http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/motoring-67.aspxCars, motorcycles, vans, bikes - if it's got wheels and a motor, it's in. Chat with like-minded petrolheads here...<br>Please read our <a href="/community/forums/t/moneysupermarketcom-user-community-standards-15449.aspx ">Community Standards</a>.enCommunityServer 2.1 (Debug Build: 0.2)http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/drive-assist-need-to-be-stopped-21411.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 22:16:21 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:93357shelly101138http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/drive-assist-need-to-be-stopped-21411.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=93357has any-one had any problems with drive assist.? I would advise any-one to refuse to use their cars. All they want is to take your money and rip you off. They will go to any means to do so, tell lies, get you to sign for contracts without you being able to read them, accuse you of damage to cars when you have done nothing !http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/company-car-advice-in-or-out-for-new-job-39278.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:18:54 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:167121Exibit1http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/company-car-advice-in-or-out-for-new-job-39278.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=167121Hi First post so hello and thank you for taking the time to reply The company I work for at the moment supply me with a company car (09 VW Golf) The company I work for at the moment is old fashioned there is no choice (MD Owns the company he picks it) So I have never had it explained to me which is the best route to take. I have just applied for a new job with a different company and they have a different company car scheme You can opt in for a company car or opt out and they will pay me an allowance of £350.00 per month + private mileage I know if I opt out I will have to maintain the car but will I be better off as far as the TAX man is concerned... i.e... Pay LESS TAX Thanks again http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/honda-hrv-water-leak-39276.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:48:18 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:167118Chilgrove2http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/honda-hrv-water-leak-39276.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=167118 Our Honda HRV has a soaking wet front passenger seat belt and it appears rain water is leaking in somehow from the roof (or roof-bars) area. I can see the water dripping into the car when I remove the plastic cover from the seatbelt. Has anyone else come across this problem? Chilgrove http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/nationwide-autocentre-36421.aspxFri, 03 Jul 2009 07:43:33 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:155507tomocb8http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/nationwide-autocentre-36421.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=155507 *** DO NOT USE NATIONWIDE AUTOCENTRE *** I have reported them to VOSA, ASA, Trading Standards, the Police for criminal damage and theft of money, motoring groups, Watchdog, etc. BE WARNED - They are not part of the Motoring Industry Code of Practice. 5,000 other organisations are, but they are not. Here is a copy of the latest email that I have had to send to their senior management: ******************************* ***************************** Dear Jon, Thank you for telephoning me earlier and apologies for being agitated on the phone, as I know you do not have all the facts yet about what has been happening, so I will happily update you. Firstly, please do not be put off by the length of this email. Once you have read it, I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll agree, that given the detail of what has happened, it is very concise and very important that you are made aware. I have been waiting for Andy Webb to contact me all week and have been telephoning the head office and have spoken with Donna and one or more of her colleagues on separate occasions, trying to find out why I have not been contacted. Late last week Andy and myself agreed that an employee would inspect our vehicle to complete an assessment of what has happened. We also agreed that Andy would contact me early in the week so we could discuss a way forward once he had received his report from the employee who inspected the car. The employee who inspected the car was also called Andy and advised me that the car should not be driven. He advised me that he was certain that the car had been "driven with some considerable force directly into a pavement at a slight angle". This has caused extensive damage to both front wheel rims which he explained would require replacement along with two new tyres. Andy went on to explain that he was deeply concerned about the quality of the major service, MOT and 4 wheel tracking that had been carried out at the Maidstone branch. His verbal report to me was very detailed, but in brief he explained that the wheel balancing had not been carried out correctly, the coolant system had not been drained and refilled, the oil had an insufficient level in the engine, a rear wiper that had been charged at an additional cost had not been fitted to the car. You will find full and further details in Andy&#39;s report. When I collected the car from the Maidstone branch after the major service, MOT and 4 wheel tracking I was shocked at what I discovered. My partner and I were handed an invoice for the works without an MOT certificate, emissions certificate or the service schedule. It took one lengthy discussion with Richard, branch manager, and two additional phone calls with him in order to obtain all of these documents over the subsequent 