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My daughter bought a Mokka X Elite on the 7th August, after six days the engines management light came on. She contacted the garage who after a discussion agreed to pick up the car. After seven days she...
We picked up our Skoda Octavia iV estate 3 weeks ago (after an eighteen month wait) and it looks like it has a gear box problem - it’s gone back to the dealership today and we’re awaiting full diagnostics....
I have recently purchased a car from a National Car Dealership under the distance online regulations. The car was delivered last week just before I was due to depart on a holiday - using the new car. Everything...
Hello HJ, my son purchased a 2020 Peugeot 208 GT Line from a local non-franchised dealer. The vehicle was registered on 13 August 2020 and has done around 12800 miles. It was sold with a new MOT and fresh...
I purchased a car on Friday and was assured that it had good history. The car only cost £1750 but when i got home i felt the need to do some searching and went on MoT checker. There where over 20 advisories...
I purchased a BMW X3 2019 model in Jan 2023 and it has developed issues with its brake discs. I have given the dealer four opportunities to repair but they have not been able to. I have now rejected...
My wife and I wanted to replace a three year old EV. We went to a dealer and bought a brand new EV which was essentially the same as the old one. The new car was the next generation of the same car advertised...
I bought a Nissan Qashqai from trade centre on HP as well as part exchange, I was told it had passed the MoT in April but did not receive the certificate. The following day I had a look and found four...
I bought a used car less than two weeks ago. It's a 2016 reg. The battery has failed three times since I bought it. The first time a friend jump started it for me, the second time a mechanic used a power...
I recently purchase a vehicle which was sold as being ULEZ compliant. I asked the dealer to confirm this which they did in writing. On completion of the purchase I checked the V5 from which it is clear...