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Three cars damaged … but bang goes any compensation

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Shell … from flying missiles to sliding trolleys getting redress for the repair bill proves near impossible

Why does the council sell me a parking permit, but won’t enforce rules?

I sometimes can’t park and I’ve been told the council has been unable to carry out enforcement for two years. I want a refund

Shaftesbury Avenue – the UK’s worst illegal parking blackspot

Wardens handed out 5,708 parking tickets worth £400,000 in fines in just three months, nearly double the number than the whole of Oxford

M&S says ‘no’ to adding my daughter to car insurance

She’s visiting from Israel. I had no problems with this when I was with Direct Line

Heathrow refuses to refund me for pod parking problems

I had to use a shuttle bus, which took longer and was inferior to the premium service I had booked

Car production rises as exports make up for falling UK demand

Just over 157,000 cars produced in October, 3.5% more than same time last year, as exports rise by 5% and domestic demand falls 2.9%

Frozen out of using Iceland by threat of a parking ticket

The supermarket uses the same car park as enforcement company Smart Parking, and I’ve erroneously been charged

Europcar charged me £468 because it didn’t have the model I booked

The firm was wilfully deceptive when it didn’t have an Opel Astra and offered me a Ford Focus instead

Oxford Street could become ‘traffic-free boulevard’ next year

Radical proposal to pedestrianise area west of Oxford Circus is aimed at improving air quality and tackling congestion

Hertz drives up the cost of car rental for US holiday

We arrived late to drop off the vehicle and were charged more than £500 extra

How do I get ParkingEye to believe a disabled friend?

She parked in one car park with a blue badge, but it claims she was in another

Endsleigh made me pay after a car near to mine burst into flames

The insurer made me pay an excess, increased my premium and cancelled my no-claims bonus

Electric car owners ‘can drive for free by letting energy firms use battery’

Savings from a new scheme will cover the £350-£400 annual cost of charging a Nissan Leaf, says electricity supplier Ovo

The end of la dolce vita as Autovia car hire threatens legal action

Italian company has given us 15 days to pay, but we paid a year ago

Motorists left high and dry by AutoEurope if they are delayed

The hire car broker’s vague T&Cs mean customers are being turned away empty handed if they are late

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