Why have I lost my no claims bonus while I've been living abroad?

I've been living in Australia for the last three and half years. I'm 48 years old and have had eight years no claims bonus, but I've spoken to an insurance company and they have advised me that my no claims...

Does our Mercedes-Benz C220 diesel need a new DPF?

We have had a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDi automatic diesel in Spain for the last 10 years. All was fine until a week after its annual MOT last May, when the Engine Management Light came on and remained...

Should I get the emission 'fix' for my diesel Audi A5?

I have a two year old Audi Q5 (bought new) which has the EA189 engine. I have received a few letters from Audi to say that they will be fixing it one day (it is over a year since the cheat was first disclosed)....

English manual for a foreign car?

I drive in Portugal. I have bought a Galloper with a Portuguese manual. I need an English manual. Is this car badged as another name? I am told a shogun or pajero is close.

Taking a car to Singapore

My brother is planning to move to Singapore in a couple of months and says that cars are very expensive to buy there. Would it make sense for him to buy a car here and ship it out? The car he is thinking...

European insurance

We have an apartment in Spain. Rather than the expense of hiring a car each visit, we intend to take our UK car out to use for the four visits (each of one month) that we shall make during the year. We...

Buying in Spain

We are in a similar position to your contributor regarding part time living in Spain. However, we live in the South in the Andalucia region, and bought a car, Spanish registered, 18 months ago. The...

Help for someone buying a car to use in Spain

I have just retired and am spending a few months of the year in Spain, where we have a flat (near Barcelona). I would like to buy a car to leave there to be able to travel around more to explore the country. What...

Strange Rover

Three weeks ago I bought from a main Land Rover dealership, 150 miles away from where I live, a 3-year-old, 22k mile, one owner Range Rover, for a fair market price. The car had been supplied new by the...

Warp speed

I purchased my 406 automatic, petrol engine, new in June 2000 from a main dealer in France. After about 6 months and coming down an incline on a Spanish motorway I had to brake forcefully to avoid someone...