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• any - visit britain advice for visiting drivers 24 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  The current threads on driving in France got me thinking as to what visitors to UK are advised. The "Visit Britain guide to driving in the UK" is a corker. It lists that you should have reflective jackets, triangles, spare bullbs etc as if they are mandatory.
• BMW 3 Series Coupe (2008 -2011) - Car Buying advice 15 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hello HJ Community   I've always wanted to buy a 2 door 08-11 model 3 series. now i've been reading as much as i can about the different model variants but still can't decide which one to buy.   My driving style is as below:   - 1000 to 1500 miles a month - Mostly motorway driving from midlands to southern england - city driving accounts for 100 to 200 miles a month   i have a budget of up to 10K and would like the car to be as highly specced as poosible as i intend to have the car for 5 ish years   is there a specific model variant i should go for to suit my driving style ?
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  I got fined for driving in a bus lane - do I need to notify my insurer? 24 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I was picked up on camera driving in a bus lane and fined £60. Does this count as a conviction and do I have to inform my insurance company?
• Ford Focus - Dull Drive 9 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Does anyone else drive one of these cars and think the same? Or could it be the Euro 6 issue as mentioned in another thread. Unbelievably, I can't wait for my 2008 Kia Cee'd to be given back to me! Craig
• BMW 3 Series - F30 316i engine powerful enough for daily driving? 26 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  It was awful. I've not tried BMWs before and I am not willing to drive a car with a crippled engine again. At the same time, I'm looking for the most economical version of 3 series with a decent price so the ED version is slightly higher in price.   Thank you
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  Volvo duett 1964 EPA A-Traktor - Importing or drive back 30 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all im looking for some help and advice on how to buy a Volvo duett 1964 EPA A-Traktor in sweden and bring it back to the uk. Would like to drive back nice road trip. After lots of reading it looks like i would need to get a temp reg over there to take it out the country but not sure, as some say you cant buy a car there without a Personal Number and some say you do. so im a bit lost, and im not sure how it works for a  Foreigner  to buy a a car there and drive it straight out the country if its road legal or on a trailer?.
• Ford Mondeo Titanium X Estate - 2011 model - Gearbox problem/Engine management problem - help.. 11 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  My Ford Mondeo seems to drop out of gear while on the move. Today, driving at about 40mph I suffered a loss of drive. The engine is still running and the revs shoot up but there is no drive to the wheels. I had to pull over, turn the engine off, restart, and was then able to continue driving.
• VW Polo (2014 1.4 Blue Motion) - Driving to Spain 5 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Hi. My girlfriend and I have decided to drive to Spain. We're hoping to catch the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk and then drive to Murcia in Spain. We want to avoid Paris itself (but may be prepared to take the perifierique). Neither of us have driven this distance before.
• International Driving Licence 29 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, We travelled a bit last year through Western US in an RV, which was great fun, and having done some research my friend and I who were rented the vehicle together invested a few quid on an international driving licence. I think we did this on the basis of better safe than sorry in terms of insurance liabilities. I've never done this in Europe, but I may now have convinced myself I need to do this for th US, with another trip planned in September what do other BR's reckon to the value of a the international driving licence.
• Renault Clio - Safe car for daughter to drive - up to £1500 3 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Well middle daughter is learning to drive. She is making good progress but needs to do a little practice between lessons. Lady at work was selling her 2006 Renault Clio Dynamique 1.2 16v and Clio was purchased.  Sorted insurance (Fluxinsure) and all well.
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  Can I reject a car over a scratched windscreen? 25 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have just collected our used (2012) Audi A3 from an approved dealer. On the drive home we noticed that the windscreen is severely scratched in several...
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  Buying a Fiat 500 - which engine is best? 10 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a Fiat 500 for my wife's 60th birthday. She does short trips, with occasional longer journeys and motorway driving. Which is the best engine?...
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  Insight, Prius or Civic Hybrid? 4 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I can buy a Honda Civic hybrid for less money than an Insight and it appears to be better finished but you seem to say the Insight drives better. I can...
• Mazda 3 1.6 D Tamura 53 plate - fuel in Oil warning light ( MZ-CdD1.6 ) 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  At weekends I sometimes do a few 2-3 mile journeys while the drive to work is mixed driving conditions c 15 miles. The drive home is a bit more of a crawl, it was tonight but there is a 3 mile blast in the middle of it. Is this a DPF problem ie, should I take it for a 20 minute blast..or should I get it into the dealers ASAP tomorrow morning ?
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  How can we clean steering pump fluid from our tarmac drive? 12 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife’s car has just had a steering pump pressure switch failure and deposited unwelcome fluid on our tarmac drive. Do you have any suggestions for clean...
• Hyundai Getz 1.4 GSi 16v 2006 '55' Plate - Intermittant Problems with Gears 11 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Hi been having a problem with this for the last few weeks  it started with putting it  in reverse or first  when first started it would crunch or just refuse to go in when you got it in gear it would clear and drive normaly for days today it went into gear ok from cold start but after doing approx 10 miles while driving, it  refused to go in any gear moving or stationary when i did manged to get it into gear it would drive normally and then when i pulled on drive it locked up again and stalled and then cleared again the car has done 100,000 miles the clutch fluid is on max the biting point on the clutch is also low any help with this problem would be very welcome thanks 
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  Double de-clutching or not? 17 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Friend who claims to be VERY engineering qualified claims that driving a modern manual car and double-de-cluching saves wear and tear of syncromesh and...
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  Is a Touran diesel OK for stop/start traffic? 4 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Given all you have said about diesels/particulate filters etc and their expense - if driving mostly short haul, stop start etc - what is a VW Touran 1.6...
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  206CC electrical issues 23 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  When driving my 206CC the radio cuts out, everything on board flashes up, it says I have no petrol, revs go down, and can't tell what speed I'm going....
• Any Make - Self Drive Cars 15 May 2012 (Forum)
  The latest Buzz is about cars that drive themselves, a topic that surfaces every several years when a manufacturer shows a train of cars driving in a line and that they follow each other keeping apart no matter what speed changes occur.