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On Your Behalf: Lonely Goatherds, Car Queries and Voting Partially Sighted

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10/06/2017

Lonely Goatherds, Car Queries and Voting Partially Sighted

BBC Radio Ulster - On Your Behalf, Lonely Goatherds, Car Queries and Voting Partially Sighted

Castlewellan walkers, motability changes, car queries and voting partially sighted.

The case of two Castlewellan walkers, consumer expert Jimmy Hughes is live answering car queries, a new motability update is out and what is it like to vote partially sighted.

This week; we are still hearing from people who are fed up with the state of their roads and pavements after contractors have finished the work yet according to the Department of Infrastructure, the utility provider is legally responsible for reinstating the roadway to an agreed standard. 

Consumer expert Jimmy Hughes is in studio with Linda to discuss a variety of car queries; from motability cars and an update on the Motability Transitional Protection Scheme, to Personal Contract Plans. Since 2013, more than 50,000 people have had their vehicles taken off them because they transferred from DLA to PIP. And when is buying a car not technically buying a car? Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority launched a probe into the UK car finance market over concerns about a 'lack of transparency, potential conflicts of interest and irresponsible lending in the motor finance industry'. 

Did you vote on Thursday? And are you sure you voted for the right person? And not the right person for the job, the person you meant to vote for? We hear from Joe, a man who is blind from birth explains how he cast his electoral vote. And what could the lonely goatherd take from Ireland to Spain but not from Spain to Ireland? We meet two Castlewellan walkers to get the answer....

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