Why won't my BMW 535 M-Sport's £2,000 sat nav accept 7-digit UK postcodes?

I've owned a fairly high spec 2006 BMW 535 ‘M’ Sport for some 18 months and one of the important extras I sought was the satellite navigation system. I had a simple Garmin system in my previous car. It...

Can you recommend a large, automatic SUV capable of towing a heavy horsebox to replace our Shogun?

I recently sought advice about the BMW 5 and Audi A6 3.0 diesel estate cars. Being a police officer able to drive BMW 5 Series, I know how good they are to drive and how safe they are should you have a...

What is a 'map nav'?

In your reply about buying satnav for an impending European trip in 10 days time you recommended that, rather than learn the quirks of a satnav, I instead use "map nav". What is "map nav" and what platform...

Thanks for your help regarding my Mercedes-benz C320CDI's sat nav problem.

I was interested to read of the difficulties JG of London, SW5 is having with the Command sat nav on his Mercedes-Benz C320CDI. I also bought a 2009 320CDI and the satnav would only handle some UK postcodes....

The global position

I have just started using Sat nav for the first time and have noticed that the speed reading on the Sat nav is usually 4mph less than on my speedometer. When driving at the speed limit which should I rely...

How does the DVD player in my Chrysler Grand Voyager work?

I just bought a 2005 Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 with no manual. I don't know how to operate the sat nav or DVD player. Any suggestions?

What's the best solution for providing live traffic news?

I find the RDS traffic updates through my car radio frequently 'behind the times', leading to being stuck in jams when I would prefer not to be. I am aware of the TrafficMaster QBusta but this looks to...

Which small, economical manual car for my mother-in-law?

My mother-in-law (who is nearly 80) wants to replace and update her car. She currently has a 1.2 petrol Corsa which is many years old, and wants to stay with this size of car. Economy & reliability are...

Burning question

I use a Tom Tom Go 370 Navigator in conjunction with an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver aerial also by Tom Tom. Recently I noticed, what looked like deep scratch marks on the dashboard of my car. It was only...

Why can't Nissan Customer Services help with specification problems with my X-Trail?

I replaced a six-year-old Nissan X-Trail with a new top of the range Tekna model in April 2010 and diligently read the manual to cope with all the gizmos. I found the manual was inaccurate about air con...