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The Isle of Sheppey crash in September involved 130 vehicles in thick fog. Apparently many of them didn't have their lights on. Obviously, there are some silly people who wouldn't put them, on anyway,...
I have just read the letter on your website complaining about the dangerous blinding LEDs and Xenons. The writer is certainly not the only one. I am a pensioner and I believe there are about 12 million...
I have on order a Hyundai i40 Tourer BlueDrive 1.7 CRDi 136PS with manual gearbox. I am part-exchanging a Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 XS. I have been on the lookout for this type of Hyundai on the road...
On taking delivery in June of a new Peugeot 207 SW manufactured in May 2013, I was surprised to discover that daytime running lights were not fitted, which I understood was mandatory on all new vehicles...
I have a 2009 Volkswagen Eos and some of the LEDs in both rear indicator units have failed. I thought the advantage of LEDs is that they do not blow like ordinary light bulbs, could this be a indication...
Our new Volkswagen Polo has noticeably bright and distracting daytime running lights. Our Volkswagen dealer garage insists they cannot be turned off. Is this correct - I didn't think they were mandatory...
I recently purchased a BMW 320i SE which has daytime running lights which I am told by the dealer that you cannot turn off. I understand why you might need these while you are driving but they remain...
What was the reasoning behind the decision to provide the new driving lights on the front of new cars without connecting them to the rear lights? I am losing count of the number of cars that I see driving...
Why do the daytime running lights not operate at the rear? The number of cars I have seen over the winter period with poor visibility conditions that are being driven with only the front daytime light...
I own a 2009 Audi TTS, mileage just over 30,000 with full Audi service history. The nearside running lights (LEDs) have failed and I contact my local Audi dealership regarding a fix. The car is out of...
 

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