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Car finance mis-selling scandal: Are you due over £1,000 compensation from a PCP or HP deal?

Published 14 February 2024
By Neil Briscoe
Consumers may be due thousands in mis-sold car finance scandal.
Insurers call for clampdown on salvaged car loopholes

Write-offs explained

An insurance company may deem a damaged car unsafe or uneconomical to repair. This is known as a write-off.
Published 07 December 2021
How will coronavirus affect your car insurance?

Coronavirus is lowering car insurance premiums for

The lack of cars on the road due to Covid-19 has led to fewer insurance claims, and that could translate into cheaper premiums.
Published 09 April 2020
What do the new road tax rules mean for you?

What do the new road tax rules mean for you?

New Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rules have come into place, meaning that you might be about to save a bit, or spend a bit more, on your road tax.
Published 06 April 2020
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

What do I need to know about classic car insurance?

Q. In 2000 I had two cars on standard insurance with the maximum no-claims bonus
Published 26 October 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

I want to export my left-hand-drive car to Spain but...

Q. I want to export my left-hand-drive car to Spain. At present it is kept in a garage and has an MoT certificate, but is not taxed or insured. I...
Published 03 March 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

My car's warranty is about to run out. Where do I go...

Q. I want to buy an extended warranty for my three-year-old, low-mileage Mercedes. I have researched companies such as Warranty Direct and Warrantywise...
Published 08 December 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Car clinic: The pain behind the perk

IF YOUR employer makes a company car available to you for private use, you will be liable for “benefit in kind” (BIK) tax on it and any fuel that...
Published 02 April 2014