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• Car Park failing to stop/report dangerous driving 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi wondering if anyone can give me some advice, my car is registered to me fully comp insured for me and i have my son as a named driver as if i am not using the car i let him take it to work ~(he has full licence) this 'incident' occured on a sunday i was at home my son used the car to go to work, on way back he went to supermarket car park got some milk and came out, nothing strange in that well 4 days later i received a nip for failing to stop/report, dangerous driving, driving without due care attention ....at the car park !  my car is not damaged that i can see, i have been over it like a fine tooth combe i bought it as a four year old car so would have had  tiny key scratches etc this was back in june, i filled out the form to say my son was driving, he also replied by email to the station saying i drove the car i was in the car park but not quite at the time they had put, he said he wasnt aware of making contact with any vehicle or anything else for that matter , and as for dangerous driving he said it is a car park with people walking around queuing to get out i couldnt drive dangerously.
• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - 207 Diesel - a 7 day hire experience 19 May 2009 (Forum)
  Driving at night the lights were impressively good (cf my 2 yr old Picasso with uprated bulbs), probably benefitting from the separate dipped and main beam reflectors/bulbs. The cabin and boot were usefully large for a smallish car, and certainly I found the driving position comfortable and secure.
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 99 3.0 530d Autobox Issue - ?? 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, my BMW 530d, 1999 E39, with 150K miles on the clock has a transmission issue... Basically she refuses to DRIVE forwards either in Drive or Sport or Manual Sports. The problem sudden started one morning... no previous signs of slippage, jolting etc, etc.. got in the car in the morning and she just refused to move.
• Vauxhall Combo Life - Vauxhall Combo 1.2L - powerful enough? 10 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  We have 3 kids  Main use is getting to work (solo) roughly 5 mile away - fine for that But what about driving on holiday, fully laden? How abut with 4 adults and 3 kids in it? Will it make it up a hill?? Yet to test drive...  Cheers!!    Ch
• NEW CAR - THE NEW UK PHOTOCARD FEE IN 1999 22 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Heya, strange question but any help appreciated. Im trying to find out how much the New Photocard driving license cost when it was introduced in 1998/99. Nobody seems to know including the DVLA. So imagine you had a paper provisional, then you passed your test in 1999, and applied for your full driving license with the new photocard, what was the fee?
• Renault Clio - Looking for recommendations for my next car 17 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Currently driving a 2010 1.2 16v Renault Clio Looking for a new car. I mainly drive to work in an urban area, but I like to get out and about on country lanes, A roads and the occasional motorway journey. The Clio has held it's own.
• Illegal to drive with this cracked windscreen 23 May 2023 (Forum)
    Woke up this morning to find an L shape crack in my windscreen.  I think my insurance policy should cover the replacement (won't find...
• Self charging hybrids? 8 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  My limited knowledge of the technology suggests that a self charging hybrid doesn’t really suit my driving style. Once the EV battery has been exhausted of charge surely I wouldn’t be driving enough using the petrol engine alone to recharge it? 
• Ford focus - engine malfunction warning 15 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  I can drive as normal power okay etc soon I pull over take out of gear etc and it's in idle ticking over after 20 seconds or so engine malfunction comes and it's like it's revving but the no power but if I turn off and back on Iit will still drive as normal until I stop and it's in idle mode then engine malfunction again the aa said ecu but work colleagues think it something else can anyone help 
• Insuring a friend/neighbour - driving our car to airport and back 31 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  In order to avoid parking charges, inconvenient public transport and expensive long distance taxi, we found someone to take us to and collect from Heathrow...
• Corsa/Fiesta/Clio/208 - Used hatchback recommendations 4 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a used car, no older than 2019 plate and probably less than 10k miles and probably under £13k.  I currently drive a Peugeot 207 which I've had 7 years but is starting to give me a lot of problems. Any recommendations for which would be best?  I drive around 10k a year.  I don't know much about cars so would love to hear your views.
• Ford Focus Ghia 2006 - Woomp woomp mystery 17 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Any ideas on what could be causing this as im at a loss but dont feel safe driving on the motorway till its resolved?
• All makes - The new era of the car 29 May 2020 (Forum)
  Has there ever been a better time to drive than now ? Fuel is cheaper than bottled water, the roads are empty and I’m enjoying the MOT holiday on my 17 year old Audi. Brilliant !
• Mk4 V5 Golf - Cuts out when driving won't start again for 10 min 11 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Help I have a Mk4 V5 Golf after running for about 15 minutes the engine cuts out and the emissions warning workshop light flashes up. It then will not...
• Electric car subscriptions 18 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Our all-inclusive service takes care of absolutely everything so you don’t need to do anything other than drive. xxxx is the all-inclusive, hassle free solution for driving an electric car. No more range anxiety or waiting for your car to charge – simply find an xxxx depot and swap into a clean and fully charged vehicle.
• Driving in Laos 2 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I just wondered if with the collective motoring knowledge on this forum, somebody might know of a cheap car rental company in Laos? ...
• Nice drivers.... - Driving in Belgium 23 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Took the dog with us in the car to Belgium, stayed outside Bruges for 5 nights. VERY dog friendly place.. When giving priority to cyclists, got a friendly...
• Mini 2012 1.6 Petrol Auto - Engine malfunction light 13 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Last week thursday the check engine light came on. i booked it in for a diagnostic at the mini dealer. The car seemed to have lost some power but still able to drive anyway i stopped driving it. The appointment was this morning. When i started the car the light went off and the car seems back to normal. Has the car just corrected itself? Should i still have it looked at if the light is gone off?
• small/medium hatchback 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a fairly small car, mainly for city driving, but able to fit 2 children's bikes inside the boot, and good for very occasional long (4 or 5 hours) motorway drives. Will I find something? I can spend about 4500 pounds. Also how much mileage is too much?
• Citroen C5 Headlamp adjustmnt for France 8 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I currently drive a 2007 Citroen C5 Exclusive with Xenon headlamps (the self levelling ones that look round corners when you turn the steering wheel). Im going to France in the Summer and was wondering what happens about converting the lamps to allow driving on the right.