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• Taxing a vehicle 25 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  The PO clerk told me that I could not tax the car until the day before the old one expired as I didn't have a renewal notice from the DVLA. Apparently you can't take the old tax disc in within 14 days of expiry to ensure continuous cover any more.
• Temporary Insurance 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Am taking delivery of new car today, selling the old one privately - esure want £85 to keep the old one on temporary cover for a month (annual premium is normally £350). Is this normal and are there people who will insure it for a short period?
• 3year old Vauxhall versus 6 year alternative brand 22 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  I would looking at a particular Vauxhall, it was 3 years old, low mileage, small engine with turbo. The price of it was the same as a 6 year old equivalent from alternative Japanese brands (and it has higher mileage).  Honest John rate the Vauxhall Insignia at 3/5 Should I got for Vauxhall?
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  I want to sell my old car for a new electric vehicle. Is there a scrappage scheme for this? 3 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 12-year-old BMW that is getting expensive to keep on the road. I want to get an electric car. It needs to be one that can handle the bumpy lane...
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  Time to Micrate? 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've currently a W reg Nissan Micra that has been trouble free but wonder if I'm on borrowed time and should be looking to part exchange it either for...
• Windscreen scratches - 2002 Polo 22 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Could it just be because the screen is less upright than on the old car, or have we got a problem? For information: The car is a 2002 Polo, the windscreen has been replaced twice (once because of the scratching, but with no admission of liability, and once because of vandalism).
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  A garage is trying to charge me 45p per mile depreciation for a 10-year-old car. Any thoughts? 28 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  What’s a fair depreciation charge per mile when returning a secondhand car to the sales garage? I bought a 10-year-old Skoda with 78,000 miles but, after...
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  Should I wait until the number plate change to buy a used car? 7 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I want to change my Jaguar XF before mid-March this year because it will be coming up for it's third MoT and I know it will require some minor work, plus...
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  Should I sell my six year old Volvo XC60 and buy a petrol replacement? 22 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I am seriously concerned with all this talk about a diesel backlash coming from the government and motoring press. I have a six year old Volvo XC60 and...
• Older cars 19 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  From HJ's piece, 'Trading in Older Cars Likely to End' (more EU rules) he concludes that "Basically, the value of any car more than 7 years old will be virtually nothing." For people like me who regard a 7-year old motor as just run in, I can't decide whether this is a good thing or not.
• Identify old car from picture? 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Someone else used to do photo "competitions" - but this isn't one. Spotted on my travels and I have no idea myself what it is, but would be interested...
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  Can I expect a goodwill contribution on a five year old car? 18 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend has an Audi A3 1.9tdi with full service history. She is second owner, it was an HSBC company car first. The cylinder head has cracked with...
• A quick blow-over with the spraygun...... 20 Apr 2011 (Forum)
    This rather defeats the object of the exercise, which is to make the cars look smarter!   I can understand this with old bangers or cars that have had repairs done, but on 5 or 6 year-old cars?
• CARS - The Good old days 28 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Remembering with a friend a few of the liitle things that used to make us smile when cars came in for fixing.   The lady, recovered by the...
• Flood damaged cars. Scrapped or old on? 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Seeing the terrible flooding on the TV and vast numbers of vehicles trapped in the water I wonder how many will be scrapped and how many will reappear...
• imported car warranty 27 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  i have been looking at a focus zetec auto, 4000 miles on a 03 plate. it was brought in from jersey when 6 months old, it is now 12 months old. garage selling said car say it has 2 years ford warranty left. can i expect any problems getting warranty work done. has anyone been in similar situations and did it get resolved. thanks
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  Funnel vision 28 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you could spare the time to help us select our next car please. I am 75 and my wife is 62. We have previously owned a 3 Series BMW, and Audi...
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  Where can I sell my 19 year old Honda Civic? 12 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am selling my old 19 year old Honda Civic Aerodeck Estate 1.8 VTI petrol, for parts or restoration. It's on SORN but has no MoT due to corrosion. Would...
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  Low-mileage Land Rovers - are they worth the money? 16 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We live three miles up a badly potholed forest road. We have concluded that our most important criterion for short journeys (40 miles) is robust simple...
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  Can our three-year-old grandson travel in the front seat of our MX-5 without the airbag disabled? 22 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that a child cannot travel in the front seat unless the airbag is disabled (our grandson isn't three yet). Our 2002 MX-5 has not got a disabling...