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Hi! I read, I think in the Telegraph, recently that the "safety" cameras on the M25 haven't even been commissioned, let alone turned on! Is this true?
My husband was driving his Peugeot 307cc at 60mph on the motorway when the passenger door airbag suddenly exploded, filling the vehicle with smoke and gases and causing him to lose control of the car....
You mention in the current stats that newer cars fair worse on fuel economy compared to official figures - do you have the average drop for newer models from 2008?
Just had my first puncture on my T Spirit, which has factory fitted 17" wheels. The compact spare is 16". I'm having to wait for the replacement tyre to be delivered, so am driving with the spare on the...
On 17 December I parked on a main road in Bristol in what I thought was a correct parking area - other cars were parked there and the only part of a number of signs displayed that I noted was that parking...
I have recently started to use my front fog lights during wet weather. It seems to reduce the dazzle from oncoming cars and lights up the near verges so that I do not get too close when dazzled. Is this...
I currently driving a SEAT Leon FR TDi. I love it, and the high spec, but I am not getting to drive it as much as I used - and consequently, I am looking for something slightly more economical - but don't...
Which car is better for hilly area driving? 1) Car with high horse power 2) Car with high torque
In poor visibility one morning last October, I ran over a temporary traffic lights sign lying, almost invisible, in the mud on a narrow country road. It sprang up and damaged my car. My insurers arranged...
Living in the foothills outside Edinburgh (elevation 400ft), the temperature is below 7 degrees centigrade, for at least seven months of the year! I have seen a good number of cars on Michelin Alpins,...
 

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