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For four years I had a Jazz with CVT and found it quite excellent, in fact the best car I’ve driven in over sixty years of motoring and smooth as silk. Three months ago I changed it for a new model Jazz...
During the past year my wife, a named driver on two policies, suffered 2 no fault incidents. In both incidents the other drivers paid for the damage. My wife out of courtesy informed her insurance company,...
I read with interest the letter from your reader pointing out the dubious nature of the DVLA’s practice of sending out penalty charges when they deem a V5 document not to have been sent to Swansea. I have...
I have had a report from my local VW Garage that the offside front outer CV boot on my Passat Sport is showing signs of splitting. I am not sure what this means even though they tried to explain it. Apparently...
In 2005 XXX fitted a runflat Bridgestone tyre to my SEAT Leon Cupra (can’t say a bad word about the car). I was sold it as a “special deal”. Having found the invoice it doesn’t appear to be special at...
I filled up with 42 litres of Shell V-Power last Wednesday afternoon. The car initially continued to run well but by Thursday evening, after about 45 miles, it was running badly. On Friday I took it in...
Having read your response to the letter about battery problems with a Honda Civic you may be interested in the following. We have a Honda Civic EX I-VTEC S-A, bought new in March 2008. We were recently...
Two years ago I accepted a job in the UK, moving myself and family from Belgium to the Midlands. I have been happy with our new life in the UK, but recently I have experienced a very frustrating and upsetting...
When I come to sell my car and complete the “log book” How can I assure myself that the new owner will complete (correctly) their part of the logbook and send off to DVLA? The only foolproof way of doing...
My son recently had an accident with his first car. The other driver admitted liability and his insurance agreed to settle the claim. Unfortunately the car was deemed 'uneconomical to repair' and an offer...
 

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