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• 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...
• Scooter and motabilty car - Whiplash scam best way forward advice needed 2 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  I need some advice after my daughter had an accident it was minor and we thought it would be straightforward but then got a claim for whiplash today.....here...
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  McDoomalds 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently met a client at McDonalds in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He bought me a couple of coffees and a muffin and we had a meeting. At the end of...
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  How can we dispute a £70,000 charge for a credit hire Bentley following an accident? 15 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Rather late in the day I am writing to ask you for advice regarding the loan of a Bentley following a motorway shunt 20 months ago. We were part of a multiple...
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  Are spurious personal injury claims pushing up the cost of motor insurance? 20 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  An article in the motoring section recently talked about the rising cost of insurance. It failed to mention some of the reasons for these increases. 1)...
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - Parking warning - Royal Albert Hall, Imp College 27 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Their enforcement had nothing whatsoever to do with safety or keeping the road clear. It was all about cynically scamming money from a hard-pressed public because the road is very wide and no obstruction was caused. I don't know how these people sleep at night.
• Why do they bother? 25 May 2007 (Forum)
  I reside in Canada and i will be glad if i can purchase the Car from you ..Please remember that i have committed myself to purchase the Car for self used . Thanks awaiting your e-mail today.. Regards What a nutter. I know this is a scam and will end up in me wiring several thousand pounds to pay for some sort of shipping costs and a rubber cheque, but do people seriously fall for this?
• Please confirm my advice is sensible 5 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  So my thoughts based on the above are the sellers husband is a liar and that it is probably a scam. I suspect that this one piece of damming evidence would make any sensible judge well aware of such and throw the case out. My last piece of advice to him after a few hours thought was to sell the car ASAP after the dust has settled and preferably not privately.
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  Penalty kicks 20 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The Government/DVLA is scamming motorists. In 2008 my wife sold her Vauxhall Corsa to the daughter of friend of a friend. The necessary slip on the V5C...
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  Skidsophrenic 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I had an accident in icy conditions almost 2 years ago on a freezing evening when I stopped at the scene of another accident where a car had overturned...
• How/Where to report a scammer? 24 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Now, 3 days later he has advertised the car for sale, at £7000, calling it "the best example in the UK" and "only 69,000 miles", making NO mention of the serious mechanical issues. Either way you cut it, this guy is a SCAMMER. Either 1) trying to scam me for the supposed "fake mileage", or 2) now KNOWINGLY selling a car that has fake mileage, or 3) now KNOWINGLY selling a car with major faults (£1000+ worth) and not mentioning it in the advert.
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  My insurer paid out a false claim, leaving me with higher premiums - what can I do? 23 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  While sorting out insurance for my new car, I've been informed by my new insurer that there's a claim on my insurance for an incident that was reported...
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  Why are older cars being forced into obsolescence? 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Having spent much of my life immersed in most matters car related including working on the body shop floor and restoring classics, I have an axe to grind...
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  Scam? 13 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can you please tell me if the following is genuine, I am extremely dubious: "The following customer is interested in the vehicle you are advertising...