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• alli A4 Allroad - hire car scam? 11 May 2012 (Forum)
  Friend of ours, lone female 60s hired a car in Glasgow when visiting frfiends and relations. On returning the car she was told one wheel was scuffed and...
• Fuel Additive - Scam? 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  At the first 10,000 mile service of my car, at the main dealer, I was amazed to be asked if I wanted to pay for a £16 bottle of Havoline fuel system cleaner....
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  Someone is demanding compensation after an accident 6 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I had an accident in December where the other party admitted fault. My insurance company dealt with my claim, repairs and a hire car. I am now being...
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  What precautions can be taken against whiplash claim scammers and accident management companies? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have been following your correspondence concerning "Claims Management" and whiplash scams. Can you give advice what to do at the time of an incident,...
• How to report a scam on Autotrader? 9 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me how to report an eBay-style scam to Autotrader? I can't find any link on the website. I just couldn't resist emailing the guy advertising a Bentley Continental R for 14,250 sterling, using what I know is a picture stolen from someone else. Got an email back, written in illiterate
• MGBGT - Possible scam. 18 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  saying that without my help he cant get it registered. I suspect some sort of scam here, has anybody had any experience of this sort of request?
• Where's the scam here ? 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  spoiled the game and rang off. Where is the scam and how would I have been parted from my money ?
• Scam Alert Buyers Beware 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  This must be the simplest scam in the book. Bought a VW for £7,000 with only one remote key fob. Paid the seller cash *However* I did perform a HPI check and made damn sure the paperwork, VIN numbers etc.. matched up. Drive away a happy bunny but then 4 days later my car is nicked. The seller's
• Car Wash Puncture Scam? 4 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Just wondering if anyone has seen this before... Twice in the last year I've had front wheel punctures while using a local automatic car wash. Both times...
• Tyres - Online Tyre Possible Scam? (Targo Tyres) 12 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Hello Backroomers, I'm not sure if it's been covered (nothng in the search), but be warned that Targo Tyres (https://targo-tyres.co.uk) might appear to be a scam. I ordered four tyres in early December, nothing arrived. Despite many emails I've heard nothing. The phone number (of course
• New service station scam 14 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  was 'not a beggar'. I decided this was obviously a scam, and declined to give her money. She accepted this and proceeded to work her way around the car-park, approaching only the men and ingnoring the women, couples and families. Has anyone else been approached by similar scammers? Is this a widespread activity?
• Car ownership change - Disgraceful shameful DVLA scam 8 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Being aware of the 'two months tax for one month's ownership' scam which we are attempting to avoid, on 31st Oct went online to change Focus ownership from MrsF to son, who was temporarily with us until he found somewhere to live.  New V5C arrived today so went on line to retax.  Told
• Was it a scam? 16 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hustle'the previous night.Eventually he gave up and drove out through the service road.So was I being overly suspicious?I can't see a scam so maybe he was being genuinely philanthropic at this time of year.
• Insurance Scam?? 3 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  covered in road muck, and is still dented after the accident). And I reckon that was the part that was the most labour due to it poor loaction. I would have replaced the part myself but the access was non-existent plus I have a bad back. Is this a scam? Or am I paranoid?
• Nigerian scam - websites selling cars 5 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Watch out those of you who try to sell your car online. There is a Nigerian scam that starts by them obtaining your e-mail address from websites selling cars and then trying to get you to export your car to them along with some cash. The e-mail goes like this: I am interested in buying
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  Overseas car insurance - which cover will I need? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are soon to go to Spain on holiday and have bought a package, which includes car hire and insurance. I have heard of some scams being employed by foreign...
• Car scam - no such thing as a bargain 28 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Felt it was important to post the following advice here as it is a scam that we are increasingly seeing and although on the face of it you would say "who would fall for that", naivety and a bargain can blind the astutest of people. This scam is prevalent on line, on all the car selling sites
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  Is ClassicCarsHQ a scam site? 12 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I saw a car for sale on a website called ClassicCarsHQ and emailed the seller, but got no reply. Upon further investigation all the sellers have the same...
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  Someone from the Channel Islands wants to buy my car from the UK - is this a scam? 8 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm selling privately and had an offer from someone in the Channel Islands. The buyer is not coming over in person, they just want to send a shipping company....
• Mitsubishi Carisma - Auto Trader Scam ( beware) 5 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  to a guy in Liverpool would have to be made before the transaction could go through. I smelt a rat straight away, the Paypal e-mail was from someone c/o Paypal in the address line and the whole thing was a scam to get a fee before disappearing into the night. Auto Trader is becoming a popular