Blocking out winter sun when driving

I find it extremely difficult to drive in bright sunlight. Is there a product I can stick on the windscreen to 'block out' the brightness but which I can see through?

Too many short trips

I have been told by my local BMW dealer that my driving profile, as it appears on the car’s computer, is 'undesirable', due to too many short trips (like many of your readers have already confessed to...

Accident nightmare - mini roundabout collision

I was recently in an accident on a mini roundabout, I was driving down a main road when I approached a mini roundabout; I needed to turn right so I signalled, checked other traffic, there was no one coming...

Average Speed Cameras - How Do They Work?

When driving through roadworks where there are a series of average speed cameras - 4 for example, is the average speed calculated between each camera in turn (1 to 2, 2 to 3, etc ) and so technically...

Speeding and speed limits

I was recently driving a 3.5-tonne Luton van in Cambridgeshire, when I was caught doing 57mph in a 60mph zone (national speed limit on a single carriageway). The problem is that this was a 50mph maximum...

Car insurance claim for a minor scratch!

My firend who is insured used my car and while opening the door, bumped the door into someone else's car. The driver was apparently furious, insisting on how expensive his car was, that it was going to...

Driving through deep flood water - what is safe depth?

I've just spent six hours driving a motorway route (A55), which normally takes two. The motorway was closed by the Police due to floods, and we were diverted onto the A470 to Betws-y-Coed and A5 to Bangor....

Car hire fiasco in Portugal - what should I do next?

I hired a car in Portugal via a UK-based broker with prepayment voucher. Reported within 24 hours that car seemed to be low on oil. Local firm refused to collect car and replace. Told me to buy oil and...

Winter tyres

My new BMW 3-Series has R18 run-flat tyres fitted as standard. BMW offers R17 run-flat winter tyres and wheels; would that be better than an independent supplier fitting R18 run-flat winter tyres only...

Kia Venga: Stop start not stop starting...

My wife owns a 2011 Kia Venga, which has been back to the garage three times, as the ISG stop-start isn't working properly. The garage keeps giving her what appear silly reasons - the first was not enough...