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Insurance help. Banned driver. I want to take test in private car

I looking for insurance now my ban has passed to drive my partners car on my extended driving test. Any recommendations as im drawing all blanks.

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1.8 insignia elite mpg and flat

Hi there I've got a vauxhall insignia elite 1.8 petrol it's only doing 22 mpg and it's very flat have to drop it down to second if I need to go up hills as struggles lack of power so always roving it...

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Help brought a faulty car!

Hi I brought a car on 18th March with fresh MOT no advisories. On the 18th June, the car started to have a loud tapping noise from engine, started smoking, became sluggish and misfiring. Dealer agreed...

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Hit & Run happened to a parked car

Hi, I had someone hit into my car yesterday whilst it was parked outside my house all day and not realising later in the day around 6.15pm that someone did that and nobody had come forward to tell me...

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Ford KA water temp light when idle

Hi need some advice as my partners water temp light has started coming on but only when idle. Here's what happens Start driving fine then after a little while we stop at lights the temp gauge starts to...

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Weed Out Bad Drivers - Re-Test every 10 years

I'm hoping I'm not the only person on this forum who is completely fed up with certain UK drivers being completely unaware, not following the rules and getting away with it every day. I have started a...

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Brought my car over from Ireland - cover note elapsed!

Hello all! I've been having a right drama. I've brought my car over from Republic of Ireland and got insurance based on the VIN. I then proceeded to make many mistakes. Now the insurance policy has...

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Ford fiesta

HI ALL hope you are well i have a ford fiesta 2003 1.4 and i have found the cat converter has broken up inside BUT how can i get it out it is really so tight in there any help would be great

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Peugeot 206 1.9D Speedometer Intermittent

I have a 1999 Peugeot 206 1.9D, chosen for my children to learn to drive on and for its simplicity - not much to go wrong. The speedometer is intermittent in a binary fashion. It either works for a...

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Need advice on which new car to get

My partner and I are looking to get a new car but we really don't know where to begin. I think realistically we will be looking at used cars because my Partner does an 80-mile round trip each day...

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Vauxhall Zafira randomly shuts off whilst driving!

I purchased my Vauxhall Zafira B in 2014 (59 plate, registered in 2010). I purchased it from a dealer in Luton. A few weeks in to driving it, I was doing about 15 MPH on my local road and the entire...

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Vauxhall Astra 06 plate

Hi, help please. Any car mechanics out there able to give some advice please? 06 Astra - On occasions car does not start - from cold or warm - This does not happen all the time, very intermittent - Can...

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Insurance liability dispute following accident

Hi all, I've never been in this situation before so was hoping someone could help me with what happens next? On Sunday I was involved in a collision between myself and 1 other car on a roundabout. They...

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Car accident/Priority over oncoming traffic sign

Hello, Today I was involved in an accident. I was driving and came to a priority over oncoming traffic sign (it was my right of way). There was a slow sign where I went to about 25mph, so slowed down...

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Breakdown Coverage regarding Spare Tyre

Hi, I'm currently looking at single trip cover for a long haul trip in my Transit. Now I have a spare tyre but it's has no wheel. Would the cover I take out with the RAC cover me on changing the spare...

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First Auto car for motability suggestions

Hiya, I have a list of cars I can get on motability and i have a list that i can choose from, do you fine people mind looking at the list and seeing what you would think would be ideal? we sometimes go...

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Mazda 3 intermittent electrical issues

Good afternoon all, I've been having some intermittent electrical faults with my 2005 Mazda 3 1.6 TS2. for a few weeks now. It started out with the reverse light not working, then the air bag light...

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Smax starter motor

Hi i need some advice, my 2008 smax has had trouble starting and i call out an ttechnician about two months ago, the technician plugged in his laptop and reset all fault codes , he said there was a...

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Buying a used car?

So i'm currently looking at buying a used car i'm mainly looking at vauxhall corsa's and renault clios 2010 or over, is there anything I should be looking out for both visually and in the paperwork...

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oil pressure light on

Hi I have a VW Toruan 1.6 FSI 2004 Around a month prior I was driving down the motorway when the engine oil pressure light signalled on me, l left my car to cool off for around 3 hours, checked the oil...

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