April 2024
I bought my used car from a main dealer. It shows the last registered keeper changed in January 2024. I don't know why this is.
When I bought the car, we were doing the logbook change online. He was having trouble with the 'document number' from the V5C. Eventually, his colleague said put a "1" on front of it and it seemed to work. ... Read more
Came upon this interesting clip from Fully Charged with Robert Llewellyn chatting to the (Australian) owner of a 2018 Tesla Model S which has done over 700,000km!. ... Read more
2% degradation annually seems on the high side to me.
10 year old LEAFs are usually over 80% and with no thermal management so I'd have thought current cars, particularly those with LFP batteries, should do a lot better than 80% capacity at 10 years old.
Hi all,
By wife was involved in a "rear-end" shunt whilst in a static queue of traffic. This happened last June 2023. We notified our insurance company of the situation, sending the requisite information & they arranged for her car to be collected & a curtesy car was supplied.... Read more
This to me was what we once called years ago "knock for knock"
Somebody who was one here aeons ago had an insurance background. ...
I didn't pay much attention to this when it surfaced earlier in the year as I have so far always bought my cars outright but I see it has popped up again on the BBC website so gave it longer read.
That's where most of their profit is made from - selling finance, not cars.
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Purchase new Lexus no hybrid and we will in rural area. What we were not aware of is car not rodent proof. Squirrels got in through battery and caused over £7000.00 worth of damage by eating interior.
Lexus not at all interested or helpful, the dealership in Bolton and Hesd Office. Has car repaired but they said they were unable to make rodent proof.
Please be aware if you live in rural/green areas. Read more
If you search for "car squirrel nuts" you will see that they can be a real problem.
Hi, Looking for some advice. Read more
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My Footman James classic insurance renewal (limited 5000 miles on 3 classic cars) came with a 20% increase.... Read more
Quite normal judging by other members who've raised this. Don't write to them, phone them up and also look on the various comparison sites.
I just bought a 1 year old CX-5 for £25K and picked it up 200 miles from where I live. On the drive home I noticed a mild vibration at motorway speeds and reported this to the dealer (Arnold Clark) when I got home.
After an inspection at my local (Arnold Clark) dealer they say the tyres are (all) out of shape and need replacing. Here is my question....the tyres on the car I bought are TOYO (a premium brand) but they are offering to replace them with a budget tyre (ROADX, a budget tyre from China).... Read more
Dont flat spots eventually rolll out? Such has been my limited experience
Hi. I just bought a cable for my Google Pixel 7 pro to the car's USB point. It worked for a few minutes and displayed Google maps. Now it's not working. Do I need to buy a better cable please? Read more
Seconded re Anker, really good quality cables.
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I am looking for a car in the 3-5k range 2nd hand for some taxi work and personal use.... Read more
Thanks for the tip!
Browse
UPDATE: Spoke to DVLA who told me that I need to fill in a V62. The dealer did not give me a greenslip as it was done online (and in front of me!).
Now the main dealer said the reason the change over did not happen, was that the DVLA stops working after 5pm (it was on a Saturday), which does n't sound right. I am sure we were doing all of the paperwork around 4.30pm. ...