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As someone who drives in Swiss winters, I'd like to endorse your recommendation of winter tyres. 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have just read the letter from TP of Barnstaple who seemed to think you had little experience of driving on snow and ice. I am glad you put him right... -
Non-starting Volkswagen - can you help? 26 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
My son's 53-plate Volkswagen Polo 1.4-litre petrol will not start. He tells me he has been having trouble for the past three weeks. The engine was turning... -
Timescale for damage assessment by insurers 6 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
My daughter's 11 year old car was run into over five weeks ago. The impact was so severe the rear valance was embedded in the rear tyres, the bumper and... -
Selling a used car with a new engine? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I wondered if you could give me some advice please regarding selling my Land Rover Discovery 3 (HSE, Auto, 7 Seat, 87k Miles, 07 plate, 1 Owner, VG Condition,... -
I need an MPV with a large boot and which can tow a caravan - what do you suggest? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I need to replace my LDV Maxus with a vehicle that is versatile and cost effective to buy, run and repair. I need a large amount of boot space and I also... -
BMW X3 or VW Toureg for long distance driving? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
We'd like to buy either a Volkswagen Touareg Auto Altitude or a new style BMW X3 Auto, the latter looking to be cheaper to run. Have you any opinions on... -
I'm using Twitter to complain after my car was damaged in a Tesco car park. 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
My car was damaged in a Tesco car park. On Friday I tweeted the link to my blog about this to Tesco's customer service Twitter channel. I received a reply... -
My Peugeot 807 diesel loses power and belches smoke - is this a DPF fault? 11 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2003 Peugeot 807 2.0 HDI. Every 400 miles or so, the car will suddenly lose power when driving and stutter intermittently for the next ten miles.... -
Why was my new SEAT Altea so much cheaper than the equivalent Volkswagen Golf? 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I recently bought a SEAT Altea SE 1.6TDI DSG and I also looked at the equivalent Volkswagen Golf Plus. The SEAT worked out to be £4710 cheaper than the... -
Why aren't drivers more stringently tested? 22 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I read that the annual slaughter on our roads has bottomed out at fewer than 2000 lives per year. This still represents a cull in human life somewhere... -
Changing to a Yeti from an Alfa 147? 19 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a 10 year old Alfa 147 2.0 petrol owned from new, now with 64k miles on the clock and am thinking of changing for a Skoda Yeti 4X4 to make it easier... -
Replacing my Berlingo after an accident 17 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
My daughter and I were involved in a side on accident in my Berlingo multispace 1.6 and it's looking likely the car will be written off. The other... -
Ford Focus engine management problem 26 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
Sudden illumination of all panel warning lights. Loss of forward motion. Engine still running/idling but not responding to accelerator pedal. Odometer... -
How long to keep Fiesta? 26 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
I bought a Fiesta 1.6 Titanium (manual 90 bhp version, registered Oct 2009) a year ago, having done 26000miles. I do ~12-13000 miles a year, mostly on... -
Real MPG in my Focus is far lower than the manufacturer's quoted figure - why? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
I bought a new Focus hatchback 1.0 EcoBoost 125 last week, lured by the 55mpg advertised by Ford and enthusiastically endorsed and claimed by the salesman.... -
Buying new mid range saloon 16 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
In the autumn I will be changing my eight year old VW Passat TDI 130 and as I do an average of 8,000 miles per annum, including a lot of local runs and... -
Thanks for recommending the Mazda 2 - I'm really pleased with mine. 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
In October 2008, based your Car Review of the Mazda 2, I sold my 138,000 trouble-free mile Honda Jazz and bought a Mazda 2 TS2. This has been by far the... -
Is my Jaguar XF about to suffer a DPF problem? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have just read your comments on diesel particulate filters and am a little concerned as I have a 2010 Jaguar 3.0d XF Premium Lux which I bought new,... -
Why is insurance so expensive for my Aixam microcar? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
I own and drive a 2003 Aixam 500 Super Luxe microcar which I drive on a class B1 licence, as I have a full motorcycle licence and entitlement to drive... -
Volkswagen Polo is wearing brake discs and pads very rapidly - why? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
Last year I purchased a brand new Volkswagen Polo under the scrappage scheme. In the first 18 months a distance of about 8500 miles was driven, mostly...
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