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• 2011 Peugeot 107 2 door - Advice selling a car 11 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  have just inherited a 94 year old father in law so I have ordered a larger car with 4 doors which should be ready for collection at the beginning of September. I have booked it in for an MOT next week 2 months early. Insurance runs out 09/09 so I suppose I had better motivate my self to say goodbye
• Automatic car with EPB advice please 8 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  wheelchair will fit in the boot.  Ideally it needs to be ULEZ compliant too.  My budget is up to £8k and I'd like a car less than six years old. I've been searching online but have found it impossible to filter searches for EPBs so I'm hoping for some help on here. I know EPBs
• Nissan 100NX - Personal Contract Hire and car written off 24 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, a quick question around PCH. I entered into a 4 year lease contract where at the end of the period you hand the car back. If the car is written off I understand that the insurance company and lease finance company settle directly based in the car's current value. Is it as simple
• Neighbours car - New Tyres Please 8 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  My neighbour has a 13 year old VW bora/jetta 20 diesel which runs quite well, and has the usual glitch of the abs light coming on intermittently, and is disinclined to fix it due to the age of the car and cost, although using this forum have pointed him in the way of fixes. But what
• Mazda 3 - My rights under warranty 30 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  1 year old car that has a fault necessitating RAC call out twice. When fault develops car is barely driveable. At this juncture Dealer is unable to locate fault ( seems to be in electrical connections that RAC mad twiddled with, but dealer says unless they can isolate fault
• Any - Young Driver Car Insurance 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi wondered if any backroomers have a suggestion for suitable car that will be insured by my 17 year old son.The problem is he is six foot five and still growing and he is a keen golfer so needs to carry clubs around to events that he is playing at so he needs a roomy car. He is just starting
• Suzuki Swift - Car wrote off but not showing on database 13 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  as that was what the dealer said it was. So out of curiosity I put the reg of my old car above that I apparently wrote off. Well it wasn't registered as wrote off so I sent the company an email to see if it was a mistake but they checked it and it definitely isn't written off. Do u think I should speak
• car insurance + young persons 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone on this site has advice or knowledge of the following I have an 18 yr old daughter who is learning to drive. would like to purchase a new car, one with a low insurance group such as vw polo or toyota yaris. Not sure whether to insure the car in my name, then include my daughter
• Mitsubishi Lancer - Botched Repair on Brand New Car 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  to gouge off the trim of the satnav headunit.    This car is barely a month old.   Any suggestions for tackling the dealer on this botched repair job? Can I expect to get the car repaired to my complete satisfaction?
• Renault Clio 1.2 1997 petrol - Engine misfires after replacing broken timing belt 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  . Obviously some valves were bent. The car did 66000miles. 1. Is it safe to drive the car in this condition without further repairs? Or am I likely to break down soon or cause more damage to the car? 2. With the car being so old would it be worth it to have the cylinder head either repaired
• Insurance- new car replacement 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I'm looking to take out RTI Gap on my new car. There is an option to delay the start of the GAP policy for 12 months, as my insurance company provide a replacement car in the first year. The only fly in the ointment is that I'm planning to change my insurance company in June, due to a nightmare I
• Just bought a used car - deceived by dealership. 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I've just picked up a 3 year old used car from a main dealership. It was advertised with only 13.5k on the clock. A few days after viewing it I agreed over the phone to go ahead with the purchase, and was sent an invoice by the dealership to sign and return. The invoice clearly states
• 1st car 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, im 19 years old, and i need some advice on getting my 1st proper car, i had a citroen AX before but it had to be written off and im now looking for a proper 1st car. i have been looking at peugoet 206 on the trader and i have found nothing within my budget. with only £2000 i would like
• E32 BMW 7 series 24 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Just been offered an old Bmw 735 E32 1988 7 series for about £700. Tempted to buy it as a second car for a bit of fun, however the car by car breakdown doesn't seem too happy about these cars, suggesting I should get it checked out by a specialist before I part with any money. All well a good
• Transfer of ownership 10 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  , but if they need proof of insurance it may be a couple weeks before it is covered. I wanted to wait until I sold my current car before transferring the insurance as I want the cover on the car I am selling for test drives etc. Not driving the new car would also be incentive to get rid of the old one quickly
• car accident,insurance and penatly point 26 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Could someone let me know where i standhere. i had an accident, i was responsible, i hit the car in front. her car has been written off (14 year old car) my car has got about £1k worth of damage. im fully comp, i phoned my insurance company (i have been with them for about 8months now
• My perfect car 23 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  for, and there are a few around the £7K mark (although they all seem to be in Scotland). Well outside my normal price bracket, but I started listening to Radio 4 at the weekend, so perhaps I'm getting too old for bangers. Anyone know anything about these? Any notable weak spots? HJ's Car by Car Breakdown doesn't
• Virtual Buyer 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I've put my old car into a local auction (a large operation) and accepted the bid reached. That was 2 weeks ago. On contacting the auction they tell me that the buyer hasn't provided a cheque and the car still graces the auction yard. I called in today and when I enquired if the buyer had been
• Skoda Octavia vRS - Help me decide which car to get next year. 16 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, long time reader of this website but I dont think Ive posted on here before.    Anyway I'm saving up for a new car, well trying as I seem to keep having to spend money on what I currently have. It is after all a 16 year old car. My current car is a Skoda
• Upto £8k for a new'ish car 28 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  are looking to get a half decent car for me to use and also for my brother to hopefully learn to drive in as well. The criteria that they have laid out is that is has to be a 5dr Petrol hatchback less than a year old therefore still under manufacturer’s warranty. The budget I have been set is up