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  Can an insurer refuse to pay out following an accident because of an MoT advisory on brakes? 5 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The insurance company of a friend refuses to pay out. She went into the back of another car on the motorway because she was not paying attention and admits...
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  Is there a known problem with the Peugeot 5008 electronic handbrake? 28 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 Peugeot 5008 automatic that was stored for three months over the winter. I took it for its first drive of the year yesterday, but as I was...
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  Honda Civic S Type brake pads - replacement on a car we have just bought? 6 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  At the end of March we purchased a Honda Civic 2003 S Type car with 58850 miles on the clock, as part of the deal we had the car serviced and MOT'd at...
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  Check to cheque 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I was invited by Benfields VW of Dumfries to a ‘Free Vehicle Safety Check’, on 15th July. The check took about ½ hour, and I was advised that both rear...
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  Crunchy brakes 25 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  At the end of June we bought a Jaguar XF 3-litre petrol on an 08 plate from a Jaguar main dealer. When we reverse out of our garage and down the fairly...
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  Brake noise 11 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My Nissan Almera (52 plate), has developed a noise, sort of like a whistly, woo-woo noise. It sounds like it is coming from the front of the car but...
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  As a former traffic policeman, I endorse the use of left-foot braking in automatic vehicles. 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  As an ex-Traffic Policeman (accident investigator) and a person who has left-foot braked for over 30 years (even though I sometimes drive a manual car),...
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  Disco fervour 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 4-year-old Toyota Corolla 1.6 auto that I love to bits. I have done only 26,000 miles from new. The car is garaged overnight. The car is currently...
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  Legal A’d 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We purchased a 2007/57 Mercedes A-Class demonstrator a year ago with 7,000 miles on the clock. We have had the car serviced by the main dealer on the...
• MOT / headlamps / brakes / con-men 28 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The MOT sheet shows failure on parking brake performance. Had shoe and cylinder renewal been necessary, then surely it would have failed on service brake performance also? Is my logic correct that if it passes on service brake but fails on parking brake, then the problem lies in the parking brake actuation mechanism and not in the brake itself?
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  Should I allow my Lexus RX300 automatic's brakes to cool before using them to hold the car stationary at traffic lights etc? 10 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought an automatic Lexus RX 300 (2003, facelift, 5-speed auto). In many ways a silly concept, I am delighted with it, because the large number...
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  Why does the Skoda Enyaq have drum brakes on the rear? 21 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  The spec for the Skoda Enyaq says that it only has disc brakes at the front and that the rear are drums. That seems like a throwback to the 1970s. Is it...
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  What can I do about premature brake wear on my Renault Grand Scenic? 22 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2017 Renault Grand Scenic since new that has done 21,504 miles. It has been serviced by a Renault dealer since new and I have just been told...
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  Stopper 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Toyota Prius in July 2008. My driveway is on an upward incline. When I apply the parking brake, select 'Park' and turn off the ignition...
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  Asbos makes the brakes last longer 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You have answered readers’ complaints about rapid wear of brake discs with an explanation that corrosion due to light usage is the cause. Whilst this has...
• Toyota Verso - service enquiry 5 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  If its only brake fluid I  think any local garage could do it  for less quote if I would provide proper fluid like I did recently  with spark plugs and brake pads. Is it  real need to replace brake fluid now, with brake discs by the way(heavily lipped) or just can wait another 5000 miles to save money for another full toyota service ?
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  Handbrake stopped working on Renault Scenic 13 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  The handbrake on my Renault Scenic has stopped working after my wife pulled it in whilst driving along. Now the brake symbol flashes and it doesn't work....
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  Is it time to change my Hyundai i30 brake pads? 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My local dealer reports that my brake pads are 70% worn and advises all round replacement. The car was registered in March 2010 and has done 49,000 miles....
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  Should I have the brake fluid changed in my Honda Jazz? 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had an intermediate service of my four-year-old 15,000 mile Honda Jazz. The workshop said that as it was so low mileage, an intermediate was...
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  Rear brake discs needed after 15,000 miles 21 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our Honda Jazz with 15,000 miles is 4 years old needs new rear brake discs. There is a very distinctive lip around the circumference of the discs, but...