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  • car park incident 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    At lunchtime, I was accused of reversing into a car in a shop car park. The accusation was made by an employee of the shop who was in the car park at the time, who said the car belonged to a customer who was not present. Though there was no sign of damage to either car, I gave the shop employee my
  • Buying a used car - what are my consumer rights? 16 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
    A friend of mine bought a Volkswagen Tiguan about seven weeks ago. However, yesterday, the infotainment system started experiencing problems. Upon start-up,...
  • Hyundai Tucson 1.6 GDi Blue Drive SE Nav 5dr 2WD - Negotiating a discount on a used Hyundai Tucson 23 May 2018 (Forum)
    with 7,000-10,000 miles, reversing camera and heated front seats etc. Example in link below. I'm just wondering what price I should aim to strike a hard bargain on? And if it's worth asking for anything else to be thrown in as part of the deal? Anything else I should check or ask
  • Replacing a 1990s Jaguar X300 3 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
    I have owned my present Jaguar Sovereign (auto) from new in 1995 and it is now coming to the end of its useful life as an everyday car. I find it extremely...
  • Reversal of fortune 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My girlfriend was driving her BMW convertible in Ascot and was waiting stationary at a T junction behind a Land Rover Discovery. The car in front of the...
  • Importing my car from Thailand - is it worth the hassle? 6 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My daughter lives in Thailand and owns a 2012 Isuzu D-Max Highlander with a 3.0 litre engine and top spec leather seats, sat nav, reverse camera and 22-inch...
  • Pushbike Incident 18 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    . Whilst delivering to adjoining properties he left his bike on the pavement outside one of them, a neighbour the other side reversed her car back past her drive and theirs (they arn't huge drives) and caused a fair bit of damage to my son's drive - she told him to let her know how much it cost
  • A century of car evolution, and yet... 3 Oct 2018 (Forum)
    ) underbonnet catch in a unique position and up, down, left or right movement to open, and actually propping the bonnet open requires both hands. Could this be why so many drivers neglect basic maintenance?  So many of the modern goodies like "auto hold"  "hill hold", reversing cameras
  • Mercedes CLS - Reversing car incident (illustration included) 24 Jan 2014 (Forum)
    Hi, all I'd be interested in your opinions on a car incident that took place yesterday. The following link illustrates what happened: http://tinypic.com/r/28wj9y1/5 I am the Mercedes driver. I slowly reversed out of the parking space, when I connected with what turned
  • Kia Carens specification confusion 12 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I'm considering buying the new Kia Carens but have been thoroughly confused by the dealer and the Kia website which seem to contradict some of the Online...
  • Nissan Primera (P12 auto) - Worth considering? 31 Oct 2024 (Forum)
    believe it's pretty crucial for the longevity of the timing chain to have had regular oil changes?  We both like the interior design, and the reverse camera and optional sat nav are attractive options, which don't seem to be present on similar family cars of similar ages.  Could anyone give me
  • Black tinted rear window driving at night 15 Mar 2024 (Forum)
    headlight. I can't make out the colour, make or model of car. This is useful, as I like to keep out of the way of faster cars when overtaking.  It is also annoying when reverse parking at night. As you cant see much. I do have parking sensors. The rear parking camera is useless at night as all I
  • Mitsubishi Lancer - Botched Repair on Brand New Car 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
    I bought a brand new Lancer last month and am pleased with it. It has a fancy reversing camera viewed via the sat nav screen on it, which failed after two weeks. The car went to the dealers for repair. They had a look and need a part that has to be ordered.   I collected
  • Can a CC PCN be enforced if sign wasn't crossed? 29 Dec 2022 (Forum)
    Hi, I've recently got a PCN for "entering" to the London Congestion Charge zone, whereas I stopped before the line of the sign and reversed out (I was in the street only 1-2m). It's even visible on the PCN photos (that I reversed out). See photo, the line of the sign is 2-3m more
  • Should I buy a Ford Galaxy to replace my Ford Mondeo estate? 11 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I am thinking of changing my Ford Mondeo estate for a more recent Ford Galaxy auto. Not more than four years old and, say, not more than 30,000 miles...
  • Renault doens't do Captur in orange any more ... what can I buy instead? 19 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
    My Renault Captur is coming up to 94,000 and after perfect service transporting patients, I now need to change.. but Renault do not do the `orange` colour...
  • Should I replace my unreliable Golf with a Nissan Qashqai or Toyota Avensis? 23 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My 08 2.0TDI GT Sport Golf which I bought, believing Volkswagens are reliable, is now going into the local dealer for a second time to investigate a problem...
  • Honda CR-V III - Parking sensors 20 Aug 2018 (Forum)
    After three 100% problem-free years, the rear parking sensors have now started playing up. The buzzer now stays on for no reason when reversing. I've checked the sensors for mud etc. , but all seems OK. The centre alarm is the only one to show on the screen. I know I can turn the whole thing off
  • Motor cycle police return to Essex! 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
    It has been announced today that Essex Police are to reintroduce a motor cycle section, a reversal of the decision five years ago to scrap them, a decision which it was predicted would see an increase in motor cycle deaths in the County. Strangely enough today's decicion uses the high death toll
  • Are there sat navs that include a dash cam and the ability to make hands free phone calls? 20 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
    Are there sat navs that include a dash cam and the ability to make hands free phone calls?
 

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