Someone bought my son's car and now wants £3000 towards a new gearbox - what are his rights?

My son has recently sold his car privately. The buyer took the car out for a test drive. He has now contacted my son saying that the car needs a new gear box and wants my son to either pay for it or he...

Is a broken third brake light an MoT fail?

Can you please advise whether the below legislation is still current with regards to the third brake or high brake light? This would be for a vehicle that was first registered in 2010 . The 3rd brakelight...

Can I appeal a speeding fine?

I feel I have been unfairly fined for speeding. I was travelling East on the A14 late at night on a quiet road towards Cambridge. Four lanes: the 1st for the A14, the second for Cambridge, the outside...

Do I have to use the accident repairer my insurer has chosen?

Am I obliged to use my insurance company's body shop for road accident repairs or can I use a Mercedes-Benz approved repairers?

A dealer is refusing to honour a six month warranty - what do we do?

A friend of mine bought a car from a dealer with six months warranty. After five months the head casket has blown and they are refusing to repair it. Where does she stand?

Child hit my car, what are my options?

A young girl ran across the road without looking and hit the passenger side wing of my car. Very fortunately I was not going fast having just turned in to the road and the young girl has not been injured....

Sold a car privately with a dubious MOT - where do I stand?

I bought a classic 1990s car from a dealer for £1000 back in January. It was MOT'd in September this year and went straight through, but with an advisory for some minor rust underneath. I sold the car...

I unknowingly bought a Cat S write off. How do I recover my costs?

I’ve bought a Cat S vehicle by accident as it wasn’t on the write off database and the HPI search was clear. I’ve spoken to the salvage yard and it was written off but never recorded as Cat S. The dealer...

The cam belt failed on our car. Where do we legally stand with this issue?

I bought a 2016 DS3 on 3 July from a non-main dealer garage. Two and a half weeks ago (3 months and 2 weeks after buying), I was driving on a dual carriageway, roughly 68mph when the car cut out. I rolled...

I bought a 2003 Range Rover that's not fit for purpose. Why is my only option to go to court?

Three weeks back, I purchased a 2003 Range Rover with a new MoT. Advisories were a slight leak on transfer box and mileage unreadable through failing pixels. The dealer 200 miles away refused to communicate...