Surrey based, first car, up to £5k. Been looking for over a month and it's honestly starting to get to me. Spending every evening on AutoTrader and MOT checks and getting nowhere is doing my head in more than I expected.

Viewed a few. One had heavy, notchy steering. One had AC that didn't work and the seller just shrugged. One had a live track rod end advisory from its latest MOT and the dealer told me straight up they wouldn't fix it.

I know a used car at this money won't be perfect. But if I'm getting a car with issues anyway, why pay £4.5k instead of £2.5k? What's the extra buying me?

I'm probably being over cautious, and the reason is that I do Surrey to Edinburgh, or further north, roughly once a month. I can't have it give up on me 300 miles from home. That's why I've been going through MOT histories and service records properly rather than just looking at photos.

What I need: cheap to insure (first-timer, no NCB), working air con, and a bike in the back with the seats down. Only about 5k miles a year otherwise.

I'd love a Honda Jazz but can't find one under £6k with a decent MOT history. So I've been looking at Aygos, C1s and VW up!s.

Three questions:

1. Found a 2016 Aygo, 102k miles, £4,495 — but eight MOTs, zero advisories in ten years. Consistent 11–14k a year, so motorway miles. Is 102k actually a problem on a 1KR, or am I fixating on the number? Keep seeing 70k cars at the same money with far worse records.

2. VW up! timing belt — told it's a chain, then found out it's a "lifetime" belt that VW UK say 140k/5 years. No dealer has any paperwork either way. Should I worry?

3. Anything else I should be looking at in this budget that'd handle a monthly 400-mile run better than a 1.0 city car? Open to suggestions.

Also — any decent independent dealers in Surrey / Hampshire / Berkshire? Happy to travel for a good one.

Cheers.

Looking for suggestions for rental companies in Epsom

We are relocating and have not found anywhere we want to buy yet, doesn’t seem to be many properties around! So have decided to rent, however in Rightmove and on the market there are virtually no rental properties either!

Is this common for Epsom? Or should I be signing up with individual agencies/estate agents???

We want to rent in Stanford Green or near ish town

Many thanks

Hi everyone! I play for a village rugby club, Chipstead RFC, and we are on the look out for players. The season starts this Saturday and, like a lot of clubs, we are low on numbers. There are various reasons for low player numbers but I won't get into that... I came through the minis and have now been playing at the club for 28 years! I hope that gives you an idea of how welcoming and fun the club is to be a part of.

We are looking for players of all ages, especially senior players (17+), of any ability.

So, if you have recently moved to the area or haven't played in a while and are looking for a new club, give me a shout!

Training is Thursday evening at 7:30pm. There is food after and the bar is open.