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  DMF replacement rip-off 17 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I think readers should be aware of what I consider to be a very questionable practice by my local Vauxhall dealer. I received a quote of £1310 to replace...
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  Please advise your readers that not all accident claims are spurious or fraudulent. 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I run a firm of Solicitors that brings injury claims arising from motor crashes. I share your desire to prevent fraudulent claims, and would like to assure...
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  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with petrol - do I need to have the whole fuel system changed for £7,000? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with unleaded fuel. I drove it 400 metres to my house with no problem. In the morning I had difficulty starting it. When it...
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  Why are thieves able to obtain keeper details for cars they want to steal from the DVLA? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a very desirable classic car from the fifties. While away on holiday an attempt was made to steal the car from our house. Fortunately, the would-be...
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  I sold my BMW and it broke down on the new owner. What's the likelihood of being sued? 10 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I sold my car to a really nice guy who drove it round the block. I suggested going further to "open it up a bit" and he went a little more, but not far....
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  Warranty extras - Nice little earners? 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  When I recently bought a new Auris hybrid, I was offered various "extras" in insurance and protection and wonder which, if any, you would recommend taking...
• Selling on Ebay - Tips/cautions Please! 11 May 2014 (Forum)
  What is the most secure method of taking payment for the whole car ? Obviously cash is best - but then forged money could be handed over ? Are there any scams involved with Bankers Drafts - I know people say these "like cash" but how does one verify they are OK ? With cheques even if they clear, I understand it is not unknown for the money to be debited back if something later is discovered to be dodgy.
• InsCo encouraging Fraud after No Fault Accident? 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
    Can anyone explain what happened to me?   Are the insurance company in on this scam, or is it just someone in their call centre getting backhanders from an ambulance chaser?   Either way, it isn’t surprising to me that personal injury claims are going up if this is commonplace as I guess given the circumstances I could have easily faked a whiplash and walked away with some cash to help with the ever increasing insurance costs.
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  Why doesn't my warranty cover condenser repairs to my 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320? 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a policy with a leading warranty company. I have paid about £800 over the last two years to them for an 'extra care' policy (with franchised...
• Nissan Juke - VW dealer 20 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  I asked the question, If you don't know what car I have, how do you know it needs a service? I sounded like a scam to me so I spammed their e mail but I continued to get e mails telling me my car is due a service. note, it is NOT due a service  I
• Too good to be true? 28 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  KEEFYYP HAS IGNORED THE FORUM RULE ABOUT NAMING NAMES (WHICH ABSOLVES US FROM ANY BLAME BECAUSE WE MODERATED THIS THREAD SWIFTLY). ABSOLUTELY OKAY TO WARN OTHER BACKROOMERS AGAINST OBVIOUS SCAMS. NOT OKAY TO NAME THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED BY A UK COURT OF LAW. HJ   I've located a car on Autotrader. Price is attractive. Seller is a lady who says her job has moved to USA, hence the attractive price and the reason for the handling of the sale via an intermediary.
• HJ- Daily Telegraph, Ealing Parking Fines 5 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  For quite a period before he dropped his partner outside the station (stopping for no more than about 10 seconds on each occasion) for her to catch the train, and then this new scam was introduced and he was caught every day for one week. Unfortunately the first fine didn't come through until the following week, so he had no idea that there was a problem until he received the first.
• MOT false. Who do I complain too? 11 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Have been trying to contact him all yesterday and today and no answer. So, in preparing for the possibility I've been scammed I want to know what I should do. It seems to me that the MOT should never have been issued, so should I contact the issuing garage directly? Also, does the garage have to give me the details of the person they did the MOT for?
• Tyres (all makes) 24 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  At £125 a shot (even though a lower price than any other outfit for the same tyre) I thought he was trying to scam me, so i went elsewhere and got two Continental sportcontacts 225/55 R16W's. From then for 2 months the car started to tramline from the back end on motorways, making for very scary driving. I went to make sure balancing was fine, and it was, so i went back to Merityre where the bloke took one look, tuttuted and scolded me for not putting P6000's on the car.
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  Tyre insurance - a warning 2 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The 4 year old Audi A6 I bought in Sept 2010 ago was fitted with Barum Bravuris tyres, two of which were well worn. I was obliged to replace them just...
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  Is the behaviour of insurance companies causing increased premiums for consumers? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just heard on the radio that car insurance premiums have gone up by 35 per cent in the last two years. The usual excuses are trotted out: more people...
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  Cloned Strangers 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently received a parking summons from a local authority and it is clear that my vehicle number plate has been cloned. The vehicle was never at the...
• I Have a Question - Volume 298 [Read Only] 11 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  In particular (for my future purchases) is the two items from one seller a risk it`s better not to take. Leaving Amazon out of it - are scams run along those lines with private sellers and what can you do about it. Thanks oilrag
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  I'm going to lose my NCD because a man falsely claims I scratched his car - is there anything I can do? 13 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  After parking in a shop's car park, in the only slot available, I saw someone on his phone. I ignored him until he came up to me aggressively and accused...
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  My daughter is being targeted by an accident fraudster - how should we proceed? 5 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son's girlfriend has owned her SEAT Ibiza from new for the last four years. She has been insured with More Than for the last two and has seven years...