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  Should the dealer replace a chipped windscreen on a secondhand car my son has bought? 21 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son recently agreed to purchase a secondhand car from a large reputable main dealer. Before taking delivery but after signing and paying for it he noticed...
• Bargain motor for, err, umm,....somebody 7 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  in very good condition other than missing a wheel trim, and the price?, £120!. Unfortunately i couldn't read anything else on the ticket, but i'd have to assume little or no MOT at that price, but even so, i'm tempted, for amusement if nothing else. Here is a picture for those (in fairness, probably
• Landrover freelander - total loss non fault accident 19 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi,      Need help understanding whats gone on. I had a non fault accident 20/12/2011. I was travelling along a dual carriageway when a van drove straight out across two lanes of traffic, being too close to do anything about it I ploughed into the side/rear
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  Used and abused 14 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2003 Renault Laguna 2.2DCI Estate from a non-franchised local car centre last June. It had a new MOT but the advisory note said it had corroded...
• Ford Transit Connect - Cooling Problems 25 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I've got some problems with my van again
• horsebox - misrepresentation of vehicle 29 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  to.   She did take the vehicle n contacted me 4 weeks later to say she had noticed on the mot certificate a difference in mileage as If the vehicle had been clocked. I asked her to send me a pic n sure enough there was a difference so I started to investigate it. She then went mad down the phone at me
• Une carte postale 1 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  are in La Belle France. Boxy and inelegant, with a behind like a fishwife, but unmistakeably French, French, French. The Kangoo - such a practical motor, no doubt with roots in the 2CV van. But in style? - unmistakeably French - and noticeably unpopular on British roads. The baguette, delivered
• Forthcoming changes - Car Excise Duty 17 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  licence may only be taken out provided the customer has a valid MOT in place. 11. At present, paying for a six-month vehicl e licence costs 55per cen t of the applicable annual rate for that vehicle. This will reduce to 52.5per cent if the payment is made by direct
• How long do you keep a car for? 1 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  of you may know that the clutch on these models can be changed whilst sitting in comfort on the front armchair so job was soon done. Wont mention garages name but they were a Rover main dealer,hmmm. Anyway I used and abused Auntie for a few years until I got a job with a company van; in those halcyon
• interesting sat telegraph this week 11 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  , prosecute each and every time somebody rear ends another vehicle, prosecute each and every time somebody pulls out into the path of a motorcycle ("I didn't see him" is not a good enough excuse), massively improve police driver training, stop police vans from being allowed to chase offenders etc etc Also
• Auction visit 3 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  Been a while but I nipped in for a wee nosey at my local auction to see how prices are. Strong money paid for anything with four wheels and a Mot, particularly from online bidders who aren’t seeing the whole picture from their armchairs at home. Got an updated list of fees, which have risen
• diesel - Diesel Engine remaps and emissions. 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  are currently subject to ridiculously lax emissions testing during the MOT. Gassers are subject to rigorous exhaust gas composition analysis, whereas diesels simply have to comply with an opacity test at maximum governed speed. Surprise, surprise, an unloaded engine not smoking-who'd have thought
• Economy in tow cars and necessary licenses 23 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Apologies for the long post. I've been looking at the best way to be able to pick up a car that I have bought and bring it home without the need to MOT, tax or insure it. I will be doing this regularly and so it will be worth it to have a proper solution.  One of the issues
• A motoring diary`snapshot` - you, yesterday 4/6/09 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  So we may all know a little more about each other - in a friendly (forum post enhancing) way.. A life `snapshot then - 4th June 2009 Awoke without the alarm - as usual around 5.30AM - came down to a coffee and the `afterglow` of the Punto 1.9D passing it`s 7th year MOT again the day before
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - 1999 2.2 diesel dealer/brakes problem 6 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  to say the brakes were not working as they had been prior to the car being taken away (he described it as like driving his work's transit van with 6 elepahants in the back, it just kept going and going). the person at the dealers he spoke to when he was told about the brake problem said (quote) "you
• Suzuki Swift - Bought used car, having issues and need advice! 26 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  it through an MOT. Dangerous defects - Brake pads less than 1.5mm, Handbrake eff' less than 50% Major Defects - Both front suspension arm pins/bushes worn, parking break inoperative on nearside and offside rear. Work was done by the garage who MOT'd initially and then passed it once
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  What advice do you have on buying a Toyota Alphard? 5 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter and her husband are thinking of buying a Toyota Alphard as an alternative to a Mazda Bongo. What are the service intervals? Does it have a...