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I recently bought a small car from a private individual who turned out to be a policewoman. After a few months I disposed of the car and the new purchaser has been in touch with me to inform me that in...
My Volvo S60 was recently involved in two accidents within a space of a month, both times involving my 28-year-old son, who is a qualified driver and on the insurance policy. The first time was when the...
My husband sold a car for £50 scrap on 30/12/09. The tax was due to be up on 31/12/09. We informed the DVLA by sending them the slip from the logbook confirming it had been sold for scrap. We moved home...
My son purchased a car from a 'friend' several months ago and had to apply for the V5 which he duly received. The car was insured with his partner as the main driver and him as the named driver. They split...
I have an old car which has a loan secured against it. The engine has blown up and the car is really only fit for scrap. However the outstanding loan amount is greater than the car is worth as scrap, and...
The clutch went on our Ford Mondeo today and we were towed back to our local garage. The quote for replacement was more than the car is worth, so we have decided not to proceed. The problem is, we had...
I read today (16/5/10) in the Sunday Times that a new Hyundai was available for £500 on a year old "same car" basis but only a "limited number of these offers are available". I would like to find out which...
I drive a 1997 R-plate Volkswagen Golf TDi GL with 195,000 miles on the clock. It's been a faithfully reliable beast over the last 10 years, but now I no longer need it and I'm wondering what my best option...