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• Selling a vintage registration plate 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I'm buying a 42 year old car with it's original numberplate LLL NNN (L=letter N=number). Is it possible to sell that plate, and then get a new age related plate from the DVLA?
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  Should I replace my tyres on my car after seven years? 10 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2015 Honda CR-V, which has done almost 36,000 miles. It still has the original tyres which were manufactured in Dec 2014. The car was sold in...
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  Can you get insurance for a 16-year-old before they pass their test? 13 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We're buying a car for our daughter and would like to start the insurance policy in her name, but with the parents included as additional drivers. Can...
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  Is it fair for an insurer to refuse cover due to a no fault accident? 26 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 68 year old mother has just purchased a new Fiat 500 to replace a 10 year old Ford KA. Two years ago, while the car was parked in a supermarket car...
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  Are there alternative tyres we can fit to our Golf and Jetta to reduce road noise? 13 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We have a problem with what I consider to be excessive tyre noise inside our two cars. One is a two-year-old 1.4 TSI Golf running on Dunlop 205/55R16 SP...
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  Where can I sell my eight-month-old BMW Z4 for a reasonable price? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a top-of-the range BMW Z4, and with the Comfort package it cost me over £43,000. I unfortunately became unwell and had to surrender my driving...
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  Can I expect any problems if I drive my 2008 Ford Mondeo to 100,000 miles? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Ford Mondeo Titanium X 2.5T from new. It is now two years old and has 46,000 miles on the clock. I normally trade my car in after two years...
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  New for old 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What do you recommend for new car? I am 69 and my wife is 66. Our current car is a Volvo S40 SE 2.0 Diesel 41,000 purchased from new Sept 2004. Looking...
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  Disky business 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Five years ago I purchased a new BMW 530Diesel automatic. At 74 yrs old I only do 6,000 miles per year, but take great care to make a reasonable run once...
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  How reliable is the Audi Q2 S Tronic? 7 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a new Audi Q2 with the seven-speed s tronic automatic gearbox, but am worried about reliability. I'm assuming that the seven-speed...
• na - Driving a car without insurance on the vehicle? 2 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I'm about to buy another car, so my previous will sit on the drive until it gets sold. The insurance will be transfered to my new car and the old one now uninsured. For arguments sake I'm unable to sell the car for a while and I need to get it MOT'd. Am I covered to drive the car
• Additional security on new cars 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Do you use additional security on your brand new car? I am referring to cars which are less than 5 years old. These cars tend to be fitted with immobiliser and code transmitter in the key fob which makes it hard to hot-wire a car. Just wonder if anyone use stoplok etc. I know those with high
• Company Car Tax on used cars 11 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  My boss is thinking of buying me a car outright instead of via contract hire. If he buys a car over,say, 3 years old, does my tax liability change ? If not, then presumably it is based on the current list value &co2 rating. But what if the car is no longer made - what list price do I use
• Insurer won't cover courtesy car 17 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  My insurers refused to cover a Citroen C3 courtesy car while my car is being serviced because the courtesy car is expensive!! They won't cover a courtesy car that is more valuable then your own car! Well then, my just over 3 year old C5 is then worthless and I can't be trusted with a nearly new
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  Our car has hidden accident history - what are our rights? 25 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We recently bought a 2013 Volvo XC70 D4 for £24,580 from a main dealer. After collecting the car we found a faulty fuel gauge and the car went to our local...
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  My five year old Audi A5 needs £1300 of servicing - is this a fair price? 10 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A5 will be five years old in February. It's been fully serviced by Audi since new, and covered 38,000 miles. I'm told by the dealer that I now...
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  Four year old Mazda 6 - keep or sell? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a four year old (2011) Mazda 6 Sport (180) diesel tourer. I've had it from new, covering 126,000 miles and love the car. I've seen a 2012 reg "Venture"...
• Old man with a mission, but no hat 24 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  go more than 35 mph. When we went through a village with a 40 limit, he drove at 30. In a 30 limit he went at 20. On the rare occasions he touched 45, he braked whenever a car passed coming the other way. When we finally got to a derestricted section where he/we could go faster, he slowly accelerated
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  Dealer won't cover £2500 repair under warranty, what should we do? 16 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My brother bought a car brand new from Skoda, a Karoq. It is still under warranty and is coming up to 3 years old, and there has been a water leak through...
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  Is a 1975 Fiat 124 Spider likely to increase in value? 12 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Is it worth buying a classic 1975 Fiat 124 Spider? It's in good nick with recent new floor pans and no other rust. As with all classic cars, it will need...