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• Driving in Italy 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Appalling lack of consideration for others, lack of concern for personal safety or those of passengers ( I lost track of the number of children unbelted, in the front, and I reckon general use of seatbelts well under 20%). Obsessive use of mobiles while driving ..complete disregard for speed limits, no overtaking zones..some appalling road surfaces and signing. Two examples I will remember for some time.. Crossing the street in a town called Ostuni , on a ped crossing, we had to slap a car on the bonnet to stop it driving into my daughter.
• Phone while driving: what would you do? 12 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  After a mile or so, the driver decides it's time to phone the other person, and "sort it out". Apart from involving illegal use of a mobile phone while driving, (there's no hands-free), this is clearly going to be a long and heavy call, with plenty of conflict: precisely the sort of call which is likely to be most distracting. As the driver picks up the phone, you point out that it should not be used while driving, but with one hand on the wheel while turning a corner, the dialling begins with the other hand.
• All this Insurance Fully Comp Business 16 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Then of course I will have to insure myself on mine, name Dad and Mum (not forgetting where my sister comes into it all). It's rare - in fact, since Mum got her car it's only happened once, that one parent will drive the other's car yet the insurance company are getting more money for the policy just on the offchance that one parent would need to drive the other car. I'm willing to bet that thousands upon thousands of people are going to either not bother, or be so confused they'll be driving around unknowingly uninsured.
• dear rover drivers 1 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  - do you have to pass a special exam in bad driving to drive a red or gold rover?
• RTA & Driving Licences 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I know these are the queries I normally answer myself, but here`s one I don`t know the answer to. If a non-UK citizen is in the UK they are able to drive on their "foreign" driving licence for a length of time. This length of time depends on the circumstances, but that isn`t my point. I am a UK citizen. Can I use my Brazilian, Chilean, Mexican or US driving licences in the same way ?
• Who was driving Speed Cameras 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Who was driving - speed camera loopholes ! I am told that some people with 'points' on their licence ask friends or relatives to say that they {the friens / relative} were driving. The ?guilty person may pay the fine, of say their 90 year old grandmother who has not driven for 15 years ?
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  DVLA has suspended my driving licence - is my car insurance still valid? 20 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My son is a named driver on my car insurance policy, but the DVLA has stopped my driving licence as I had a medical problem following an accident. Is my...
• Revoked licence - insurance 30 Jan 2020 (Forum)
    I've also got a ticket for driving without a valid driving licence, just waiting for the ticket office to get in touch with me. I honestly don't know how is this even possible as -for example- I've had a driving offence last year (driving 47mph on a 40mph limit road) and the DVLA sent the letter to my recent address asking for identifying the driver of which I've replied to and then took the driver awareness course, I was also stopped by the police 2-3 times in the past 7 years for routine checks where they have checked my licence, no one said a word about my licence being revoked.
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  I need a small, easy to parallel park car - what do you recommend? 9 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I haven't driven in 20 years. Now I have moved to the Netherlands and need a small car that is small, easy to drive and easy to parallel park, mostly for...
• Car drivers have to pass a test to ride moped? 14 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Ok I passed my full UK car driving test in 2005, in 2008 I passed a bus and lorry driving test. I decided it would save me money and be easier if I got myself a little moped to drive to the bus depot and let my missus drive my car while I'm at work.
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  Buying a new car - Volkswagen or Skoda? 19 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need to replace 16-year-old, seven-seater Volvo estate. I want to buy something that will be comfortable on the motorway, but provide good fuel economy....
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  How does my Thai wife get a UK driving licence? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is a Thai national and is awaiting her visa to join me here. She has held a licence in Thailand for thirteen years and drove to work in Bangkok...
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport (2005 - ) - Had a long drive in one last night 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  It has a very comfortable driving position, helped by the fact you don't have to totally climb up into the car. However the driving position in the Subaru Forester remains in pole position for me. The disappointment was the dashboard which is very plasticky and the steering wheel is too big and too thick.
• Defensive driving 6 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  This has got me to thinking: The reason I wasn't in a crash is because I was driving defensively, keeping extra space between me and other vehicles in case one of them did something idiotic. Now I pretty much always drive like this, because I have to. If I didn't I reckon I'd be in at least one crash (albeit minor ones) a week. people cut corners, cross white lines, wander from lane to lane, all sorts.
• Would you shop 'em? 16 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Arising from the thread on motorway driving, middle lane hoggers etc. If you suspect a loved one is unfit to keep driving, what do you do about it? My mother complained that my late uncle was clearly unfit to drive - let the pedants understand that this is before he died!
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  What's the best four seat convertible with four-wheel drive? 28 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter's four year lease on a Range Rover Evoque ends in March 2024. She is looking to replace it with a four-seater convertible and doesn't want...
• What to buy? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My shortlist at the moment, after a fair amount of test driving. At the moment, it looks like this: 1.8 Ford Focus. Comfortable, and a nice drive. My feelings towards it are pretty.... Well, non existant. It seems a standard drive, with not much of the "enjoyment" factor to it.
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  Licence changes for large electric vans to come into effect in June 30 May 2025 (News)
  
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  One in 10 motorists admit driving after taking illegal drugs 12 Apr 2023 (News)
  
• Driving in Germany and Austria 12 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Just had a few weeks between the  two, Nuremberg and the Salzburg and Linz, and we both remarked how pedestrians, cyclists and drivers were really...