December 2023
‘Dangerous' new EU driving licence changes could still come to the UK despite Brexit (msn.com)
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Regarding the Bath tipper tragedy there was someone missing from the dock, the training industry.
That young driver had been taught the modern way to drive trucks ie exactly the same as the new way of driving a car, apparently, 'brakes to slow gears to go'....
Hi. It's time now to update my 16 yo Citroen C1. I've fallen in love with both the cars above (subject box). However, which is the cheapest to run? Are the wheels on the Juke pricier than the wheels on the Aygo, for example, if I ever needed to replace them. To me, the Juke wheels look massive. I've never had a big car before and I need something with a bigger boot too. I like the look of the Aygo as it's seems very stylish. Thank you! Read more
Thank you, Engineer Andy.
Looking for general advice,I have a 61 plate Toyota Yaris in very good condition she has only done 41,000 miles. She is very reliable,in the two years that I have had her I have replaced all the tyres as they were quite worn when I got her,the original battery went and her brakes need some work soon.
I love her! however she is almost 12 years old and I have a toddler now,and a medium sized dog. I am worried that she is getting older,everything inside the car is very cramped even without a dog or baby a big load of shopping and my work stuff fills the car.... Read more
Hondas with magic seats offer a lot of flexibility. A Jazz is in the same general size class as the Yaris but the magic seats give more useable space. With one part of the rear seat occupied by a child you can flip up the other seat base to provide a beagle sized space in the footwell. The door sill is also much lower than the boot if the dog finds getting into the boot a struggle.
Older Civics (not the last two models) offer the same magic seat facility in a bigger car. ...
Hi all. My car is a 69 plate Acenta diesel 13800 miles. I bought it two weeks ago and am having some issues the last couple of days.
Driving to work today the auto start stop disabled warning came on. Stopped for petrol 20 mins later and when I turned the ignition off the whole car went dead, all info panels etc. Filled up and when I went to start it everything was dead, not turning over at all and no info panels. Couple of turns and a bit of swearing and it came back on again. Drove for a couple of mins and parked up for work.
Yesterday my front lights were flickering I noticed driving into work for a bit.
Could it be connected and my battery? Car was bought from a Nissan dealer so it should have been checked when I bought it.
The other thing is the milage I'm getting. Just done one full tank on a diesel engine and barely sc***ped 390 miles. My Clio with the same engine was on 520 miles. It's saying 58 miles per gallon on my Micra panel for the 390 miles but that would be around 510 miles which I didn't get anywhere near. Read more
As Skidpan mentioned - Customer Rights Act 2015 -
Under the new act, if a fault renders the product not of satisfactory quality, not fit for purpose or not as described, then the buyer is entitled to reject it within the first 30 days....
I saw an article by an American driver but thought I would ask the question here ?? The person in this article is suggesting in fog/heavy rain that you ONLY use your parking light. Perhaps the Americans call the dipped light their parking light ?
How many of you put your parking light on when moving, in poor visibility ?... Read more
Indeed-and I can remember a massive multi prang in fog on the A12-early sept a few years ago where the road is near the river …. Everyone involved in shorts with “disgusted of Ipswich” faces
((chuckle)) Rather like us today after the Leeds game... ;-)
Hello, first post here. We said goodbye to a much loved Yaris recently as it was becoming uneconomical to run and will be looking for a replacement soon. Would love a simple economical small car which will be reliable and would like to stay within £3500 if possible. Any suggestions most welcome! Read more
Definitely go private at this end of the market, anything at a dealer will be questionable and the warranty won't be worth the paper it's written on.
I'm starting to think that way as well - some of the utterly ridiculous prices many older cars (especially smaller petrol ones) being offered at dealerships (presumably just PXed) makes me wonder....
Hi.
Car has a high emissions result of 2.52. There's no fault codes or EML on so it's really confusing and I don't know where to start troubleshooting. It's has a double dose of CataClean. 02 sensor is permanently on 0.8 volts but drops briefly when I put my foot down. Anyone got any tips please? Cheers Read more
It's probably Euro 4 with no DPF. A good dose of injector cleaner and a good hard thrash will most likely get it through.
The camshaft pulley bolts became lose on my 5yr old Kodiaq 1.4 Petrol after only 24400mls It has been suggested this fault was due to incorrect torque settings when manufactured. What ever the cause its not something that should occur at less than 25000 miles. If I'm unsuccessful requesting a good will gesture do you think I have a case for taking legal action. The bill is one thing but worse is the inconvenience of not having a car for 3 wks Read more
I contacted the Skoda dealer for a progress report and was told the parts have been ordered and the bill would be £1055
Apparently any gesture of good will would have to be sanctioned by .Skoda at Milton Keynes ...
With the recent news that radio station Classic fm will be dropping their DAB coverage for the newer DAB+ (though seemingly keeping FM for now), I was wondering how many newer (non-high end) cars actually come equipped with DAB+ at all or at least can be easily and cheaply adapted / upgraded to accept the new radio system?
In the past, people owning cars with only FM could, if I recall, buy an add-on receiver unit that would retransmit an FM signal so their car radio could pick up the DAB signals. Are such devices still available, and do they exist to do the same for DAB+ to either FM or DAB, or even directly via the car's USB port or Bluetooth to the in-car entrainment system, depending upon the car?... Read more
I didn't realise DAB+ was a thing, might that explain why Union Jack which i listened to most of the day via DAB in the truck suddenly vanished one day?
They went into administration last year....
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