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I am looking to buy a used car, up to seven years old, and I'm wondering which type of car in the 1.6-litre range is quite cheap to tax and insure.
My wife has a Mercedes-Benz A160 CDi automatic with which she is very happy in terms of access and comfort, but she would like a little more power. I have read reviews and claims on Chip Express and it...
I purchased a vehicle (Citroen Saxo 1.1) a few months ago. It was to be shared between myself and my 21-year-old son, with me as the main driver and my son a named driver. Because of this the insurance...
My car insurance is due to expire and my provider for the last two years wrote to say they were stopping this service, but that they would look for a new insurer for me. In a second letter I was informed...
I had car insurance with a major insurance company up to 26 May this year. When I contacted them with a view to renewing the policy, they asked for a copy of my driving licence which I duly sent. I then...
I run and insure three cars and, until 2009, had no claims for 37 years and no convictions. I had a Discovery insured by Saga with protected no-claim bonus, written off by fire in April 2009 and a similar...
I intend to buy a Jaguar X-Type with 70,000 miles from 2002 with an automatic gearbox and 2.5-litre V6 engine. How much does it cost per year to pay all taxes on this car (taxes like insurance, mot, road...
Can you recommend a good car for a learner male driver aged 17? I need one that's cheap to buy and insure, safe, not fast or flashy, but one that doesn't look wildly uncool either? I was assuming we'd...
My husband has received a renewal notice from the AA for his car insurance. Unfortunately he has been made redundant recently (he is a civil engineer) and after notifying the AA of this, his premium has...
I think I can remember you writing somewhere that by entering the registration number of a car on a website it will tell you if that vehicle is insured or not. What was the website please?