The dealer has had my car for engine repairs for a month - what can I do to speed the process along?

I bought my car from a dealership in 2009. It's an one-year-old ex-demo with low mileage. No problems with previous service history. This year in Feb it started having problems. The engine indicator lights...

Are all warranties as useless as the one covering my Peugeot 207 SW?

I have a Peugeot 207 SW with just 30,000 miles on the clock. It is still within its three-year warranty and at 29,000 miles the clutch went. Peugeot would not repair this under warranty and the new clutch...

Doing it in private

Regarding the email from MU in Saturday's HJ column, what is a "private dealer" please? I thought private car sales are exempt from consumer rights protection.

Why doesn't my KIA Sportage's warranty cover diagnostic checks?

I bought a secondhand KIA Sportage 2.0 CRiXS Auto in April 2008 and extended the warranty in Nov 2008 for a further two years. Last week, an indicator light showing 'Malfunction' came up with the word...

My 2006 BMW 320d has developed a central locking fault two months after I bought it - should the dealer repair it?

I purchased a 2006 BMW 320d E Touring Auto for £14,000 from a private dealer on 8 May 2010. Today, the car has developed a fault with the central locking system and I am unable to unlock the driver, passenger...

Can I reject my Mercedes-Benz which has an ongoing fault?

I purchased my Mercedes-Benz when 18 months old from a Mercedes dealership in August 2007. Despite repeated attempts they have not, to date, been able to fix a problem under terms of warranty. Can I legally...

Irradiated

I bought a nine-month old Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 litre automatic (mileage 10,000) in September 2004 from main Vauxhall dealer. In January of this year, still at only 37,000 miles, the car broke down. The...

Conditional discharge

I purchased a new A4 from an Audi dealer on 10/1/2005 for £23,000. The car was brand new and came with a 3-year warranty. On 3/8/2007 I took a further warranty through the dealer for a further 3 years...

X marks the mot

The MoT on my 2003 Jaguar X-Type 3.0l Sport Manual expired on Wednesday. Last week I booked it into an MoT centre in Bath and took it there on Monday. I was very confident that it would sail through -...

Can I demand a free fuel economy check for my Vauxhall Astra under warranty?

I've had an Astra SRI150 CDTI leased from new since February. In 5000 miles the fuel consumption has gradually worsened by about 10 per cent. I'm now averaging 43.5 mpg and I know how to drive economically;...