7 days. My shock turned to disbelief when my partner, who owns the car in question, asked that I test drive the car as it felt completely different and even felt unsafe. It was clear that something was significantly wrong with the car and an initial inspection of the car revealed that several items had not been attended to as part of the said works. I contacted Richard at the Maidstone branch and we agreed that the car be returned immediately so that the original works could be carried out. These works were never done and it was only when Andy visited us to inspect the car that he took it to the Strood branch to carry out the works himself. Once the car was returned from Strood, it was clear that although most of the remedial works had been carried out, there was still something very wrong with the car that had been there since it had been at the Maidstone branch. This is what prompted further discussions with Andy Webb about what had happened with the two front wheels. The question at the point is why did Andy Webb not only not contact me this week, but did not return any of my calls, even just to say that he was not going to pursue this any further. This is when he knew full well that we had yet to agree a refund on the works that had not been carried out, ie. coolant system. Andy provisionally said that he would offer a 50% discount on our next service. You can probably imagine what my reaction was at this point. This is where things become deeply troubled; over a year ago I was in discussion with Alan Stenning who had to step in to resolve an issue I had with the Sturry branch who single handidly managed to ruin my previous car by incorrectly rewiring it when they replaced the clutch. The car would not start most of the time for circa 9 months. At first the car went in to the Strood garage because although I then used to live in Margate, because the car broke down in Margate, it went to the Sturry branch but subsequently went to Strood because I then worked in Chatham. The Strood branch were given the opportunity to rectify the damage done to the wiring but failed to fix it and refused to take any action. After that I had an electrical specialist discover that the earthing cable had not been fitted correctly to the gear box and clutch system. A mistake which the specialist described as "amatuer". He was so concerned that he even gave me further contact details and notes so that Nationwide could discuss the issue with him. I asked for Nationwide to cover the cost of the new battery that was fitted, time spent on identifying the fault and the work by the specialist in isolating the problem and fixing it. Nationwide refused several times over until I escalated the matter to Alan Stenning, who having had opportunity to examine the facts, was clear in his mind that Nationwide had delivered an appaling service. I explained to Alan at the time that I believed he didn&#39;t know the half of it when I then went on to explain how one time when I collected the same car from the Sturry branch after a service my girlfriend and I nearly lost control of the car and crashed because the underside engine guard had not been replaced correctly by the garage. It fell onto the road and the car swerved onto the verge. At that point I was reimbursed by Alan and he gave me assurances that this sort of thing would not happen again and that I should contact him directly next time I wanted to book my car in at Nationwide, so that he could oversee the process personally. Naturally I had many reservations about doing such a thing, until my partner Katie Nichols asked that she wanted her car to have a major service, MOT and tracking, so I promised her that Alan Stenning would take care of it. I tried telephoning him but his number was no longer in operation. I believed at that time that he had left the company. I have been made to look like a complete fool because of the assurance I passed on to my partner from Alan. Over the past five years I have used Nationwide extensively and you will see that I have spent a considerable amount of money for your service and every time I have been delivered an appaling, rude, arrogant, inadequate service. Every branch I have used has had problems which have required the intervention of senior management in order to resolve. 5 years later after more failed promises I find myself in an even worse position with Nationwide than when I was told things would be improved at Branch level. Given the extreme seriousness of these events I have been left with no choice but to report Nationwide to the police for theft of money - the refund which has not been provided to my partner Katie Nichols - and the criminal damage to the car which must have happened when I returned the car to the Maidstone branch. I know that in whole this is a civil matter which the police will not themselves investigate, but I will be discussing it with my solicitor in order to ensure that legal action is taken. In addition to this I will provide a full and comprehensive report to trading standards, the national and local press, internet motoring forums and do I everything I can to ensure that consumers do not use Nationwide at all. I now ask for you to check my account of events with both Alan Stenning, Andy who has inspected the car, the Sturry, Strood and Maidstone branch and Andy Webb, and then invite you to call me and offer a pragmatic solution to this entire mess which has left my partner with a car she can no longer drive. I will later request a written apology to Kate from the chief executive of Nationwide. There is clearly a lot that you can do to try in someway to rectify this and there is much that I hope I can explain in further detail about this to you that will help Nationwide in preventing this sort of thing happening again. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. Kindest regards Tom Billingham http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/how-much-will-my-dents-cost-39135.