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  A rock cracked my car windscreen - should my insurer fit a genuine Mercedes-Benz replacement? 14 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes-Benz (bought in March 2016, from new) has just suffered a cracked windscreen as a result of a stone from the road hitting it. Am I entitled...
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  DVLA car tax issues 10 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Your readers should be aware of a crazy result of the change to the road fund license that could have nasty implications. In mid June I bought a Honda...
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  Who decides who should receive an NIP when a driver is caught speeding? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I had my photograph taken on an unfamiliar road in Bournemouth, which for miles had been subject to a 40mph limit but, unnoticed by me, at a junction the...
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  Why are police ANPR systems so inaccurate? 26 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was stopped in a brand new car (a few days since delivery) by police saying my number plate had come up as a 'stolen car' on their ANPR equipment. When...
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  244mph speeding ticket 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In October I received a speeding ticket alleging that I was doing 38mph (at 14.31hrs on 12 Oct 2009) in Carnforth, Lancashire. Consulting my diary I realised...
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  Points taken 20 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I was caught by a speed camera doing 36 mph on the A614 somewhere near Howden. This was on an unfamiliar road in light traffic on a quiet Sunday morning,...
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  Red flog act 2 30 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Politicians do not think like ordinary people and sadly they are rarely "honest". The intention to introduce blanket 20mph speed limits on residential...
• Hyundai i30 - Hyundai 5 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  At 50.000 it burns a fair amount of oil so that's one of the warning signs hasn't dropped its fuel economy much yet and performance is good apart from chronic turbo lag and stop/start doesn't work 50 per cent of the time it's developed an annoying rattle/ buzz sounds a bit like pre-ignition. No garages are prepared to put a camera down the cylinder to have look but if it is pinking then thats could be another coking issue. It drives ok is still no body roll with turbo engaged it's nippy various electric sensors work or don't work depending if it's their day off.
• Speedcam Anywhere app 13 Apr 2022 (Forum)
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/10/speed-camera-app-developers-face-abuse-from-uk-drivers
• Skoda Octavia vRS 2019 - Skoda RS problems 17 Sep 2021 (Forum)
    My car has been in the garage 16 times in the time that I've owned it and it is driving me insane with the recurring faults. It's going back for the 17th time in October!  So far the front camera has failed taking out the cruise control, auto parking, front assist etc, that's been replaced under warranty. The door locks have failed and locked me out twice and on one occasion let my mate in but locked me the driver out!
• VW Cc - Car Tax 14 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I have had my car insured and MOT, license is in the correct address and have driven 10k plus in the last 8 months not been stopped by police anything at all! Really makes you wonder really do these ANOR cameras actually work. Any help or advise would be truly appreciated
• Driving in France - Crit Air 23 Apr 2019 (Forum)
   Regards,         In addition I've just got back from France and have noticed that there seem to be more speed cameras compared to last year (not that I intentionally speed) and beware the new 80-kph national speed limit as if you are not aware most signs have not changed - just the usual leaving a town sign. You do usually get the 90kph limit if the road gets an overtake lane, this is well signed as is the 80kph as the road looses the extra lane.
• Skoda Superb - Skoda Superb 1.4 or 1.5 TSI SE Petrol via Carfile 10 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Cost £16.4k. - 2) Brand new Skoda Superb 1.4 or 1.5 TSI SE with metallic paint and reversing camera options. Apparently costs only £17.6k via Carfile with the £3k PCP Skoda contribution (which I would pay off within 2 weeks and keep the contribution - assuming this is still allowed) I like the look and feel of the Tucson, but it's hard to ignore the value of the Superb at this price.
• Enforcement Notice issued 7 months later 30 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Having done some research online this particular road, and inherant lack of signage, have caught many people out- including some locals.  The contravention is described as follows: 34j; Being in a bus lane - camera enforcement.Location; In Lewisham High St between jcts of Albion Way and Limes Grove. If I am in the wrong I am more than willing to pay however, I am keen to clarify the following: 1)  If there is some sort of cut off date whereby a local authority is not able to pursue an offender?
• Clio V Bike - Did I do a bad thing 11 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  The lights go green and we are off, I just keep pace with them at first then pass them slightly then let them get ahead till 75m clear of the junction I close the throttle and let them rocket ahead engine screaming. They go straight through the speed camera and get a flash. I passed them further up the road going well within the speed limit and looking distinctly sheepish.   I alternate between feeling guilty and feeling I taught them a lesson they needed to learn.
• Renault Clio - Bus lane incident 7 May 2017 (Forum)
    I am tempted to phone Bolton council and asked if my car was picked up on the CCTV camera and telling them that i am the owner, informing Renault of a possible bus lane fine, or sit and wait until someone contacts me, my dear is that the fine will end up with Renault sitting in a file somewhere and the fine will increase with time.
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  Buying a 2005 BMW - what should I look out for? 19 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a 2005 BMW 3 Series 2.0 diesel for £3000. The car is an automatic and has 3000 miles on the clock. Is there anything I should look...
• Vauxhall Corsa - Parking Eye Parking Charge Notice 15 Nov 2014 (Forum)
    Parking Eye signs are everywhere stating parking is for hotel clientele only and if not you will be fined £100 and there are cameras recording activity.    So, guess what we received a £100 (discounted to £60 if paid in 14 days) Parking Charge Notice.   I have read loads of threads and discussions on this for people who overstayed in car parks but none for where there are signs for absolultely no parking and am not sure whether to pay up/appeal or ignore.
• Toyota Yaris - Speeding Section 172 27 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I received 2 NIP's for speeding offences committed on the same day,May 31st,recorded by the same camera on the Cheshire/Derbyshire border.The first I knew of this was a reminder I received about 5 weeks after the offences,I hadn't actually received any initial notification.I wrote to Cheshire Constabulary to explain this and was then sent the NIP's allegedly sent to me originally.As my husband and daughter,as well as myself had been driving the car in the area on the day in question,I wrote again to ask that the photographic evidence be sent to me.These photos duly arrived but show only the number plates,it is clearly not possible to identify the driver from them.We were on a bird-watching outing that day so were constantly stopping the car and getting out to look at birds,so the 3 of us would each be driving at different times,almost randomly.I wrote again to explain that there were 3 possible drivers at the time of each of the offences,and last week both my husband and daughter received letters but they are as unsure as myself as to who was driving at the times in question.Obviously there is photographic evidence that offences have been committed,but who should accept culpability?
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  Sent parking fine after dropping someone off at the train station - should I pay? 27 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son has received a parking ticket after parking for five minutes outside Ealing Broadway Station. He parked in a bay rather than block the high street,...