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For several weeks, I've had an intermitent hesitation under acceleration on my Vauxhall Zafira B 1.8-litre petrol. I have been told to perform a pedal test and I have the ECN code of 036504 come up. What...
I passed my driving test in 1986, but DVLA say it doesn't have a record of that - how can I prove that I did?
I've just bought a 2001 Jaguar-X Type. I paid £2000. My age 63, full NCB, and this is my second car (the first is an XKR). I'm insured with LV, and I'm paying £500 for the X-Type's insurance (two children...
I own a 1994 Honda Civic, and I think I need to top up the coolant in the engine as the tank next to the radiator is hovering around the minimum level when the engine is cold. What type of coolant do I...
I arranged insurance with LV for my new car. I asked for two named drivers to be added. Was asked if they had any claims or convictions, and the answer was no. However, there was an 'incident' sustained...
My car, a Mazda 6 TS2 Diesel 2.2, is kept in the Alps during the winter at a height of 1300 meters. In February for two weeks, the temperatures ranged between -19c and -10c. The first part of any journey...
I assisted a colleague of mine a few months ago after a no-fault accident he was involved in. He was T-boned by a young motorcyclist as he turned right into a side road, the motorcyclist had overtaken...
I purchased a four-month old Venture edition Mazda MX-5 with 1050 miles on clock. Test drive was okay a week before. After buying car (empty fuel directed to shell garage down road) Filled up with Unleaded...
I have a query on wheel sizes for my 2002 Honda CR-V. I bought the car with a set of four 16-inch alloys, fitted with 205/55-16 Michelins. From a technical standpoint, these are the wrong size as they...
My son bought a one-year old Volkswagen Scirocco a few days ago, and when we got it home, we found the centres of the front tyres were badly worn down to the wear indicators. The garage claims that cars...
 

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