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Last year when going on holiday to France I trailered a second car to leave there for a restoration. The second car would ether of been taxed or had a SORN declaration. If taxed this would have expired...
I own 2009 Nissan Murano, purchased new, where prior to running in I averaged 24 mpg. However, now that it has covered 9000 miles my consumption has improved to 28mpg running on Shell V Power exclusively....
This is a subject that really irks me. I spend a lot of time in the Canary Islands and mainland Spain. It is not an uncommon sight to see UK-registered vehicles being driven openly on Spanish roads. Some...
I purchased a Honda CR-V ES 2.2iDTEC in May 2011. I am pleased with it but hope you can answer two questions. I understood that the road tax for this vehicle was £165 per year as compared with £140 for...
I have had a succession of seven Mercedes-Benz cars, which have found most satisfactory apart from high servicing bills. Three years ago I sold the last one when I moved to London and bought a Ford Mondeo...
The home of my family necessitates me travelling over the Pennines on the A66 from Co. Durham often, including in the winter. I have a 5-year-old 4WD Toyota RAV4 which I love, but its petrol consumption...
I refer specifically to an item under the heading 'Suffolk Punch' on Saturday 23 April 2011. Please advise the title of the legislation said to be launched recently to come into force this Spring. I have...
I am trying to obtain an explanation for the following. I recently sold my S-Type Jaguar, which was listed as having a CO2 emission of CO2 g/km of 274 and paid £245 for the tax renewal in 09/2010. I then...
During last year summer (June 2010) I had an accident which resulted in my car going into the garage. The car was kept in the garage for four months due to lack of parts (which had to ordered in) and incompetent...
This was late on a Saturday, so I waited until Monday morning and taxed at the Post Office, so now I'm all legal - but: Where do I stand with recourse to the dealer? I bought the vehicle in good faith...
 

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