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  Private equitrouble funds 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  You often champion the cause about the insurance scams that are forcing up our annual premiums. Mine has risen 36% this year, so with last years increase...
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  Some good car insurance sense 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Having read your horror stories about insurance scams here's one on the other side. A few weeks ago in my Golf I was run into from behind stationary at...
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  Why wasn't I allowed to keep the faulty part from my Volkswagen Passat after repairs? 9 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A week ago my 2005 Volkswagen Passat SE 2.0 TDI, which I have had since new, broke down and I had to call a recovery service. It turned out to be no.3...
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  Accident Mismangement 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My parked RAV-4 was hit by a car that did not stop. Fortunately the incident was witnessed and on being confronted the driver admitted responsibility....
• Mercedes-Benz C200 - K&N air filter voided my car insurance 9 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  So today I got the phone call to say they have voided my insurance on the grounds of not declaring the modification, so I need some advice on how to get my money back off these scamming crooks! (deleted... avoid at all cost!) Its took 10 weeks to get to this conclusion, within this time I have lost my job due to not being able to get to work and developed minor mental problems and caused me a lot of stress which obviously the insurance company didn't give a toss about!
• Volkswagen Passat CC - DPF filter 12 Dec 2014 (Forum)
    When I have asked him about the warranty he said let me quote " Lifetime". It all sound nice but I'm just afraid that it is just another scam . Have any of you got any suggestions please? If yes I wouldn highly appricite it.   Many thanks in advance V. 
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  Repossessed cars and buying from autousedcars.co.uk 28 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently saw a website autousedcars.co.uk selling repossessed cars at unbelievable prices. Is this site genuine and are the cars safe to purchase from...
• MPG Caps 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  but I would like to hear from anyones FIRSTHAND experience of using them. I'm not interested in hearing about diesel magnets, oil additives, multi level marjeting scams, etc, purely anyone who has used MPG CAPS into their fuel tank. cheers folks MTC
• Ins Co leaves me speechless 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  They must think I'm crazy if they think I'll send this to anyone who just asks for it. For all I know it may be a scam (is it?. Here it is: Hi Robin Thanks for your email. My name is Justin and I will be dealing with your query. Before I am able to respond to your complaint and for the security of your policy, please could you confirm the following information.
• Something Fishy about this??????? 26 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  They are both foreigners who want to buy it and basically said they would buy it just from my description without even seeing it. The following is an email I have just received. I cant help thinking there is some kinda scam going on here. They want to know my name address and phone number. Does this sound a bit dodgy to anyone else? The Email: Hello, Thanks for your mail response, i am okay with the condition and am okay with the price of the 1991 VOLKSWAGEN POLO GT 3dr (£400), A client of mine is owning me some funds in United Kingdom (£4000), I will instruct him to issue a cheque for you, and as soon asthe cheque clear.
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  Park at your peril 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just received a charge for £70 from Valid Parking Ltd because my wife parked in the Majestic wine car park in Davenport one evening in June, when...
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  Swiss rolled 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On 20th January, our son, who now lives in Switzerland, agreed to purchase a 2006 Land Rover Discovery advertised by a Trade Seller in Auto Trader. A price...
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  Parking distance control 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I know you've had queries on private parking contractors before, but this one's a bit different. On Friday 12 February I parked at Leigh Delamere Westbound...
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  Buying a new SUV - petrol or diesel? 22 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We want to buy a new seven-seater SUV. Our shortlist is: Volvo XC90, Land Rover Discovery Sport and the Kia Sorento. We are a bit worred about the emissions...
• In Car Cameras 16 Apr 2014 (Forum)
    Had a collision occurred, i have no doubt that the sterotypical respoinse of 'truck too close' would have been the cause.  This then got me thinking.  This incident, along with the increase in crash for cash scams, is now the time to invest? The Roadhawk DC-01 seems to fit the bill - but before I leap and part with the best part of 200 sheets, has anyone any experience of the device and given your chance again, would you buy it again?
• The "Frying Squad" 13 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Just saw this on Yahoo news: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/021008/80/dberg.html "Frying Squad" swoops on fuel scam drivers LONDON (Reuters) - A Welsh police team dubbed "the Frying Squad" has been formed to sniff out motorists who fuel their cars with cooking oil from fish and chip shops in a bid to avoid paying high government fuel taxes.
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  Where can I find a replacement wiper motor for a Hyundai Terracan? 11 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 55 plate Hyundai Terracan, the engine is beautiful and purrs or so I am told, so it's not a vehicle I want to scrap as it's used for winter travel...
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  Can I get a safety camera warning installed on my sat nav? 7 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I wanted to update my Nissan Micra sat nav, which didn't have speed camera warning function. I downloaded what looked like just the thing from a free speed...
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  I received a speeding fine from Venice police for an offence almost a year ago - is this legal? 4 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I received a speeding fine from Venice police on 1 September 2017 for an offence which occurred on 7 September 2016. Is it reasonable to levy a fine so...
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  I put a deposit on a car over the phone - have I been scammed? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I would be grateful for your advice concerning our attempt to purchase a car sourced on the AutoTrader website. My son saw a Citroen C5 Estate advertised...