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I heard today that the Supreme Court have ruled that fraudulent statements or evidence provided in support of an otherwise genuine claim will not now allow Insurers to decline a claim. Seems to throw out of the window the principle of utmost good faith one of the foundations of insurance...

...or did the Judges show a welcome degree of common sense and logic? Supreme Court rules against 'death by unlicensed' motoring law Personally I've always felt a little uneasy about this sort of sledgehammer legislation and it would appear that their Lordships were similarly concerned...

I have a debt outstanding of almost £1,000. Despite numerous reminders being sent, after five months I've still received nothing but false promises of payment. My final demand, sent a week ago threatened court action if payment not received within 7 days. Still no payment received. Can anyone...

This is copied from the other MB forum but I hope members here are also interested to read this news Important rust news court victory - Mercedes-Benz Owners' Forums

Bit of a read this one: Dangers of buying a car on ebay--if you want a laugh read on

Personally, I find this outrageous! I promptly signed the petition. PistonHeads Headlines

Don't ask me how it happened ..... :crazy:

To cut a long story short, last July as I was driving along the M8 to Bathgate (from Edinburgh) I was about to take the Bathgate junction which is a long tight slip road. Just before this slip road is an overhead bridge (that the slip road doubles back to join up to, locals will know where I...

For speeding that is ;) I was caught two months ago and stopped, failed to produce my licence at the station. Was told i would recieve a letter through the post which i would then need to sign etc and send my money off with it. Its basically the way it used to be done before photo id's were...

You may recall this thread where I detailed that I went to court as a prosecution witness following a road accident that happened in front of me late 2007. Well, sentencing was undertaken on 6 October, and I received an update today. It turns out the charge always was "driving without due care...

Just had a letter from the courts this morning saying 'The amount you owe is £195' pay or we will take one of the following actions...... So I ring the court and say what is this for, they say oh well some offense from feb 08 really, I say, why have I not been told before? turns out is for a...

You may recall this thread: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=44002 I was (un)lucky enough to witness a nasty little accident. I received a letter today from Cambs Constabulary stating Mr XX attended Magistrates for pre-trial review and pleaded not guilty to "Drive...

Hi Guys couldn't find a thread that would answer my questions so I am posting this one. You may just redirect me to a post that would clarify... Back to the core of the problem I have bought an E230 N reg 1996 two weeks ago. From a trader. The price was suspiciously low and I have haggled down...

It gives me no pleasure to do so, and I have better things to do with my time, but if they break an agreement with money at stake and refuse to talk to me about it, what other option do I have? Last October I put a £500 deposit down on a Viano at M-B Direct. Of course, normally deposits are...

Some good info for fans or otherwise of the congestion charge etc. Dispatches CH4 Now.

Saw this on a police forum I frequent. Comments invited, given how the last topic on this subject went it could be interesting!:rolleyes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/6457871.stm A Shropshire police officer has won his High Court bid to overturn a conviction for dangerous...

Anyone used these guys? J.P Garage, Hampton Court Rd, Hampton Court, East Molesey, KT8 9BY 020 8977 8234 Drove past them this afternoon.

Well... some of you might have followed some of my issues last november. The time to goto court has arrived, and I will be attending a magistrates court (pleading not guilty to driving without due care and attention) this week... Now, things start dawning on me. Things like... what if I am...

Hi, Just received (or rather my wife has) a Claim Form (issued by a County Court). Earlier this year my wife had an accident in my Company Car on a roundabout. I won't go into the specifics of the accident here. Anwyay, our company vehicles are all insured on a Third Party basis. They...

Well thanks to Steve Perry et al for their help re the harmonic balancer in this thread: http://mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26615 Just thought I would update everyone on this. Honest John www.honestjohn.co.uk has added a warning in his car by car breakdown section to all models...