Best way to sell a 6 month old car

My father in law has been advised by his GP not to drive anymore (he's 80) so he is taking the advice and stopping, however he only bought his latest vehicle a Hyundai i20 automatic (1.4?) petrol, 6 months...

Door mirrors on new Ford Fiesta Zetec

My wife's new Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec is fitted with a plane driver's door mirror and a convex passenger door mirror. The agent (Perrys)and Ford Customer Care Centre explain that this is because it has...

Steering and ESP failures on a Vauxhall Meriva

The steering has just failed on my 56 plate Meriva (its only done 18k miles ), with an ESP warning light also showing. I have noticed on your website that this seems to be an increasing problem with Merivas....

Fiat 500 servicing

The dealer my wife bought her 59-plate Fiat 500 1.2 lounge from is insisting that if the car is not serviced after 1 year her warranty is invalid. The information in her service schedule says it should...

Autoquake

I've seen a car I like being sold on Autoquake in Leeds and I live in North Devon. Are they a reputable company? The car is a Volvo V70 2008 at around £13500 with 60k miles and a full main dealer service...

Thanks to UKnewcars.com for excellent customer service in supplying my Volkswagen Golf well under list price.

I do not recall you ever making mention of a website called www.uknewcars.com. However, in August last year I placed an order through them for a new Volkswagen Golf (2.0 GTi diesel), on which I wanted...

Fiat 500 TwinAir + Dualogic?

I read your review of the Fiat 500 TwinAir with great interest, and followed this up with a trip to a Fiat dealership, where I test drove a Fiat 500 TwinAir and a Fiat 500 1.2L Dualogic. What I could NOT...

Thanks to Audi for providing an interim car to drive whilst delivery of my TT Roadster was delayed.

I ordered a TT Roadster in April this year. I was advised that the model was about to receive a "facelift" but I assured that I could take delivery in September. This suited me perfectly as I was not in...

Micra value

My elderly father has recently given up motoring and I needed to get advice on what his car was worth. It was a "53" Micra which had only done 12k, but had quite a bit of superficial body damage which...

Can private buyers take advantage of the VAT Qualifying scheme when buying a car?

My colleagues and I are having a debate about what the term 'VAT Qualifying' means when applied to a car that is obviously not 'new'. The car in question is BMW 325i M Sport Highline Convertible. The car...