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• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 01 1.8 engine management light stays on 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  A colleague's been quoted £1500 to 'repair the crankshaft' for this. She and her husband know nothing much about cars and I fear a scam. Apart from being a bit overfull with [clean] oil the car seems fine. At 80,000m it's just run in, I think. I took it briefly up the road and it drives OK
• Do garages 'mark your card'? 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Just been reading NW's thread and it made me wonder - as and when garages (main dealers or indies) realise that a customer is savvy and not easily duped or scammed, do they mark that job sheet somehow to prevent the telephone call for unnecessary work? Conversely, do they mark the cards
• 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 ?
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  Separate featurette: 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On July 25 2009, you answered a letter by P.M. of Kineton who had received a "penalty" for overstaying while parking to eat at McDonalds. You advised the...
• autotrader phishing scam 7 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Had an email checking if my car was still available yesterday. Replied today saying it was. Just now got this email back (note i have removed part of...
• I Have a Question - Volume 308 [Read only] 9 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  right and I noticed the url is something like go-electrician.ro etc.. I assume it's a scam and would want others to be aware. I will email hmrc.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - What to look out for when selling a car (scams?) 15 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I've had my 2000 Fiesta on sale in Autotrader for about three weeks now. I've already had one Nigerian scam email about it, and without wishing to sound racist, a lot of phone calls from dodgy-sounding people with poor English. If you look around online you'll find a lot of guides for what
• Red Letter Day at MIRA 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All, I've got a drive of a Ferrari at MIRA soon (Birthday present from the wife) and the accompanying letter says that for security reasons no photographs are allowed and all phones, camera's etc must be left in the car. A colleague at work reckons that's a bit of a scam so they can sell
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  ISA scam? 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In addition to the many errors, misrepresentations and examples of wishful thinking I identified in the ‘Intelligent Speed Adaptation’ report advised in...
• Parking Charge Scam. 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  that is documented. So this must be a scam, but how does it work ? I have rung up the hire car company, and told them in no uncertain terms, not to charge my card for a £35 admin fee and to pass my details on to the Parking enforcement company for me to deal with direct, to which they agreed. I will wait to see
• Car rental in California 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Going to California next summer, collecting and dropping a car off at San Francisco Airport. I have annual car rental insurance and annual worldwide travel insurance. Any advice, recommendations etc about car collection, drop-off, upgrades, insurances, scams etc etc? Gentle note - whilst I
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  Accident Mismangement 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My parked RAV-4 was hit by a car that did not stop. Fortunately the incident was witnessed and on being confronted the driver admitted responsibility....
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  Scamdal in the wind 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a scam going on with insurance companies? Two have tried it on almost one after the other. I changed my car to a different spec vehicle and updated...
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  Carnapped 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a second vehicle stolen in Derbyshire and whilst I was in the process of sending an email to the police requesting them not to use their contract...
• 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...
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  Stop me and try on 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I draw your attention to an absolute scam involving parking tickets. Read www.flashpark.co.uk This shows you how to become a freelancer for a parking enforcement...
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  Skidsophrenic 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I had an accident in icy conditions almost 2 years ago on a freezing evening when I stopped at the scene of another accident where a car had overturned...
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  Viva Aviva 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My cars are insured with Aviva. Last year my car was broken into. I phoned Aviva and gave them the details. Shortly afterwards I had a call from a Basingstoke...
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  Warranty extras - Nice little earners? 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  When I recently bought a new Auris hybrid, I was offered various "extras" in insurance and protection and wonder which, if any, you would recommend taking...
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  Something fishy 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Whilst on holiday last year in Sardinia I hired a couple of scooters on two separate days, from a hire company in Alghero. Last week I received a summons...