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:32:27 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:166505Felicity King-Evans12http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/how-much-will-my-dents-cost-39135.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=166505 Bah. It&#39;s been a hellish month at King-Evans Towers - I managed to knacker my car not once, but twice. I lost control of my car and hit the curb at speed, denting the wheel into the tyre. New wheel, new tyre, fix tracking - &pound;180. Ouch. My charming boyfriend is calling it stupidity tax. Now, the day after (I kid you not, the DAY after) I did this, some... person... dented my car while it was parked. The dent is long, like something has hit it while moving - it&#39;s around 20cm. The paint isn&#39;t broken and consensus is that I can have the dent knocked out. Any idea how much that&#39;s likely to cost me? Thanks, Felicity http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/florida-car-hire-38880.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2009 12:24:51 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:165474garyrush281http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/florida-car-hire-38880.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=165474 I am looking for car hire for florida in September 2010 for a 22 year old male. There seems to be an extra charge of $25+tax per day called a young drivers fee which bumps the cost up enormously. Does anyone know any companies that do not charge this fee it will be to pick up and drop off at sanford airport. Thanks http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/traffic-signal-light-offence-38779.aspxMon, 05 Oct 2009 20:30:21 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:165079nasir habib2http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/traffic-signal-light-offence-38779.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=165079 Hi, I was driving down a dual carriage way on a rainy day and when i approached the traffic lights, they changed to red very fast so I breaked fast and due to breaking distance my car went over the line but i did not cross the junction I was given 3 points and &pound;60 fine Can I appeal http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-insurance-excess-38603.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 06:22:46 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:164418kaf 19462http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-insurance-excess-38603.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=164418Last week my insurance quote came through from my existing insurer. I noticed that they had increase my excess to &pound;350. Not asked for by me. As an OAP I could not afford this so rang I them. To reduce this to &pound;100 cost me the princely sum of &pound;12.80. So Ask it may not be cost effective to have a higher excess. I joined the forum just to pass this on.I am moving in a week and so will will not be on a computer after then. http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/bangers-for-cash-scheme-extended-38604.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 08:01:17 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:164422Felicity King-Evans6http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/bangers-for-cash-scheme-extended-38604.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=164422Have you been worrying you&rsquo;d missed your chance to make use of the car scrappage scheme? Do you work within the industry and worry that the end of the scheme would mean a lean Christmas? Well, fear not. Baron of Foy in the county of Herefordshire and Hartlepool in the county of Durham, Lord President of the Council, First Secretary of State, and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills &ndash; that&rsquo;s Peter Mandelson to you and me &ndash; has agreed to extend it. The scheme is believed to have played a major role in shoring up the country&rsquo;s car industry during recession and protecting many workers&rsquo; jobs. It will now cover an additional 100,000 vehicles. However, Mandelson insisted: &ldquo;We must make sure that the help we do offer is targeted, limited and proportionate. This is not a blank cheque to the auto manufacturers.&rdquo; What do you think? Have you benefitted from the scheme? Is this a sensible course of action to protect a major industry or are vehicle manufacturers receiving unfair support? http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/civil-parking-ticket-38428.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 18:02:10 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:163784scarletta1http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/civil-parking-ticket-38428.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=163784I got one of these a couple of weeks ago and appealed as they I know they were in the wrong giving me one. Obviously they have come back and told me my appeal was denied. They have also said unless additional new evidence was received they would file but not respond. How legal is this, I gave extremely good and very valid reasons. What should I do now. I paid the initial payment as I was advised it would become a lot more if I didn&#39;t. Help please? http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/rip-off-kwikfit-and-their-free-mot-check-has-anyo-20133.aspxWed, 02 Apr 2008 17:42:39 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:87774Darkstar22http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/rip-off-kwikfit-and-their-free-mot-check-has-anyo-20133.