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• How to get a better APR 15 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi I am looking into buying a used Kia Venga. £6-7k. I am not originally from the UK, so all the finance steps are new and different from my country, Spain. I have just confirmed and APR of 14.8% with Zuto for borrowing between £3000-7000 (I haven't decided yet about
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  What's the best pick-up on a budget? 16 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend the best pickup truck for £3500. I need to drive up mountain tracks in Mallorca and navigate narrow village roads.
• For a 25 year Old - Fun throwaway (hopefully not) 19 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  for a well deserved week in spain, and he hated the fiat punto i hired, which was strange as he didn't drive it in spite of pestering me as he had forgotten his IDP... In january he will be 25 years old and I feel that I can add him as a second driver to a cheap and cheeful something. Question
• Jaguar XF - BMW 5 series 2011 Manual or Jaguar XF 2011 20 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  is more around manual vs automatic, I love driving and I go on driving trips to Switzerland/France/Spain/Scotland from London, so the question is will I love automatic as I get used to it or if driving pleasure is the priority, is manual the one to go for ?  
• Toyota Corolla - Returning with an untaxed, un-MOT car 16 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  . We can't get a MOT without getting in to the UK. We are having to drive from Morocco through Spain and France with our vehicle that will not be taxed anywhere. I'm expecting that we can buy insurance online and print off the emailed cover note (but I might be wrong on this score?) We're
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - Great car, pity about the dealer 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  not criticizing Saga in any way, their have behaved faultlessly, but I find it incredible that a main dealer should treat its customers thusly. I have of course written to the C.E.O. of the Co-op, copied to Mazda, but, what would have happened if I had been unable to raise the money, I am due to drive to Spain
• European driving licences, post-Brexit 23 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  always thought it strange to allow a straight swap of licence when moving to a country that drives on the other side, but I benefited from that in Spain 20 years ago and my "skeleton" driving licence record still exists on the DVLA computer should I ever need to swap back!
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  Can I get a reliable and economical small family car for just £5K? 14 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for an economical(with low VED) and reliable small/medium sized family car which will commute 50-60 miles daily. I'm slightly overawed by the...
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  How much is my Fiat 500 worth? 29 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am in Mallorca, Spain and have a 2012 Fiat 500C 1.2 cabrio. It's a lovely car that cost me 12,800 euros 12 months ago. Do you know what the current value...
• Worst car, forced to own through circumstances 20 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  were to fire a pea at the paint with a pea shooter, it would be a problem. Regards NB As some Fords were uk produced,we were `allowed` a Fiesta, even though it was made in spain
• Toyota Corolla - What can I do with an old French registered car 25 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  and Italy before driving back to the UK with not a spot of bother. Unfortunately he has now gone to Spain to work and left the car with me and asked me to scrap it. Although it is very elderly
• Many UK bus drivers don't speak English! 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  , Sweden, majority of bus drivers understand English. In France, Spain, Switzerland mostly not. But how come in UK, drivers don't speak English???
• Insurance Query - Two People 26 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Morning all, Some advice please. My Dad is off in Spain on his bike this week and so, for the next month I'm insured on his car which I plan on doing my trip to London in at the weekend. I am a named driver on his policy. My uncle's coming along too and has suggested sharing the driving so
• UK Car abroad more or less permantly 23 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  for example) which are in Spain or France- do their owners really drive them back to the UK several times per year or is there another solution? Thanks in anticpation
• Selling cars warning 2 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  are under investigation by trading standards.They have no UK contact number or address on their website - you can only contact them by email. I understand that their operation is based in Spain. Yes they did list my car, but I am pretty certain that is all they do, and locating the website takes some
• FIAT 500 (2007 - ) - Misfuel Hire Car 25 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I was driving a diesel. I called their breakdown Assistance which was in France, and they were quite surprised that I had driven to Barcelona. They said that they would have someone call me from snip Assistance in Spain. 20 minutes later someone from snip Assistance Spain
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  Is it legal to lend someone my car and insure them as a named driver on my policy? 27 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My father has recently returned to live in the UK after eight years living and driving in Spain. He will need a car for UK use when movement restrictions...
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  Which winter tyres are best for Maserati Quattroporte? 20 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I run a 2008 Maserati Quattroporte in Spain. The tyres are needing replacing and as I am due to do some driving in Northern Europe this winter I was going...
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  Car hire at Malaga Airport - what do you think of this? 19 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Seeing in your column the many horror stories about car hire abroad felt it only fair to recount our recent experience at Malaga Airport. We had booked...
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  Failed turbo 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  What do you know about turbocharger re-conditioners? Last week in the Daily Telegraph you replied to a letter from someone who had encountered an engine...