Why does our new car not come with an emergency tyre repair kit?

My wife has just purchased a new 2025 Suzuki Swift. The dealer is stating that Suzuki does not provide Emergency Tyre Repair Kits (which I accept are not entirely reliable) and have given her a £25 kit...

Should we cancel our order having paid a deposit?

We are in the process of buying a car and we went to see it yesterday and paid £5000 deposit. Since we came home my wife has had calls off the fianance company when she was not the buyer or had any corrospondence...

Do I need my air con regassing after two years?

I have just booked a routine service with the franchised dealer who sold me the car, new, 2 years ago. They want to know if I want the aircon stuff renewing (replacing?) or if I would like the fuel system...

Do I need a Porsche dealer to fix my air suspension?

I have a 2017 Porsche Cayenne S which has a problem with the air suspension which is not working and Porsche said it will cost £4300 to put right. Porsche say the compressor and relay aree gone and need...

How long should brake pads last?

My wife's electric Kia Soul was serviced last year. This year, using the same garage, it has needed new rear brake pads and discs due to the disc being scored because the brake pads were worn down to the...

Our car disables safety features in bad weather because the front camera is obscured - what can we do?

My wife and I bought a Hyundai i10 just under a month ago. For the past 12 days, whenever it rains, the dash tell us that the front camera is obscured leading to all of the car’s safety features being...

Is it safe to have my tyre pressures slightly below the recommended figures?

I have a 2018 Focus ST with 19-inch wheels. I always set the pressures to the plate on the door frame - 41PSI front and 38 rear. I only ever carry no more than 3 people. Several times I've had new tyres...

I bought a car but it's not as described - should I go through small claims court?

I bought a Mazda MX-5 from Cinch. Their description said it had rear smart city brake support, I-ELOOP and i-stop, which it doesn't have. They have offered £150 compensation which I rejected on the grounds...

I'm about to buy a car but the dealer won't send the documents to the DVLA for several weeks?

I recently looked at a Mazda demo car with 300 miles on it. It was available on a Mazda dealer website and I agreed a price but then was told they could let me have the car and give me a receipt but could...

Should I be concerned about a car sourced by a dealer from auction?

I have just found out that the car I'm interested in buying was sold to Motorpoint via British car Auctions. What is your opinion about this?