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• MoT emissions scam - beware! 17 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Well known national group - credulous son told need new CAT [1.4i, 114,000] cost 'around £400 all in'. I paid MoT fee, drove 2 miles to garage we usually...
• Any - Possible accident scam 9 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  phoned my own insurer's agent, who will get their investigative branch to look into it. I photographed my car. I am sure that the Audi was already damaged and that there will be a claim on me, supported by false statements. Has anyone a similar experience? I believe that there is a scam of this type
• police car crushing 14 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Looked for thread re manchester??? police claiming 10,000 cars crushed in clamp down. News with trev states actual figure 3000 as 7000 reclaimed via insurance scam B4 crushing. Looks like only way to win is to charge £600 per day storage until scroats get insurances
• Used cars from the Channel Islands 20 May 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone remind me of the pros/cons of buying a secondhand car that has been brought back from the Channel Islands? I remember reading something about dealers/manufacturers using the C/Islands to offload stock, but I can't recall the ins and outs of the story. Scam or not?
• mercedes - BMW X5 Synergy Manchester 21 May 2012 (Forum)
  with Synergy Manchester the site is a scam. I lost £1975 last week. I was promised a car lease deal with a Mercedes C Class 220CDi. I transferred the money to Synergy as I had been dealing with a guy called James Morgan. I received an official order form and I now find the company is in Liquidation
• Van Auction - scam or not? 16 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I've been to four recent commercial vehicle auctions at  a major and well known auction in Manchester, doing my homework before buying a van. Having...
• Does the public think all dealers are scam artists 16 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I have started a car company (small, just my dad and myself for now) and have been reading on this site that there are a lot of the public not happy about...
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - 2003, 30k miles - Interesting bargain or scam? 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  While looking at the private adds on Autotrader for a Cooper S I was struck by one advertised for £4801, it being a 2003 with 30k miles and supposedly...
• KIA Rio - paint protection upholster safeguard 7 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  just bought a new kia (pick up next week) .  kia trying to sell me paint and interior protection for £450 ?? dose any one know anything about this (safe guard )product ? is it worth it or just a selling scam i have seen it on ford as dimond bright names        
• any - private reg plate 26 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Just bought a new car and thought i might buy a private plate as i tend to keep cars for a good few yearsand would like to know if there are any scams or pitfalls i need to look out for when buying.Also what do i do about documents(log book,road tax etc)
• Best/Worst things, driving in ur area 10 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I live in liverpool and we have not too many speed cameras, police patrols. U can get from a-b fairly easy with no fear of being scammed by the cameras. Lots of teenage "businessmen" in lexus is200's. What are the best/worst things about driving in your area ???????????
• Any - Postcodes 27 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Dunno whether I'm exceeding my authority here, but I've noticed that when people put up links to vehicle auction sites they often feature what I assume to be the poster's postcode.  Given the dangers from online fraud, scamming and identity theft, it might be an idea (if the site
• Motor Insurance and 'Acts of God' 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  to renege on the policies. Anyone fallen foul of this scam recently? P.
• BMW - BMW Extended Fully Comp Warranty Scam 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  I am writing this to warn other BMW drivers. I own a 06 2.0d X3 with 43k miles that has a full BMW service history. The car is supposedly covered by extended...
• Pondering: Car dealers selling faulty cars? 21 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  warrantee, so to scam them to get free repairs?        
• World Car Catalogue Free pdf 23 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  LOL! "We know that some of our readers are surprised when they hear that the worlds largest car catalogue comes from Poland. Maybe there's some suspicion that it could be a joke website, some Eastern European credit-card scam or maybe just a really crap product that tries to seperate you from your
• An amazing gismo? 13 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Is this the total scam I think it is or has motoring science moved on in leaps and bounds? A.
• Volvo XC60(2015) - Another service scam? 9 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  that they check their maintenance schedules and make sure that this work is included - after all, they will not be out of pocket as the cost will be added to any service quotations; that is, if it is not already includes and this is just another garage scam. Perhaps I am being cynical?
• Parking Charge Scam. 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  that is documented. So this must be a scam, but how does it work ? I have rung up the hire car company, and told them in no uncertain terms, not to charge my card for a £35 admin fee and to pass my details on to the Parking enforcement company for me to deal with direct, to which they agreed. I will wait to see
• Irish road toll (M50, Dublin) demands 29 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  In July this year I visited Ireland in my u k reg audi. Today I have received a demand for an unpaid toll fee x2 totalling £5.16 plus STR penalties of £5.00. Total £10.16. From a company called EPC plc. I passed through no toll booths without paying. Is this a scam?