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• FINDING AN OLD CAR: How can I find a car I owned years ago? (FAQs)
  You can find out if it is still registered here: https://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla/ You can request the registered keeper here: https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla/ (But you have to have a reason, such as the car with the registration damaged your
• YOUNG DRIVERS INSURANCE: Where can I find cheap insurance for younger drivers? (FAQs)
  behaviour) :   www.insurethebox.com Young driver car and insurance packages:  Standard rate PCPs, but insurance for 17 year olds from £300 for 9 months followed by a 40% NCD
• CHILD CAR SEAT LAWS: What are the current child seat regulations? (FAQs)
  many more cars on the road than now did not have rear seat belts. The old rules are generally to use child seats and boosters "if they are available". The vast majority of cars now have rear seat belts, so parents can now benefit by always using child seats and boosters. The new
• SCRAPPAGE SCHEME: Are there stil scrappage schemes running? (FAQs)
  The Banger Charts: Old Cars Still On UK Roads in March 2009 1980 cars registered 1,495,000, cars remaining 11,000 1981 cars registered 1,482,000, cars remaining 10,000 1982 cars registered 1,574,000, cars remaining 14,000 1983 cars
• BROKERS: Which brokers should I consider if buying a new or used car? (FAQs)
  years, and might date from the first transaction involving the car in the country it came from, so could be as little as 6 months, or, if the car is old stock, may have already expired. How old is the car? When was it made? Is it pre-registered or un-registered
• IMPORTING A CAR: I want to import a car to the UK - what do I need to know? (FAQs)
  tightened up so that only people who have lived overseas for more than a year and owned the car overseas for more than six months can bring it to the UK as a personal import which, if it is more than 3 years old, is not subject to a Single Vehicle Approval test. All other imports up to ten years old
• AUCTIONS: Is buying a car from an auction straightforward? (FAQs)
  .  Typically around three-years-old, these cars will have been well-serviced during their working life and represent excellent value for money. Dealer part-exchange cars can also offer good value, with a range of older cars for those on a tighter budget. Sold as seen
• AIR-CONDITIONING: How do I know if my air conditioning needs servicing? (FAQs)
  :  AutoParts 2020 Cool Air Kit   (If your car has a/c using the old R12 CFC gas which is now illegal, you can buy a conversion kit to the legal R134a gas, recommended by a reader who did this years ago in a US import Honda Accord and has not had any trouble since
• DIESEL v PETROL: Which is better for me?   (FAQs)
  of the economy advantage due to torque converter losses. Diesels may reduce fuel bills, but diesels built since Year 2000 can double and even quadruple the bills for everything else. The problems tend to start after about 3 - 4 years old but can start earlier: Dual mass
• SMART REPAIRS: Who repairs minor damage to my car, its trim and wheels? (FAQs)
  . www.glassdoctors.co.uk London & Home Counties Tel: 08704 363636. On modern cars with bonded windscreens this is better than having the entire screen replaced because removing the old one can damage the car body leading to leaks and rust. (Autoglass and Auto Windscreens and many others offer a similar service
• ELECTRIC CARS: Is an EV right for me? (FAQs)
  electric cars'. Unfortunately, 'affordable' is only relative, because its 'lowest-cost complete conversion' works out at £5,500 including batteries and charger but excluding the cost of the car to be converted – either a Mini or the old-model, sump-gearbox Metro, now at least nine years old
• CONSUMER RIGHTS: How do I reject a vehicle or get compensation for problems with a car? (FAQs)
  . They have to tell you that you’ll be the 2 nd owner. They can’t fob you off with excuses. Also if you’re buying a nearly new car, half the cars sold at under a year old are ex-rental. You could argue they have to tell you, and they certainly can’t lie that it’s
• INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
  £36.00 £43.50 Taking the car for a VIC * repairs must be conducted and the car must be roadworthy and capable of being driven under its own power * if over 3 years old, the car must be covered by a valid MOT if it is to be driven to the VIC * the person driving
• HIRING A CAR: Where can I hire a car in the UK and abroad? (FAQs)
  who have either given up a household car or downsized the family vehicle and are hiring larger vehicles for holidays and specific occasions.  Customers are guaranteed vehicles on average just 6 months old and can select a car group by its average CO2 emissions. In, fact
• AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS: What are the different types?  (FAQs)
  with a very high failure rate resulting in a lot of warranty and post warranty claims. Nissan CVTs don't appear to be able to hold 2nd gear on slippy surfaces when setting off (equivalent of the Snow button on some old Autos). A real pain on icy / snowy roads or even slight uphill wet grassy fields
• CREDIT HIRE: What is it and how can it affect me if I am involved in a crash? (FAQs)
  day. Recovery and storage charges came to £3,420.75. He claimed that he was unable to afford to buy a replacement vehicle until the Second Defendant paid him the pre-accident value of his old car on 16 November 2012. In the course of proceedings, an order was made by a District Judge