Can I use a power pack to charge my car battery without plugging it in?

I have a petrol car but do little mileage so need to charge the battery up, especially in winter. I have an outside socket but will be moving to a retirement village with car parking a long way from...

Should I use my air con in the winter?

I have just bought my first car with air con. I have been advised that i need to run it all the time to stop the seals drying out. This may be okay in summer but I prefer to have the heater on in winter....

Should I fit winter tyres or all-season tyres?

I drive for a few miles in what can be very poor conditions in the winter due to snow, so looking for a car that isn't a 4x4 but still good in snow (part of the journey includes a very steep hill with...

Is it okay to leave a car idling to warm up in the winter?

I have recently changed from a Jaguar F-Pace to an Audi Q8 and am bitterly disappointed with the mobile phone app. The car itself is wonderful but, unlike the Jaguar app, the Audi does not automatically...

Our car was stolen while we left the keys in to defrost it - can we claim for any damage?

Our car was stolen a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, it was during the icy weather so we were defrosting the car. We left the keys in it for a few seconds to retrieve gloves from the house. A car...

Why can't I get more than 30mpg in my new Skoda Karoq?

I have the new Skoda Karoq 1.0 DSG. It's a lovely little car that drives well, even the DSG is amazing. However, I've done around 1200 miles and I can't get above 30mpg. The dealer said it's going to get...

Why is my fuel economy 7mpg less in winter?

Why is my fuel economy 7mpg less in winter? Since the weather has got colder, my fuel economy has got a lot worse. From an average of 43mpg in summer, I’m now only getting 36mpg. Apparently it shouldn’t...

Why does my Real MPG change from summer to winter?

Why do summer and winter mpg figures vary?

Can not driving a car enough cause brake pad and rotor issues?

My five year old Mercedes-Benz E550 has done 17,000 miles and has had the brake pads replaced and now the rotors. Apparently the reason for the rotor failure was that I drove too little. My wife had a...

My car won't start in the cold - what's wrong?

My Vauxhall Astra 2004 1.6-litre won't start from cold when the outside air temperature is below 6-7 degrees. In the past two days of very mild weather, the car has fired up fine but at the beginning of...