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Is it my imagination or are car headlights getting ridiculously bright? Is there a maximum brightness legally allowed? As it now gets dark at tea time I spend much of my time with one hand on the wheel...
Are rear-wheel drive cars easier to drive in winter conditions if the engine is also rear fitted e.g. as in a Smart?
Are front engine, rear wheel drive cars more stable in the wet than front engine, front wheel drive?
We are about to buy a Volkswagen T-Cross DSG which has a manual handbrake. In London we have a lot of traffic lights and historically we have kept the auto in drive and just put the handbrake on. We continued...
My recently purchased Peugeot 3008 comes with an electric parking brake as standard. This is the first car I have owned with this type of brake, and I am struggling to master it. With the car on a level...
I own an Audi Q3 and there is slight wheel spin causing judder when setting off or turning out of junctions - but not all the time. Is it something to do with quattro 4 wheel drive or S tronic Gearbox?
How do I know when my front wheel bearing needs fixing? What noise or feel will I get?
I live in the country and own a 2014 BMW 5 Series which is useless on icy days. Which car would serve me better for such conditions?
Surely on a slip road one should give way to a lane they want to enter? Braking for a vehicle wanting to join could cause an accident. One has to be aware what is legal as well as sensible.
Does the sign on the car dash indicating a speed camera mean that the camera is active?
 

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