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Help! A rat ate my car and it’s costing me thousands

I found rodents had chewed through the wiring, but my insurer insists on dealing with it as several different claims, each with a £400 excess

We complained about Kia but two years on we are still waiting for a ruling

The Motor Ombudsman is dragging its feet but how do I complain about it being so slow?

EDF can’t move me on to its super-cheap EV charging deal

Its GoElectric Overnight tariff promised drivers big savings – only problem, it couldn’t deliver

When my Hyundai broke down it was left in France, then scrapped

CompareBreakdownCover said its value, and cost of a repair, meant it wasn’t worth bringing it home

I was stranded for 13 hours waiting for the RAC to rescue me

I paid £195 for my car to be recovered but no vehicle arrived

‘It’s insane’: motorists are driven to extremes by soaring insurance costs

For some it means changing their car, for others agreeing to a tracking device, or simply deciding to give up the vehicle

My broken-down Kia is stuck in France and the RAC won’t bring it home

It’s been at the garage since August waiting for diagnostic tests

Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?

The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding EVs

TfL has dished out faulty Ulez fines over car number plate mix-up

It has taken £400 from our auto-pay account but won’t accept it isn’t our car

We were sent a £17,000 bill after a no-fault car accident

Co-op Insurance and its claims management firm, Vision, let us down – and our car is still not fixed

Ulez scrappage scheme leaving hard-up households out of pocket

Scores of applicants claim administrative failings have left them facing crippling daily charges

Keeping your car and bike on the road this winter

A checklist for mostorists and riders as the clocks going back heralds the cold seasons

UK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in September

Fall from 6.7% in August signals prices are still rising as higher cost of oil feeds through

Breakdown cover: family’s costs rise by 30% after AA auto-renewal

Driver is charged non-refundable sum of £747 when basic cover for a new customer would be £170

I was fined £100 for queuing up at a carwash queue

The forecourt cameras only monitor the time a car arrives and departs rather than what the owner does on site

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