Can anyone help or advise me on my next best decision after a so called family friend borrowed my sprinter motorhome and filled the tank up with red diesel without asking me for permission.

I have trawled the internet and can see that a hefty fine (£500 FIRST OFFENCE) , vehicle impounded , cost to store and recover vehicle plus a calculation that all the mileage expended in that vehicle since I was the legal owner will have the fuel duty charged against...approx 35kmiles in the last 5 years.... Read more

Hello all, this is my first post so thanks for taking the time to read it. I have a 57 Zafira Design 1.8 petrol with 32700 miles on the clock, vgc imaculate interior. I want to change it for a nother family car. I'm thinking of a similar age Toyota Avensis estate 2.2 spirt, but have also though tat the other end of the spectrum of a 307 SW 1.6 110bhp.

Any suggestions greatfully recieved. Thanks again. Read more

I have just notice some smell when getting out of the car after some city commuting, smell coming from the rear driver side wheel. The brake disk is very hot (burnt my finger!). The other disks are warm but certainly not that hot. Also it feels a bit sticky when driving as in less power this morning, -5°C with a cold engine might be normal though.

Any suggestions? The smell could be the brake pads although it has a rubber/plastic smell.... Read more

A few months ago the drivers door lock was playing up, kept cycling through trying to lock. Sprayed some GT85 and worked fine. Over the coming weeks, the lock has gradually got stiffer (to unlock) until it finally seized up. It locks fine, just cannot unlock. The central locking works fine from the passengers side (locks and unlocks).

Also the drivers door can be locked and unlocked fine from the inside using the door handle.... Read more

I've had to make a claim on my insurance, but forgot to add 3 points to my cover at time of renewal. From the moment I called about the accident I told them about the points, the person in the phone never seemed bothered and processed the claim. The car was a total loss so had to contact dvla who again informed the company of the points, obviously. Again I said I told the guy at time of incident who didn't make a deal of it. He said he'd pass that info on to the underwriters. I asked what would happen, he seemed to think they'd just charge me the increased price for the points. But I'm weary of that, tbh. Anyway, now the car isn't a total loss after all (got a new quote) and the insurance company have said they'll repair it at the new quoted price. They contacted the garage and told them to go ahead with the repair.
My question, can they refuse to then pay for the repairs once its finished because of the undeclared points or is them accepting to fix the car them saying they'll foot the bill? Because I'd rather not then have a massive repair bill, I'd be as well scrapping it if that's the case. Read more