Air bag failure

My wife had an accident yesterday. Her 2011 Toyota Yaris struck a tree, flipped into the air and somersaulted across the road coming to a stop on top of a ditch. The car is a complete wreck, but miraculously...

Are SUVs subject to the same safety requirements as cars?

Are SUVs and light vans subjected to the same safety requirements and crash tests as cars?

Are speed bumps damaging my Skoda Octavia?

I’ve just had to fork out for a new set of rear tyres on my 35,000-mile Skoda Octavia 1.9. The tyres had 3.5mm of tread left but were “out of shape”. Curiously enough, the same thing that happened to my...

What caused uneven, potentially dangerous tyre wear on my son's Mazda 5?

Last Saturday six of us packed into my son’s Mazda 5 to go on a picnic to celebrate my grandson’s fifteenth birthday. With all the picnic hampers, room was at a premium. Twenty minutes into the journey...

Is left-hand drive or right-hand drive safer?

Which is safer - RHD or LHD?

Are rear-facing car seats safer in an accident?

The research I have done into car seats demonstrates that rear-facing car seats are four times safer in a frontal collision so it's not a small increase in safety should you have an accident. Rear shunt...

Are there any child-friendly reliable cars you can recommend?

My daughter is expecting her first child. Currently she drives an old Mini but is looking for something more reliable and more convenient for getting the baby in and out of. We have about £10,000-£12,000...

Which small, stylish, safe car do you recommend for my daughter?

My 23-year-old daughter is buying her first car. She wants something about two years old that is small, reliable and above all safe. What do you recommend?

Which safe, cheap-to-insure car for my 18-year-old son?

My 18-year-old son has decided to take up driving lessons and will eventually have a car of his own. What would you recommend as his first car? My issue is obviously insurance costs but more importantly...

How can we fit three child seats into a BMW X5?

My son and daughter-in-law have two children under five and a BMW X5 equipped with car seats to transport them. They will soon have three children under five and they have been advised that three car seats...