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  • What is PCP? (Article)
    Breakdown cover VED Road Tax What is a PCP & is it right for me? A PCP, or personal contract purchase, is a way of financing a new car. With monthly payments
  • Do You Qualify For A Mobility Car? (Article)
    Knowing if you qualify for a mobility car and choosing the right one at the best price is vital. There’s a host of adaptations that can be applied to a mobility vehicle to tailor it to your disability needs, as well as many wheelchair accessible vehicles to choose from. What
  • Cheap Car Finance & Advice (Article)
    PCPs Explained How To Save Money On VED Road Tax Car Insurance Breakdown Cover Buying a car: it's a biggie
  • Child car seat safety: What you need to know (Article)
    . Familiarise yourself with the seat This sounds simple, but it's all to easy to let someone else fit the seat and never have to worry about it, especially if your car seat is going to be used in the same car all the time. But what happens if you breakdown or the seat needs to be refitted? Read
  • Review: Meaco DD8L Zambezi Dehumidifier (productReview)
    people crank up the temperatures at home and humidity levels rise. It's also useful for car owners who don't want humid air in the garage causing their pride and joy to go rusty, or the seats to go mouldy. The best  dehumidifiers work quickly without costing you too much in energy bills. So
  • AIR-CONDITIONING: How do I know if my air conditioning needs servicing? (FAQs)
    (to maximise heat transfer) it is usually this which fails first by leaking. With a standard manually controlled a/c system you should leave the a/c on all the time, even if not using it to cool the car. You should also turn the system to full cold for ten minutes once a week – even through
  • Free & cheap van & pick-up history checks (Article)
    such as HPI , The AA and My Car Check . Van history checks
  • Used Van Buying Guide: Sprinter 2013-2018 (Article)
    Bluetooth connection for telephony and music connection, while a Becker Map Pilot system became available, too. Mercedes-Benz’s focus on safety with its passenger cars is carried over to its commercial vehicles, with the Sprinter gaining a number of industry firsts relating to safety. Standard
  • Cheap classic car insurance (Article)
    Details of how to get cheap classic car insurance from: Hagerty, Footman James, It's Classic Car Insurance and major comparison sites such as Go Compare and MoneySupermarket. Cut The Cost Of Insurance
  • Cheap camper van insurance (Article)
    camper van with the same company that covers my car? Yes you can, but you may get cheaper deal and better cover by shopping around. This is down to the fact that most camper van polices are tailored to van and its usage. Do you plan to travel abroad or stay within the UK? Will your van
  • CONSUMER RIGHTS: How do I reject a vehicle or get compensation for problems with a car? (FAQs)
    This first section attempts to simplify and clarify the various pieces of legislation and case law that protect you when you buy a new car.  Some of the law also covers any high-cost consumer durable for the first 6 years after purchase. The more complicated nitty
  • How to buy a classic car (Article)
    How to buy a classic at auction How to buy a car from a dealer
  • How to buy a used van (Article)
    . This applies when you buy a new van from a dealership and will be laid out in the breakdown of the overall purchase price, and in most cases it can be reclaimed. However, if the van is also used privately, the business can only reclaim the amount of VAT that’s proportional to business use
  • How to buy a used camper van (Article)
    too, with a camper van’s seats offering more functionality than those on standard cars - the ability to swivel, fold and turn into a sleeping area - it’s not uncommon for the seatbelts to get trapped in mechanisms and get damaged as a result. It’s worth inspecting your seatbelts
  • Record high for battery-related car breakdowns 20 May 2020 (News)
    . >>> Latest NHS car discounts and deals The RAC said that the number of battery faults its patrols had seen were "very high" - and they were dealing with record calls for at home flat battery breakdowns. Similarly, the AA reported that two fifths of call-outs resulted from battery
  • New Saga Breakdown Cover Includes Cost of Repairs 23 Jun 2009 (News)
    , whilst an alternator failure typically costs £285 to fix. With garage hourly labour rates costing anything up to £190, Saga Breakdown Repair gives the customer peace of mind that they are covered up to the £500 claim limit. Over 50s make up 54% of new car buyers and many
  • Latest Recall Information from Vehicle Inspectorate 25 Jan 2001 (News)
    The latest offical Safety Recalls affecting 40 vehicles, including the Maserati 3200GT have now been posted in the Car by Car Breakdown on this site. To check the information on your car, go to 'Car by Car Breakdown', choose the make of your vehicle from the drop-down menu, then click
  • Halfords launches breakdown service 11 Sep 2018 (News)
    . In the event of a breakdown, it will aim to provide assistance within 40 minutes and, if possible, repair your vehicle on the spot. There are five levels of cover available for car, vans and motorbikes, ranging from the basic Roadside & Local policy (starting at £20) to the Full Cover (from
  • Geneva Motor Show News 4 Mar 2004 (News)
    Instead of making separate announcements, news from Geneva has been incorporated into individual car by car breakdown entries. Details of new Renault Twingo (photo), Jaguar S Type V6 diesel, BMW E60 M5, BMW X5 4.8iS, KIA Cerato, Mazda 4 and others are all included in car by car
  • Coronavirus: Are you missing out on free breakdown cover? 22 May 2020 (News)
    are dealing with record numbers of battery-related car breakdowns . From today (22 May) NFU Mutual is offering its existing and new car and van customers complimentary or upgraded RAC home start
 

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