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• European driving - INSURANCE 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Do all UK insurance polcies cover the very basic insurance Third party only for driving in the EU? I have looked on various sites on the net and many state that all uk insurance policies must have TPO cover in the EU. http://www.rightquote-car-insurance.co.uk/driving_abroad.html being 1. But my
• Driving Long Distances. 9 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Ripley annoyed me this weekend. A bloke drove up to Scotland (500 miles) in 12 hours. Ripley suggested this should have been done in two 250 mile stints. Utter tosh. I've driven 600 miles to a party and I presume delivery drivers drive 8 hours a day every day of their lives. I *do* accept
• Winter driving and tyre pressures 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I was wondering if there was any mileage (excuse the pun) in reducing tyre pressures (max. by around 10-15%), from the recommended values when driving in Winter conditions? By ?Winter? I mean icy /snowy tarmac roads and motorways. The logic behind this is from 4X4 drivers who reduce tyre pressure
• Any - Hard drive for music ? 4 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  My imported Honda Stream, which may have to be pensioned off, has a hard drive to automatically record all the CDs that are played. We have 125 albums on it and counting. This is a very useful feature. -Far more convenient than playing music from a mobile phone, even with bluetooth. Does anyone
• Ford Mondeo - Brake squeal after driving at higher speeds 1 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  When I drive at higher speeds, such as 40-50mph then use my brakes, I will then proceed to hear a squealing noise coming from the passenger side, most likely from the brakes, but only when the car is in motion, not during braking. The noise then goes after I turn the car off/ park for a few minutes
• Everyone will have to drive an EV by 2030 7 May 2021 (Forum)
  Grant Shapps - Transport Minister - made the above statement recently https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-9545797/Transport-Secretary-says-everybody-driving-electric-2030.html   If you ever wanted to know how useless a politician might be, a Minister who does
• Diesel - Driving it Wrong? 10 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I've just got an Audi A1 1.6 TDI. Before, I had a 2008 VW Polo petrol. Don't have much experience of driving diesels. The Polo would sit happily on a flat road at 30 in 5th, but the diesel won't. Even 4th at 30 is a struggle for it sometimes. I'd have thought with the diesel being more powerful
• Bentley Bentayga - Beckham banned - guilty driving & using a phone 11 May 2019 (Forum)
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48213106 6 month ban - he already had 6 points for speeding & was given another 6 today for using a mobile whilst driving. A long time coming - "Loophole Lawyer "dug
• Driving in snow 13 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  how many other youngsters who may never have practised snow-driving realise this?
• Venga 1.6 auto - SWMBO going to drive more.. 11 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  There was me, perfectly happy with the venga, but swmbo  decides she wants to drive more and therefore would like an auto box. Keeping away from the boxes of doom in their various guises, the choice seems to be a venga or i20 auto, but the fuel consumption is poor. thinking a size
• Drink / Drive Campaign 8 May 2017 (Forum)
  Every year just before Christmas, the government usually launches, with much publicity, their seasonal anti drink drive advertising campaign. This seemed to pass me by this year. I don't recall the usual fanfare or the adverts in the press or on TV. If there was such a campaign, I missed it, so
• 2014 BMW 320d m sport - xenon lights driving abroad 21 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  I have the xenon lights on my BMW and can't find any info in the book about driving abroad and whether or not you need "deflectors" whcih I know are a pain the rear to fit. My Audi A5 had a setting change on the menus but again can't seem to find this on the BMW? Any advice experience of this?
• Left Hand Drive for Morocco - Advice Needed 10 May 2012 (Forum)
  My Dad wants to buy a left hand drive car, and export it to Morocco. As all the LHD's in the UK, seem pretty high, we're looking at buying used from Europe. Does anyone know the best way to go about this?? Any tips / advice for good countries to buy used, or likewise places
• Any - Best drive ever 22 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  While stuck in a jam the other day I cast my mind back to my most enjoyable drive ever. It was from london to Blandford in the wee small hours in a 2 litre Vauxhall Victor and the road was clear all the way. A starry night too  I had a completely clear run along the Salisbury-Blandford
• Peugeot 306 1.4 - Red STOP light 31 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all Driving along today the big red STOP light came on my 306. I checked the oil and coolant levels, checked it wasn't overheating, and the car seemed completely fine when driving but light wouldn't go off. Later in the journey it did go off itself but came back on again. Car
• BMW 320I Series Coupe E92 2 Litre petrol 2010 - driving abroad 15 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  about Xenon headlights. i am getting conflicting info from main agent with regard to headlight deflectors, for driving abroad. 1.  Foils are not available ?,  2. Are not fitted to xenon lights.  3. They will adjust the lights for abroad for £70
• Ford focus 1.8 petrol - Petrol consumption 25 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 1999 ford focus 1.8 petrol I put in aprox 16 litres of petrol and got 80 miles of mainly (90%) driving on motorways at aprox 60 mph seems a bit heavy. Car is well maintained, tyre pressure correct and I drive as light footed as possible and drive in very light traffic. What do you think?
• Corsa/500 - Fat Examiners 17 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hope I'm not being fat-ist. Remember about a year ago when BSM replaced all their driving school Corsas with Fiat 500s. It now seems that government driving examiners are too fat to get in them, so BSM are going back to Corsas   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/motoring
• Insuring with 0 NCD but drive for work. 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My brother is considering getting a car after about 8 years. Obviously he has 0 NCD but he drives a van for work. He has tried the comparison websites but they come up with high prices. My only suggestion was that a local insurance broker might be more help, might treat him the same as an ex
• Vauxhall Insignia (2008 - ) - Driving the Sports Tourer tomorrow!! 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  hi, i am test driving the new insignia sports tourer 2.0l cdti design tomorrow! long distance, will be doing about 200 mile. what should i look out for? is there anything anyone would like to know? spoke to the rep and he said up to know all design models have come with sat nav built in! thanks