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Chris Knapman's article about older cars facing extinction was most interesting. He quotes your website as stating that the Lotus Elan has top spot for survival with 38 per cent still registered. I'm sure...
My daughter is moving to a flat in London. She will have to park her car on the street where you are required to purchase a parking permit. Her car was bought new and registered in her hometown in North...
My mother-in-law is gifting her 12-year-old Yaris 1.0 to my 23-year-old nephew with no driving experience. She has also recently moved house so need to change details on the V5. The Yaris will only be...
Since 1990 I have owned a 1988 Ford Sierra XR 4X4 that I used for many years in connection with my business. Consequently, I showed my office address as being applicable in relation to all queries for...
I am thinking of purchasing a pre-registered ‘new car’ from New Car Discount and would like your opinion as to the reliability of this company. They assure me, although the car I would buy would be essentially...
Last year I received a letter from my insurer threatening to cancel my policy if I failed to send them a copy of my V5C within seven days. I complied and asked for a confirmation. I did not get any further...
I have a £500 deposit on one of the very last MK6 Golf GTDs. I wanted to collect it in January 2013 and also asked the dealer for it to be registered then, so it would be a 2013/62 instead of a 2012/62....
I own a 2003 BMW Z3 3.0i Sports Roadster. I have been told that not many of this particular car were built. Is there a way of finding out how many were built, and how many of this type are registered in...
Dealer says purchasing car now rather than waiting for plate change in September will have no effect on re-sale value - True or False?
My pensioner parents had an issue over an offending vehicle in the Greater Manchester area that was using a cloned copy of their green Honda Accord registration plate. They live in Gloucestershire. I filled...
 

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