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• Insuring multiple cars on one policy ? 4 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  To address this and indeed with a view to saving money, I was wondering if anyone had heard of an insurance policy which would cover both of us for all three cars for all purposes ? Clearly it would almost certainly be more expensive than any one of the current policies but might work out cheaper than the total cost of all three.
• No MoT - what should I do ? 30 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Help... My friend was driving my car (with my permission) and was stopped by police. When asked why he was stopped, they said that it was because there was no valid mot on my car. I bought my car from a garage in November 2007 and naturally thought that the mot would be up for renewal in november 2008.
• VW MOT Con 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  The woman repeatedly asked the name of the warranty company as she didnt seem to know what a VW Approved Used car was and the cover that accompanies it. Rather fed up we left the car as it was too late to anything and headed home. Today, monday, my girlfriend received a call from the dealer telling her she needed a new exhaust centre section at £91.95 + vat + 1 hour labour totalling £139.95.
• Land Rover Discover 4 Landmark - HPICheck.com not honouring '£30,000 Guarantee' 5 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  In a nutshell, I went to hpicheck.com to do a check on car I was going to buy. Was worried about being ripped off so did the full check with £30k guarantee if data was wrong or car turned out to be stolen. No mention of restrictions to cover all the way through signup process and check all came back clear making me think all totally fine.
• No insurance with a slight twist. 1 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  He then starts down the path of booking me for driving with no insurance. I explained again everything I had done, and showed him my insurance app that also showed cover for my previous car (which the new owner confirmed to the officer he now owned). I also sat with him and went through my insurance app and changed the vehicle over again to my new vehicle to which he was then satisfied cover was in place etc etc.
• Renault Modus - Faulty Renault Modus 1.5dci,Legal Advice required. 11 May 2016 (Forum)
  I purchased a 05 plate Renault Modus on the 10/02/2016 i paid £1030 via my credit card from an independent car dealer. I did take it for a 20 min test drive and the car had some service history. The car had 93k on the clock,on day of purchase the car broke down on the way home(turned out it required a new battery,had it fitted and the cost was shared 50% each way) I also had the car serviced.
• What to choose for long motorway trips? 16 Mar 2021 (Forum)
     I’ve been dividing my mileage between two cars, my main car is a Mazda 6 diesel with the 2.2ltr 163ps engine, year 2012.  I’ve had this one since new but it’s now at 157,000 miles and showing its age.  The second car was a 2001 Peugeot 206 2.0 diesel HDi which I owned from new, and covered 100,000 miles before it succumbed to the ‘corrosion virus’ so we had to scrap it last year.
• Please Help! So stressed as hit parked car 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I am at my wits end as i helped someone move and hired a van. I caused a small scratch to a parked car and the owner said he would consider my offer of paying for the repair out of court. I didnt hear anything and assumed he had let it go...until 6 weeks later i got a letter from his insurers He is now saying his car is undrivable and is using a hire car The problem is im young and on a minimum wage, though i was insured to drive the hire van as i didnt notify them of the incident as i thought the owner was unlikely to claim...im now not covered as the hire company say i failed to tell them within 7 days.
• Company car tax info please 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I am disillusioned in my current job, been for an interview for a job that has better hours but £6k less pay. However it comes with a company car, either a Focus or Astra. Now I have never had a company car so unsure of rules so if anyone has any links, info etc then I would appreciate it. I asked at the interview what the company "rules" were on the car and was told that all business mileage is covered and you would pay for any private mileage, but he didn't say what the payment was.
• Advice please on an estate.... 3 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I wonder if any of you guys can offer me some help...I am a bit out of touch with car ownership - had a van for the last 10 years. I drive at the moment a VW caddy TDI,its a company pooled vehicle. Due to my work role changing I am looking at a largeish estate, preferably diesel. I am looking at spending about 8-9K on a car and charging the company mileage to cover costs, probably about 15,000 miles a year, I will be getting in the region of 35p per mile.
