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  Why do hire companies charge so much if you bring the car back with no fuel? 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I hired a Fiesta in Spain. I received a full tank of petrol and was told to return the car empty. I was charged 87.17 Euros for the petrol that in Spain...
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  Can the Italian Police issue a speeding ticket 16 months after the offence? 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We went on holiday in Italy in September 2010 and, on 24 December 2011, we received a speeding fine from the Polizia Municipal in Florence demanding a...
• Beware Overseas Bankers Draft Scam 14 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  When buying or selling car and vans or any other high value items,via internet auction etc i had a bankers draft for £5000 sent this week that arrived in opened envolope ,that had stamps from miami usa. This is all part of massive world-wide scam to defraud the honest punter or trader. I had
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  Scams when buying a new car 18 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Please be aware of a scam, it is linked to the search engine so if you are looking for a specific model as I was - a Fiat 500, red, leather, glass roof...
• Have you been a victim of a scam on Gumtree? 27 May 2014 (Forum)
  The BBC programme 'Rip Off Britain' plans to run a feature on Gumtree, specifically the listing of non-existent vehicles by organised criminal gangs. ...
• Missing numberplate scam 1 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  One of my neighbours regularly runs his cars with no front numberplate. At first I thought it had just dropped off but then noticed that other cars he...
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  Crunch credit 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I write to echo your advice regarding hire car scams when taking a car in for an insurance claim. I have recently been involved totally innocently with...
• Land Rover Discovery 3 - Used car buying scam? 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  This is a similar thread to one posted on 25 Jul by Kay Williams. It is almost certainly a scam as the wording on the email I received is identical: Good evening Alex, Thanks for the response. The price of the vehicle is fine and i am happy to purchase it so would want the advert removed online
• Vauxhall Corsa - Courtesy car scratches scam 24 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  have been scammed.  I guess they get  a few damaged courtesy cars back all the time and the  scenario of one of their staff nipping outside to scratch the car while I'm in the office doing the paperwork seems almost ridiculously paranoid on my part, but I have a real nagging doubt about
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  Am I being targeted by an overpayment scam? 3 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have provisionally sold my MG Magnette online. After several days, I received a check paid in Euros for more than the asking price of the car. When I...
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  More PayPal scams 6 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  This is an email response to my advert for my 3 year old Land Rover in Auto Trader. It's a scam right? "Thanks for the swift response, just to let...
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  Honderable gentleman 30 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Two days ago I received a letter from a solicitor in Essex stating that my car - and it then gave the number plate of my car, but described it as a Honda...
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  Tester-money 11 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my Citroen C5 MoTd. As always my neighbour is a mechanic and we go over all the MoT requirements before the test. Today it failed on excessive...
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  Crash curse 28 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I believe that you recently published an article on staged accidents that included how the incidents should be dealt with in legal terms and who they should...
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  Volkswagen Passat EGR fault 11 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have just read your article on EGR failure on Volkswagens and the link to the emissions scam with interest. My 2011 Passat has been recalled as one of...
• Ford Fiesta - Uninsured losses scam? Request for advice 7 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  . Questions: Is this normal practice these days or is it some kind of scam to claim against the uninsured losses part of the policy? Should we get our own solicitor to respond to the letter? I would like to pick up the phone and give the solicitor an earful, but this might
• Skoda Fabia (2001) - Car Repair Following Accident - Being Scammed? 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  that the engine was seriously damaged. They now say that I owe them the money for a car which I cannot even drive. I feel like I am being scammed here. Please advise on where I stand legally. I also allege that the engine was normal when they took the car (backed up by the fact that they mentioned
• Is this an insurance scam 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  it is a scam to get cover on a car for a few days/weeks to avoid the new cameras for automatically checking whether a car has insurance? The insurer (Zurich), my bank (Cahoot) and the police (Thames Valley) haven't really been very helpful in the matter. My bank suggested I do nothing as it only happened
• Car selling scam? 18 May 2007 (Forum)
  be assured that we do not buy or sell e-mail lists, and you will not be contacted again. We look forward to hearing from you. Has anyone got any experience from using these companies - is it worth it? Does this have scam written all over it?? Cheers
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  Is there a scam going with the automatic renewal process of existing car insurance policies? 12 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a scam going with the automatic renewal process of existing car insurance policies? I ask this because having received my automatic renewal letter...