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• How am I driving? 7 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I followed a lorry with one of these signs on the back this morning and wondered if anyone has phoned the number provided to comment on the driver's (lack...
• Driving unaware of a puncture 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  A car with a rear nearside flat tyre passed me this morning. It was an otherwise tidy looking 03 Corsa, keeping up with the traffic at about 30/40mph...
• Edinburgh to Inverness 1 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Good morning I may have to drive Edinburgh to Inverness next month departing around 5pm. What's the A9 like - is it an easy drive or am I likely to get stuck behind refigerator lorries on double white lines?
• Ford - Ghia mark disappearing? 30 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Read in a magazine that the Ghia spec mark is discontinuing from the Ford spec line up. Being replaced with 'Titanium' or 'Sport' or something like that. -- Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
• most reliable car high mileage driving 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I travel 90 miles a day travelling to work and back. What would be the best car for me to get to cope with this high mileage. It would have to be a diesel...
• Longest journey in single leg? 6 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  By which I mean without an overnight stop. I'm considering driving to Germany next year but it will be a 200 mile drive to Folkestone and then 470 or so from Calais I think this will be feasible in a single day...
• Mondeo Lights for Continental Driving 27 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 Mondeo Estate that i wish to take abroad. Does anyone know the procedure other than referring to a Ford dealer to change the headlights...
• Audi four wheel drive variants 21 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Does anybody know why the new A4 Quattro is still fitted with the "old" type permanent 4wd system instead of the Haldex system fitted to the TT , Skoda....
• 2020Skoda Kodiaq SE drive, 1.5 TSI ACT - Skoda Kodiaq unidentifiable noise 28 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  In August this year I part exchanged my Subaru XV for a 2020 Skoda Kodiaq SE drive, 1.5 TSI ACT, petrol, 7 seater, manual, one owner, 24,00 miles on the clock. Very reputable garage/car dealer, full service, 12mth warranty etc.   I have since driven 2,000 miles without any problems at all.
• Nissan Qashqai - Qashqai Noise 9 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Hello great people!  My wife owns a Nissan Qashqai Mk1 (J10?) 13 plate. 2litre 4wh drive (360 spec). 65k miles We only drive it 3000 miles p/a - essentially it's a holiday car (I can't take my company car abroad). Last summer when driving to Italy it started making a humming noise from the front right wheel area (we think).
• Drink driving arrest advice please 20 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  His last punshiment was 60 month  ban plus 6 months custodial he did  3 months of that custodial  sentence. (Previously had attended drinking driving courses , community service ect ect,) Now he has been arrested again! (Fourth offence now) For drinking driving thats 2 or 3 in rhe 10 year scope. He was 7x over the limit.   My question is will he have another custodial sentence?
• vw1d3 - have a drop kerb can i have a bollard fitted 5 May 2021 (Forum)
  hi we have a drop kerb on property for disabled driver,Our problem is our neighbour next door up she comes up the street drives on the path on our drop kerb to drive all the way up to her house then she drives back on the road to reverse back into her garden bering in mind she doesn't even have a drop kerb outside her house,So i know she shouldn't be driving on over the public path to park in her garden,My problem is im disabled and a few times had narrow misses with her car what i mean is ive stood on the public path outside my house to talk to another neighbour when she flys up the street and mounts the drop kerb outside my house to drive on path all the way up to her house,I mean im not fast on my feet but had a few near counters with her car getting me,Ive reported her to police to which they had a word but she still does it,And i was wondering if i could get highways or someone to fit a bollard or something purely for my safety 
• Ford Mondeo Estate - Shuddering when accelerating 17 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    I know it definitelty isn't the balancing; have checked the tyres for bulges, have tried the steering on both left and right locks and can find no clicking, have checked the wheel nuts (all fine), and checked the engine which appears to be stable on the mounts.  In addition, when driving over local roads at normal speeds there is a loudish clunking noise, like a bush is worn? Is it possibe that it can be an inner drive shaft, and is the inner drive shaft near side or off side?
• Toyota Auris HSD - Best way to drive a hybrid on Dual Carriageways 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  I know this sort of driving probably isn't a hybrid's/CVT gearbox’s strongest point.  Is there any recommended method of driving to maximise fuel economy without holding up the traffic? I tend to accelerate about half-way into the ‘power’ range (on the dial) until I get about 10mph below the speed limit and then ease off and (if there’s enough room before the next roundabout) slowly increase up to the speed limit.
• Travelling to buy a (used approved) car? 22 May 2014 (Forum)
    How does this work? Do you negotiate over the phone, then travel down, test drive, (and if all is ok) leave your old car with them and drive the new one home? Or is it a case of negotiate over phone, drive down, test drive, agree to buy, drive home, wait a week, repeat to pick up the car?
• Fast cars 19 May 2014 (Forum)
  This is probably nonsensical musing but I'll go with it anyway. A few drives in the company Focus has reminded me how differently you need to drive to make a relatively slow car perform. In that, I can put my foot right to the floor and still control the car, as it takes a few moments to get going.
• Golf MK4 SDI with 02K gearbox - Can't select 1st gear after leaving car standing 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  If I drive everyday then no problems. But if I leave the car standing for a day or two then it drives fine for 5 miles, then I have trouble selecting 1st or 2nd after stopping at traffic lights. After driving another 30-40 miles the problem goes away again, and I can select 1st and 2nd after stopping at traffic lights.
• VW POLO Auto LHD 1.4 2001, - Rumbling noise steering left while driving 27 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there, I really would appreciate help with this. I own a VW POLO from 2001. Its automatic and Left Hand Drive. Only has 35K miles on the clock.  While driving at any speed there is a low rumble when turning left. It is also associated with a related slight vibration that I feel through the steering column.
• Peugeot 306 HDi - Knocking noise at front of car 17 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    However the car has developed a knock which appears to come from the front drivers side in the area near to the front wheel. The knock is not ever present.It does not happen whilst driving in a straight line and does not happen when driving over bumps or generally over bumpy ground. It more often appears after driving for a period of about twenty minutes and is particularly bad when turning slowly especially to the left.I have a slanted drive that rises about 20degrees from bottom to top and when I turn left and upwards onto my drive I usually get three or for knocking sounds which continue when I straighten up.
• 18yr old son passed Driving Test today - now what? 8 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  The failed first test earlier in the year made him realise that he doesn't know everything :-)... However now he has to; 1) get insured, 2) buy a car??, 3) drive on motorways and 4) learn how to get around himself without mum, dad or satnav to guide him. 1) Do we just start with him as a named (new) driver on mum's insurance which was where it was linked to during the "learning to drive" phase or start him off on his own?