The clutch on my MINI Countryman has failed after 1000 miles - is MINI liable?

We purchased an approved used 2015 MINI Countryman 1.6 petrol with 11,000 miles from a Mini dealer 12 months ago. We have driven it 1000 miles in the last 12 months (second car) and the clutch has begun...

Where do I stand with the AA?

I had cause to call out the AA because my car wouldn’t start on the morning of 12 October 2012. The patrol diagnosed the problem as a flooded engine and decided to remove the spark plugs. The Patrolman...

Insurance valuations - and repairs

In October last year a car drove onto the near side of my Aston Martin from a side street while I was on a dual carriageway. The driver of the other car and the third party insurer admitted liability....

Has a bad MoT and service destroyed my SLK?

I own a nine-year-old Mercedes-Benz SLK with 60,000 miles on the clock. I recently took it for an MoT and service. Three weeks later the engine goes bang on the motorway. The con-rod punched a hole out...