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On driving my Skoda Yeti home, after purchasing from an approved dealership in April 2016, I noticed an external squeaking noise emitting from the front of the vehicle and an internal whistling coming...
My sister has put a £200 deposit on a £3990 2012 Hyundai i10 1.2 today. When phoning for an insurance quote, the call centre operative asked her if she had an outstanding claim on the car from 2014. She...
I bought a van on finance and have now found out that it's been clocked. The mechanic just found multiple issues and it needs new gearbox. I bought over the phone from a van company three hours away. It's...
I purchased a 2012 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI Bluemotion that had done 44,000 miles from a Volkswagen used car dealer. Within the first month, I noticed that the interior light and windscreen washer weren't...
A friend bought a car eight weeks ago from a broker who was introduced through autoeBid. Both promised in writing that the car would be first registered to my friend. We chased the DVLA when the V5C didn't...
Can a HPI car bought brand new be rejected on grounds of unsatisfactory quality alone or does it have to be unsatisfactory quality and not fit for purpose? I have an independent vehicle examiner's report...
I purchased a 2012 Vauxhall Corsa SRI (54,000 miles) on 25 February 2017. It was advertised with a full service history but when I went to go and pick the vehicle up the first thing the dealer did was...
My new car was due to be delivered today. I received a call yesterday afternoon to say that it would not be delivered as it was damaged by the car valeter. I don't know the extent of the damage. It is...
I recently bought a Land Rover Discovery Sport 150 E because it was advertised as having better fuel consumption than previous generation Land Rover. However, I only get 40 mpg over the first 1500 miles...
I bought my BMW X5 (December 2012 reg) from a BMW main dealer with a full service history in April 2016. When it was delivered the service book was missing and I have confirmation that this was "To follow"....
 

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