Amazing customer service from Skoda Benfield's.

Early in March my wife bought a brand new Skoda Fabia. When we collected the car from Benfield Skoda in Harrogate the salesman advised us that a batch of these cars had a faulty rear window wiper. He checked...

Is it reasonable for a dealer to replace my RX-8 alternator three weeks after sale?

I've just bought a 2006 Mazda RX-8 with only 32,000 miles from a local independent dealer. The alternator on the car has failed after only owning the car for three weeks, resulting in a recovery by the...

Does my RAV4 really need a whole new fuel pump to replace a sensor?

My 2007 Toyota RAV4 T180 D-4D is sitting in the Toyota garage whilst they scratch their heads trying to work out why all the warning lights come on saying there is a fuel leak - but they can't find one....

Why did my insurer try to get me to take up an accident management plan?

A few weeks ago I was hit from behind whilst stationary at a junction. The impact was low speed, and the damage to my car (a 2011 BMW 5 Series) was light (a scratched/scuffed bumper). We exchanged details...

How much would it cost to have a Corsa's bottom end (?) repaired?

Having just shelled out £425 to get my teenage son's Corsa through its MOT on Thursday, I'm a bit p'd off that it broke down on Friday. Breakdown guy said it sounds like the bottom end has gone. Question...

Derby City Council fixed local potholes very rapidly.

Fired with enthusiasm through reading your columns each week, and fed up with trying to drive down one local road that had a series of three or four deep potholes all in a line, and parked cars both sides...

Can you suggest this MAF sensor fix for the Ford Ka to your reader?

I had 2000X Ford Ka and after 10 years it started over-revving at idle. You suggested the MAF sensor needed replacing. Before going down that path, I exercised the MAF sensor cable connection, which cleared...

What causes common turbo failures on the Audi A6 diesel?

Against repeated advice in your column I decided to continue running my gorgeous Audi A6 diesel estate car beyond the three-year warranty period. 18 months later and just a couple of miles after the car...

Our local council is spending money on traffic signs but not repairing potholes - how can I object?

Hertfordshire County Council is spending or has spent over £200,000 on digital traffic information signs. One of these, in Stevenage, obstructs the view of a driver emerging from his property. Meanwhile...

Thanks for your advice regarding water ingress in my MINI Convertible.

A huge thank you for your advice about water damage to the electrics of my MINI convertible due to failure of the hood. I pursued the MINI dealership MD and he has conceded on this occasion that the damage...