Damage from loose chippings

My husband drove onto a road where there were loose chippings, driving 10 miles an hour, and the chippings damaged my rear brakes - costing me £192. The council are blaming the contractors, but surely...

Car scrapped by insurer without telling us.

A colleague at work had her car shunted in the door it is an 05 plate. She made an insurance claim and arranged to have the repair done by the insurance co.. She took the car in for repair last Wednesday....

Who pays for the problematic exhaust?

My son bought an Audi A6 2004 model from an independent dealer. After 2 weeks the exhaust needs replacing. The garage initially said it would not pay as their warranty did not cover exhaust wear and tear....

APCOA parking ticket/ fine problem

We parked my husbands car at an APCOA train station car park and paid for the 3 day ticket using my mobile phone (as I have used this system before, it was already set up). When we returned we found...

S172 Name of Driver Required?

I received a 'Notice of Intention to prosecute' asking for the name & address of the driver of my car, due to a recording of excessive speed (38 in a 30 zone). The incident was 31/03/12 on a road near...

Who was at fault?

Seeking to turn left at a junction of a lane and an A road, I edge-out of the lane to check that the coast - i.e the A road’s left hand lane in particular- is clear. The front end of my car is hit by...

Siting of speed cameras?

I have just been given notice of intention to prosecute for exceeding the speed limit in a 30 mph zone. However, the mobile speed camera was located about 100 yards beyond the 30 mph de-restriction sign...

Faulty Mazda RX8 - dealer refused to take back

I bought a Mazda RX-8 from a local dealer 5 months a go and last week when I took it its first long run it developed a major fault, engine light came on and I decided to turn round and get the car back...

Vignette fine in Austria

I recently hired a car in Munich, Germany and was staying in Mayrhofen Austria. I travelled 2,600km on Austrian/German/Italian roads in 7 days, I paid 8 euros for vignette into Austria. They have fined...

Peugeot 5008: instability and vibration when braking on motorway

I have had my car for about 8 weeks. It became obvious on a trip to France that the steering wheel vibrates heavily if you attempt to brake when travelling on Autoroutes. I reported it to my dealer (Gateway...