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While driving, I have noticed a large number of trucks have now mounted additional yellow side marker lights to the fronts of their vehicles. In addition to the yellow side markers that I have seen on...
My wife's car has s strong regenerative braking mode. When slowing down at a junction or whatever do the brake lights get illuminated?
For some time now my Land Rover Freelander 2 SD4 has been shuddering at between 40mph and 60 mph. It is getting noticeably worse and can be felt at 30mph too. It lasts for anything up to 20/30 seconds...
I am 71 years of age and have renewed my driving license. I have category B+E on my license dating from 1975, which the DVLA says means I can drive a vehicle up to a MAM of 3500 kg, towing ANY size of...
With difficulty parking in my district, I’ve sold my car and use more local urban buses. However, I have a clean licence and would like to drive outside the city. How could I manage this, borrowing friends,...
Why do the brakes on my car squeal when slowing down?
I have seen a few headlines stating that all cars sold from June this year will have so called speed limiters fitted. Are you able to explain what these are, and how they will work in practice?
In an automatic car is it necessary to use the Park position when sitting on a hill temporarily?
My sister is concerned about the amount of complex electronics in todays cars, she's now looking for a newer car but is worried that she'll have to adjust electric steering on the dashboard for different...
I own a Ford Kuga Titanium PHEV. Is it cheaper to charge the battery at a commercial charge point or by charging it using the petrol engine?