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  My car battery went flat during lockdown. Have I got any recourse with the manufacturer? 13 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Three years ago, I bought a hybrid Toyota C-HR. In the light of lockdown, we have not used it for 13 days. On trying to take it out for food shopping,...
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  Why does my Fiat 500 keep stopping suddenly? 21 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 1.2-litre 2009 Fiat 500 Sport. The head gasket went in six months ago I had the head skimmed and the engine rebuilt. An hour after I picked it...
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  Getting a classic back on the road - what should I do? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 1991 Nissan Sunny has been off the road for many months. I've bought a new battery as the old one is completely dead. I haven't fitted the battery yet...
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  What do you recommend to replace our Renault Clio? 10 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking for a new car, preferably a forecourt model or demonstrator with less than 5000 miles on the clock so we can avoid instant depreciation....
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  Mechanical faults in my Volvo XC60 10 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Dad has been having horrendous trouble with his Volvo XC60. He purchased it from new in June 2011. Since then it has spent many, many weeks back at...
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  Current pun 9 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2000X BMW 530D estate, which my father had owned from nearly new. Over the past 8 months it has developed an intermittent battery drain fault...
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  Private equitrouble funds 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  You often champion the cause about the insurance scams that are forcing up our annual premiums. Mine has risen 36% this year, so with last years increase...
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  After I received a new registration document for my Volkswagen Golf, how do I know the new document is accurate? 2 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  After reading BW of Plymouth’s email and your reply, I feel a little concerned. I too bought a Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI DSG Match in November of 2010 from...
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  Have you heard of electronic interference with keyless entry systems, such as that on my Toyota RAV4? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My 2008 Toyota RAV4 has a smart entry keyless system. This morning I went into a nearby garage to fill up with petrol and when I attempted to restart the...
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  Why won't our new Audi A3 achieve its quoted fuel consumption figures? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  At the end of May my wife took delivery of a new Audi A3 1.6TDI Technik convertible. Within three weeks the hood developed a hole and the car was off the...
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  Assault on battery 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would appreciate your advice regarding my car battery. My car is a Honda Civic Type R with satnav etc, etc bought as a demonstrator from a Honda dealer....
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  Rover returns 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Y reg Rover 75 2 litre diesel with 81,000 miles. I like the car and want to keep it. I am 77 and only do about 5,000 – 6,000 miles a year with...
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  Bat man 10 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  6 weeks after buying my 2008 CR-V 2.2 EX diesel, I parked it at Gatwick Airport for a 2-week holiday. When we returned to the car, the battery was completely...
• gadgets as advertised! 14 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  I don't know how networks protect their contents from non subscribers, but I am sure they try. There was a case quite some years ago. A chap in the Scottish Highlands, an ex military radio boffin built a receiver which could get just about any signal he chose. He also had the technological ability to de-code the signals and watch any Tv channel he chose. He did this because he said at the time terrestrial TV was not reliable enough in his location.
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  How much is my Mitsubishi Pajero worth? 24 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 1999 Mitsubishi Pajero. It is in good condition and I'm trying to find out its value. Can you help?
• Why am I paying for other people's pollution? 5 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  The oak had been sent from France for reprocessing into veneered flooring in China, and was on its way back to a customer in Britain, Hinton said “I’ve spoken to my customer and told him the bad news that his floor was blocking the Suez Canal. He didn’t believe me, he thought I was pulling his leg,” he told BBC radio on Friday.   [Guardian] As motorists we are being pressured into buying more eco friendly cars. Shipping and Aviation seem to escape the regulations on climate change.  How can it be eco-friendly to ship goods 5000 miles from France to China for processing into flooring and then returned to the UK with another 5,000 miles.
• Honda Jazz III 2012 - Upgrading Infotainment 5 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  No Integrated GPS (I have a Garmin Dash mounted), No Rear-Parking Cam or radar, Obsolete factory radio w/CD player and I really wish I had Apple Carplay on it. I am tempted to get a Garmin SD 65 and BC40 combo. This is not hugely expensive (about 400 Euros) and would give me some of the features I want with drilling holes everywhere.
• Changing the clocks 28 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    Logic says that there must be an 8% reduction in Spring when the clocks go forward, but I have never heard them say so (I wonder why?). Computers, modern central heating timers, radio controlled clocks and watches adjust automatically, so it is a simpler change now than in 1971. Claiming it would ease communication with Europe is hardly valid, I have worked for two companies with headquarters in the USA and dealt on a daily basis with European companies, we had no problems communication across the time zones.
• Toyota Yaris 2015 1.3 - Problem with my car 1 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  No lights to indicate what it is on the dash. I then turned the ignition key and the display screen almost looked like it had reset screen. Radio channels etc all wiped. It had some kind of timer on the screen so I waited until it had finished and thankfully it started with a bit of a struggle. I’ve been starting it each day but it’s happened again this morning and was really troublesome to sort.
• Dashcams, Bless them! - Car Accident 10 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Parked in supermarket car park  front to back parking spaces no separation. I drove in facing forwards, stopped, handbrake on. decide to listen to end of song on radio so didn't switch off.  Car reversed in in front of me and lightly touched my bumper. dash cam shows i was stopped for about  2 minutes, tiny gps impact but time and date stamped as immediately pressed save button.