May 2022
I used to recommend a variety of different car brands when asked, but nowadays its really quite boring as I find myself defaulting to Toyota, and simply finding the model in the Toyota range that matches their requirements. They are not usually best in class but it seems a safer bet so a recommendation doesnt come back to bite me.
Knowledge, its really boring! Read more
I wonder if anyone can help, I hope this does not sound too complicated!
I bought a car from a friend and because I paid by instalments, instead of becoming the owner, the car was signed over to me as registered keeper - and after I finished paying we never got around to signing the car fully over to me. I now wish to get rid of the car, but he has subsequently moved, and I have lost contact with him.... Read more
DVLA have a record of the keeper, not the owner. Often the keeper and owner are the same person, but sometimes they are not.
This goes on everywhere. My local supermarket and DIY shops car parks are full of so-called 'disabled' people when it's patently obvious they aren't.
I know some will say some people have hidden disabilities, but a good number I've seen (still a minority) are definitely NOT disabled.
For one, a disabled person should not be driving or being a passenger in a low-slung hypercar, or be lugging heavy builder's materials in a white transit.
TBH, if some in more 'ordinary' (and a Porsche Cayenne ain't ordinary) car drivers have 'hidden disabilities' they sure hide them well. Read more
If you are claiming the benefits PIP you automatically get a blue badge if your awarded the enhanced rate for mobility plus full road tax refund 50% discount on low rate PIP mobility,
With the cost of petrol and diesel nowdays and seems to be going up and up, thank goodness that both of my cars run on LPG at around 80p a litre. I've got no idea why more people don't consider lpg Read more
Here in rural Cambridgeshire I would be paying £2 a litre for diesel if I wasn't using veggie oil instead.
The DVLA are an absolute disgrace.They think that they dont have to answer to anybody. Covid has been a perfect excuse to cover all their inadequacies for the last three years and are still using it as an excuse despite the fact that most companies that have to earn a living have long since returned to work. My new licence five years ago took 6 months to process, and that was way before the pandemic.Anything that is done by computer happens instantly at the DVLA. Its purely work done by the staff that is way behind. Why they havent been dragged over the coals by the government is a very poor reflection on this governments ability to manage anything. Read more
dvla are a complete joke,lost my lorry licence due to heart attack,notifyed dvla,still waiting to hear anything from them now six weeks nothing,dont know what to due,not working carnt pay the bills all because of dvla,ive had enough ill have another heart attack at this rate,
Help , so ive just bought my first cheap car a 2006 Citroen piccaso xsara 1.6 petrol it's all that a £500 car should be but I'm having a issue with the speedo cluster, when I got the car the left side is dim I've tried new bulbs and messing with dimmer but seams the entire left side no bulbs want to work any advice? Just to add when I did fit new bulbs I noticed one bulb didn’t come on but let a little smoke out but again nothing lit up on left side Read more
All sorted picked up a second cluster from breakers
Tonight was a whole £19 lol bonus is that it’s kept my original mileage
Driving into Southampton from the M3 the dual carriageway into Southampton had all the speed signs whitened out! Is this a prank or have the powers that be done it? We had different views on the limit...30..there are lamp posts.... used to be 40....nah nah.. it was 50....Some were doing 30 and another must have been doing 70. Read more
Another example of dumbing down speeds all in the pursuit of a holy grail - if only they asked the motorists first! Break out the red flags!! (when cars were first used some bright park suggested a flagman must walk in front waving a red flag to warn others of the oncoming vehicle)
Or it just flows better with the lower limit - roads often do.
Hi, not hugely knowledgeable about cars but looking to soon buy a new family SUV and hoping for some advice... My situation is that I've just paid off our Toyota CH-R which is a 19 plate and should have decent trade in value. Looking to switch it for similar but slightly bigger & better equipped car - something like a Q5, X3, Toureg, XC40 etc. I'd like to do what we did with the CH-R, which was to buy it 'nearly new' (up to a year and a half old sounds about right) and pay the bulk of it off up front. Given how similar the cars I'm interested in are, I'd love any advice on where people feel the best value would be found currently? Specifically, I'm wondering if any of these models are slightly less fashionable and thus depreciate a little quicker (giving me more value at point of purchase - it'll probably be our family car for a good few years). Other than that, any opinions or advice on purchasing most appreciated! As soon as you walk into a showroom and mention that you're not interested in PCP, you can visibly see a switch turn off in the salespeople's eyes - the ones at Audi and VW couldn't have been more disinterested! Thank you. Read more
Unless the C-HR is too small for your needs, I would keep it.
Was at a main dealer in Surrey last week near Guilford. As I parked my car a parts delivery arrived from EuroCarParts - so much for genuine used parts being used on customers cars. Cusotomers are charged a premium from Euro Car prts delivered products. - Sharp practice (IMHO). Dealership was owned by Inch****ape and sells a lot of hybrid cars from Japan. Read more
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Was specifically offered two prices. One, more expensive, with Citroen parts another with generic parts. Observed to the service receptionist that I was surprised to find such a deal in a franchise site. She explained it was standard process for older vehicles as many owners were unwilling/unable to pay full price. ""...
Hi, my son was getting quotes to renew his car insurance, the price was really high and one company wouldn’t insure it at all, because, apparently his car was written off in December 2021? He’s had the car for 3 years and its never been in an accident. On further investigation, he discovered it was now marked as a Cat S. His insurance company know nothing about it, and confirmed there had been no claims against the vehicle. Does anyone know how to resolve this, and get the Cat S removed? Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Read more
Hi, thank you, his current insurance company has confirmed that he has not had a claim on the car, in 2021,he also had to pay for an HPI check, and he has now sent an email to MIAFTR, stating there has been a mistake. Hopefully they will investigate further and rectify the error.
I will keep you updated. Many thanks for all your suggestions.
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Toyota, Mazda and Honda with some provisos. For example, avoid the diesels other than Honda’s 1.6 DTEC and avoid automated manuals like Toyotas MMT and I don’t recommend the latest gen Honda Civic or CRV 1.0/1.5 due to engine issues or ridiculously expensive timing belt costs. I typically stick to a limited range of genuine Japanese makes and models. Not Nissan for example.