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We bought a Land Rover from a private seller with an extended warranty certificate. Unfortunately we have had a major fault on the vehicle which requires work, which will hopefully be covered by the warranty....
A national dealership is only offering a 60-day warranty, I thought that by law the consumer was protected for longer. Who is right?
Is the MG seven year warranty any good? The catalytic converter has failed (or the particulate filter) after only three years. Is that acceptable to be excluded from cover?
This weekend, I found the air conditioning in my 2016 Honda had failed. I took it to the Honda service centre today and they found a failure in one of the seals. I have an extended warranty so the replacement...
My brother bought a car brand new from Skoda, a Karoq. It is still under warranty and is coming up to 3 years old, and there has been a water leak through a rear seal in the boot in the car. The water...
I recently bought a brand new MINI Cooper. It doesn't have sat nav as standard so I bought the Mini Click and Drive base system from a company selling genuine Mini accessories. I also wanted to have a...
I collected my used car on the day of lockdown and the garage offered a three-month warranty. With one month left of said warranty, I contacted them because there's a noise around the rear wheel. They've...
My Volkswagen Golf was due for its service on 8 April. This was cancelled as the garage is closed. They will contact me to rearrange. I'm concerned that the oil needs to be changed as it's 13 months old....
Six weeks ago, my six-month-old BMW G20 3 Series had an engine management light come on. I called my dealer and booked it in (10 days was first appointment). I asked if it was okay to run with this light...
My car is only 18 months old, but it has recently started to suffer from water ingress in the passenger and driver footwells. I took it back to the dealer to have the work done under warranty, but I've...
 

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