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=87774 This year, I took out my motor insurance with Kwikfit via MS.com. The Kwikfit quote wasn&rsquo;t the cheapest but it did offer a free MOT. Happy days, thought I. I took the car in for its free MOT today and was surprised to see it had failed on FIVE points: 1) Offside headlamp aim too low and too far left (might be - no proof otherwise) 2) Nearside front brake disc excessively worn (complete fabrication) 3) Nearside front brake juddering severely (complete fabrication) 4) Offside front brake juddering severely (another complete fabrication) 5) Front exhaust system excessively deteriorated (untrue) I knew the above was not true, so I took the car to a reputable dealer and paid &pound;50.00 for an MOT. Surprise, surprise, the car passed! I told the reputable garage owner about Kwikfit after the test and he was gobsmacked when I showed him the failed MOT report. I believe Kwikfit are giving out free MOT&#39;s, then failing cars to generate revenue. Has anyone else experienced their car failing a free Kwikfit MOT? Let me know. Could be a Watchdog special in this!!!!! My second car has an free MOT with Kwikfit in June. I know it is totally roadworthy so it will be interesting if history repeats itself. Please feedback Thank you for reading this. http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/heathrow-engine-centre-24088.aspxWed, 20 Aug 2008 12:23:33 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:103614screwedagain518http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/heathrow-engine-centre-24088.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=103614 If only I had found your page before hand things could have been oh! so different I am another one that has beeen screwed by the Heathrow engine centre. The fact that they did do the job even though they found a way of jacking up the price they now wont support their work as the car is now using a lot of oil and they wont look at it without payment. As said by others i would recommend that you STAY AWAY FROM HEATHROW ENGINE CENTRE at all cost. There must be some honest garages that would do the job properly at a fair price I just couldnt find them quickly at the time http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/red-driving-instructor-tuition-costs-38300.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 20:39:27 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:163201moon30123http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/red-driving-instructor-tuition-costs-38300.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=163201 I am interested in becoming a driving instructor with RED and am trying to find out how much money I am looking at having to pay out to get qualified and on their team etc....I know AA charge something along the lines of 2k to get set up but cant find anywhere on RED website what their costs are.....all they state is that there are no hidden charges but it doesnt show any charges. Any ideas? Thanks http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/beware-1st-choice-sparescom-amp-bickford-motor-sa-29311.aspxFri, 19 Dec 2008 15:24:39 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:130265Hackedoffbigtime5http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/beware-1st-choice-sparescom-amp-bickford-motor-sa-29311.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=130265 I put in a specific request to 1st choice for a pair of headlamps which had to be UK spec and legal with patterns, I received a quote from Bickford Motor Salvage for &pound;172.50 which I promptly ordered as I needed them for an SVA test. On arrival one set of headlamps had the bulbs missing, but I thought nothing of this because they were second hand, I fitted them and took them to my MOT station for testing the same day only to find that they were NOT UK spec with patterns. I spoke to Nina from Bickfords who told me to re-pakage them as sent, which I did with the original bubble wrap and new package tape which was them collected two days later. I received a call the following day to say that the bulbs that were not actually sent, were missing and that the brackets were mysteriously broken aswell. On calling 1st choice, I was told that its a case of their word against mine and they could do nothing about it, The customer service manager David, did not seem to be taking my complaint seriously and seemed to suggest that I may have been lying. Why I would jeapardise a refund over a couple of bulbs I do not know, and when asked if they would log it as a complaint I was given a terse reply that Bickford had not had many complaints against them and that they would in effect be doing nothing about it. I warn all users of 1st Choice Spares and Bickford Motor Salvage to protect yourself by checking ALL deliveries when they arrive, and when sending them back make sure you photograpgh them with a newspaper next to it showing the date and condition of the goods. There is no customer service policy and should things go wrong there will be no mechanisms in place to get your money back unless you document all necessary evidence yourself. 1st choice are just as bad as Bickford becuase they are willing to let this company defraud money from customers so long as they keep getting their commission. http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/civil-non-endorsable-parking-ticket-38178.aspxThu, 10 Sep 2009 07:01:27 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:162720Beamer2http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/civil-non-endorsable-parking-ticket-38178.