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• Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost - Brake Fluid & Engine Flush 18 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    Bearing in mind the car has done less than 11500 miles since new on 27th Feb2013. The cost for this work was nearly £65. Is this a scam for dealers to earn extra money ?
• Something Smells Fishy 1 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  He claims that he will ensure I have payment before he takes delivery of the car and that he doesnt want it registered because its not needed in Malaysia. This obviously has MASSIVE SCAM written all over it, but wanted to see if any of you had experienced anything similar too?
• Gang jailed for £1.2m car thefts 7 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Five members of a "car-ringing" gang who stole, sold and re-stole dozens of cars in a £1.2m scam have been jailed. The gang stole 37 cars, forged their registration details and re-sold them. They then stole the cars again, selling each car up to three times. Mastermind Nokhiaz Khan, 31, from Hornchurch, Essex, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years for fraud and conspiracy to convert crime proceeds.
• Water as fuel - hoax, isn't it? 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  A link somewhere else took me to http://www.gas4free.com ... and it looks to me like it's either a scam or an out-of-season April Fool's joke. I am no scientist, but I thought that: a) the electrolytic separation of water to hydrogen and oxygen required as much energy as was available through the subsequent combustion of the hydrogen b) trying to create the two cycles in a machine or in an industrial process would require an ongoing input of energy from elsewhere, to compensate for inefficiencies in the system and c) this would be the case for any similar combustion/reversal cycle.
• Cumbria Scammer Vans - New Threat! 6 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It is likely that cameras may operate in pairs or threes in a short stretch of road, so watch out! Yet another money making scam from the Safety Scamera Partnership. Don't forget to flash your headlights to oncoming vehicles if you pass one - just to indicate your presence in accordance with the Highway Code of course.
• I've recently bought a car - no log book 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  hi this is a tough one i think ive being scammed on a car . brought car in early nov person i brought off did not give me log book. been in touch with the dvla they told me had no record of me owning the car and previous owner keeps insiting they have told dvla dont know what to do as need log book to tax car thks.
• Bora's bulbs 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Look in the book to find what bulb to buy and it says that all bulbs should be replaced by the dealer. Is this a scam so the dealer can charge £15 for a £2 light bulb? Or is it really impossible for the user to fit a replacement? What happens in France when you are supposed to carry spare bulbs if: a) the manual doesn't tell you what bulb to buy. b) you can't fit it yourself anyway.
• claim following a scam insurance claim against me 8 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  hi some 18 months ago ;whilst sitting in my car outside school i was approached by a young woman who claimed that my car had been in collision with hers and a slight scratch had been made on her vehicle,i told her  no way and she replied i went to the police because you drove off, no police ever came to my house,  some weeks later i recieved a letter from my  insuance company informing me a claim against my car had been recieved by them  and they wanted my instuctions, i told them not to pay anything because in my opinion it was a scam,shortly after i recieved a letter informing me that a inspector would be coming to check my vehicle  for damage  i never saw the inspector or indeed his report , but i did recieve a telephone call from a solicitor in liverpool informing me he was representing my insurers and asking for details ,i told him exactly as i told you  above; and he sounded somewhat surprised  about the small scratch, when i asked about that he replied the woman was in fact claiming low back whiplash,after the usual contact between this solicitor and her representative i was sent two statements one from the woman  and another from her witness, they were conflicting on a number of salient points, there was apparently some discussion on the colour of my car and perhaps i should state here that my car is a motorbility vehicle,apparently requests were made by my insurers solicitor that the claim should be withdrawn which was obviously refused, weeks later i was asked if my car could be checked by a court appointed inspector ,which was duely carried out, i recieved a copy of that report and ,not that it was ever in doubt by myself it was revealed forensically that my vehicle had never come into contact with any other car let alone the claimants,there was some mention of colour again and i think there had been an inference that my car may have had a re spray, then i recived a letter informing me that the claim had been withdrawn,this has caused myself and my wife months of worry and stress, my wife has durin this period had a heart pacemaker inserted, thi was not caused by the situation chrinicled above but it most certainly has not helped, my question , can i now claim against her insurers, sorry its taken so long but i feel you needed to know all the relevant facts,, yours K Royle mr    
• Sold a car overseas 20 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Now he has contacted us asking for a copy of my ID to register it, saying this is a requirement. Really reluctant to do this, does it sound like a scam. Keen to hear people's views on it. As far as I'm concerned, car has been sold and registered as exported with DVLA, he has all of the paperwork so why does he need my ID??
• Nissan Qashqai 2014 model - Rear Bumper 1 May 2015 (Forum)
  Where can I buy just a bumper? Is this yet another make a load of profit on spares scam?
• Incorrect Car Parking Fine 5 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I received a letter from Town and City parking saying that i was being fined for car parking in Scotland. This is clearly incorrect as i have never been to Scotland. Is this a scam by the company or an indivdual in the organisation to get a bonus? Or has my car registration been cloned....? I am not planning on paying the fine, despite the letter talking about debt collection agencies, what should i do?
• UKPC pursuit of my money 31 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have read a number of strings on the issue of PPCs trying to scam money from the public. Your write up was the most informative and stressed that the identification of the driver was the crucial issue.  I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus Ltd acting for UKPC which refers to the Norwich Pharmacol Protocol.
• I Have a Question - Volume 308 [Read only] 9 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I click the link in the email to an https://hmrc.gov address it asks me to click the logo of my bank, which I do and it goes to the nat west on-line log-in page, but something about the look of wasn't quite right and I noticed the url is something like go-electrician.ro etc.. I assume it's a scam and would want others to be aware. I will email hmrc.
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  Should my car have been written off or repaired? 1 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was involved in an accident nearly 6 weeks ago. Another car ploughed into the back of me as we were almost stationary and they were doing approx....
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  I have found a cheap car - is this too good to be true? 27 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen a car advertised via a well known classifieds website. The price is attractive. Very attractive. The seller says her job has moved to USA and...
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  Please warn your readers about website scams which simply complete forms for provisional licences. 30 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son just turned 17 and pestered me to get him a provisional licence. I Googled and the first site that came up was ‘provisionalicence.co.uk’ I clicked...
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  Is this buyer trying to scam me? 13 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My immaculate, low mileage 2007 Golf GTi is currently advertised for sale on the Autotrader website for £9350. Several days ago I received a text message...
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  Costa Bandit 10 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have just returned from Spain, where we were robbed on the autopista near Valencia. We parked at the services and went for a coffee, and someone presumably...
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  Scam spam 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I appear to be receiving, daily, via email, notification of a speeding violation in New York State from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles....
• Toyota Celica / Honda Accord - If buying auction/private How to avoid scams 8 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi Guys ..I Know you can have an HPI check AA/RAC inspection done.  Does the HPI check, check  for all things , Has I couldn't afford...