My son's No Claims runs out soon - should we insure an old banger in his name to maintain his NCB?

We run two cars: an Audi A5, UK insured for summer and a Nissan X-Trail, insured in France for winter. We share them both with our son, who lives in London and does about 4000 miles per year. We do 40,000...

Bangernomics - can you give me some pointers

I am looking for a used car. I am quite a fan of the term "Bangernomics" which was coined by James. It essentially means buying a used car which has depreciated to a point where it appears desirable for...

Buying Bangernomics diesel

Due to my high mileage covering 27,000 miles in 18 months in my petrol Ford Focus, I'm now looking to buy a diesel to replace it. However, I've previously had a Mondeo diesel (52-plate) which suffered...

I bought car 12 days ago, it has broken down, and now I can't get refund

I bought an R-reg Peugeot 106 12 days ago. Yesterday I took it to a garage as the oil was incredibly low, he filled it up for me - and noticed I had an oil leak and that there was oil in the water resevoir....

Money-back on a non-starting 206?

I bought a V-registered Peugeot 206 a week ago for my daughter from a local garage - I paid £500 cash, and now the car will not start or drive. Can I ask for my money back?

Bangernomics reliable diesel needed.

I'm in need of a reliable diesel on a small budget of up to £1500. I'm afraid of a Golf (and to some extent of a Bora) due to possible DMF issues in this budget range. An estate/hatchback might be handy...