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• VW Passat - Scammed by (deleted) 15 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I have decided to expose xxxx on all the forums I can, after what they did to me as CAB couldn't do anything.  I paid £2000 for a recon...
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  Am I obliged to accept a third party's insurance company write-off decision? 5 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  While parked outside her home, a friend's car was damaged by a supermarket delivery van. The driver admitted responsibility and left a number to call to...
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  Running up rental costs whilst waiting for a part for my Freelander 2 - should I be driving the loan car? 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Freelander 2 was shunted in mid-September. The other car was a write-off but there was hardly any visible damage to mine. However, the absorbent cones...
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  The Rentalist 6 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My car has been in for repair. I received a hire car, for 4 days, the duration of the repair to my car. One week after returning hire car, I received a...
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  Something fishy 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Whilst on holiday last year in Sardinia I hired a couple of scooters on two separate days, from a hire company in Alghero. Last week I received a summons...
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  Carnapped 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a second vehicle stolen in Derbyshire and whilst I was in the process of sending an email to the police requesting them not to use their contract...
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  Numbers blame 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My mother (aged 70+) has received a letter from her local police containing an accusation of dangerous or careless driving at 7:15 on Saturday May 16th....
• Autotrader Scam ??! 9 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  now im only 18 looking at buying my first car, so im not too good at spotting dodgy deals but this deal looks a little strange i emailed this guy about...
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  Is flushing the aircon system to 'kill bacteria' just a sales ploy? 9 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I was advised that the aircon in my wife's DS3 would need to be flushed to kill the bacteria in the system. Is this a sales ploy? The car had a pollen...
• Parking fine whilst on holiday in Jersey 23 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  This understandably fell on deaf ears at the penalty office (we could be telling a porky or scamming) Thing is, the fine is £100. Technically we were displaying an out of date badge so are 'guilty' to the letter of the law, but it was an innocent albeit foolish mistake. I'm going to appeal in writing when we get home, including a photo of the 2018 badge.
• Alli - Attempted fraud 12 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  The fraudsters have managed to find a way past the two levels of security that dealers have on autotrader and have taken over the dealers website . The scam works by having a buyer e mail rather than ring the dealer . The story is always the same ,you are asked to deposit money by western union in your own name ,if you're not happy with the car when you see it you can recover the money .
• is my car registered? 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  The DVLA asked what office the dealer dealt with, and I provided the details - they are investigating. There is now scam here - this was a merc main dealer, so just cockup, not conspiracy. However, I'm now worried about if I should actually be driving the car. Has anyone any experience of these matters?
• Road User Survey - Highways Agency 25 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  An interviewer will visit soon to question face-to-face one member of my household, aged 17 or over and selected at random (so that will be either Mrs D or myself). Fearful of a scam, I Googled and came upon the National Road Users' Satisfaction Survey 2007/8 Annual Report:- http://tinyurl.com/dbddeo Clearly it's legitimate but equally it's evident that the questioning will be detailed and intrusive: age, employment and health status, household income, ethnicity and that's before the serious stuff starts about usage and perceptions of the Highways Agency network (motorways, trunk roads).
• Who was driving Speed Cameras 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Perhaps some people even take a driving test and apply for a licence in a false name - used to put the points on? Clearly the police and government know that this goes on and perhaps other similar ?scam?s, but they do nothing about it. Does this not prove that speed cameras are used mainly for generating revenue and have little to do with road safety? Tom
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  How do you ensure your car isn't being used when you leave it parked at an airport? 11 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Do you have any advice regarding airport car parks? I recently read about yet another scam where an independent contractor offered off-site parking in...
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  How is it possible for a third party to start a fraudulent accident claim against me? 30 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  How is it possible for details of my insurance company to be identified by third parties? My insurance company contacted me in June to tell me that a claim...
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  Has our accident repair been taken over by an accident management company? 26 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter recently had the misfortune to hit a low bollard whilst parking her car, damaging the front bumper. We have taken the vehicle to a local approved...
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  Why don't you criticise manufacturers who don't fit spare wheels to cars? 28 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Your correspondent RW, from Braintree is right to be disappointed with the lack of a spare wheel in his Ford C-Max and I am astonished at your apparent...
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  Can I suggest that your readers warn their insurers immediately of anything suspicious which could be a scam? 14 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter and I run a small business delivering livestock feed in the South East using Land Rovers and trailers. We each cover around 30,000 miles per...
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  Am I required to supply the name of the driver of my vehicle after a parking enforcement notice arrived? 9 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding an APCOA Parking Enforcement Notice at East Midlands Airport, I have been asked for £100 for dropping off/picking up in a no stop zone - "The...