Why don't people use their indicators correctly on roundabouts?

I believe you would be doing UK Road Users an immense service if you assisted in encouraging New Years Resolutions among drivers, namely to adopt the correct use of direction indicators at roundabouts....

Why did our Ford C-Max automatic accelerate on its own?

Yesterday, my wife she was driving her aunt’s Motabilty car, a Ford C-Max diesel automatic. When she returned to the car with her aunt, she had great difficulty manoeuvring out of a parking space due...

Why can't people learn to be more patient of tractors on the roads?

RC is wrong (‘Dreaded Wheat’ 7-11-12). Tractors are regulated. The law is a tractor showing a nil tax disc may be used on the public road for agricultural use with no limit to the distance. Transgressors...

How can drivers be encouraged to drive more carefully in fog?

It seems that fog is a 'blind spot' to perhaps most drivers. Last night we drove for miles in thick fog, from London along the A303. Basically there was no allowance being made by a majority of drivers...

How should I drive my Toyota Auris hybrid on a steep downhill slope?

I drive a Toyota Auris Hybrid, but there seems to be no literature on driving hybrids. The local trunk road has a long steep hill down to a major roundabout and traffic can move one car length, or three...

Why does the Audi A3 DSG/s-Tronic gearbox cause problems in slow-moving traffic?

I have had problems with my 2010 Audi A3. This model has a footrest on the right hand side of the driver's well and, after just missing a wall driving out of my garage, I realised that I had placed my...

Why do drivers fail to consider the requirements of HGV drivers?

As an HGV driver I regard the most frustrating drivers as the CLOGS who travel at 50-55mph just below the HGV and LGV/trailer speed limit. We cannot pass in the outside lane so the only hope is for a sufficient...

Is speeding on the motorway just as selfish as lane hogging?

I am not a frequent motorway driver, but when I use the motorway system I endeavour to keep to the leftmost lane whenever possible. Sometimes this is not practical because as I catch up with slower vehicles,...

How to drive through floods?

What is the recommended driving technique for safely negotiating deeper standing water on roads? Splash or trickle? Most drivers seem to prefer splash but trickle seems more sensible to me.

Fiat-Alfa dealer not interested in my 'rough' engine

Exeter Fiat-Alfa changed my inlet manifold and steering rack under warranty a few years ago. However they weren't interested in diagnosing what I thought was a rough running engine. They said 'if no...