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Twilights last glowplug 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
I took your advice and went for Mondeo 2006 2.0 Zetec Diesel 130. I’ve owned it for four and a half years and have covered 70k trouble free miles. I have... -
Struck by likening 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
My stationery Audi A8 was hit by a bus while waiting to pull out at a roundabout. The police said because there was cctv fitted to the bus there should... -
Getting dealt a choker 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
I wonder if you can explain this. We have a FIAT Multipla 1.9 JTD Eleganza, 58 Reg, 15,000 miles on the clock. Last Thursday while my wife was driving,... -
Vectra gearbox failure at 37,700 miles 4 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
I bought a Vectra 1.9 CDTi Estate in April 2009. Recently, while on holiday in Cornwall, the gearbox lost 5th & 6th gears and there is a whining noise... -
Why doesn't my friend's SEAT ST achieve its quoted fuel economy of 80mpg? 12 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
I have a friend who lives near Stirling, three miles from the nearest main road. He does not receive the Telegraph and so missed out on your wisdom and... -
Why is so much paperwork issued with a speeding offence? 12 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
I was recently (January) caught speeding in a temporary speed limit area on a dual carriageway in Essex. Whilst I am not complaining about being caught... -
Should a dealer be responsible to keep informed of car specification changes? 14 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
I viewed a five-month old 2010 Vauxhall Zafira Ecoflex Elite at a Vauxhall dealer. During a test drive the salesman informed me that the car had "traction... -
Please warn your readers to be careful when making claims from their insurance companies. 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
Your readers should beware of what has become of a certain big name motor insurer. In my experience they are friendly and helpful when they are taking... -
I've found a solution to the Renault Clio II coil light fault associated with a stalling engine. 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
I think I have cracked the problem related to the Renault Clio coil light coming on, followed by fluctuating revs and cutting out at junctions and when... -
I found smoking oil on the back of my Renault Clio's engine. What could have caused this? 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I was driving my 2002 1.5 Renault Clio diesel (78,000 miles) the other day when the engine started to make a gurgling noise. I pulled over straightaway,... -
Kerbing speed 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
There’s regular and understandable criticism in your column from you and your readers about the damaging effect of speed bumps. Whilst I don’t like them... -
Obsessed with smutt 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I understand you have recently written on the subject of DPFs. My particular experience of the current X-Trail diesel (and my ongoing quarrel with Nissan)... -
I had a minor collision in my wife's car - where do I stand if my insurance doesn't cover me? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I recently bought my wife a new vehicle but did not part-exchange her old one as the new vehicle was bought privately. The new vehicle had to have work... -
Is it common for tyres to become oval and cause 'pattering' at high speed? 30 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
I own a Skoda Octavia vRS TDi, a fairly quick car with bags of torque. However, I am not a hooligan - simply a 57 year old businessman with a motor sport... -
Valetta parking 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
My wife and I have reached an impasse when trying to choose a new car. For most of the year, we live in Gozo: a wonderfully old-fashioned, sunkissed hideaway,... -
Thug rule 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
I wonder if you could advise me please. On 17the October I delivered my daughter to our local Driving Theory Test centre and because she was very nervous... -
First among equals 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
Who has priority at a motorway junction involving an entry slip road? I had long believed that the pecked or dashed line where an entry slip comes onto... -
A Polo count-down 19 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
I am a 48-year-old single mother of 4 and have just qualified as a nurse. I have got a job as a community staff nurse, which involves a lot of travelling.... -
Hire purchased 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
Last month I purchased an 18-month-old Avensis Tourer TR 2.2 D-4D from a Toyota Dealership after reading your car-by-car details about them and also your... -
Closing the stability door 14 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2004 VW Golf 1.6FSI SE. The ESP light came on recently. I took it to a VW approved workshop that carried out a computer based diagnostic check....
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