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• Old style driving licence - legal position? 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  Does anybody know the correct legal position regarding old green paper driving licences? My licence is of this type however recently somebody told me that this is no longer legal (I am not sure if this is for ID purposes or for driving legal purposes) and that I need to get a card type which is what is issued now, however, to do this I will have to pay a fee!
• Icelandic driving 16 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, We're heading off to Iceland soon for a long weekend - staying in Reykjavik but hiring a car and heading up to probably at least Gullfoss and other parts of the golden ring(?) Just been reading up on driving in Iceland and it doesn't look like Kansas, Dorothy. Can anyone give me some reassurance, hints or horror stories about driving up there, we're keeping off the F-roads that much is for sure! Thanks Lee
• If someone else want to drive my car... 23 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  If someone else (eg friends, relatives etc.) wants to drive my car [1] Is it my responsibility to ensure they have proper insurance? [2] Do I have a legal obligation to see proof of their insurance to drive my (any other) car? [3] If they lie to me that they had cover (while they had not really) and then met an accident with my car, am I liable to be prosecuted?
• Uncomfortable driving position 10 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I drive 30,000miles a year mainly on motorways on my weekly commute between Worthing and Birmingham. The driving position on my Peugeot 607 is really now beginning to cause me problems. I have tried all of the seat adjustments but my backside seems to be sinking into the apex of the seat, it appears to be getting worse over time.
• porsche - rear wheel drive quandary 18 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I own an Audi TT, looking for a red one for months, but come accross a boxster porsche, gleaming red, I am worried because its rear wheel drive, had a MR2, back end went on me twice, i do alot of miles, lost confidence in rear wheel drive, but would luv this boxster, any advice??? {Slight edit to subject header to make less vague - DD}
• Can Renault HIDs dip for left hand drive 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Is it possible to make the HID lights fitted to Renaults dip for continental driving? I know that some makes have a lever on the back of the fitting but I can't see any obvious thing on my Clio 3. I intend to drive at night both laden and unladen and the self levelling device makes a mockery of ant attempt to accurately blank out light with tape.
• How long can you drive a foreign car for 17 May 2006 (Forum)
  How long can you drive a foreign car for before it need to be registered her in the UK? I know a Polish lad who has lived over here for 5 or 6 years and still drives his car on Polish plates. You can't tell me it ever gets MOTed What are the rules?
• I didn't believe this bit of law 1 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I had my drive done and was on to the local authority about some aspect of it. I happened to mention that it was quite awkward to reverse out of the said drive. I was told that it is illegal to reverse onto a road from a drive.
• Driving Schools 20 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Before summer ends (summer being used in the most metaphorical sense....) and the bad weather starts, I'd like to get some tuition on driving in adverse weather conditions (ice, snow, etc). I have no idea where to start looking - I shouldn't imagine it's covered by regular driving instructors - so can any of the BR crowd recommend a place to start?
• Dubious Driving 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  My mate is a copper and he reckons that I should report dangerous driving but I doubt if anything will be done. Has anybody tried this?
• Driven tonight 12 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  What did you think of the Boot Camp driving school ? Although those drivers probably gained some good skills i dont think it will improve thier road driving skills.The ability to drive amongst traffic is more demanding than some cones on a test course.
• Nissan Qashqai - New car suggestions? Any mananufucturer considered 15 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Hi need help choosing my next car, I have a Nissan Qashqai Acenta 1.6 mileage  not great average 35mpg. Very comfortable drive but my partner wants to start driving again so we would like a much smaller high position driving car or SUV . Smaller in length to Qashqai. Car is 10 years old with high mileage so time to change.
• Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i CDX 1995 (X20XEV engine) - Alternator/Power Steering drive belt changing 14 May 2017 (Forum)
  How do I change Alternator/Power Steering/Air Con drive belt , any advice, tips, links ?Thanks
• Car hire and driving in Europe 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  My wife & I are thinking of driving in Europe this summer. We live in London and would like to hire car here, ferry to France and then drive - probably through Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania. We have found car hire firms that will allow this and with unlimited mileage.
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Design 2008 - Rough Idle, burning smell, loss of power 3 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Car starts fine, stopped at junctions or parked after driving very shaky idle. Burning smell after driving. Loss of power when driving and also when pulling away, can be driving along at 40mph then speed suddenly drops to 20mph without taking foot off pedal.
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Design 2008 - Rough Idle, burning smell, loss of power 3 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Car starts fine, stopped at junctions or parked after driving very shaky idle. Burning smell after driving. Loss of power when driving and also when pulling away, can be driving along at 40mph then speed suddenly drops to 20mph without taking foot off pedal.
• Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost 125 Titanium - Test Drive Car not available ? 18 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Obviously I refused this offer. I telephoned another dealer and arranged a test drive there within the hour. completed the test drive, sorted out the money side and ordered the car. I just can't believe that a dealer would loan out a vehicle which was booked to be test driven on the same day resulting in a loss of nearly £18K
• Sussex Police - Operation Crackdown 23 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  http://www.operationcrackdown.org/ You can report abandoned vehicles through the website which is good, but you can also report anti-social driving , which among other things, they class as speeding, thoughtless or reckless driving, tailgating, using a mobile phone whilst driving or driving a vehicle which looks to be in an unsafe condition.
• Toyota Carina E (1992 - 1997) - Unique driving style 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  hi I have a Toyota Carine E , 1.6 GS , on this (Honest Johns ) website review it says the following about the way to drive it to get the legendary 40 mpg around town out of it : "Lean-burn engines require unusual economy driving style of high revs with small throttle openings - not holding high gears. " I have been getting lousy mpg with this car around , I put 20litres in and only managed 128 miles which is about 29 - 31 mpg around town , can anyone describe what the above means in terms of driving this car?
• Driving Jobs 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  One would assume you didn't need to be an Engineer of any sort just to drive them.