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  Buying a retirement car 12 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We'd like to replace our Renault Scenic for our reritement. Which would you recommend Honda Jazz or Toyota Verso? Need a high driving position.
• FIAT Punto - Punto died whilst driving 28 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  My son has a fiat punto 1.2 8v (Y plate) and on Thursday last week whilst driving the car it stopped. RAC called out and said they suspect timing belt! Could the belt have slipped and if so, is it easy to re-align (with a new belt)? Or is the problem simpler than that as in battery, coils etc.
• Any - Tailgating 28 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  In reality the speed limit is rather on the low side for the road. The problem is that because people could drive faster just as safely there is a lot of tailgating on this stretch of road. The people doing this drive anything from a black cab to a flatbed lorry. Whilst many 100's of people have been fined for speeding I have not heard of anybody being done for tailgating which is potentially much more dangerous along that stretch of road.
• Renault 21 Savanna - Cutting out 28 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    Does anyone have experience of this problem, my mechanic cant work it out. Car starts well, drives 4 miles to the motor way well, goes for about 20 minutes on motorway well, then when I exit motorway and drive in lower revs, say, approaching traffic lights it wants to die. Sometimes it picks the revs up again automatically, other times it dies.
• Driving in France. 5 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hello everybody we have been back for a few days now had a long journey by car to the south of France.The Focus diesel performed well i used the cruise control regulary on the auto routes relaxing to drive.Thanks Big John your route we took worked out fine.Our first stop Rouen and a long drive after rouen to Lourdes.We came through Toulouse about six pm very busy traffic i was in the wrong lane for Tarbes ,no problem with the French drivers they gave me all the space i needed for the right lane for Tarbes.On the return journey stopped at Chartres very nice town Ibis chain clean.Back through the tunnel heavy rain very dense traffic at Dartford M25 I think i got a bit spoiled on the auto routes in France .:)
• Winter Driving in Norway 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Yes main roads are cleared but not down to tarmac, but down to a manageable level of snow (two inches?) and thereafter cars are on snow tyres with little metal studs. They drive remarkably quickly for the conditions, but all the cars I saw seem to be in very good condition for their age (some at least 20 years old). No salt is put down, but some form of grit which provides grip but no melting facility.
• are smart cars terrible in the snow ? 7 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Does anyone else drive a smart car in these conditions and what are they like ?
• Second offence? 22 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Got pulled up and will be going to court in Jan 2010. Got 66 and 69 on the breathaliser In my first 2 years of driving i picked up too many points (never been a boy racer but got unlucky with the camera guns, flashed in an area i didnt know etc). My license was suspended - Didnt say i was banned but i guess i was as i wasnt allowed to drive but i rememeber suspended being the term they used.
• Suffolk to Reading-best way to drive? 25 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  What makes it worse is I've got to wait up to 5 hours in Reading whilst her interview takes place then endure the driving misery in reverse in the dark.
• Renault Vel Satis (2002 - 2007) - 03 3.5 chain or belt? lazy selecting 'drive', help 19 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  my 3.5 litre petrol v6 auto 'initiale' takes approx 2 secons to engage drive once 'd' is selected, it is fine in reverse. It has done 80k with a full history. Could this be to do with the gearbox oil level? Also are these belt or chain driven? The cambelt cover is made of metal, usually this means chain driven, or so im told.
• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - 04 2.0 Car stalls when driving along? 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I was just driving along fairly sedately, 40 mph, suddenly the glow plug light came on, the car stalled and wouldn't start. Pushed the car to the side of the road gave it ten minutes and the car started again. This is the second time its done this.
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.8 petrol - engine diagnostic warning light 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, the engine diagnostic warning light has come on on my peugeot 406 R plate (72,000) yesterday ,since this happened the engine has cut out twice when I try to drive away or when I put any lights on and try to drive the car cuts out but turn the lights off the car drives but is very sluggish in 1st and 2nd gear .The warning light only come on now and then does anyone know of a common cause for this fault (with an easy fix) change the plugs or do i have to take it to somebody with diagnostic equipment?
• Volkswagen Polo III (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.4 Engine check light on 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  In the mean time am I OK to drive around?
• Spotting sub £1,700 cars - Rattle category? 30 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Thye former looked good for another 7 years and the latter - surely for a year? I guess my approach to the £350 job would be to just drive it into the ground if it drove `straight` just keeping the fluid topped up. You know how it is though, you tend to notice examples of the cars you`re actually driving, more than those you are not.
• Left hand drive cars 4 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I live in France and need to buy a new car (hence Left Hand Drive). Someone at ( 8< SNIP ) suggested your site, I hope you can help me. Apparently it can now be cheaper for someone in France to come to the UK, buy a LHD car, take it back to France and reregister it.
• "Britain's Best Drives" Starts today 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  19 Feb 2009, 20:30 on BBC Four Episode 1 of 6 Synopsis: Actor Richard Wilson takes a journey into the past, following routes raved about in motoring guides of 50 years ago. In a classic Morris Minor Traveller, he drives from Scarborough to Whitby via the Yorkshire moors. He learns about the rise and fall of the British seaside resorts, takes a toll road through the Dalby Forest and checks out the mythical roadside wonder that is the Hole of Horecum.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 warning lights on?? 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi hopefully someone can help me, i drove my 1999 1.6 ford focus from north England down to south Wales, after a few days of not driving i drove to a local town 3miles away and my airbag, handbrake and tracking control lights came on while i was driving. i parked up while shopping got back in my car and when i turned the engine back on the lights were still on. the car still drives fine and everything seems fine, i'm concerned because i have to make the 300miles return trip next week.
• Potential lifesaving driving tips for new drivers 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  There are hundreds more of course - honed from personal experience - such as near misses (as well as the highway code) What further one line tips could you give our (imaginary) new driver - and why? Also, how have near misses or accidents shaped your driving? oilrag
• Been done for speeding - driver identity[locked] 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I have been done for doing 97 in a 60 limit (nice day and little traffic so no danger!!). Me and Mrs are insured on the car and we dont remember who was driving because we share the car throughout the day. We have had the photo but it is dark and bit blurred so no ID possible. If we write back and say we dont know who was driving, which is true, will the councel jobsworths drop it?
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2000 1.3 knocking noise 14 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  hi all, just a quick post looking for a little advice. i have a 2000 x reg fiesta that has suddenly developed a knocking sound occasionally when being put into gear whilst stationary, it also appears more often when moving off from a standing start. i can't really describe the fault much more as it has only appeared in the last few hours. i have been driving on a motorway and the car is driving fine apart from this noise appearing, i'm just looking for a quick reply on what this could be as i've got to drive 150 miles back home tomorrow and i'm a little concerned as to what this could be. thanks in advance, rach