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• Getting road tax when buying cars at auction 1 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Valid MOT, but I can phone a friendly garage and "book it in" so that's covered; 2. Insurance, I can get this arranged by phone; and 3. Road tax - not sure how to do this. My guess is that most (or at least some) cars will not have a tax disc, as it will have been cashed in.
• Audi A4 130 PD Diesel 2003 7 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Any help would be grateful, the cars covered 62k and out of warranty Many Thanks
• Car Insurance Question 9 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  As you may see from another thread, I am on the cusp of buying a car. In fact it is the first car either my girlfriend or myself will have insured ourselves for 2.5 years as we both have company cars (she loses hers at the end of Feb hence the purchase). As a result neither of us have official no claims (although we did have prior to getting company cars).
• Courtesy Car 11 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I usually do my own servicing, but my Father has a Jaguar that he purchased from a main dealer, and is taking in for its first service. The dealer has told him that there is an insurance charge for providing a courtesy car ! is this normal ? I thought you normally drove a courtesy car on your own third party cover and they insured the vehicle itself under their dealer policy. He rang his own insurers and they wanted the full details of the courtesy car such as year of manufacture and value etc which he had no idea of and wanted to charge about £50 !.
• ABS Awareness! 23 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  How many drivers (off both sexes) are not aware of how ABS manifests itself? Also how the pedal effects can vary from car to car, and what you should do, and not do. Maybe raising awareness of ABS and its effects is a good point for all car dealers to include when selling cars? Also more support for taking your wife (or husband) to the 'extremely useful' empty snow-covered supermarket car park and find out!
• new Beetle Oil consumption 14 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  I bought a new VW Beetle 12 months ago - one of the first RH drive models and have since covered 10000 miles. In most respects I have been very happy with the car but there is one problem area; the car is using around 1.5 litres of oil every 200 miles. The dealer who sold us the car says that it is "perfoming within spec" and the handbook does say that the car could use up to 1 litre of oil per 1000 km.
• 2011 Peugeot 207 1.4 8v - Possible failed cambelt? 18 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  They towed the car back to her house. The next day she had a family friend mechanic come out and try and start the car again, and again saying it SOUNDS like the cambelt has gone. So 3 people so far have said it's the cambelt.
• Renault Laguna - AA Breakdown Repair Cover - Dont Waste your money 24 May 2014 (Forum)
  My mechanic said "Everything is wear and tear". As soon as you drive a new car off the forecourt you will have some degree of wear and tear.  What is the point of having insurance when every time I go to claim, the AA refuses to pay out? Anyone would think that they are trying to get me to cancel my insurance because my car is getting old.
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  Age versus mileage when buying a used car 5 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a used car to replace my 2003 Honda Civic Type S which I have owned for 11 years. I only cover about 3000 miles per year. Should...
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  Paying for work that I do not want? 19 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The garage quoted £360 for investigatory work on my Mazda 6 and now want £360 to put the car back together, advising that I cannot safely move the car...
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  I bought a duff second hand car. Can I get a refund? 25 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Eight weeks ago, I bought a secondhand car for £2500. After I drove away, I had various problems: Broken reverse light Brake light out Front fog light...
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  Insurance stolen and recovered - what next? 1 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My house was broken into and the keys for my Volvo V50 stolen from my office. The car was used three days later in an armed raid and subsequently abandoned...
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  My new Ford Mondeo is scratched - how do I get them to repair it under warranty? 3 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I collected my new Ford Mondeo from the dealer at the beginning of July. I glanced over the vehicle before collection and it appeared to be okay. The following...
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  Rubbish ZX 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Two weeks ago, while driving my 1997 Citroen ZX, I was involved in a collision with a Land Rover Freelander. The other driver admitted liability to the...
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  Would it be cheaper to get insurance on a Group 1, new car or an older car? 8 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm preparing to return to the road after a DDI ban - first (and last) offence, incurred accidentally. Obviously insurance is going to be an issue, but...
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  How do rental car companies deal with the thousands of US tourists who drive on UK roads if insurance is so expensive? 13 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How do rental car companies deal with the thousands of US tourists who drive on UK roads if insurance is so expensive?
• Mercedes - Brand New Rusty Mercedes 2017 5 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  The dealership tried to repair the car in house by just mopping it and not sending to a specialist as the car is not covered under warranty. The window surrounds are also marked with small burn marks from the iron filings and the dealership have damaged most for the external trim.
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  Which company car for my colleague will handle A and B-roads, congestion and motorways? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A colleague travels from work in Lancashire to home in mid-Wales every week. She runs a company car on a three-year lease. For the first time she has decided...
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  Crumble zones 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Over the past 30 years I have been lucky to own 12 Mercedes. I bought my current 320CLK new in September 2002. Before it was 2 years old, the front of...
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  Where can I get car insurance for a hire car driven abroad which includes collision damage waiver? 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I plan a trip abroad, which would include car hire for a 5-week period. I have heard that it is possible and preferable to purchase an insurance policy...