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In October 2017 I took a business visitor to Birmingham airport to catch a flight to Sweden. As I made my way around the perimeter road I had to stop at a pedestrian crossing to allow people to cross the...
I went to a specialist garage that charged us close to £4600 for a reconditioned engine replacement job for my Mitsubishi Outlander. With this we also received a three month/3000 mile warranty. There is...
I bought a car from a classic car auction described as maintained regardless of cost. It turned out to be in a dangerous and unroadworthy condition. The car was entered by a motor trader. Do I have a claim?
I purchased a Jaguar XJS Cabriolet from a private seller via eBay. Before collecting and paying for the vehicle £15,000 I checked with an online company to ensure there was no outstanding finance on the...
I purchased a car from a car supermarket and over the first week of driving observed that there was an excessive vibration present a motorway speeds. I contacted them and explained the issue and also advised...
My car was impounded by the police because it is suspected of being in a crime (not by me) and I won’t be getting it back until they have have finished the investigation. I am buying a cheap runaround...
I have just returned a car at the end of the two year lease. While we had it, we had a non-fault accident and one side of the car had to be resprayed. The work was carried out by an approved body-shop...
I passed my driving test four months ago. I was recorded doing 35mph by a speed camera and have to complete the section 132 paperwork. I'm really hoping I only get a fine and not three points on my licence,...
I have a 2016 Peugeot 2008 1.2 petrol and it has had problems with the engine spluttering on climbing a hill. The first time the dealer changed the leads and the second time they re-programmed the CPU....
I bought a used car through Facebook. On inspection we figured out there was something wrong with one part of car but we were not sure. We offered an amount but seller offered £500 more with six month's...