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• car servicing scam to end 17 May 2004 (Forum)
  According to what car magazine..... OFT stops servicing scam Car owners are now free to choose where they service their cars thanks to a campaign by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT had identified 11 manufacturers whose warranties forced motorists to have their cars serviced at more expensive
• The tyre scam 25 May 2004 (Forum)
  If you plan to motor to the continent it is best to remember the tyre scam. As the attendant is filling your tank he will bend down and examine the front tyres closely. He will gesture to you to look at one of the tyres to see the big nail which is bedded into the tread. He will commiserate
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  Used Car Buyer Subscription Offer 11 Jun 2004 (News)
  . Unfortunately, the desire for low mileage cars also helps fuel a £100m a year illegal clocking scam. “Not only will a lower mileage car sell quicker, the unscrupulous seller will also gain financially by adding another few thousand to the screen price,” says Guy Baker, resident expert at Used
• I have a question Volume 47 3 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Sewage, grass seed, under-insurance, funeral garb - an amazingly eclectic selection of subjects! This prompts me to add another: I have been, I have to admit, a complete wally, and been scammed by someone on ebay.I have parted with 600 smackeroos for an item I never received. All I have is a set
• Advertising in The Backroom 8 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I did wonder!! especially after his second post. Now that there is a growth industry in out-scamming the Nigerian scammers. It occured to me that a few hundred earnest enquiries, that all produced no custom, might turn the tables. Not that HJ could possibly condone such activities!!
• Foreign driving offence ticket scam 11 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Heard about this a few days ago and forgot to mention it - sorry if it's old hat or been deatl with already. Anyway, apparently there's a growing scam in certain parts of Europe which involves sending UK/foreign motorists what seems like official documentation demanding payment of fines
• The fine in Spain falls mainly on..... 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  . Either letter will alleged that traffic offences have been committed in Spain by your goodself for which there is an outstanding fine of 108 Euro's (72 quid) which should be forwarded. This is a scam and should not be paid and your local Trading Standards made aware who are apparently collating
• Snowmobile in Warwick! 7 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  tractor! It's obvious that the morons who send these demands out haven't got a clue! So, anybody want to buy some South African number plates, international ZA stickers and faked-up tax discs?? Growler, could we turn this into a money-making scam, or what?? Ok, Mr da Lima of Queizon City won't be too
• AutoTrader scam e-mail warning 17 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  AutoTrader has issued an e-mail warning of an e-mail scam to try and get some of your hard earned money into the wrong hands under the guise of it coming from its own organisation. It seems similar to the familiar "Send you bank details to us" e-mail scams which have been doing the rounds for some
• Something Fishy about this??????? 26 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  just received. I cant help thinking there is some kinda scam going on here. They want to know my name address and phone number. Does this sound a bit dodgy to anyone else? The Email: Hello, Thanks for your mail response, i am okay with the condition and am okay with the price of the 1991
• 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
• Scam or Not? 24 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  A friend of mine placed an ad in Autotrader on Thursday to sell her Peugeot 206 cc, as she now has a company car and thinks it daft to keep paying tax,...
• Bora's bulbs 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  A friend of mine has a VW Bora - seems a nice enough car however now one of the brake lights has gone. Look in the book to find what bulb to buy and it says that all bulbs should be replaced by the dealer. Is this a scam so the dealer can charge £15 for a £2 light bulb? Or is it really impossible
• Servicing skinflintery allowed? 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  say if I supplied my own parts? Do any of you do this, given that most garages operate the same scam on engine oil? What has the response been? Just like to check before I try this dodge next time...
• Tyres (all makes) 24 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  to fit only the recommended Perilli P6000J (Z) 225/55/R16, and that he would not fit any others on the car. At £125 a shot (even though a lower price than any other outfit for the same tyre) I thought he was trying to scam me, so i went elsewhere and got two Continental sportcontacts 225/55 R16W's. From
• Online Banking - *iMPORTANT* 24 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  scams but this one is incredibly realistic . If you look at the demo pages, it uses the real Barclays site but for the login it uses the fake one. The particular nice touch is the "BE AWARE OF FRAUDSTERS" Like I say, it's a smooth job and I do apologise for posting here but if at least a few
• We're all criminals now 24 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  of them, so goodbye shops/jobs/council tax any day. Another scam, which I hadn't heard of before, was the bus lanes where you can drive your car during certain hours/days but the times change along the same lane, with a tiny sign parallel to the road to say so! Naturally, there is a CCTV camera
• Servicing Scam 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  until I had paid £384 for 1 service (any which way I seem doomed to loose a fair amount of money). I was more astounded to find out that a friend who also bought her car from the same dealer at around the same time (who didn't allow herself to get roped into this scam), had her 'long life' service
• faith restored in honda dealer :-) 31 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  After 3 years of the CR-V we wanted another. Problem is that only Honda dealer in 40 mile radius, sold us our last one as a one owner from new car (in fact had 3 previous) and denied all responsibility, serviced the car and neatly performed the screen wash scam on the bill, and in general treated
• Ins Co leaves me speechless 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  for it. For all I know it may be a scam (is it?. Here it is: Hi Robin Thanks for your email. My name is Justin and I will be dealing with your query. Before I am able to respond to your complaint and for the security of your policy, please could you confirm the following information. Your full name Your