Here’s how we helped a member get a refund after the second-hand car they bought broke down on the drive home.
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Brief Cases: faulty second hand car fiasco
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Is a pothole solution around the corner?
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Self-driving cars without a human behind the wheel will be allowed on UK roads from 2021, but are they a solution to our pothole problem?
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Did scammers know about my DVLA renewal?
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We’ve covered DVLA scams before, but this one caught my eye due to how closely-tied it was to my real vehicle tax renewal. How did the scammers know?
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Could you get by without a car?
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When the lease on my car came up I decided to give the car-free life a try. Do you need one as much as you think you do? (more…)
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Scam watch: ‘I was targeted after a car accident’
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A member received scam calls following a minor road mishap – here’s how to avoid falling into the scammer’s trap.
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Have you been affected by this VW seatbelt fault?
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VW Group has finally issued the recall of 75,000 VW and Seat cars affected by a potentially lethal car seat belt fault. But what took them so long?
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Checking your phone while driving: a dangerous phenomenon
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It seems many of us are so addicted to our phones we can’t even sit at a red light without giving in to the temptation. Have you spotted people on their phones while they should be driving?
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How can VW be held to account for the dieselgate scandal?
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Three years ago it emerged that VW was cheating on emissions tests by fitting ‘defeat devices’ to their diesel vehicles, unbeknown to consumers. Why has VW failed to pay any compensation to those affected in the UK, despite doing so in other countries?
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Would you still buy a diesel?
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Amid headlines of manufacturers cheating emission tests and the harmful effects of NOx on our health, is there any room left for a defence of diesel?
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Can pizza fix our pothole problem?
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Domino’s Pizza has taken to repairing potholes in the US and branding the tarmac with its logo. How would you feel about the UK following suit in allowing private companies to fix our roads?
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Would you ban parking on the pavement?
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The Scottish government is planning to ban pavement parking – and the rest of the country could follow suit. Would you support pavement parking prohibition?
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Learning to drive: would you make changes?
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Changes to the law mean learner drivers in England, Scotland and Wales can now take lessons on the motorway. Would you make further changes to the way we learn to drive?
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How should car tax be calculated?
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New diesel car owners may have to pay up to £520 more a year in tax under new rules that came into force last week. Should diesel drivers pay more? Or is there a better way calculated vehicle tax?
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Brief cases: member refunded for problematic car battery
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It’s frustrating when you’re trying to resolve a problem that concerns more than one company. We help a member get his money back after his car battery stopped working and both the retailer and the car dealership refused to help.