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=162720Can someone please give me advise. I was parked in a field at a festival, I was moving the car to another area where it was agreed I could park as we were exhibiting at this show. My clutch went on the car and I was advised by the stewards to leave my car with a note in the window detailing what had happened. I did this and said I would return in the morning with the AA or a mechanic. I got back to my car with a mechanic in the morning to find Premier Park Ltd had left a &pound;100 fine on my windscreen. The time issued said 05:09 and the date 06.09.09 which was confusing, had they arrived at 5am in the middle of a field they probably could not read the note. What should I do, unless paid in 7 days the reduced fee of &pound;50 becomes the whole. Thanks http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/swift-insurance-not-so-swift-6760.aspxTue, 12 Jun 2007 14:35:23 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:29177Bhodi33http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/swift-insurance-not-so-swift-6760.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=29177 Swift ALWAYS come up cheapest on money supermarket. Not just cheap, but sometimes &pound;100+ cheaper. They say they don&#39;t use call centres. Hmm....I have been with swift for 2 years. In January I had a non-fault accident and needed to instigate claim procceedings. This claim is STILL ACTIVE now. Why? because I have spent 4 months phoning them, asking what is happening, being put through to a variety on numb nuts who haven&#39;t got a clue what is going on, being told "we will fax your details through again" or "we can&#39;t find a record of your claim" or "have you taken your vehicle to the garage to be fixed yet?" when I had taken it to the AUTHORISED garage to be fixed a month prior. I have been going round in circles for 4 months. I then put in a complaint. No response. I forwarded the complaint again...(bare in mind they promise to respond within 24 hours and have the complaint sorted within 10 days.) no response. 28 days later.....a response to say they are "dealing with the complaint". 12 days after that, nothing. Their lack of communication, "call centre" mentality, lack of professionalism or a willingness to go out of their way to find out exactly what the hell is going on is why they are so cheap. So....SWIFTCOVER.....great if you don&#39;t need to claim or need any other sort of help at all.....but if you need them, or even need to talk to someone to change direct debit details (today.....20 minutes on hold.) you will be spitting teeth. They will not even let me cancel my policy (even though it was automatically renewed in March - 2 months after the accident) because I have an open claim!!! Plus I have just moved to a far cheaper area insurance wise - a new quote from Swift came in at &pound;256.00. But when I tried to change the details on my existing policy (curently &pound;303.00) they ADDED &pound;45 to the amount!! The explanation for this was....wait for it...."thats for brand new customers only." I will never, never use them again once I can get away from them. I would rather pay more and have a quality service. http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/tom-tom-tracking-software-38152.aspxWed, 09 Sep 2009 12:47:56 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:162656Twee1http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/tom-tom-tracking-software-38152.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=162656 I believe that it is possible to install Tracking software on to a Tom Tom sat nav - that allows me to download data after a journey to analyse the exact route taken - does anyone know anything about this / how it is obtained & used ? http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-write-off-and-the-government-scrappage-scheme-37932.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 14:36:52 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:161672JohnR-652http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-write-off-and-the-government-scrappage-scheme-37932.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=161672 A couple of days ago, a Land Rover went into the back of my wife&#39;s car while she was at a give way sign. The other driver has verbally admitted responsibility. Unfortunately because the car is an R reg, and there was significant damage to the bumper and the platform behind, the car has been assessed as a write off. She was very happy with the car, and it was reliable so this is disappointing. We are now thinking about our options. Looking at the damage (I am not a mechanic though, and so will be visiting our usual garage tomorrow), it looks as though we will need to replace the vehicle, either with another second hand car or alternatively a new car. We are not sure what we want to do, but one option I have thought about is buying the vehicle back from the insurance company (they are offering us 94% of the &pound;850 valuation if we do this), then putting it through an MOT, reregistering it, and then taking advantage of the government Car Scrappage Scheme. Are we allowed to do this? If we can&#39;t then we definitely won&#39;t consider getting a new car, but otherwise it might be worthwhile. Does anybody know the answer to this? Thanks John http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/where-to-start-from-being-banned-from-driving-37692.aspxThu, 20 Aug 2009 21:09:19 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:160579Edsel4http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/where-to-start-from-being-banned-from-driving-37692.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=160579 My ban will be over in December 29th this year. I am not sure where to start? By October I will be applying for my license. I am planning to trade my car into a smaller one is it wise? My car is a Volkwagon Bora 1.6 (2004) and I still have a year to pay for the car finance? What type of car should I trade it in? How much would the car dealer trade it? What should I do? When should I get an insurance, MOT, Road Tax? Thanks very much. http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/who-is-liable-if-a-driving-lesson-overruns-37621.aspxTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:04:35 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:160345Glasgow Whizz1http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/who-is-liable-if-a-driving-lesson-overruns-37621.