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  Unbelievably cheap 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My 22 year old daughter is hoping to change her car and has been looking for a Ford Fiesta. She has found three on the Internet that seem to be amazing...
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  Slippery custom 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  This month was our Polo’s first service. On the receipt the long life SLX Oil was priced by the VW Garage in half litres at £6.90 each, they claim to have...
• Tyre centre scam? Nah, just a co-incidence guv 22 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Well, with 27,000 miles up on me Vectra (and look peops, despite what our good friend HJ says, I actually quite like it - value for money and all that)...
• Where to buy used cars nowadays? 5 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  Gumtree - see autotrader and doesn’t seem to be as popular as it used to be for used cars Facebook marketplace - everyone knows about this one. Mostly scams. The odd genuine seller but have to be extremely careful and wade through loads of r******. Shpock - seems less scammy than Facebook
• Italian Traffic Violation 5 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  . I WAS in Pisa at the time and date in question. I wasn't aware of driving anywhere prohibited, but may have done so in error. My questions are: Scam or genuine? (It's printed on plain copying paper) Any risk if I pay by bank transfer? Why has it taken 5 months and do I therefore have a getout
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 09-12-2017 Part 2 11 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  (Datsun) franchise owner in the UK walked away from customers of failed dealers in the '80s. It all sounds like a scam to me!
• Got Civil Parking Notice 7 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  but the only one sign was on pole up to a 8 foot high on very sharp bent on junction that everyone can missed it. My friend said ticket type Civil parking notice is cowboy and scam I should be ignore it, but before I decide to ignore I want like advice if I should or should not ignore
• All - Crash for cash 20 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I recently read that the crash for cash fraudsters have come up,with new scam, flash and crash. Unsuspecting drivers are targeted by by crooked drivers flashing them at junctions, car park or petrol station exits, to proceed only to then speed up and crash into them. Without an independent
• Ford Fiesta - Drive Assist claiming damage to loan car. 24 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  there was damage to an alloy and the cost would be £75. It didn't look like a new scratch to me and I took a clear close up photo, and wrote on his PDA that we disputed the damage ( my daughter was at uni and thus not present). Somehow I wasn't in the least surprised, I suspect this is a nice little scam
• 57 plate Golf GT TDI 170 - Time for a cambelt change? 19 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  until 70k.  Comments/thoughts please, is this just a VW scam wanting people to spend money.  To top it all they ended the conversation with 'is there anything else we can help you with', I said I never wanted any 'help' from them in the first place, it was them that rang me!
• Jeep Grand Cherokee - winter tyres all year round on a 4X4? 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  scam in the history of civilisation, namely man-made climate change.
• Number plate mystery 7 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  with the number plate LOZZIE B..now I've racked the old brain cells and havn't come up with anything that might make this up...I tried a tenuous Irish LOZ 2138 but that doesn't come up on DVLA vehicle check. Any ideas ? Mind you, how stupid can you be ? If you're running a huge criminal scam, why pick
• Snowmobile in Warwick! 7 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  tractor! It's obvious that the morons who send these demands out haven't got a clue! So, anybody want to buy some South African number plates, international ZA stickers and faked-up tax discs?? Growler, could we turn this into a money-making scam, or what?? Ok, Mr da Lima of Queizon City won't be too
• The fine in Spain falls mainly on..... 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  . Either letter will alleged that traffic offences have been committed in Spain by your goodself for which there is an outstanding fine of 108 Euro's (72 quid) which should be forwarded. This is a scam and should not be paid and your local Trading Standards made aware who are apparently collating
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  Veho-Alliance - can I trust them? 14 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I Also saw this site, as you know the company mentioned sells cars at very appealing prices. And as of writing this are still up and running: http://veho-alliance-lp.com There...
• Servicing Scam 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  until I had paid £384 for 1 service (any which way I seem doomed to loose a fair amount of money). I was more astounded to find out that a friend who also bought her car from the same dealer at around the same time (who didn't allow herself to get roped into this scam), had her 'long life' service
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  Insurance scams 15 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Last week my partner was involved in a minor parking incident. From a standstill she drove no more than 3 feet into the side of a 1st generation Vauxhall...
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  ISA scam? 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In addition to the many errors, misrepresentations and examples of wishful thinking I identified in the ‘Intelligent Speed Adaptation’ report advised in...
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  My premium increased by £700 for a no-fault accident - can I claim this from the other insurer? 12 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife's car was hit by another driver while she was stationary. Our insurance premiums have gone up just over £100 for both our cars, plus £500 for our...
• All rental vehicles - Car hire company toll fee scams 23 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Having reted a car at Stanted 5 Oct 2015 I crossed the Dartford bridge at 1800 unaware of the new toll procedure. The rental company has emailed me to-day...