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On 11 February 2010 I was driving my nine-month-old automatic Yaris on the A65 between Skipton and Ilkley in Yorkshire. As I approached some temporary traffic lights that were at red - with a queue of...
I note, in your response to PA of Leeds that you again make the point that headlights should only be flashed as a warning. In this regard, a couple of days ago, I passed a collection of policemen and...
Thanks for the photo of the speed cushion with a pot-hole actually in it. The location looks like Thames Ditton, or Cobham, in Surrey. You may be interested to know that my nephew was pulled up by the...
Further to my last email I wanted to warn you about some very nasty potholes in certain Surrey back lanes. Please be very careful if you use the popular shortcuts across country, from Ockley to Ewhurst,...
I could not disagree more with HJ’s opinion that autos should be driven two-footed. I and my wife have driven autos since converting from gears sixteen years ago. We drive home and abroad. Driving a geared...
We are beginning to get rather pissed off in Thames Ditton on the potholes issue. It seems that the current contract for road maintenance contained no Service Level Agreement or provision for penalties...
I have been driving automatic cars for more than thirty years and have found that your advice to left foot brake to be a great advantage. My reason for writing however is to seek advice on the disposal...
Given that the holiday season is upon us perhaps you could advise your readers again on the pitfalls of hiring a car. I booked a car from Europcar via Global Reservations in the UK for Beziers Airport...
The problem ‘highlighted’ recently with xenon lamps is unlikely to be with properly installed lights, which have self-adjusters. The problem is with aftermarket lights, which are fitted to standard headlights...
I assume that your advice re fitting winter tyres to all 4 wheels applies equally to "wearing" Autosocks, especially to a RWD car (Lexus IS250), even though the Autosocks website make no mention of this...