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Worst experience of driving you've seen?

Just to add, bit off topic but interesting story relevant to my post above I was chatting with an Indian doctor a few years ago who said when he... see more

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Worst experience of driving you've seen?

I live about half an hour away from a large town where that happens every day!! The town has a predominantly asian population, and I sometimes wonder... see more

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Will you pay for miles done abroad under pay per mile

There is no such new tax. see more

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Unhappy with how RAC engineer treated.

I assume you don't have a spare tyre, or the RAC would (should) have fitted that for you. They have classified damaged sidewalls as "accidental... see more

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Will you pay for miles done abroad under pay per mile

Nobody yet knows how these charges will be calculated. Various methods are possible: ANPR cameras clocking all your driving. Some gadget in the... see more

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Consumer Rights: Rejecting car on PCP after just under 12 months

Which Magazine has free and accurate advice on dealing with these issue: How to complain about a car dealer - Which? see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

What peeves me off is not so much 'on the road' and more 'in the car' - it's that my car is constantly trying to tell me to change gears, to move... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

@TC1474 And I thought that standing outside a mobile home (big semi permanent caravan) talking with the father of a teenager who was threatening to... see more

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Bad experience RAC registered garage

Did they give any sort of warranty on their work? see more

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Bad experience RAC registered garage

I sought the advice of an RAC approved garage in Cornwall, to investigate an intermittent whistle on acceleration and deceleration and fumes coming... see more

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Unhappy with how RAC engineer treated.

After not knowing where to go. I came here to express how frustrated I am with the service I received from RAC mechanic. My car was parked on the... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

Absolutely in agreement with you on that... I still remember Hungerford in 1987 as if it was yesterday (It was my buddy who was murdered by... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

@TC1474 You do get hardened to some of the things you see, especially here, but sometimes it's so bad it stays in your memory forever and you can... see more

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Peugeot Traveller just stopped working

I know little about Renault/Peugeot as we don't have either here in the US, but doing a bit of digging it seems the cam belt runs in oil and has a... see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

It’s not going well. They can’t even get me to ferry port today 9 hours after my call. So stranded now searching for a hotel with undriveable car.... see more

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Accused of damage to another car while in the car park

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

That's really good to hear, glad it's getting sorted for you 👍 see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

So latest update is RAC will recover car at 1400hrs but can only take me to Dundee then it’s link up recovery in stages all the way to ferry port... see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

Now 10.5 hours now with no prospect of getting home tonight. Also was offered free onward travel by email on the 05th of September but was a dead... see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

Hi @Scotia78 Really sorry to hear of this. As community manager I don't have access to customer accounts. Neither do other community forum... see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

@Scotia78 Now 10.5 hours! see more

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Accused of damage to another car while in the car park

The bigger supermarkets do have CCTV, and so you would think that the third party insurers would have asked for a copy. Ask them if they have CCTV... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

Thank you (and Rolebama) for your kind thoughts. Pub lunch postponed until today! see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

And ain't that the truth. The one aspect of training that is never covered and the one job I always used to detest and never ever got used to. I... see more

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Worst experience of driving you've seen?

No matter if you’ve been driving for decades or learning now, you’ll have seen some sights on the road. Lots of things can affect how we drive.... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

Sorry for the slow response, I’ve been away from here recently for a few reasons but wanted to add my regards ad well @Beelzebub. I hope you both... see more

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7.5 hours waiting time to call out!

I’ve broken down in Aberdeenshire and require recovery to the western isles. I’ve been given a 7.5 hours call out time which doesn’t bode well for me... see more

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What Gave Me 'The Hump' Today

What's giving me the hump, and it's been going of for a few weeks now is whenever I turn on the TV it's nothing but Donald Trump and/or Kamala... see more

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