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• Car scams and frauds (Article)
  The most common car scams targeting motorists, how to spot them and how to avoid being a victim. Don't be ripped off by a fraudster... What you need to know Spotting fake licence renewal websites
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  Free & cheap van & pick-up history checks (Article)
  What damage is reported in a check Common van buying scams
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  How to sell a classic car (Article)
  Common classic car scams How much is my car worth? 'How to' guides
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  How to sell your van (Article)
  Best place to sell a van How to sell your van for free Latest scams
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  Cheap Van & Pick-Up GAP Insurance (Article)
  no further use. GAP insurance scams and tricks Designed to ensure you suffer no financial shortfall if your vehicle is written-off or stolen, GAP (guaranteed asset protection) insurance can be a useful financial product for some people. However, with some van dealers being
• Warning!! Is this a con?? 5 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  Constabulary, if this was indeed a scam. What did cross my mind was that the company may be bona fide, disagreeable as we may find the practice of extortion ( I mean clamping ). In which case there is a cloned car running round in the South. More sinister if this infact a scam where did they get
• Warning!! Is this a con?? 8 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  Constabulary, if this was indeed a scam. What did cross my mind was that the company may be bona fide, disagreeable as we may find the practice of extortion ( I mean clamping ). In which case there is a cloned car running round in the South. More sinister if this infact a scam where did they get
• Used cars from the Channel Islands 20 May 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone remind me of the pros/cons of buying a secondhand car that has been brought back from the Channel Islands? I remember reading something about dealers/manufacturers using the C/Islands to offload stock, but I can't recall the ins and outs of the story. Scam or not?
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  . He will think, "can't cost much" and will agree to a bulb replacement. Then charge him 15 minutes labour at £60 an hour to change the bulb and another 15 minutes for the fitter to obtain it from stores. The Screenwash Scam Always automatically charge for renewing
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  SMMT Calls For Licence to Trade 18 Sep 2001 (News)
  dealers, see 'Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams' among these news items, and refer to the thread: 'Dishonest John's Guide: all true' in The Backroom on this website. The last thing the public needs is a scheme which gives the big boys a licence to steal at the expense of the little guys
• Red light camera scam explained 5 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Folks, If you look at this US site you will see a full explanation of the short amber scam and also that safety engineers were told to use "enforcement" by shortening the yellow light time rather use safety by making it longer. http://freedom.house.gov/auto/rlcreport.asp Take care
• Tesco insurance SCAM?? 5 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Dear all, I just find this out, ... This is unbelievable but TRUE!!! I am still very angry about it. To made a long story short, I changed my insurance...
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  to change the bulb and another 15 minutes for the fitter to obtain it from stores. The Screenwash Scam Always automatically charge for renewing the screenwash additive. Even if it the reservoir is full when the car arrives, leave a bottle of additive in the boot and still charge
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  Honest John's Website in a Book 17 Oct 2001 (News)
  ' from the paper), Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams, and, of course, the Car by Car Breakdown as it was about a month ago. If you haven't got a satellite linked notebook computer in your car, it's the only way to carry the website around with you. And, of course, it makes an excellent Christmas
• Cheap Diesel????? 8 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  of it? I suspect a scam somewhere and those into Trading laws does trades description acts apply to the internet? A perplexed DWD
• best used car mag ? 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  car game, great stories about car dealers antics,mystery shoppers visiting showrooms unveiling scandulous selling scams. I'm not aware of any other used car mags on the market but it seems strange considering the used car business is far larger than the new car market. Steve G
• Who was driving Speed Cameras 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  . Perhaps some people even take a driving test and apply for a licence in a false name - used to put the points on? Clearly the police and government know that this goes on and perhaps other similar ?scam?s, but they do nothing about it. Does this not prove that speed cameras are used mainly
• Tyre centre scam? Nah, just a co-incidence guv 22 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Well, with 27,000 miles up on me Vectra (and look peops, despite what our good friend HJ says, I actually quite like it - value for money and all that)...
• Motor Insurance and 'Acts of God' 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  to renege on the policies. Anyone fallen foul of this scam recently? P.
• new scam ? 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  New scam reported in top gear Guy gets paid to reposes a car by finance company Swaps the alloys for steel wheels Rips out the stereo Pours oil over the engine Messes with HT leads to cause a misfire Puts car through auction He buys the car himself, or gets a friend to do so Takes it home