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• Quickest way towards the driving test in the uk. 13 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  . Long story short, I received my resident card jan 3rd, applied for a provisional licence and as soon as I received it, schedule my theory exam which I passed 4 days after I received the licence. That was one month ago. Unfortunately I do not have family here to insure and borrow a car to go
• Citroen C5 2009 diesel exclusive 138hp - Life with my C5 4 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Having passed a year with the car I thought I'd scribble my comments for what they are worth. Firstly I bought it because I've always liked something different, I think its gorgeous, and trail to Aberdeen  most weekends: a round trip of circa 350mls. Its perfect for this: refined
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  Disabled driver - can I fight a parking ticket? 13 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Last October I parked at High Barnet London Tube station, like I always do, when I take my disabled son into great Ormond Street Hospital. The car park...
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  Waiting six months for my S-MAX 5 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Hello, we ordered an S-MAX in September 2010 and paid a deposit in 02-10-10 at GATES of Dunmow Essex. When we ordered it we were told it would be before...
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  Refund or repair? 13 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a 2008 BMW 520d from an independent dealer for the sum of £5425. The recorded mileage at the time of the sale was 129,420 miles. On...
• Skoda rapid - 2 years / 20k miles in a Rapid (HB) 29 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  .     On the plus side I found the car comfortable, exceptionally roomy and relatively quiet when cruising (70 mph = ~2100 rpm). The MDi & 64 Gb USB stick / Bluetooth audio streaming satisfied my audio needs and the huge boot allowed me to carry furniture on more than one occasion. I suffered none
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  Is there anything we can do to reduce the accidents involving young drivers? 21 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I responded to yet another tragic young driver road traffic crash last night (see www.basics.org.uk). On reflection today I'm wondering how this can be...
• Mazda - Mazda used approved warranty claim advice, please 13 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  In January this year I bought an approved used Mazda MPV 2.0TD through a Mazda dealer for £5000 which came with a years Mazda Zoom Zoom Plus (ZZ+) warranty. When I bought the car she had covered just over 52000 miles. In order to qualify as a used approved Mazda it had to have Full Service
• Dodgy mechanics 16 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  to drive as when I took it in, plus now it had a squeak which wasn\'t there before. I looked at it properly when I got home and the gearbox hadn\'t been touched. It went back on Saturday morning with a few stern words and the garage promised once again to \'sort it\'. It was there all weekend and I rang
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  I've received a PCN because I had to find an ATM before paying for my ticket. Can I do anything? 26 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I received a letter from a car park enforcement company on 24/08/10, the letter itself issued on 19/08/10 and the date referred to is the 12/08/10. It...
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 ABS pump 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  visible and certainly not photographable). I was confident the car would pass any inspection. At the end of the inspection I was given an estimate for £1700 plus VAT to 'put the car right'. I immediately took it to two garages for an independent inspection - both agreed with me the car was in good
• High Court Enforcement 5 May 2018 (Forum)
  , so that can happen to absolutely everybody. I ive paid £4500 to her, plus £1000 to bailiffs and she STILL has the car. I have also been to the police and they have taken a report of fraud. It goes to an external bureau first andf they then pass to police if necessary which
• Replacement car suggestions 21 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  reasonable servicing/maintenance costs than I had expected, and it?s been totally reliable (never broken down or needed remedial work to pass an MOT). Cons: fuel economy, showing its age, ride on urban roads is utterly abysmal, residual value disappearing fast Add to the equation the fact that I have
• Young driver education 25 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  of tuition before taking the test, plus a higher standard of training, they need monitoring once they have passed their test, and they need ongoing tuition after their test. Sensible stuff, and I’m delighted to say, achievable stuff. I know this because tomorrow (Wednesday) Autocar
• Any From The Guardian - Electric car short term lease 16 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  three years. You also can’t have been the cause of more than one crash in the last three years. However, if you qualify and can pass the firm’s ID and other checks, it will deliver a car to your home (for £49.50) within 72 hours. There are a range models on offer
• Golf MK5 2004 1.6 FSI - Golf Mk5 2004 1.6 FSI - VAG / VCDS Scan - Fault Co 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  -- Status: OK 0000 42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: Malfunction 0010 44-Steering Assist -- Status: OK 0000 46-Central Conv. -- Status: Malfunction 0010 52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: Malfunction 0010 56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000
• VW Golf 1.6 FSE - Small claims-consuer rights act 2015 advice 13 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  didn't because we had the warranty initially, and also because we didn't know our rights at first). We have now sent them a letter of notice of legal action, and they refused again. For some reason they said we only informed them after six months had passed, but this is demonstrably not true
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  What should I do if I paid for a diagnostic report and the garage will not give me a copy? 25 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My grandson owns a 4 year old BMW 1 series, petrol which has done 52,000 miles. Recently two red lights appeared on the dash and he took it to a BMW dealer...
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  Can I get a refund from the dealership who mis-sold me a damaged Renault Captur? 10 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a year old Renault Captur at the weekend and it appears to be a nice, well-kept car. However, driving it home I noticed what looked like specks...
• Parking fine - student in need of legal advice 8 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  , but there was no option to attach any document (I wanted to attach a photocopy of my valid parking ticket). I asked them about their email address or any contact details where I could send it, but there was no response. I was waiting for the response for 2 months. Few days ago I received a letter from "Debt Recovery Plus