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• New car - close shave! 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Not sure if this has come up before (if it has no doubt DD will confirm) but some friends of mine were on the verge of buying a new Mazda 3 last week. They'd done their homework, looked at several cars and had a test drive. Just before signing up and parting with their cash, however, they decided (for reasons they can't even explain) to take another test drive and bring the car home with them. Everything was fine until just prior to returning the car the lady of the household decided to try to park it on her drive only to discover that due to the sloping ground level their drive's odd contruction, the car grounded quite noticeably and the drive would have had to be dug up/relaid in order to accommodate it.
• Are YOU a good driver? 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  Following this guy yesterday while driving home I was thinking to myself what a bad driver this bloke was, talking on his mobile, not indicating, going over the white lines etc. Then I thought, I wonder what drivers following me think of my driving.
• 1st major drive Exeter to Southampton 28 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I am visiting friends in Southampton/Winchester, its my first major long trip and hope you guys can answer some of my questions (stupid as they may seem). I've been driving to work on the motorway for a good couple of months now, so i have got some good experience of this type of driving. I am driving to Southampton from Exeter and unfortently there is no motorway for the majority of the trip.
• Insurance Post Code Lottery. 22 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  But, because I have a London postcode my insurance is very expensive. My friend lives in Essex. He is 28, drives an X reg Peugeot 306 Cabriolet. He drives to work on the other side of the Thames in South London. Where his car is parked in a side street of a not particularly nice area. 75% of his driving is in and through London.
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  Do I need a Crit'Air sticker to drive through France? 18 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I want to drive through France down to Spain in a Mercedes 320SL 1995 registered convertible. Simply do I need one of these sticker please, bit of a grey...
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  Where can I buy an autopass for French motorways? 11 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  You recently answered a question about driving in France. I gather for driving on French motorways you can buy a pass in advance which at toll booths lets...
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  What SUV is suitable for a five-foot tall driver? 19 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What is the easiest SUV to drive for someone 5ft 3in? Access and visibility?
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  Do all new electric cars have one-pedal driving? 28 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
  One pedal driving sounds like a genuine advance in ease of motoring. Are all of the newer electric cars so equipped? And is the feature available on any...
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  Can my son's friend legally teach him to drive using his car? 18 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My son is working from home during lockdown, so is his flatmate. They have a bit more time available without their commutes so his flatmate has offered...
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  If I prebook an MoT, can I drive my car to a garage on the way to the MoT for a service? 12 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My car is SORN'd and the MoT has expired. I normally take it to my local garage who service it before taking it for an MoT at a local centre. If I prebook...
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  Can I drive my car to a rural area to walk around during the lockdown? 24 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Will I be allowed to drive to the countryside alone, just for leisure, if I don't leave my car when there are other people about?
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  What economical small automatic do you recommend for under £6000? 6 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a used small car that's reliable and economical for my mum to drive around town (extremely rare motorway driving. It has to be automatic...
• Driving with a broken (left) foot 6 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I managed to break a metatarsal bone in my left foot yesterday (slipped on the stairs at 2am while going to see why the puppy was barking). I’m not even going to attempt to drive either of my cars for a good few weeks, and will ask at the fracture clinic tomorrow about driving generally. But I think I will drive my wife’s auto. I can’t find anything in the insurance small print, so might ring them as well, just to be sure.
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  What is the Honda Jazz CVT like? 14 Feb 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is the Jazz CVT any good? Do you drive a CVT in the same way as a "normal" auto?
• Falsely accused of dangerous driving 27 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  They both got aggressive so I called the police.  When the police came round they stated he has accused me of dangerous driving, has footage but won't be pressing charges! I asked for said footage and am waiting to hear back.  The neighbour has a habit of parking on another shared drive or blocking part of the entrance to our shared drive.
• European driving licences, post-Brexit 23 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  I've always thought it strange to allow a straight swap of licence when moving to a country that drives on the other side, but I benefited from that in Spain 20 years ago and my "skeleton" driving licence record still exists on the DVLA computer should I ever need to swap back!
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  HID headlight adjustment when driving abroad? 17 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Honda CR-V EX with HID lamps. With these lights I do not need to make an adjustment when driving in Europe. My friend has Subaru Forester XT in...
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  Can we drive our van without tax or insurance when we sell it? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My fiancee has a van which he wants to sell through “we buy any van”. He just wants rid of it so just wants a quick, no hassle sale. My question is whether...
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  Drive the deal - Skoda Fabia 25 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was going to buy a Skoda Fabia Monte (Standard Red with black roof) from Drive the Deal, but when I was going through the process I noticed an option...
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  How do driving instructors see the speedometer on a Toyota Yaris? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a 2003 Yaris and, as a passenger the other day, I observed that the speedometer is set in an oblique tunnel and is not visible to the passenger....