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• Can a non-existent accident (Scam) still cost me? 1 May 2015 (Forum)
  policies going forward. I want it reclassified as opened in error as no accident took place. They have made money out of us but have done nothing to follow up this scam; Can we get this off our policies and the money back? Thank you.
• Toyota yaris - Selling a car to a guy in Ireland 28 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  with them or had been in an accident. I am selling a 2008 Toyota Yaris d4d SR Nav. Has anybody heard of a scam of this form? I've read that the scam usually involves a cheque but thiis guy is willing to use PayPal? I am a trusting person so want to believe this man is genuine but on the same hand I do
• car servicing scam to end 17 May 2004 (Forum)
  According to what car magazine..... OFT stops servicing scam Car owners are now free to choose where they service their cars thanks to a campaign by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT had identified 11 manufacturers whose warranties forced motorists to have their cars serviced at more expensive
• Insurance- is this a scam? Second posting 20 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  My car has been damaged.  Approved garage assesor valued repairs at approx £1400. I challenged him and said this was excessive.   We negotiated...
• New Mercedes scam?? 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Car would not startafter 20 mile journey Fired up but would not pick up from 500 rpm and died after 10 secs. ABS light flickers during process but after...
• Allbrandcars 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a used car and have come across an internet dealer - albrandcars . is it ok to buy a car from them or is it a very elaborate scam. thanks
• Roller garage doors 11 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  They're rubbish - don't touch them with a barge pole - real rip-off merchants, they even try to scam free adverts on forums!
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  Why do hire companies charge so much if you bring the car back with no fuel? 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I hired a Fiesta in Spain. I received a full tank of petrol and was told to return the car empty. I was charged 87.17 Euros for the petrol that in Spain...
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  Can the Italian Police issue a speeding ticket 16 months after the offence? 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We went on holiday in Italy in September 2010 and, on 24 December 2011, we received a speeding fine from the Polizia Municipal in Florence demanding a...
• Beware Overseas Bankers Draft Scam 14 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  When buying or selling car and vans or any other high value items,via internet auction etc i had a bankers draft for £5000 sent this week that arrived in opened envolope ,that had stamps from miami usa. This is all part of massive world-wide scam to defraud the honest punter or trader. I had
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  Scams when buying a new car 18 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Please be aware of a scam, it is linked to the search engine so if you are looking for a specific model as I was - a Fiat 500, red, leather, glass roof...
• Have you been a victim of a scam on Gumtree? 27 May 2014 (Forum)
  The BBC programme 'Rip Off Britain' plans to run a feature on Gumtree, specifically the listing of non-existent vehicles by organised criminal gangs. ...
• Missing numberplate scam 1 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  One of my neighbours regularly runs his cars with no front numberplate. At first I thought it had just dropped off but then noticed that other cars he...
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  Crunch credit 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I write to echo your advice regarding hire car scams when taking a car in for an insurance claim. I have recently been involved totally innocently with...
• Land Rover Discovery 3 - Used car buying scam? 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  This is a similar thread to one posted on 25 Jul by Kay Williams. It is almost certainly a scam as the wording on the email I received is identical: Good evening Alex, Thanks for the response. The price of the vehicle is fine and i am happy to purchase it so would want the advert removed online
• Vauxhall Corsa - Courtesy car scratches scam 24 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  have been scammed.  I guess they get  a few damaged courtesy cars back all the time and the  scenario of one of their staff nipping outside to scratch the car while I'm in the office doing the paperwork seems almost ridiculously paranoid on my part, but I have a real nagging doubt about
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  Am I being targeted by an overpayment scam? 3 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have provisionally sold my MG Magnette online. After several days, I received a check paid in Euros for more than the asking price of the car. When I...
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  More PayPal scams 6 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  This is an email response to my advert for my 3 year old Land Rover in Auto Trader. It's a scam right? "Thanks for the swift response, just to let...
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  Honderable gentleman 30 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Two days ago I received a letter from a solicitor in Essex stating that my car - and it then gave the number plate of my car, but described it as a Honda...
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  Tester-money 11 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my Citroen C5 MoTd. As always my neighbour is a mechanic and we go over all the MoT requirements before the test. Today it failed on excessive...