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Can you give your opinion on Speed Camera Locators, particularly the pros and cons of the new Talex GPS, and the Novus GPS Rider.
My wife was involved in a collision in January, a no fault claim where the other driver admitted liability and there was a witness to confirm this. We value the car at about £1,000, the damage is cosmetic...
Two weeks ago my husband was issued with a parking ticket in a carpark in Ipswich, Suffolk while visiting our son on father's day. This was on a Sunday when the car park is free, but it was given because...
My husband and I were in bed on Feb 2nd 2009, the day of the really heavy snow, with our car parked in front of our house. We heard a commotion outside and when we looked out a foreign lorry driver in...
In 2005 my motor insurer paid for repair to my car, which had suffered damage whilst parked in a French town. As there was no third party I forfeited my policy excess. In 2007 my car was rear end shunted...
I have been involved in a non-fault crash where the third party has driven into me at maybe 35 – 40mph, when I was stationary in a queue of morning traffic. The police were involved and she is being prosecuted...
A young man of about 21 has just run into the back of my mother's 2003 Skoda Octavia car on a level crossing. He was very pleasant, apologized and admitted that it was his mistake. He pressed the accelerator...
My daughter is in a slightly similar situation to T.F. In February she was pulling out of a side road (you have to edge out as there are cars parked on both sides of the main road and you cannot see)....
I have a query regarding TRADE sale by which I mean cars sold on trade terms. I have read your FAQ section, in which you say, a car bought on Trade terms cannot be rejected under Sale of Good Act if something...
Having lived and worked in Croydon for 6 years now the parking enforcement seems to be getting worse. I am already appealing against an invalid parking enforcement notice which stated I was parked in a...