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  • Cost to coast 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Over the past 30 years or so I have been in the habit of coasting down long hills in neutral with the engine idling. Can coasting do any damage? I find...
  • Crashed Pagani Zonda, would you beleive it! 29 Mar 2010 (Forum)
    In this case the driver is professional racing driver, surely someone who knows this by instinct, and who would moderate his driving according to the tarmac condition beneath him, bhe reading the road ahead, noting hazards and driving accordingly. It was not the "road that caused the crash", it was the driver not recognising the hazard presented.
  • Dyspraxical advice 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I was interested to see the recent article on the problems dyspraxics face in learning to drive. My 18-yr old son was diagnosed with dyspraxia several...
  • Automatically qualify? 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    We have very happily driven 2nd-hand Toyotas for twenty years and are thinking of buying new, under the scrappage scheme. Both my wife and I learned to...
  • You are what you car 7 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Driving various of our family's cars at different times, I have been amazed at the attitude of other drivers changing according to the car I drive. In...
  • Auts and crosses 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I currently drive a 51 Mondeo, which I am looking to replace with something of comparable size. I have a budget of about £15,000 all in and the new car...
  • Toyota Yaris II/Vitz (2006 - ) - Headlights did not switch off automatically! 14 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    The AA man stated that "nothing ever goes wrong with Toyotas - it must be a flat battery". I then remembered that I had used my headlights as it was dark and rainy on the morning drive to work and as I was a little late dashed out of the car the moment I got to the car park. The car started instantly with the AA booster battery. On the drive home, I realised that the last time this happened to me was over 20 years ago, driving a 1975 Ford Escort Mark II.
  • Reversing into driveways - surely safer? 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    The neighbour in the house opposite reversed her car out of the drive and straight into the side of his car (the same neighbours who park opposite our drive!) causing substantial damage. There was no excuse for this, with minimal care and attention, the car could have reversed out quite easily without causing damage.
  • M-Way Madness - Empty Inside Lane! 6 Nov 2005 (Forum)
    Hi ,just been driving down the infamous A3 and M25 in surrey today and have been making casual notes to the standard of driving on this stretch of road ,which sadly reflects any major A-road or motorways in Britain. Without sounding like a grumpy old git,the goverment needs to do something before we end up in grid lock.
  • Rewarding courteous driving 21 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    However, on the appropriate occasions, be courteous, and 'reward' courtesy with a friendly wave, nod, smile, R-L-R-indicate or whatever. My theory is this: If a small number of road users can encourage others to drive more forgivingly by 'rewarding' safe and considerate driving in this small and simple way, perhaps it is possible that it will catch on, and the road will become a safer and less stressful place for everyone.
  • 2018 - Nissan x-trail Beeping noise 18 Jun 2024 (Forum)
    Hi, a friend of mine has recently bought a 2018 xtrail. She says that she hears a beep when she drives past certain places. It is unrelated to speed as it happens at the same locations each time she drives past them. There is nothing showing on the dash. Any ideas gents?
  • Book Your Hyundai Test Drive 5 Jun 2024 (Forum)
    Despite having an AdBlocker this advert will no go away and on my phone its is a real problem. I have even resorted to filling it in but its still...
  • Light Scratches on Paintwork 10 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    I’ve been driving a brand new van at work this week. Unfortunately when driving into a tight driveway I hit some overgrown bushes and these have caused some very light scratches on the paintwork. Is T-Cut the best way to remedy this?
  • Canada - Fines using a cell phone driving. 5 Aug 2019 (Forum)
     REGARDING motoring fines. Watching TV HERE last night. For using a mobile first time fine $1000. Nexttime double. Next time triple and license removal....
  • Should the Drink-driving limit be reduced - 50 Years of Breathalysers 18 Oct 2017 (Forum)
    What do BR's think. I agree with lower and would not be against Zero, but zero is pretty well impractible. ( a friend (HGV driver) is suffering...
  • M25 - a joy to behold 19 Sep 2016 (Forum)
    Such a pleasure to see drivers driving so sensibly. The M25 was truly a joy to behold.
  • Licence counterpart abolition delayed 22 Dec 2014 (Forum)
    DVLA had previously announced that the driving licence paper counterpart was to be abolished from 1st January 2015. They have announced that the abolition will be delayed and will not now go ahead on January 1st. http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2014/12/18/fleets-urged-to-act-now-after-driving-licence-counterpart-abolition-is-delayed/54372/
  • Ordered a dash cam 7 Dec 2014 (Forum)
    Have really been racking up the miles this month, and after seeing one too many pieces of dangerous driving while I bimbled along behind the lorries in economy driving mode, have ordered a Transcend 16GB DrivePro 200. Will update with a small review once it's installed. Wouldn't mind one for the back too!
  • Power or torque 6 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Which car is better for hilly area driving? 1) Car with high horse power 2) Car with high torque
  • NOT drink driving - Stopped at 5.10pm 4 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    Two of swmbo's colleagues, (nurses) in their uniforms stopped and breathalysed just up the road from the local hospital leaving after work still in nurses...
 

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