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I am in dispute with the DVLA over a tax disc refund. I recently traded in my old car for a new one, but retained the 11 month tax disc. However, the dealer sold and taxed my old car within days of the...
We recently bought a Peugeot 306 for £550 with 12 months MOT and tax. The car has broken down multiple times and is also suffering electrical faults. I rang the guy I brought it off and told him I wanted...
I bought a low mileage approved used BMW X3 in march of this year. It has been plagued with problems and to be fair the local dealer has tried to rectify these problems. However, yesterday after another...
I have a 2013 Audi TT RS Plus that recently went into the local dealership for its first service - a 9000 mile oil change. When I collected the car I noticed that it had done 17 miles since I dropped it...
I bought a used Audi A5 a few months ago from a main dealer. The car is going well but on looking through the paper work to get the car registered (as no V5 arrived) I noticed that in the list of checks...
I bought a 2008 Volkswagen Eos five months ago and am concerned about the DSG gearbox and the roof which is leaking. Can I still take the car back to the vendor and ask them to fix it, or is five months...
I recently paid for an RAC report on a newly purchased used car. The RAC mechanic said and wrote in the report that the car is not roadworthy and refused to road test it. I am now going through the courts...
My car has had a service done recently, but after a few days the engine oil ran out. I discovered that the engine oil filler was open with no cap. Am I entitled to compensation?
I have recently bought a used Mazda 6 from a dealer with three months warranty, but after taking it for a service with a local dealer they advised car needs £4990 of work doing and is in a dangerous state....
I have a 2007 Mini Cooper S which has done around 62,000 miles. Last week, it began running very roughly and was noticeably lacking in power. I took it to a Mini dealer who noted that there was no compression...