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I bought a used car in February and after two months the turbo is broken. The car was smoking and burning oil fast, with two separate garages confirming the turbo is broken. I have asked the trader to...
An Australian friend hired a car in UK and was upgraded. The car was returned in perfect order with a tank of fuel and he has copies of the contract and documentation. Back in Australia, money was taken...
When I was halfway into a parking space at school a car park, the car in the space next to me reversed out and bumped my car with significant force. She said she was to blame and we exchanged insurance...
I’m having a nightmare with my local Audi dealer. They sold me a six month old Audi A6 with 7000 miles on the clock. After owning the vehicle for just over six months, paint has started to come off the...
I bought a brand new Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe. After 28 days it broke down and had to be recovered. I sent a letter expressing my short-term right to reject the vehicle for not being of satisfactory quality...
I own a 2013 Audi A6 diesel, which for the past six weeks has sporadically gone into limp home mode with the engine management light flashing. Each time, restarting the car has cleared the fault and it's...
I purchased a Skoda Yeti from an authorised Skoda dealership 12 weeks ago with a full Skoda service history. However, it has been off the road, in their garage for 17 days with broken suspension springs,...
I bought a Mazda in December 2017. It had 10,000 miles on the clock and I paid £16,000. I was sold the car with the remainder of the 21-month manufacturer's warranty, so I had six months left on it. The...
My 2015 Ford Fiesta has done 36,000 miles, I've had it from new. It's five weeks out of warranty and the the engine management light came on. It was a suspected coil pack, but the garage changed the coil...
I had an accident in December 2017 that wasn't my fault. The other driver's insurers, Quote Me Happy, are proving impossible to contact. The other driver doesn't seem willing to help. Where do I go from...
 

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