Most recently answered driving questions

As a UK manufacture of traffic calming devices, I agree with the comments of your reader from Liverpool about the ramp gradient being more important than the height on a road hump or speed cushion. In...

On Sunday I collected a car from Budget at Stansted Airport. Having refused the excess Insurance premium, which would have amounted to a 40% increase in the cost of the car hire, I was lectured by the...

I have noticed recently, that the price of petrol has been creeping up faster than diesel. In fact I have seen it in some garages, higher than diesel. Can you tell me what has changed, to erode the past...

I never cease to be amazed at some of the e-mails you get from the motoring public. The one about ‘Think Bike’ says it all. A large number of those drivers really need to take the driving test again,...

I keenly follow your regular comments about the damage to tyres, steering and suspension components by our appalling roads. My 08 reg 11,000 mile S-Max has in the last three months required new anti-roll...

We will be hiring a car for 10 days in July in France. Is it worthwhile buying an annual Collision Damage Waiver policy and do you recommend one?

Our village is bisected by a busy B road carrying 10,000 vehicles a week. The 30 mph speed limit is completely ignored. It is dangerous for schoolchildren to cross when getting on or off the bus. I live...

Technically, with ‘Intelligent Speed Adaptation’ by GPS, speeding can be prevented. There is no need to cover the country with expensive "speed sensitive stop lights". The object is not to punish anybody,...

I think I have now seen it all – a recruitment ad in the Slough Observer for Traffic Officers who "have held a full UK driving licence for at least 2 years with no more than 3 penalty points". It seems...

As Cabinet Member with responsibility for Gloucestershire highways, I was concerned by the e-mail from J.S. of Stroud. In situations where there is an accident "hot spot" or where residents have expressed...