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You may recall I wrote to you having purchased a Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 diesel on the mpg representations made to me. I took the case to court on 8th December 2008, Case no 8SN01238 and won the case....
Several months ago, both my personal cars suffered damage on local roads due to potholes and obstructions (granite boulder / set) in the road. I have since filled in forms and sent these off to the council...
My wife's car was due for its MOT. I called the garage that we bought the car from as it had been serviced and MOTd by them since new (52 reg). Normally we have a courtesy car, but on this occasion they...
I am the owner of a Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG with a very special registration in Designo Silver. It would appear that a blue MB CL500 is using my registration. I have a letter from the Metropolitan Police...
I'm wondering if you can help as I've run out of ideas. I scrapped a car and was paid by a local breakers yard for it, I handed over the documentation associated with it as the breaker indicated he would...
I was particularly struck by the story of the nightmare in dealing with DVLA. But what I don't understand is if it is the responsibility of the previous owner of a car to make sure that DVLA has indeed...
My Focus was involved in a minor crunch whilst parked in our local doctor’s carpark, a car reversing out of a parking slot backed into the my driver's door. The damage was very minor, two very small creases...
I would appreciate any advice you could give to relieve the plight of a good friend of mine who is in his early 70s and suffers from a minor heart condition. 6 weeks ago, he skidded at slow speed on a...
Are some people not making too much of elderly drivers being on the road? Are there any verifiable statistics on the percentage of accidents by each age group from the teens to the eighties. I see more...
I read the other day that French drivers are so angry at the number of speed cameras that they now contact a website with details of NOIP's, pay a fee and then let a solicitor do a 'class action' which...
 

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