29,000 insurance scam involving fake Ferrari 4 Apr 2017 (News)
  , for further private investigation. This  established that Khayer had hired the Audi A1 jut days before the incident occured. For his role in the scam, Khayer received a 12 month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to compensate his hire company, and its insurer, more
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  Video: Accident cameras reducing whiplash claims 7 Oct 2013 (News)
    experts claim up to 60% of those are bogus – meaning ‘cash for crash’ scams are worth as much as £1 billion a year. According to the AA there has been a 60% rise in the number of personal injury claims since 2006, while in the same period the overall number of accidents in the UK
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  to change the bulb and another 15 minutes for the fitter to obtain it from stores. The Screenwash Scam Always automatically charge for renewing the screenwash additive. Even if it the reservoir is full when the car arrives, leave a bottle of additive in the boot and still charge