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What are the insurance implications of switching off driver safety systems?

I have just test driven a new car and was driven to distraction by all the new driver safety warnings/aids as I drove (safely) along. The lane keeping option was particularly frustrating and tried to...

Are Pedestrian Protection Systems supposed to be cheap to repair?

Once activated are Pedestrian Protection Systems supposed to easy and economical to repair? Currently the Jaguar F-Type requires a new bonnet, airbag actuators, hinges, mounting plate plus sensors costing...

Forward Assist in my car doesn't work in cold weather - what is the problem?

Below 4C the forward lane assist camera refuses to function in my Honda Jazz so all lane guidance and other safety features refuse to function until the temperature rises above 5C. Please can you give...

Can I turn off lane keep assist?

I read today Judith Ridgers question on a replacement for an Outlander PHEV. I had one of the last of these and there was no lane assist. I replaced it with a Renault Astral which does have it but it can...

Can I turn off lane keeping assist permanently?

I have recently bought a Toyota Yaris Hybrid which has a white line follower facility. On our narrow lanes locally we are constantly crossing the centre line and the white line follower is most disconcerting...

How safe is the new Dacia Duster?

I am told that the Dacia Duster was tested by Euro NCAP in 2017 and received a three-star rating, with a 71% score for adult occupant protection, 66% for child occupant protection, 56% for pedestrian protection...

Where can I get a windscreen replacement for my Porsche?

I need a windscreen replacement on my Porsche 911 991 Turbo S, it got cracked by a stone last week. Admiral want to use Autoglass who may fit a pattern part and don't appear to have any equipment to re-calibrate...

Do brake lights come on when automatic cruise control slows down?

When you set auto cruise control and it reads ahead to slow down do the brake lights come when slowing?

Can lane assist be switched off permanently?

I have an Audi A3. Can the lane change option be turned off permanently? It’s far from a safety feature. When overtaking a cyclist it pulls you back into the the cyclist.