March 2025
I need to start using a wheelchair. I have never had anything to do with wheelchairs so I was wondering what are the important things to consider if you need to carry a wheelchair in a car.
I know that I want a self propelled chair without a motor. My car is a 2025 MG HS hybrid +. I have frequent hospital visits that involve hotel stays so I need to be able to carry a small suitcase although this could go on the rear seat.... Read more
Hi all, total novice here. I'm in the market for a used compact MPV with a budget of around £8000, looking for an automatic to accommodate both me and wife (never had to buy automatic before) and prefer one with 3 full size seats in middle row. Been looking for weeks and now stuck on Ford S-Max, Peugeot 5008, VW Touran maybe Citroën Grand C4 Picasso. Anyone have any experience with these or have any other suggestions. My main fear being making the right choice regarding gearbox etc as I've never driven auto and was put off by reviews of the Ford S-Max Powershift transmission. Any opinions helpful cheers ?? Read more
If you don’t need 7 seats how about a Honda CRV? These are vast inside, and there’s little to fear from a well cared for petrol Honda. These don’t have a turbocharger, there’s no DPF, no timing belt and they use a long lived conventional torque converter gearbox. It’ll do 32-35mpg at best, but if this is a weekend use/family wagon that’s not going on your daily commute then economy is less of a concern.
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In Scotland .... Read more
Parking Vultures, in Scotland, cannot enforce their invoices - they do not know who is driving if you do not tell them. They cannot go to court as they have no name - assuming you did not tell them.
I received roughly 5 threats of invoices in the last 6 months - the last one stating they would take action via a County Court (we do not have County Courts in Scotland) and, as they do not have the driver's details they cannot take anyone to any court....
So... I recently bought a used car. It has the 1.5 BlueHDI engine, Been made aware of an issue with the 7mm cam chain snapping and it being uprated to and 8mm chain with new cams/housing etc and kits to have it done.
Approached a local garage of reasonable size/good reviews to do the work. Discussed the job with them they seemed fully aware of the manufacturing issue/kit needed. They then insisted it could just have the chain swapped, I highlighted that from what id researched this seemed to not be the case and the full kit is needed. They had the car for a day, rang me and confirmed they were incorrect and needed the full kit, Ordered it, I paid the difference (as I originally expected too) and they said they were going to fit it. 3 days of "delays" later and the boss of the place calls me. Admits they'd tired to just put the 8mm chain on without the new cams, sprockets, housing etc. The chains jumped and damaged the engine...... Read more
Is them buying the car from you an option?
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This is a screenshot on part of my car's MOT history. Can anybody think of a reason there would be no MOT record for 2015 yet the vehicle mileage increased by around 40,000 miles in a period of about 18 months?... Read more
Some taxis do not need an MOT. www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-testing-guide/c-designated...s
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A year ago my partner was hit by a car that ran a red light and wrote off his car. After going through insurance the third party admitted fault and gave a payout of £12000 for the car. A few months after the accident unbeknownst to my partner, the third party insurer got in contact with their client and got proof that their car was not involved in the accident and that the car was on cloned plates. They asked my partners insurance for the payout back. My partners insurance did not respond.... Read more
Pretty much what Leaseman says.
Your partner has a contract of insurance which should indemnify him against loss. The fact that the loss here has bounced back in odd circumstances is neither here nor there. ...
Hello guys, first post here.
We just bought a 2hnd 2021 VW Golf, Gill's first car in a decade. It has Apple CarPlay, which neither of us has used before. Gill has a well-used iPhone 7 on iOS 15.1. She wants to use CarPlay to play music from her phone, but so far no joy.... Read more
I’m sceptical of VW’s response.
The first thing I’d be doing is diving into the menu of the car’s screen and performing a factory reset. Take it back to the default setting with which it came out of the factory.
Then I’d be trying a considerably newer iPhone, using your Apple supplied cable.
Our Nissan Note is now 15 years old and the breakdown cover provider we currently use (Eversure) does not provide cover for cars older than this.
I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a company that would cover a car of this age? We do have another car which is just 5 years old so a policy which covers both cars would be ideal or maybe one providing personal cover.... Read more
Green Flag cover up to 16yrs old, weirdly they do up to 25yrs if you take out European cover. I’ve always found them good value. Touch wood, I’ve not broken down in a car since 1996 though so I can’t vouch for their actual service.
Why are HGV's allowed in the 3rd lane of a four lane motorway? Once HGV start going three abreast, four lanes become pointless. Lorries overtaking in lane 2 are bad enough but lane 3? Read more
As has been said many times, lorries creeping past others is bad enough on a three lane road, lorries doing the same three abreast just seems stupid. Obviously the price we have to pay for our consumer habits.
And the price drivers have to pay for laws put into place to stop lorries being able to overtake each other quickly.
Please excuse my ignorance but would like some advice before I speak to my main dealer where I purchased my ford puma 8 months ago.
I purchased a used 2023 ford puma from a ford dealership in Essex about 8/9 months ago. I have recently noticed that there seems to be an issue with the gearbox and 2nd gear very occasionally doesn’t seem to engage properly. Before I take this further I was wondering if this is something likely to be covered under the three year ford warranty (if a problem is identified) the car has only done 13000 miles. Like a Wally I can’t find any of the paperwork when I bought the car and would just like a heads up before I call the garage. I know this is a little general but has anyone got any info on the ford warranty side of things and if there is an issue how likely it would be covered? Hope this makes sense?
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Thank you for all your reply’s, I really do appreciate it.
I have contacted Ford and my car is under warranty until next year so I have booked in later this week to get the issue hopefully resolved.
Thanks again
I would choose a car with the lowest boot level I could find, with quite a wide aperture and definitely with no lip. Our Peugeot 2008 has a lipless boot floor level no higher than kneecap high - a good reference point if you are looking at different models on the forecourt...or supermarket car park.