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  My warranty company won't repair my car because the recovery service was late - what can I do? 15 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a secondhand 1999 Audi A4 Avant at the end of July for £1800. It had done approx 97,000km in 11 yrs. I drove it the following week to France,...
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  Luxury diesel coupe or saloon for up to £10k? 5 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am English, retired and living in France. I have a Corolla Verso for lugging stuff about and dogs. The price of diesel here makes that the choice - we...
• SsangYong Korando - Average driving Speeds 23 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Average speed was 19 mph over the past 1500 ish miles which yesterday included a fast as legally possible drive to France including a nice fast bit on the Autoroute. 85 in the Korando is plenty fast enough for me most of the time... Traffic congestion in Essex is as bad as I have evr seen it.
• Switch for swapping headlights for driving abroad 26 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  So far shortlisted a volvo v60, merc b class and honda civic (thanks in part to these forums). My wife is French and typically we go over to France a couple of times a year. I seem to remember reading that some cars have a switch that modifies the angle of the headlight beam. Is this right or is this something I dreamt? If such a scheme does exist which cars offer this?
• Any - Have I been blacklisted .... ? 6 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    I apologize if I've attempted to post the same item three times (yesterday & today) - perhaps I used a banned word (such as "France"!) ... but each time the posting has appeared briefly, but isn't there when I go back to the main board listing. Doctor, doctor, people keep ignoring me .... next patient please.
• Renault Lagina Nevada Estate 1997/98 - Rear windscreen wiper arm 1 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I have been trying to get hold of a rear windscreen wiper arm without success.  I found one on ebay but they don't deliver to France where I live - have also searched french websites.  My question is does anyone definitely know if there is a substitute wiper arm (maybe from a later Laguna) which will also fit my car.
• Fiat Barchetta 1998 - boot release stuck 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I have a Fiat Barchette (early 1998) and have a problem - the boot release (which is by cable from a lever in the car) has stopped working. It is EITHER...
• Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class, Peugeot 307sw - Insurance 14 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Both these cars are lhd as we have just returned from living in France. We have the maximum 50% discount on French insurance but as we will be spending 7/8 months a year from now on in the uk we would like to get uk insurance. Does anybody know of an insurer who will take into account our previous French insurance history or do we have to swallow high premiums from the outset?
• Volvo V60 - Sanef Tag. Where to place on the windscreen 27 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Sanef Tag for use on the peage roads in France. The instructions say to place on the mottled area behind the review mirror otherwise the metalic coating on a heat reflectant windscreen means it will not work.However this area is taken up by the plastic housing of the City Safe sensor, so no mottled area.
• Mazda 6 (2004) - headlights 4 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I have never used this function but fear it could be the cause of Mot test failure or ControlTechnique as it it is called here in France.
• Insurance rip-off 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Just arranged insurance for a week in France. £32. I paid £46 for a month in the summer with the same insurer. When I queried it, I was told that each trip attracts an "admin fee" of £17, "to cover the cost of printing the documents". Plainly that's nonsense - although I accept there will be some cost, 17 quid is silly.
• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - Snow chains 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Couple of points, I am taking my xtype 3 litre awd to france for a ski trip, it has the 225/45 y r17 wheels, in the owners manual it says not to fit snow chains to them, only the 16 inch wheels can have chains, what should i do risk it and not have them? Also as it is a awd do it need to put chains on all 4 wheels?
• peage Tags where do i get one? 18 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I would appreciate some advice on where to purchase a toll tag for france. I haven't bothered for the last 16 years but it sounds rather appealing. I have gone to various web sites that have appeared on this section before but have been unsucessful in obtaining a tag. I don't have a French bank account & would just like to pay by card.
• Why do bikers wave their legs around? 21 May 2008 (Forum)
  There was plenty of room and seemed to be no problems but after he had completed the manoeuvre he waved his left (offside, this is France) leg before accelerating away. I've seen this quite often and can't explain it. Is it an acknowledgement or a complaint?
• Best drives in UK/Isle of Man at this time of year 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hopefully on Tuesday I would be buying a Quattro, and then have 3 days leave. Not keen to drive all the way to France since I have to drive on the other side of the road, but have 4 full days to drive it around .... Any suggestions please on where I could take it at this time? Isle of Man? Lake district? Highlands??
• GB sticker on number plate 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  (Driving in France) The rear number plate on my car has the usual small blue GB band on the left hand side, but the front one has nothing at all. Having noticed that all other cars with these have them on the rear AND front, I'm wondering if I'm required to stick one on the front plate too.
• Mazda radios 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  If the radio is left uncoded and the battery is disconnected (which will happen sooner or later in any vehicle's life) the radio becomes locked up with an UNKNOWN security code. Mazda France have confirmed this and the only known solution is to ...fit a new radio!!!
• Renault sales slump! 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I read an article in the paper here in France today: total sales of Renault cars for the period January-July 2006 are down by more than 11%. In the same period, UK sales of Renault cars fell by a staggering 23.7% over the previous year! They are blaming it on an ageing product range, with the exception of the new Clio.
• Citroen 02 Xsara LS 9 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have adjusted the brightness to max as per handbook yet I still cannot see the red KPH dial. As I use the car in France a lot this is a bit of a drawback. Has a bulb blown? (the dial does light up though) Has a bulb dislodged? Is a low power bulb being used? What can I do? Any help would be appreciated.
• Snowchains 31 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I'm off on a skiing trip to France at the end of Jan and will be taking my car for the first time. I drive a 2004 Alhambra TDi. Can anyone recommend the best snowchans to use and where I might get them? I don't want to spend a fortune and in fact will be saying goodbye to the car within a fortnight of the trip so renting may be an option.