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  Scratching a living 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Thought I'd bring to your attention the following events that have recently transpired. My PCP contract with VW finance has recently ended on my Polo 1.4S...
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  The sum of all gears 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have been recommended to write to you by a friend who reads the Telegraph. In short, we bought a brand new Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD in July 2005. It went...
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  MID mourning 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  One of your e-mails inspired me to check my insurance details with the MID via www.askmid.com. Two of my three vehicles are recorded correctly, but the...
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  Can I reject a brand new car? 12 Aug 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a brand new PHEV on a PCP and took delivery last week. After 3 days it would not start. A recovery company came out and told me the 12 volt battery...
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  What used van should I buy? 20 May 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I have to find a new medium sized van quickly and am getting confused as to which to go for. I currently have a 2017 Ford Transit Custom which needs too...
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  My order has been cancelled, what are my rights? 18 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  In November 2021 I signed a contract with a leasing company and finance company to lease a brand new factory order car. The car was due to be delivered...
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  Can I be found liable if I part-exchange a car that I suspect has faults? 16 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm part-exchanging my car for a new one (to a garage). He turned the car on and back off and said his checks were done, but I think there's an issue with...
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  Do distance selling regulations apply to car sales if I collect the vehicle? 22 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to buy an approved used Audi from a franchised main dealer. I've not seen the car, though I have driven others of that type back in October 2020....
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  Do we have a case against a dealer for badly advising my father-in-law when it came to financing his car? 8 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My father-in-law recently passed away and I have been tasked with selling his one year old car. Up investigation it seems he had been given really bad...
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  What's the best van to use for courier work? 22 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you advise me what van would serve me better as a courier and what would be the best way to finance it?
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  Small cars with easy entry? 12 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 207 SW 1.6 Sport Hdi 90, first registered on 1 March 2008. It has been well serviced, mileage is abut 22,500 and it is MOT''d until March...
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  Are insurance companies taking advantage of the elderly and increasing their premiums? 21 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  There must be something seriously wrong in the motor insurance business when the following can be allowed to happen. My mother-in-law lives with us and...
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  Did these classic car dealers criticise my E-Type Jaguar in order to increase their mark-up? 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In this, the 50th anniversary year of the E-Type Jaguar, I invited two directors of a Classic Car dealership to view my 3.8 Roadster. On the phone I had...
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  Is now the right time to sell an eight-month old Porsche Cayman? 26 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have an eight-month, 7000-mile Porsche Cayman 2.9 manual with extras which made list price 41K. Bought new from Porsche dealer. Building a new house...
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  The never ever 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A colleague has just purchased a FIAT Punto that was a 'new vehicle'. The vehicle was purchased using her old FIAT in part ex. As her old car was not quite...
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  Scrap meddle 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are around retirement ages. We live in WC1, but drive frequently to Devon, sometimes with loads: either family or furniture. Either way the...
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  Losscutter 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am 22 and thinking of trading in my current car, a 2006 VW Polo, for something newer as, while it has been a fairly good car, its ownership hasn’t been...
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  Faults alarm 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife downsized from a Vauxhall Zafira to a brand new '58 plate Mazda 2 1.3TS2 using Mazda Finance. The Mazda 2 was chosen for its reputation as being...
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  Going out in slippers 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Have you received reports of BMW 3 Series coupes lacking traction? Last week in Scotland my 335d completely failed to hold the road on a hill covered in...
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  What EV do you suggest? 10 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in changing my Audi A3 TDI for a fully electric car. I need to be able to make monthly trips from north Essex to south London, Bournemouth...