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=160345 I recently had a 2 hour lesson with BSM overrrun by half an hour primarily because the instructor selected the wrong exit on a roundabout, and it took half an hour to get back to the same place as we hit heavy traffic. In this case am I liable to pay for another half an hour or to have half an hour deducted from my next lesson, and what is usual practice? I guess that I did get another half hour of driving, so perhaps paying the extra is fair, but I would like to understand where I stand legally and it terms of accepted practice. Thanks, Glasgow Whizz http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/help-needed-with-ford-focus-37374.aspxFri, 07 Aug 2009 07:36:19 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:159184kiyan3http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/help-needed-with-ford-focus-37374.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=159184 hi there i have a ford focus y reg its the mark 1 where the indicators are built in the bumper i wanted to know if i purchased the headlight that are of the mark 2 the one where the indicators are built in the headlight could this be done............... i.e wanting to give the car a facelift thanks kiyan http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/need-help-36319.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 07:45:58 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:155109i3612http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/need-help-36319.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=155109 Hi, I have received a letter from Police with intention of prosecution. In the letter they have listed three points 1. not stopping after collision 2. Failing to report after collision 3. Driving vehicle in inappropriate manner It was driven by wife on the day mentioned in the letter. I have examined my car and I could not find any sign of collision. My wife was driving with a passenger and they don&#39;t recall anything like that happened on that day. They were also in the store (they have receipts) at the time mentioned in the letter. I am going to fill the form they have sent me telling them that my wife was driving on that day. Should I also mention that I could not find any sign of collision on the car? Has anyone came across such a situation and how does these matter proceeds. Thanks http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/log-book-details-37101.aspxTue, 28 Jul 2009 21:33:32 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:158128tieman1http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/log-book-details-37101.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=158128 Hi I wonder if you could explain why my log book states that my engine size is 1400 yet, all insurance companies can only find a 1500 model. The model is a Kia Shuma. Thanks http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-insurance-claim-refused-5795.aspxSun, 20 May 2007 14:32:29 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:24741patian4723http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/car-insurance-claim-refused-5795.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=24741In march 07 had car stolen, unrecovered stolen as police report states. Received crime number , informed M&S our broker for using CIS. Sent them all completed forms, sets of keys, copies of both drivers licences.Have finally after 2 months received it all back saying claim void due to, POLICY HOLDER NOT KEEPER. My husband is main driver with our son as named driver on fully comp cover. The V5 is our sons, as we reside all at the same address and V5 is for the dvla to have confirmation of where the vehicle is kept, we did not realise we were in breach of policy. It appears that M&S who will are responding to our query next week, have Mysellf as (MRS) KEEPER. This is the case on our last car policy, when we updated to this car I phoned over the details of the new car and simply kept this policy open with a small increase in monthly direct debit. We have had this a year now, even longer if you count on our previous car with the same broker and company CIS. I took myself off the last policy due to knowing i would not drive this new car, so it just left my husband as main driver with son named, I was not informed that insurance would be void if policy holder did not match keeper, We did not know until now that I was still down as keeper for this vehicle on this policy. Being over a year old this policy it is a shock to know that in that case the insurance must have been void all the time! Does anyone have any advice, we are writing to both M&S and CIS later this week with a formal complant, and the FSA stated that only after 8 weeks in which the companies have to reply with their verdict, can we ask them for a investigation.http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/travel-care-hire-in-spain-34520.aspxThu, 30 Apr 2009 16:43:44 GMTd60303e3-0d44-49ad-b329-9875dfa2f932:148047cazza45http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/travel-care-hire-in-spain-34520.aspxhttp://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=67&PostID=148047 Im so confused as to which company is best. I am looking for 3 medium sized vehicles to hire on arrival at Malaga airport in a week for 7 days. I thought I had decided on one until I read some reviews in regards to the fuel costs charged. Given a full tank when collecting the vehicle however I have to bring the vehicle back empty? and I am charged if it isnt. Why? and some of the charges can be up to 95euros so one review stated. Any ideas? Need to get this booked as soon as so greatful for any advice or recommendations please. Thanks