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  Is low annual mileage bad for diesel engines? 7 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I refer to your advice about low mileage having an impact on blocked diesel particulate filters (DPFs). I feel you are combining low annual mileage with...
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  Which Honda SUV is best for towing? 5 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I currently run a 2013 Honda CR-V 2.0 petrol manual. I opted for this as my daily commute is only seven miles each way. I cover 10,000 miles a year and...
• Accident management companies 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I took down her registration number, contacted the police and found out her name and contact no. Today I took the car for an estimate and was told that my back-panel is in need of repair, that the tailgate is also broken and that there is a danger of exhaust fumes entering the car so I must drie with the window open at all times (but he didn't say not to drive it).
• 500 - Fiat 500 wiring loom failure 19 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  The more it is used the earlier the wiring will fracture and break, for instance, daily use for shopping or letting a dog in and out. The main dealer solution to this car was a £600 fit of a new wiring loom. However, with a little patience there is a simple repair that costs about a £1. First, pull some loom through the gaitor from the C pillar., then remove the internal tailgate pressed board cover to reveal the wiring connections, disconnect the two rear heated window connections, the rearwiper motor connection and undo the rear lock which allow you to pull some loom through from the tailgate.
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  Can I avoid parking fines by coving my number plate? 25 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Is it legal to avoid exorbitant parking penalties by removing or covering your number plate?
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  Where can I get a tracker fitted to my Jaguar? 18 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2004 Jaguar XKR Coupe which I have owned for seven years and now most insurance companies insist that my vehicle needs a Tracker Device fitted...
• Insurance, tax and SORN question 20 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  If an ANPR picked him up, he will be fined I presume. His saving grace is the car went straight to a garage for an MOT. However, the truth is while it did go to his friends garage, it did not go for an MOT. Surely the police would not allow someone to hide behind this technicality as an excuse and would investigate?
• Reanualt Clio 2 - Clio 2 2004 1.2 16v - Rough Running 15 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hope this helps someone, have a 2004 clio 1.2 16v which apart from a new clutch a few months ago has been faultless for its 82,000 mile life, serviced correctly by independant garage and started to run rough with engine light flashing on and off. Read all the posts about the ECU cover chomping through the loom and checked this, 1 wire bare but not cut, could have been sending to earth so not helpful ( really stupid cover design Renault a monkey could have forseen issues there !).
• Sat Nav software updates 28 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  The Connect Nav into which they used to be inserted is long gone (shudder) Opitimism perhaps, that it might still be grinding away almost nine years later..I grimace at the memory, but once paid around £300 in 2002 for European discs. Then there were the follow on Garmin, stand alone units  (in the follow on cars)  - You got one free map update on purchase - then it was back to paying for updates and the camera POI`s - though i never bothered.  Built in batteries too - and little hard drives whirring away as they covered Europe.
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  Our Volkswagen Fox requires cylinder head repairs - what should we do? 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We bought our Volkswagen Fox used about nine months ago. It's a 2006 which has covered 35,000 miles, and the last two services were performed outside the...
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  What used electric car should we get on a £10k budget? 5 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a MINI One but now she needs a four-door car. She wants a MINI-size, or slightly bigger electric car. They are very pricey at the moment...
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  Do we have to accept our car being written off? 21 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Someone ran into the back of our 2004 Vauxhall Signum. The insurers have written it off as it's going to cost £1800 to fix. Can we put our foot down and...
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  My SEAT has both cambelt and AdBlue problems, but SEAT won't honour my service plan 25 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My SEAT Ateca 1.6 diesel has under 50,000 miles and is 4 1/2 years old (first registered January 2019). It is at my local Seat workshop for an investigation...
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  Jaguar XF has developed rust - what should I do? 9 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Jaguar XF has developed rust bubbling on the boot lid. Unfortinatly I was unable to get it to my local dealer until last week, which is outside...
• Insurance while selling a car 20 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all, Lined up a replacement for our 10 year old Yaris and hopefully pick it up in the next few days (not local to me so arranging logistics). I plan to sell the old Yaris privately so need have the car insured still. I have a car and my wife has a car already so for a period of time (not to long hopefully) we will have 3 cars between us. I've quickly looked at short term insurance and so far the best i've been offered is £50 for 28 days cover by my current insurer (Churchill).
• Bought car on ebay, deposit via paypal 7 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  He got there and it was dark (about 11pm). The seller would not let him test drive the car until the deal was done...ie all the money handed over. The money was paid and the car driven home. On arriving home the next daya few faults were discovered which were not mentioned in the ad : Dent on boot lid Stereo not working Engine Cover missing.
• New car for mother. 3 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  We hope to spend around 5k on this car. The car will only cover at most 6k a year so fuel economy is irrelevant. Reliability is an important criterion for the new vehicle as it will be required every weekday without fail, so no Renaults.
• 70+mph 15 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I hope someone out there can help me . On the way home today I decided that I want to see how fast and how well my car handles at high speeds. Trying this out to the public highway is impossible for thereat of loosing my licene so the only option I can come to think of it a track day the problems however are: 1: My car is presently in a 1years free insurance with reanult and the insurance doesn't cover track days.
• Buying new car before selling old car 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  However i am too young to have DOC on my insurance, and would like to avoid having to insure both cars for what is likely to be a period of around one week. Would it be legal to allow potential buyers to test-drive the car, assuming that they have their own DOC cover? Otherwise, is there any chance of my insurers cutting me a deal of say a two week overlap to enable me to sell the car?
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  Are full width rear lights legal? 18 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Is there legislation which governs the positioning of tail lights (markers) on UK cars? I am seeing more and more new vehicles with a mass of tail lights...