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Cat S and Cat N premium cars: buying a repaired write-off safely
Cat S and Cat N premium cars can be a smart buy or a money pit. The write-off categories, the…
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Investigative coverage of dealer tactics, finance mis-selling, scams and consumer-protection traps in the UK premium car market. Pieces document how kerbsiders disguise trade cars as private sales, how brokers obscure APR on PCP deals, how returned-loan and write-off vehicles re-enter the trade, and how the FCA motor-finance redress scheme is being misrepresented by claims-management firms. Every story names the specific regulator pathway (FCA, FOS, ASA, Trading Standards) a reader can use to complain or escalate, and links to the exact form or guidance on gov.uk.
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Who qualifies for the FCA motor finance redress scheme, and the 2026 deadlines
FCA motor finance redress scheme 2026: who qualifies, the key dates by loan band, and why complaining direct beats a…
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Kerbsiding Returns: How to Spot V5C Log Book Fraud UK 2026
Kerbsiding Returns: How to Spot V5C Log Book Fraud UK 2026. CDE may earn a commission when you click affiliate…
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UK Negative Equity Car Trade-In Trap 2026: One in Three Underwater
UK Negative Equity Car Trade-In Trap 2026: One in Three Underwater. This is editorial analysis, not personalised financial advice. Speak…
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UK GAP Insurance 2026: FCA Pause Lifted, What You Are Owed
UK GAP insurance 2026: FCA paused sales Feb 2024 over 70% commission, lifted May 2024. No automatic refunds, but a…
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Greenwashing – When green is just a word
Originally published 2017-05-28T15:58:57+00:00. This article is part of the CarDealExpert historical archive — see our latest UK car-finance, insurance and…
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Dealership Loans: Don’t Take the Easy Way Out
Originally published 2017-05-14T13:54:39+00:00. This article is part of the CarDealExpert historical archive — see our latest UK car-finance, insurance and…
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BMW 5 series and Sonata ace crash tests
Originally published 2017-03-24T15:05:51+00:00. This article is part of the CarDealExpert historical archive — see our latest UK car-finance, insurance and…
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Most stolen vehicles in the United States
Originally published 2017-02-03T16:40:57+00:00. This article is part of the CarDealExpert historical archive — see our latest UK car-finance, insurance and…
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Basics of online car buying
Originally published 2017-01-04T22:18:18+00:00. This article is part of the CarDealExpert historical archive — see our latest UK car-finance, insurance and…