• Is Duratec HE engine reliable? 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  What is the general experience with the Duratec HE engine? There must surely now be some that have covered high mileages. Is there anything to check for on these cars other than the items listed in 'car-by-car breakdown'? A final query - does anyone know if it is possible to get a discount for 'no p/ex' off the Ford Direct prices, or are they pretty much 'fixed' like 'car supermarket' prices?
• RIP handbrake, spare wheel and 4th cylinder 3 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  I'm always open to new technology and exciting trends in car design, but there are three that I find utterly tedious. Press-button parking brakes and space saver wheels (and their truly evil half-brother, the puncture repair kit) have been covered amply in other threads.
• Mazda CX-5 - Windscreen wipers not returning to rest positon 6 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  The Mazda dealership has checked out the problem and say there is nothing wrong and they are operating as any other car does. I have owned cars that did exactly this but not for the last 40 years or so. They were unable to answer why this problem did not exist during many months of use or why my previous Mazda never did this during the entire time I owned it.
• Car Insurance EXCESS question 28 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    Just been surfing the comparison sites for good car insurance deals-interesting. Questions plse. I see that there are two excess options- a compulsory and a voluntary. So if the compulsory excess is £200 and I also opt for a voluntary excess of -say-£250--then I have to pay the first £450 of any claim-yes?
• Mazda Bongo - Buying a car on behalf of daughter, complications! 25 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  For the journey back which will take 2 days, what do you reckon the cheapest way to get insurance cover for myself will be? My current thinking is that one of those temporary car insurance specialists might be best then my daughter can sort her own insurance out when we get back home? Any thoughts/advice would be gratefully received!
• Do you like it love it or loathe it? 12 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  To this day, despite decades of having to cover substantial annual mileages, by and large I still get a good feeling when I turn an engine on in preparation for a journey, I look forward to the feeling of driving and still enjoy it. Do you still like driving, or if life allowed you to do without your car, would you rather not bother?
• Various - Help me choose! 25 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I'm having a hard time deciding which of the cars below to buy and would appreciate some opinions. I'm a 33 yr old male based in Malta and cover 6k miles annually. I use a/c for 6 months of the year and very rarely have passengers.    1.
• Ford Fiesta mk4 1997 - Car door lock driver's side 9 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, still driving this car but recently and all of a sudden my front door will not unlock. I can always open it from the inside. what i don't understand is that sometimes it unlocks and locks and sometimes not.  i have read the forum here about a broken spring and i'ive tried WD40 and even bought a graphite lube spray from maplins which i squirted into the keyhole. it doesn't seem to be the cylinder and i tried starting to use my other key which has been put in the draw at home for years. i wonder what i could do. i have taken the inside door cover off but the latch is all a sealed unit...seems a bit difficult its not a central locking type but mechanical its a pain as it will fail an MOT in a months time as the door locks shut and also wont open with the outside handle even though i wasn't able to lock it with the key if i could take it out (ive got a haynes)and check it does it need some grease ?
• Subaru Legacy 2.5 (2005) - Crankshaft aux-belt drive pulley disintegrated 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Pulley  seems to be a "Sandwich" construction of an outer metal drive ring with a rubber cushioning layer thats then all-bonded to the pulley that engaages on the end of the cranbkshaft. The bondng/glue appears to have come apart I bought the car from a main-dealer in June with a years  with a subaru proven warranty (its a 2005 MY car) (A) Is this a known issue with these engines, or indeed other vehicles - I have never had/seen it happen in 20yrs of motoring on mine or anyone elses car.
• Ford Fiesta Van - Ford Connect - White smoke/Loss of power/ Jumping 25 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Transit Connect - 06 plate - 78k on clock recently had problems with the van losing power after an hour or twos continuous driving, this then became so bad the car would struggle to get above 30.   diagnosed with worm out clutch - replaced problem continued and now thermostat was showing over heating, also a loss of heater diagnosed with faulty radiator - replaced   Since this work has been done, 900 miles have been covered in 3 days where the car has started to jumping while revving (after the engine has warmed up) causing the car to shake.