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• 146 mph Skoda 14 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Police stopped a speeding Skoda doing 146 mph on the M62 at Penrith, Cumbria. The driver had borrowed the 2.6 litre Octavia from a showroom. He was jailed for 1 year and banned from driving for 10 years. He had already been banned from driving in Scotland, and admitted a string of offences
• Driving Theory Test 6 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I just whiled away a few minutes taking a couple of mock theory tests (as you do). They seemed really easy, but in each case I only scored 25 out of 35...
• Vehicles outside the Backroom 3 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Following on from the resounding success of Vin's "Life outside the Backroom" thread in Discussion, it seems a good idea to have a similar idea about cars and other vehicles owned/driven by contributors. So please, add a note here mentioning what cars you own/drive. No problem with mentioning cars
• Re Astra Wheel bearing post 9 May 2002 (Forum)
  After driving for a bit longer and listening to the suspect throbbing sound coming form what i thought was the bearing i have now realised it sound s as if it is actually coming from the Joint that drives the front wheel (CV joint?) a mate has told me that if it has gone it will knock when on full
• Motorway Speeding 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  A simple question: Has anyone personal knowledge of a motorist prosecuted for driving on a UK motorway (with the NSL of 70mph in force) at : A. 75-80 mph B. 80-85 mph I have not. I am aware the mere mention of speed cameras, speed limits or the police is sufficient to drive Bogush and his ilk
• Cheap tyres. 6 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Look after a Peugeot 306 TD. Always enjoy the drive in it due to sharp handling and good grip. Picked it up today and noticed the previous Goodyears were replaced by Camac tyres. The handling and grip are terrible now, turn-in is sluggish and they feel like driving on mud. If you just feel
• Pontiac Fiero 30 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I'm considering a kit car based on an 80's Pontiac Fiero. The company producing the kits reckon its a good base bue to the modular construction and fully treated space frame chassis. Has anyone got any views about how they actually drive though? Be a shame to create something that looks
• Brake's Corporate Funding 9 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  movement which spouts endless drivel, dreamed up by people unqualified to have an opinion on such matters and resort to some downright crass antics to get their point across. They believe the only way to drive safely is to drive as slowly as possible, they are totally obsessed with speed. To give you
• Ford Focus - Ford TDCI limp mode issues 8 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hello all. Firstly sorry for the long read - I want to give as much info/diagnostics as I can to try and get to the bottom of this...Really hoping someone can give me some advice on this as its driving me mad here! So I have a 2008(58) Mazda 3 1.6d - using the Citroen HDi/Ford TDCI
• Brownie points not cash... - New used car for friends 14 May 2017 (Forum)
  there for a test drive having taken my advice to use the filters on Auto trader using price/distance/make/model/year etc etc and the car broke down on the test drive... driving off the forecourt...abandoned that one.. (car had allegedly not been prepared) They went  to quite a few within 20 miles
• Calling any driving instructors! 20 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've recently looked at information about becoming a driving instructor, I got the idea off my dad who said he thought I'd be good at it, and I have to admit, the idea of picking and choosing my own hours around uni does appeal to me. What I'm not at all sure about is the intial outlay
• Death by Dangerous Driving and Leniancy? 27 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  , Carlton, was given a 15-month sentence, suspended for two years, at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday. She was banned from driving for four years. As the Post reported Judge Jonathan Teare spared Rawlinson from prison after he heard it may result in two of her children going into care. And he said he
• Volkswagen Polo - VW Polo 1.2L 2007 misfiring over 60mph 2 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  , inlet valves, exhaust valves, cylinder head bolts and spark plugs. The cylinder head was also taken to an engineer for a skim and valves & seals were changed. While they weren't able to tell me what had happened, the car was driving perfectly and didn't seem to have any issues.  I live
• Honda CR-V - Flat spots on rear tyre and judder while driving 4 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, I inherited a 2004 Honda CR-V from my Dad, and in the two years he had it he didn't drive it that much but he didn't look after it either. It's a lovely car inside and I decided to drive it to replace my own Peugeot 107. However, there is one thing that always
• Pensioner Leads Police On 27 Mile Chase At 10mph 9 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  flashing lights, but eventually stopped when an officer ran alongside her on a dual carriageway and tapped on her window.  He asked her to stop and she said: "Why, what have I done?" a court heard. The officer explained that her driving was unacceptable. She replied
• Advanced driving - good or bad? 18 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Without wishing to give the pedants their own thread, or start a backroom war, another thread has prompted me to ask whether in general terms people think advanced driving is worthwhile: if so, why, and if not, why not? In my own experience, I chose to do the IAM at my own expense really just out
• ANY - Light wars 9 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  I had to drive to Watford the other evening, to stay in a hotel before an early funeral. Going south on the A12 I had to flash a good few cars coming toward me on full beam (and they all dipped their lights) Once on the M25 anti clock wise life was much better. Are some
• Insuring a driver from and back to airport 14 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  A neighbour sometimes drives our car back from Heathrow and disconnects the battery, then a few weeks later reconnects it to drive back to the longstay pick-up area.   Any thoughts on insurance, as the fee for just a couple of hours comprehensive cover on two different days has risen
• This scares me ~ your thoughts ? - HGV 16 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  ‘Dangerous' new EU driving licence changes could still come to the UK
• Kia Picanto - A bit of a tight situation 23 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  A news story just came my way that I thought migth both anger, amuse and puzzle at the same time (here it is in non-paywalled version on the Beeb): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65013277 A literal 'hold my beer' (the yoof driving it was arrested for drink driving