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We bought a BMW X5 from a car dealer, things started going wrong with it very early on. We discovered after investigation it was clocked and was not the car we thought we were buying. We won the criminal...
Part-exchanged my 180,000 mile car for £800 with dealer and handed over VT20 MOT Certificate which had a few weeks left on it before expiry. However, we had put car in for re-test early, prior to part-ex,...
This was late on a Saturday, so I waited until Monday morning and taxed at the Post Office, so now I'm all legal - but: Where do I stand with recourse to the dealer? I bought the vehicle in good faith...
I have received an S172 Notice of Intended Prosecution for running a red light. I have viewed the photos on the police website & it's like the they have been taken through a semi-opaque piece of blueish...
Last year I insured my car with the AA. I was talked into their Breakdown cover, the renewal for which is due in May. They say the money will be taken using a recurring payment method. I do not wish...
I am self employed (bringing manufacturers and buyers together in any industry internationally) but also buying and selling cars sometimes when I have time. When I buy a car I put my company's name on...
I purchased a car off eBay recently from a private seller with good feedback. I asked the seller via email if it was HPI clear and he replied yes, HPI is ALL FINE. I also did a basic HPI check which revealed...
I have dispute with a garage in Peterborough from which I bought an MG TF on the 1st of April and I would appreciate your advice. Within hours of picking up the car a split appeared in the back screen...
I need to get a Boxster out of my system, so I plan to only keep it for a summer or two. Running costs are well documented so the question is price and condition - pay about £12k for a seven-year-old...
I have an Inforad v4e Speed camera warning device. The AA website states that any form of radar detector is totally illegal in France. The Inforad is, in my opinion, simply a GPS unit with camera locations...
 

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