Tax, insurance and other admin around cars isn’t that exciting. But it’s vital. Follow our top tips and it’ll help you to save money
The full service history has long been an important part of buying a used car. But changes have taken place over recent years. Rather than a garage putting a stamp…
Our reader went to France in August. Six weeks after getting home, he received two speeding fines after, unknown to him, triggering speed cameras in his hire car. We explain…
Until early 2022, there was an EV home charger grant for installing an EV charging point at your property. However, the government has done away with the EV Homecharging Scheme…
Our reader claims the wheels on her car have suffered corrosion. It is within the five-year period of her new-car warranty and she wants to know if it covers the…
A French speed camera snapped our reader. But they could easily have been in Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands or Norway. The likelihood that the authorities will track them down…
It seems there’s little that isn’t affected by the rising inflation that’s prompting the cost-of-living crisis. And like many other things, car insurance premiums are going to have to rise.…
Our reader was involved in an accident with a driver they think might be uninsured. Someone mentioned the Motor Insurance Database (MID) to them. Here we explain what it is…
Our reader is bringing a car to the UK from Guernsey with a Guernsey number plate. They need to alert the (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) DVLA in order to tax…
Our reader’s grandmother who suffers from dementia apparently threw the paperwork away. They then sold the car, thinking it wouldn’t be a problem if they declared it to the new…
Our reader lives in the London low emissions zone and wants to stop using their car for a short but awkward daily commute, taking a scooter instead. The moped licence…