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• been hit by a Driving Inst.car with student on ,, 29 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  i been hit today by a driving instructor car with his student on the wheel ,, i was on the round about on the left lane and he was on the middle ,  and then i noticed that he's very closed to me so i pulled my wheel more on to my  left but he follwed me on my lane and HIT me!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 Creaking suspension ?? What could it be? 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Now after 2 weeks of driving just locally, my car sounds like i'm driving 'an old metal bedstead'..it creaks really badly on all turns now and I can even hear it on straight roads, although not as loud. Could this be the anti roll bar bushes have been damaged, or messed up with the salt & grit from snow or something much worse & am I causing more harm by continuing to drive it ??
• Compulsory driver training for 4x4 owners 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Being many miles from a doctor, this was a serious situation. Following this incident the company made everyone complete an off road driving course. As 4x4s are generally large, heavy, specialised vehicles, should they be in a class of their own that requires a special licence to drive like HGVs?
• pointless travelling 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Spoke to him today, and he told me that he just returned from a tour of the Wester Isles ( Western Isles ? ), driving that cherry picker ( looks like it's based on a Nissan Cabstar ) from London, having left London at 4pm , getting to Thurso (?) at 8am next day, no rest. He did a day there before driving to the Isles via a 6 hour ferry crossing somewhere.
• Driving in Norfolk 4 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  So been driving a lot in Norfolk the last few days. It's like another world. For one they have lots of one-way roads, but everybody and I mean everybody just ignores them and drives both ways up and down them. I am genuinely staggered at such widespread wilful disobedience of one-way roads.
• Recreational motoring - your thoughts. 26 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  For the great majority of people driving is a chore and the car is no more than a wheeled washing machine, a domestic appliance. However, I'm sure that among most members of the backroom, there is a deeper appreciation of motoring and its nicities and perhaps even a genuine enthusiasm for driving.
• What's the work situation like for drivers? 3 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  d rather stick to a rigid. I hear that driving work has also really slowed down recently with many drivers out of work. Bearing in mind my length of time out of the driving seat (I know I?d need to get a digital tacho card), any ideas if there is much work out there at all?
• Automatics - I'm a convert 21 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Now I know about the different types of auto, CVT, DSG, i-Shift and so on but what are they like to drive in full auto mode? I have heard good and bad reports on reliablity but it's more to do with the driving experience. It would be a new model anyway as I know the technology is improving all the time.
• Do you ever feel 'fear' whilst driving? 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I'd love to hear of the circumstances around which other people have 'lost control' or felt 'fear' whilst driving. Simon
• Small lorry test 17 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  My dad's broken his heel and won't be able to drive for some time. Since we breed horses this puts a bit of a crimp in plans for taking my sister to events and delivering and collecting horses, for example. I'm 21 and have been driving for over 4 years now, which I assume means I can take the test to get up to 7.5 tonne entitlement on my license.
• Lymington to Berwick-upon-Tweed and back 11 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I am driving from Lymington to near Berwick next week. Will have husband, son (14) and two dogs on board. Depending on negotiations presently on-going, my 19 year old son and his girlfriend will be coming with us or going in the micra (son driving) in tandem with us on the way up, as it will be his first very long drive.
• Driving licence - Not changed address! 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Guess what? Yes, i got stopped the other night for 38mph in a 30mph. I now have to produce my driving licence to the police to be sent off. My questions are: a. Am i in more trouble for not notifying the DVLA of change of address? b. Any tips/advice on what my reasons were for not changing earlier?
• Slow driving 28 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  When someone gets behind me I'll then speed up, but often find a sensible pull off to let them past and resume my gentle pace. Does wonders for fuel economy and my stress levels too. Driving for pleasure so often these days seems to mean "as fast as the road conditionss permit, legal or not", which interests me not one jot. Is that unusual? Anyone else? 43, before you ask.
• Worst Test drive 22 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I was just wondering what people's worst test drive experinces were? I drove a 2 year old Honda CR-V today, with the usual blurb of 1 owner 27k miles, fsh etc etc, and on the surface looked like a very nice car. During the test drive the car accelerated very poorly ("Its a characteristic of the honda VTEC engine sir!"
• Insurance legality question 25 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hi we are a two car family; wife has a mk3 polo which she uses for driving to work etc and i have a seat marbella (sad, i know) which i use for driving to work, rubbish tip etc. Right, now i am registered as the keeper of the marbella and wifey is registered keeper of the polo. i have cover to drive other cars not owned by myself(as 3rd party cover only).
• advice please, Yaris or Jazz or.... 16 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I would like to change my car. I currently drive a Renault Scenic auto, and want to move down to a small car to be more cost effective as I do about 30000 per year. I haven't been able to test drive a Yaris MMT, but have driven the Jazz CVT-7 which was great to drive except being a little hard.
• Highly qualified=lenient sentence 26 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  What do you reckon? Dangerous driving? Ban? heavy fine? multiple points? strung up by the thumbs? Wrong. This guy got careless driving, £500 fine, £1200 costs, 9 points. Could this have something to do with the fact that he's an advanced police driving instuctor?
• Citroen C4 Picasso - Eat gearbox 20 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I'm looking at a picasso with the eat gearbox and as I've never had an auto was wondering is there a certain way to drive it to get the best out of the box. Can I sit in slow \ stop start traffic in drive . Can I creep in it. Etc etc etc
• Incorrect fuel - remedy the old fashioned way 7 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Neither SWMBO nor I have fuelled wrongly yet, despite having a diesel and a petrol car between us, tho that is largely because she always drives the diesel.  I drive both cars so have to be a bit careful.
• N/A - Car hire/driving in Tenerife 20 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Anyone hired a car in Tenerife? If so do you have any tips, comments or suggestions.  Rates seem cheapest at the airport compared to our resort...