Anyone know of an inexpensive way to update the satnav in my Mondeo? Last figure I had from a dealership was around £80, which seems excessive.

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I bought my Dacia Duster in February 2021. Unfortunately it has just been written off due to the companies failure to provide a steering rack for the repair of the vehicle.

I understand there is a global parts problem which is the case with many different car companies. However for my car (which is under 3 years old) to be written off by an insurance company because it wasn't deemed financially viable because of a part which I could have sourced and was quoted £99 delivered does not sit right with me. I have complained to the insurance company (Admiral) their response was sorry and here's 50 quid. I have complained to Renault and I had an enlightening conversation in which he said there isn't anything they can do. I suggested being compensated by Dacia for the three months I was paying the finance agreement and unable to use the vehicle. Their response was less than forthcoming. I asked to speak to the manager and he refused. Unbelievable. I am quite frankly furious about the whole situation and I just wanted to ask advice about what to do next because it is unacceptable I have been left in this situation. Read more

I bought an ODB2 scanner for our Nissan Xtrail and it did exactly what we wanted. I was also told it would help with a friends Vauxhall Movano diesel van (2001) but when I took the panel off I'm pretty sure it is an ODB connector ( I dont know as Ive never seen one )

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I recently bought a Hyundai and was reading through my warranty a couple of days ago. It states I get one free health check a year whilst the car is under warranty. The dealership (a Hyundai dealership) I bought the car from sold me a customer care package which include 2 free health checks a year.

They clearly would have known this was not needed and therefore mis-sold. They have been a complete nightmare to deal with from the get go, adding tax twice for the car, not being knowledgeable regarding functions in the car, letting me drive away without dust caps on tyres and the salesman who sold me the car communication was awful.... Read more

Hope im posting this in the right place, this morning on our way to work i approached a t junction to turn right and having a good distance before the next car (Taxi) approached me i began to merge, i pulled across the lane and into a box for the cars from the left to turn right as a driver coming from my left let us in i started to pull out, in the meantime the taxi had pulled across the front of the van and i then t boned him very very lightly! Gets stranger i obviosly stopped to get details and the taxi was sat stationary in the turning box facing the wrong way i pulled out the way and onto a side road and had to walk back down as the taxi driver was still sat in his car and would not get out or communicate at all, the police were called and turned up half quick and did the details exchange for us very very strange this and i havent had to deal with anything like this before. unsure who is to blame and unsure why he wouldnt give details untill the police were present. just to confirm i hit the taxi whilst the taxi was in a box for turning right but facing the wrong direction according to the arrow in the box!

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