Most recently answered driving questions
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...
What is happening to the fuel prices? I heard on the wireless that there was a glut of oil and yet Petrol prices here in S.E. Kent are 103.9p a litre. What on earth can we do about this? We need our...
As a family we have always been aware that drinking and driving don’t mix. A family member will give up drinking for the evening and ferry us about. Recently my daughter was stopped by the police and given...
I wonder if you would be able to resolve a slight disagreement between my partner and me? He's just put me on the insurance for his car (a year 2000 VW Polo, by the way) and although he professes to be...
Is it my imagination but is it a new thing that police close motorways for many, many hours after an accident? If we have to get to an airport for a flight now, we have to take the motorway journey time,...
I bought a Honda Jazz CVT-7 some time ago on your recommendation. I only use the CVT mode and never change manually. I now want a new car. The Jazz I-Shift is not CVT so I would have to use the paddles....
Is it not time for the introduction of an independent body to monitor police prosecutions for minor speeding offences? On reading CL’s tale I feel the real point is being lost in your reply which is that...
Some weeks ago you had a letter from the owner of a Honda Jazz I-shift who was struggling to use the gearbox smoothly. You suggested perseverance. My experience was similar. I find almost 2,000 miles on...

