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  Should I renew my driving licence a few months before the expiry date? 19 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My driving license expires in February 2021. Should I apply for a renewal now or wait?
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  I recently wrecked my car's engine by driving through a flood - how should I have approached it? 4 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I was driving through a flooded part of a road I use regularly, confident my 2015 Mercedes E-Class would be okay as it's a diesel engine. However, the...
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  My Mercedes-Benz has constant DPF issues that aren't due to my driving - what should I do? 24 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I brought a brand new Mercedes-Benz GLA 220d last September. Within three months of ownership my engine management light came on and the cars power was...
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  Will using premium fuel and driving gently improve the life of the EGR, DPF and injectors? 3 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The emissions fix was done on my 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI in January 2017 and it now drives very differently. The DSG gearbox changes up into seventh...
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  My friend was prosecuted for undertaking - is this entrapment? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend was recently prosecuted for dangerous driving, for undertaking an unmarked police car. The A23 is, at that point, a two-lane dual carriageway....
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  Can I suggest that your correspondent FD of Brentwood lowers his seat to avoid leg ache? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I suggest that FD of Brentwood should try lowering his seat cushion. I too am 6-feet 1-inch tall, and drive an automatic. When I bought my present car...
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  Can you recommend a family MPV with a large boot for short drives? 12 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm currently driving a Ford Focus (old style) 1.6 from 2005 but would like to change to a newer car with more boot space as I'm expecting our first child....
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  Skirtlifter 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I ordered a Volvo C30 1.6d DRIVe ‘S’ without the start stop option because, living in a rural area, I thought that the £250 option would be of little benefit...
• Advice on driving across Europe 13 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Get to Boulogne on evening of 24th June (Fri) stay in hotel there (are we better off moving on a bit to find a hotel? Is Boulogne nice, or scummy? Saturday 25th: Drive to Antwerp to meet up with some friends. Stay night in Antwerp. Sunday 26th: Drive to Cologne (about 2 hours) spend some time in Antwerp, some in Cologne sightseeing etc. Stay night in Cologne. Monday 27th: Drive to Munich (we've just realised we have an extra day here.
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  If a car is not being driven for several months can it be SORNd? 8 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  A relative has had an illness recently and hasn't driven for about three months. His car is parked up on his drive. He's not likely to be able to drive...
• Test Drives. How did you get the one you wanted? 9 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Following on from my previous thread (asking for car buying advice) I would like to ask about Test Drives. Until recently  I have always known exactly what car I wanted. 3 x XJ in a row and a RangeRover before that. Test Drive was easy. The Range Rover had a 3.5 petrol and was an automatic. no problem.
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  Which cars are easily insurable for a 17-year-old? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our daughter will shortly be 17 and will learn to drive. We currently have a two-year-old Touran and a six-year-old MINI Cooper soft top. We assume both...
• Audi A3 - Police stopping a car 15 Jan 2017 (Forum)
    Now almost a week later I got told by someone I trust that someone phoned the police and told them I would be drink driving.  Now to my questions, if the police have received intelligence, would I be within my rights to ask that? (obviously not asking for names because it's supposed to be anonymous) and if they said they haven't it was just a routine stop, is driving to work at 4.30am really reason to suspect I'm drink driving and can they actually stop me if I'm doing nothing wrong or would they need reason to suspect me of drink driving?
• Switzerland BEWARE! - New speeding drinkdriving penalties 29 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  There is not an English translation of the above, but anyone losing their licence for 12 months will have to drive with a "black box" recording their driving for a minimum of 5 years as a condition of getting said licence back, and in some cases will also have to retake the driving test. Probably coming to a country near you soon.
• SEAT Alhambra 2008 - drive problem 12 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I have a 2008 SEAT Alhambra – it has done 46500 miles.   I have a problem with the drive.    In the last year (15,000 miles), I’ve had 3 sets of disks and pads because the disks have warped.  In attempt to find the cause, the drive flanges were replaced 7000 miles ago.
• Driving in Europe with HID Xenon lamps!! 28 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I know that height adjustment is automatic, but I think that sales should make buyers aware of such an important issue when ordering with Xenons as normal light deflectors do not work. Has anyone here had these problems too, or in the case of driving abroad, found an easier way then removing the bumper on a VAG car to adjust them for driving on the right? Neil T SEAT Leon TDi 150, Toledo 20VT Sport, Various Montegos...
• Stopped, a - Question of insurance 12 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Tired after a long drive and swmbo suggests driving the last few miles as my concentration wavering. Pulled over and swapped places. Unknown to us seen by plod.. swmbo drives rarely, probably 2nd or 3rd time this year, Shortly after turned off main road, and as not very used to traffc, slows down a bit.
• n/a - standing around minding my own business 30 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  This person comes up to me and says “sorry I don’t know how to drive, do you mind moving my car for me? If you reversed it onto the road I’m sure I would be able to drive it forward ok” I politely declined and explained I wouldn’t be insured so I wouldn’t take the risk it’s a none starter.
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  Volkswagen Passat auto - gearbox problems 15 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am having some problems with the gearbox in my 2003 Volkswagen Passat automatic. It drives fine most of the time, but jolts when I stop and change into...
• Subaru Legacy 2.5 (2005) - Crankshaft aux-belt drive pulley disintegrated 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi   Just been towed by the AA to my local Subaru Dealer as my aux drive belt broke..... Unfortunately the crankshaft pulley that drives it apears to have  disntegrated -I assume throwing off/breakig the belt. Pulley  seems to be a "Sandwich" construction of an outer metal drive ring with a rubber cushioning layer thats then all-bonded to the pulley that engaages on the end of the cranbkshaft.