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We bought a used Volvo V40 from a national dealer. After picking up the car we noticed that the rear parking sensors were faulty and notified the dealer accordingly. We were asked to return the car for...
In February 2024 I bought an Approved Used car from a main dealer. The car was ten months old. When I collected the car I did not notice that it had three tyres of one brand but the fourth was different....
I have just picked my car up from main dealers and found the headlight cracked. have a photo that shows no damage before it went in but the garage denies responsibility. What do I do?
TMC traffic updates are affecting most if not all cars which are over 2 years old, including my bought from new Audi in 2021. Audi is saying the situation is unfortunate and there is nothing they can do...
Is there a reason as to why a car advertised by a local trader as a Fiat500 comes up as a Volkswagen on the DVLA site? There is also a Nissan advertised but the Vehicle Reg comes up as a Ford Focus. A...
I’m about to sell my 2016 Kuga 2.0l Titanium sport 4wd and the heated front windscreen has packed up! What would be the cost of a replacement screen to a car dealer please?
I own a 430d x drive and in October 2022 it failed in France. It was recovered to a BMW dealer in France and diagnosed as an EGR failure. BMW UK refused to help in any way so I had the car fixed by BMW...
Hello, On our 2018 X1, we are getting the SOS System Failure warning. It's well known that this is usually the battery in the system requiring replacement. In our case though, the problem disappears in...
When is a main dealer able to register with the DVLA a brand new vehicle he has on order in my name?
My son purchased an 18 plate VW last month. It didn’t come with a service handbook as I expected. It’s all digital I was told, no dealer stamping any longer. Ok if you continue to have it serviced with...
 

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