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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.
Volkswagen faces criticism after racist ad

Dieselgate: VW to pay £193m to British drivers

Volkswagen has settled a High Court action over its diesel emissions cheating.
Published 26 May 2022

Drivers compensated £12,000 for speed bump damage

UK councils have paid out over £35,000 in compensation to motorists who have had their cars damaged by speed bumps, a new report has discovered.
Published 06 October 2018
Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers by using loophole

Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers

Councils are avoiding paying compensation to drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes by insisting that the roads in question were schedu
Published 30 April 2018
Car Clinic: Can BMW parts delay be compensated?

Am I entitled to compensation for my BMW being off...

My newish BMW has been at the dealer for two weeks awaiting a third-party component. Aren’t manufacturers legally obliged to maintain adequate stocks?
Published 18 April 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Pothole compensation costs councils £8m in two years

Counclis paid out nearly £8m over two years in compensation to drivers and riders who claim "pothole payouts"...
Published 21 January 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Councils hit by flood of pothole damage claims...

Councils in areas worst hit by the winter storms are now facing a flood of compensation claims from motorists whose cars have been damaged by potholes.
Published 07 May 2014