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• Volvo S80 - Car Dealers & Fear of the AA! 19 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Now I know that he could well have 'just so happened' to have sold the car in the short period of time after I left, but I can't help thinking I dodged  a potential bullet. Has anyone else had this sort of thing happen to them, and is there a scam that some car dealers have going that they don't want a qualified AA technician to find out about? In the end it's cost me £30 to cancel my AA inspection, but in the end I'm happy to lose that rather than potentially £2500 for a dodgy car!
• Dealer Messing Me About 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  m sick of being misled and messed around, they?ve each contradicted each other, and it feels like I?m being scammed, if it weren?t for the fact the dealership is a large nationwide network or somewhat reputable origins. Does anyone know why they?d deliberately delay? Assuming they aren?t in fact utterly incompetent, which is what I think.
• At least you don't need to worry about.. 12 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  You could be purchasing a dried-out casualty of Hurricane Katrina. Whether acting as entrepreneurs or scam artists, wholesale car dealers soon will be scouring the ruins of New Orleans, Mississippi and Alabama for flood-damaged vehicles. They will obtain the cars for pennies, refurbish them and then sell them to buyers, some of whom won't be told of their purchase's waterlogged history.
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  Is the third party trying to scam my son after an accident? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 23-year old son (four years driving) had a very small bump some eight weeks ago on the M6 (clear weather, dry, daylight). The driver in front braked...
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  I had 20+ years of No Claims Discount - so why have I lost all my NCD after two recent accidents? 8 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I've been driving for 21 years and never had an accident until this year. I had 21 years of no claims discount, but it wasn't protected. This year I had...
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  Should we change our car's timing belt because of an oil leak? 24 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My wife's 2002 Ford Focus 1.6 was bought second hand just over 2 weeks ago. We noticed a small amount of oil leaking from the engine, and took it to a...
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  Driver who caused crash has fled to Romania - what should I do? 5 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My partner was driving along and hit by a Jeep SUV that was pulling out of a nearby driveway. We called the Police and the driver took responsibility over...
• More from the Far Side 11 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  "The traffic police are always coming up with these new ideas so they can extract ligay (bribes). Buckle Up Week is just another police scam for raising money". (wait till we get speed cameras!) "It's pointless putting seat belts in the car's rear. The accident will be at the front". "If you are a senior citizen you should be exempt from wearing seat belts".
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  Why does the frequency and price of fixing faulty VWG vehicles seem at odds with their popularity? 6 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I enjoy reading your column on a Saturday morning. I have noticed over the years that VWG products seem to feature quite significantly, both in frequency...
• Renault - hope you can give me some advice.. gutted 19 May 2012 (Forum)
  i bought the car 13th april an i know it wasnt me so obviously he knew about the faults and watched me drive away with my children?! want to persue it through small claims but not sure how i would fair out as because of this scam artist im skint! the car has now been declared unroadworthy and he wont repair/refund help! contacted trading standards they cant seem to find a fixed address for him.. there are several websites on the internet saying to beware of him he sells dangerous cars.. just wish i had read them before :(
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  Separate featurette: 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On July 25 2009, you answered a letter by P.M. of Kineton who had received a "penalty" for overstaying while parking to eat at McDonalds. You advised the...
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  I''ve found a Land Rover Freelander 2 for sale in Spain - is it safe to buy? 1 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the process of buying a car UK registered car currently in Spain. The owner moved there some months ago and is arranging the sale via a shipping...
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  My son and I lost all our No Claims on a multi-car insurance policy - what do we do now? 14 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Six years ago my son and I had full no claims on our cars, but when I got married my husband talked us into taking multi-car insurance out with Admiral....
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  Do accident management companies seriously inflate repair costs for minor accidents? 21 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  A colleague of my father's BMW 320d was recently hit in the rear by another driver, whilst he was stationary. The damage was a dented rear bumper and a...
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  What exactly leads to an increased insurance premium? 6 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A year ago my son was driving home from work after nightfall. In an urban area, with not particularly good street lighting, he came to a cross roads. Having...
• Car being held illegally and racking up £35 a day 25 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Also the solicitors seem to be working in the interest of the garage and treating him as their client rather than myself. To me it seems like a well-rehea***d highly profitable scam ring with a thin veneer of legitimacy. It would not surprise me if they send cars out crashing them on purpose if the state of their hire car is anything to go by. I refused to pay and asked to see the paperwork that states the body shop can hold my car without payment and the agreed storage fees.
• Any - Dealers, vehicle checks and Fraudulent Conversion 28 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  The House of Lords held that the owners owed no duty to the buyers despite the fact that they were both members of HPI and were not estopped. Had any member of the general public been scammed in such a way then S27 of the Hire Purchase Act 1964 (now s22 of schedule 4 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974) would have afforded protection It is almost impossible to develop "good title" on a vehicle in normal circumstances.
• Apollo Saturn V Rocket - The Apollo Moon Missions Were Faked in a Studio 15 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  The evidence that the Apollo moon missions were faked in a studio is crushing. The US government can't censor the evidence that's on the internet but...