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• Travel - Scammed a bit but sorted 22 Sep 2025 (Forum)
  So, booked a Hotel through what appeared to be the major chain hotel fair enough.. got total £268.70 paid, got email confirmation total £376,70.....
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  Found a cheap car, but its owner is in the USA 17 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen a KIA Sorento for sale. The car looks to be in great condition, with 64,000 miles on the clock for just £6000. However, there'a catch, the owner...
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  Happy days? 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Honda Jazz in September 2010. It comes with Honda Happiness accident management cover. I am insured with Churchills. So if I have an accident,...
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  Payback time 4 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We decided on retirement to reduce to one car, and sold my wife's. Phoning the AA Insurance the next day to cancel, I was told that no refund was due,...
• BMW - BMW Extended Fully Comp Warranty Scam 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  I am writing this to warn other BMW drivers. I own a 06 2.0d X3 with 43k miles that has a full BMW service history. The car is supposedly covered by extended...
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  Can you recommend a reliable, genuine car insurance company? 12 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to renew the insurance for my 2002 Rover 75 2.0 CDT. Having read in your column about various tales of hire car scams, accident management companies...
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  Catalytic Conspiracies 20 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Is it correct that, although lean burn technology offers better fuel economy and lower emissions, the EU compels manufacturers to fit catalytic converters...
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  Can I make an offer to the seller of a used car? 1 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen a vehicle advertised for £5000 and I believe it's worth more. What is the law relating to items or goods shown at a particular price for sale?...
• Any - Postcodes 27 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Dunno whether I'm exceeding my authority here, but I've noticed that when people put up links to vehicle auction sites they often feature what I assume to be the poster's postcode.  Given the dangers from online fraud, scamming and identity theft, it might be an idea (if the site will allow you to do this) to clear your postcode details before posting the link. 
• Motor Insurance and 'Acts of God' 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  A worrying news report on TV yesterday evening - a woman whose car was written off when a tree branch crashed across it during the weekend gales was told by the insurance company that they weren't paying up, as it was an 'act of God'- this would seem to give the companies an enormous loophole to renege on the policies. Anyone fallen foul of this scam recently? P.
• Pondering: Car dealers selling faulty cars? 21 Mar 2023 (Forum)
     What is to stop a motor trader buying defective cars and then selling with third party warrantee, so to scam them to get free repairs?        
• World Car Catalogue Free pdf 23 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  "We know that some of our readers are surprised when they hear that the worlds largest car catalogue comes from Poland. Maybe there's some suspicion that it could be a joke website, some Eastern European credit-card scam or maybe just a really crap product that tries to seperate you from your hard earned money? "
• An amazing gismo? 13 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Probably makes tea and receives faxes too I shouldn\'t wonder. http://www.bestchoicefuel.org/default.asp? axel=4090 Is this the total scam I think it is or has motoring science moved on in leaps and bounds? A.
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  Are asset protection, paint protection and extended warranties just commission scams? 12 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  When I bought my used cars, the dealer tried to sell me three-year asset protection for £349, ceramic paint protection for £299 and an extended warranty....
• Volvo XC60(2015) - Another service scam? 9 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Having bought this to the dealership,s attention, I would hope that they check their maintenance schedules and make sure that this work is included - after all, they will not be out of pocket as the cost will be added to any service quotations; that is, if it is not already includes and this is just another garage scam. Perhaps I am being cynical?
• Parking Charge Scam. 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Now from Google Earth, the distance from our house to the exact spot where we were supposed to be parked is 80.1 miles, so a return trip would be at least 160 miles.So if we had done this trip and adding on all the local running about, our mileage would have been greater than the 148 that is documented. So this must be a scam, but how does it work ? I have rung up the hire car company, and told them in no uncertain terms, not to charge my card for a £35 admin fee and to pass my details on to the Parking enforcement company for me to deal with direct, to which they agreed.
• Volkswagen Golf - Just had car accident, feeling being scammed 23 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  My car touched the rearview mirror of the white car on the left , but the other white car driver removed the cover of the right rearview mirror, claiming...
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  Why have keyless entry system become so popular? 27 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Why the rush to fit keyless systems? Is it just a scam to fit a “premium” feature in a vehicle. I for one, would not want such a system. Physical keys...
• Most secure way to get your money? 11 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Given we're talking £13k, what is the best and quickest way to do the transfer of funds to my bank account securely and make sure Im not scammed in the process? TIA  
• Possible crash scam 5 May 2015 (Forum)
  I was on the way to work this morning, rounded a bend, and up ahead a car pulled out from a junction. It moved slowly, then just as it moved into my lane,...