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  Does a video call with a dealer mean a purchase is no longer a distance sale? 10 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My dealer says that if I take a Microsoft Teams call and have the car delivered this makes the sale not a distance sale as we have spoken on a Teams call....
• lights out all over the place 24 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  There have been a few threads about lights recently, but nothing about checking the little s*ds to see if they work, and foglight boys, it's no use switching them on to create an impression if only one works. These few tips may be well known, but if they are not, here goes. I'm personally
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  The cheapest insurance premiums as paid by Honest John readers. 12 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We had a massive response to the challenge to beat TR of Saffron Waldon’s £97pa insurance premium for his 1994 Volvo 440 GLT. The winner is MP of Horley,...
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  The price of diesels 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2007 Citroen C4 Picasso with the 1.6HDi engine (about 110bhp I think) with the DPF. However it seems that it is essential for these engines to...
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  Crim reminder 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  This email comes all the way from Tasmania, which is the little island below mainland Australia where you sent your convicts. In 2002 I bought a Holden...
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  What should I replace my Renault Twingo with? 12 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have had my RenaultSport Twingo for five years and am looking at replacing it after 94,000 miles. It has always been a big enough car for me, but I'm...
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  How can I prove to Parking Eye that their penalty charge notice is invalid? 23 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I received a Parking Charge from Parking Eye. Parking Eye claimed that my car entered the Associated British Ports Town Quay (Short stay) Car Park in Southampton...
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  Deceased diesel 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a Renault Grand Scenic, registered in June 2010, with a diesel engine. Having two Labradors I find the vehicle more than satisfactory. My problem...
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  Is pavement parking legal? 7 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  In your answer 'Is it legal to park on the pavement' you state "if he is wholly on the pavement it is less clear if he would be given a ticket or not." Can...
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  What are the insurance implications of having tyres with an incorrect load rating fitted? 19 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What are the implications for having the wrong replacement tyre fitted for a car's performance and importantly, insurance cover? 185/55R16 83H tyres were...
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  Is it legal to lend someone my car and insure them as a named driver on my policy? 27 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My father has recently returned to live in the UK after eight years living and driving in Spain. He will need a car for UK use when movement restrictions...
• Any - Removing Window Tint Film 12 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  While working on the brakes I blundered into my DS wing mirror and broke it off. Crummy wee pot-metal ball joint mounting, perhaps made deliberately weak to avoid pedestrian injury, is proving tricky to fix in a way that’ll allow and hold adjustment, concentrating my mind on the fact
• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - Altea in Provence (Road Test) 8 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  anyone have any idea what Europcar in France usually give out in this category? (Oh, and I did see a couple of Citroen C6's on the move - and the same number of DS's.)
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  The Sensotronic Brake System on my Mercedes had failed - do I have any chance of a contribution? 24 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The Sensotronic Brake System on my 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class failed in May of this year. It had had all the relevant recalls and has been serviced by...
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  Why won't Motor Codes help with a serious Mercedes-Benz rust issue under warranty? 10 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  This is the response from Motor Codes regarding the premature rusting of my Mercedes-Benz E-Class that has not been rectified under the Mercedes-Benz 30-Year...
• Reborn classics - your choices? 5 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  of a David Brown Aston. If only it was prettier... Citroen DS - still one of the most beautiful cars EVER. This time, sort out the six-pot, maybe even RWD?! Flame war steps up again! Safari version would be, as the original is, fantastic. Volvo Amazon - solid, respectable, notably pretty, good to drive
• Renault Clio 1.5 dCi 68 road test . . . 28 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  enjoy seeing all the 2CVs and Renault 4s. Saw one (yes, only one) Dacia Logan in a car park. In another car park saw a Lancia Thesis. Saw one or two Chrysler C300 taxis. Was quite surprised by how many Pluriels I saw. Most exciting moment was seeing a Citroen DS being driven along the main road
• First wheels 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  -assembled cars it had a practical but ugly add-on box boot lid which improved the boot but ruined the car's lines. French Citroëns had this boot for the last couple of years before the company broke major new ground once again with the DS. Eventually, as the winter set in, my own Light Fifteen became
• LJK Obits and more 21 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  his stint as Saruman in Lord of the Rings, was an unashamed elitist. He wrote prose for the thinking motorist, and believed that if the masses could not understand his writing ? just as they had not understood that the Citroën DS was the future of motoring or that assisted steering was inherently