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• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - 2003 2.0D -H/lamp connector, d/board buzz & r/susp 20 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I've just bought a 2003 2.0D LHD (I live in France) at 72K miles. The car is in excellent condition but has a couple of minor problems (I hope!) that forum members might be able to help me solve. I've owned many Jaguars over the years (3.8, XJ6, XJ8, XJS V12) and generally do all the maintenance and most repairs myself so I'm familiar with just about all the usual Jag foibles.
• Driving abroad for the first time 6 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  ......Going back to my home country for a holiday: France! It's the first time I am "going abroad" since I passed my driving test a little over 2 years ago. Passed when I was 22. Anyhow, I am a little worried! Will i get used to driving on the other side of the road very quickly?
• A weekend in Luxembourg 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  Very much enjoyed driving on clear and open roads through green and pleasant countryside. Was surprised at the poor state of the E42 from the Belgium/France border down to Calais on the return leg - regular stretches of very uncomfortable poor condition surfaces really tested the suspension - not something I expected on a main French route. The Belgium services were an eye opener for me.
• Speedferries cancel motorbike bookings 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Posted knowing that other BRers are bikers and in case I'm not alone as a BRer booked to take my bike abroad with Speedferries. A friend coming on the same motorcyling holiday to the South of France in June advised me yesterday that Speedferries are cancelling all reservations made by motorcyclists. This turned out to be true, and initially as "tour organiser" I pursued the line of getting Speedferries to swap our whole group to another cross channel operator.
• Overnight stays-why so expensive? 9 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  However, by about 8 pm we realised that it would take all of Sunday as well and thought that, rather than drive 100 miles home and back again, we would stay overnight in Cambridge. Having spent many a night in France in motel type places (anything from £20 to £40 for a double room) and celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in a wonderful chateau in a room which had a shower room, sitting room and bedroom with view over the moat and beautiful parkland for £120 a night we were somewhat taken aback (after Sleep Inn said they had no rooms left at about £50 a night) to be quoted £128 by one large chain and £160 by another.
• Volvo XC90 (II) D5 256 2016 - Volvo XC90 Diesel Significant Lack of Power & MPG 1 Jul 2025 (Forum)
    Car: 2016 VOLVO XC90 2 (256) D5 AWD 224 CV. 115,000 km (71,000 miles) In France   Problems:   1.      Significant lack of power.
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  What MPV do you think I should buy? 28 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I live on the south coast and work in the water sports industry. I’m looking for a large MPV I can take the seats out of and turn into a large van when...
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  Are hybrids included in the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030? 6 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I have owned several Toyota hybrid cars - currently a Corolla Touring Sports - and have been very pleased with them. I must confess that I'm...
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  Buying a high mileage Q5 diesel 4 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Hello, I have put a (refundable) deposit on an Audi Q5 3.0ltr Diesel S-Line. It is a LHD model, with 88k listed miles (130Kms), F(French)ASH and remains...
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  Main a track shunt 19 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Your correspondent, D.I., wanted advice for learning to drive a recently purchased Porsche Cayman safely on the road. You said that race tracks ARE a good...
• FIAT 500 (2007 - ) - Misfuel Hire Car 25 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Should the hire car company share any responsibility for ruining my holiday? Who do I talk to? the hire car company in France? the hire car company in Spain? their breakdown Assistance? The travel company ? or my Visa card provider/bank? {names generalised as you're making an accusation against them, which falls foul of this forum's naming/shaming policy}
• Jaguar XJS V12 (1975 - 1995) - Well, I've got it home 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  The owner was driving the XJS down from west Yorkshire and found himself trapped in a queue on the M40 after an accident near Nuneaton that - as is the way with the UK Police - closed the whole motorway network for hours. This never happens in France but, as a former British Police employee, I won't comment on their methods. The upshot was, we completed the deal in the ferry port at Portsmouth with minutes to spare to get on the midday return boat.
• Nissan Micra - 14 day French road test 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  There were front fog lights, which might have been useful, seeing as there was a lot of mist in SW France when we were there - but which weren?t. They didn?t enable me to see any better, nor were cars with their fog lights lit any easier to see than those without. Are these things merely bling? There was also a rev counter.
• The origins of the DCT 13 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  So the Tsar Adolfe the task of coming up with a solution for which his existing collection of 21 cars could be adapted to use. When the October Revolution got under way, Adolfe headed back to France where he was snapped up by Andre Citroen (who saw the potential for the half tracks in North Africa). This resulted in various expeditions, starting with a 2000 mile journey across the Sahara to Timbuktu taking 22 days rather than the 6 months  by camel train!.
• Priority - For benefit of Galileo 1 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  . - galileo   I had a run in with the police about a junction and I said to him that unless road signs indicate otherwise or you are directed by an official person you should be giving way to traffic from your right, his reply was since when has that been the case ( or something like that ) to which I replied always. It may have been 'always ' in France, known as 'priorite a droite' but was brought in here to apply at roundabouts, especially 'mini' roundabouts. Yet again a factoid not supported by the Highway Code or Road Traffic Acts. (Driver since 1961, myself) Dacia Duster - 2014 - Help with Renault/Dacia complaint 11 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  I was told it would take 3 days to fix it which then came and went got extended to 7 days...again came and went - no contact made to me from the garage (a Vauxhall dealership which Renault use), I was constantly having to ring them to see what progress had been made. Eventually after a week of no car I was told the part was on back order from France so they had no idea when I would have my car back, resulting in various phone calls to ask for a rental car to help me get my children to nursery/school and to work after another week Renault eventually gave in and provided me with a rental car for 10 days.
• Buying a Second Car? 22 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Those who followed my recent saga with my Jag x type (04, 174k miles) and its extended holiday in France will know that I had reason to contemplate scrapping it and buying a new car (Dacia was top of the list). I have lost some confidence in the old girl and don't know whether I'd trust her for a foreign trip again.
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  Buying an economic automatic - what would you recommend? 13 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently changed my journey to work and wonder if I should change my car. I have a 2004 Toyota Yaris 1.3 auto (based on your previous recommendation...
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  Which MPV should I buy? 25 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We will be retiring next year and want to buy a new MPV. My wife will be the only driver, but she has some health issues and it’s important the car has...
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  When is the best time to do an accurate breath test? 15 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In my police service we often turned away those who called at the police station wanting a breath test before they drove their car. The reason we refused...