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• Wrong way on the M4 25 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Another example of someone driving the wrong way on a motorway. This occurred in the rush hour and a picture was captured on a phone camera and published in the Daily M**l today. An amazing escape as the M way appeared to be busy and he was driving through between other vehicles. How do
• The Morning After The Night Before! 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  How many of you have had just a couple too many 'shandies' the night before you have promised to drive the next day & awoken thinking "oh no", and had to cancell the driving duties? Happened to me today & boy, did I get it of SWMBO... Any spare rooms out there?
• Current Car Ads 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  So... Drive a Fiat Punto down a set of steps to try and wake your boyfriend up - he certainly would wake up when the low-grade Fiat glue gave up! Drive a Ford Fiesta on the moon, pretending it's a skateboard? Hmmm. Can't it cope with UK roads? Heh heh heh
• Camshaft drive belts and chains. 18 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  We hear a lot about cam belts busting. I had the secondary chain break on an XK motor, so that's not the bomb proof answer. There have been cunning devices...
• Buying a banger 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Hi all Any advice about bying a banger to teach my children to drive as driving lessions for two kids are expensive. I wish to spend between £500 - £700 what is the best type to go for ie model/make buy from who? and where? any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks Ernest
• Night Motorway Driving - The Sequel 13 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  As a result of all of the responses I received to my original post, I have tried to weigh up both sides of the argument and put forward some suggestions. Just...
• Ford Fiesta - Fiesta MK7 battery light issue 30 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  on longer drives.  it's been like this for a while but the car has always been fine apart from the light.   While driving at the weekend the light came on again but this time more lights came on and the car started to drive weird (power steering and ABS stopped working) Stopped the car and turned
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe - Mercedes C320 2001 Suddenly lost power in drive 20 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  , then suddenly lost all power. The engine revved but there was no drive. Had to stop and turn off the car, hope for power when put in drive but when I got it, it seemed only for 100m and then the car slowly came to a standstill again. Is this a common problem? The diagnostics were going mad with many many error
• driving whilst waiting on dvla decision 31 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Hello, Im waiting on dvla coming back to me after informing them of me having a notifiable medical condition and I have been told  i am ok to drive until they make their medical enquires etc. What I was wondering was say i go on a weekend break somewhere away from
• For a 25 year Old - Fun throwaway (hopefully not) 19 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  I have a canadian nephew studying here for 5 years. At home he drives a choice of family cars from a BMW328ix, a mercedes c250 4wd and a humble toyota mini MPV (which is what he goes out and drives when he doesn't want to go fast but enjoy pushing it a bit. Last week I took him off
• Dangerous Driving; Enquiery 6 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hello All, I'm wondering if anyone could help me with some information as I cant seem to find what I'm looking for anywhere. An employee was recently caught by the police driving dangerously, they had pulled out of a party (were not under the influence of drugs or alcohol) drove down
• V.W. Golf 1.6 SE TDI Estate DSG 2010 year - DSG lost drive 9 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  While pulling out of a car park I lost drive, the dashboard lights started flashing. It cleared when I selected park switched the engine off waited approx 1 min then restarted engine this was on Saturday 8/12/12.  Sunday no problems, any ideas as what caused this to happen
• Tow car for boat. 28 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi All. I am in need of a cheap car to move my boat and trailer down my drive and 100yards along the road to the slipway. My drive is the problem. It has narow gateposts, (built for horse and cariage), a VERY sharp turn and up a steep incline to the house. I currently drive
• Hyundai Veloster - Hyundai Veloster 22 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Was at Woburn Safari Park today test-driving (I know, I know – I spend my life test-driving but not purchasing ...) the Hyundai i40 Tourer. It's pretty damn fine in fact (well, the the 1.7 CRDI 136PS Premium auto variant was to my mind) – although I obviously couldn't put it through
• Audi drivers one inch from your rear bumper 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Just driven 300 miles and constantly had one audi after another driving one inch behind me, and no I was not driving too slow, mostly I had a long line of cars in front of myself plus some sensible braking distance, whether I was doing 5 mph or aherm 100 mph there they were an inch behind I let
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6TDCi Front suspension knock 12 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hello, I've recently bought a 2006 Focus Ghia estate, my first Focus. We're very pleased with it, it's a great drive with the CVT box and has been well maintained, being an ex-lease car from a national bank. Mileage is 46k. There were no nasties on the test drive, but now I notice a loud knock
• Driving in Amsterdam 28 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Or more precisely being driven - En-route from Schiphol to city centre hotel last week our (company contract) taxi was driving under the gantries about 20 kph over the posted (variable) signed limit (80kpH). I was just asking the driver ?don?t you have speed cameras over here? when a saloon cut
• Drive Safely - Country roads 10 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  performance bikes. I was glad to see no reckless driving - this is improving year on year but a message needs to go to the normal everyday drivers to take car on the narrow and twisty roads. Too many drivers dont drive with care on these roads, e.g. they dont break the limits but the real killer literally
• Why is my exhaust black? 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Three petrol cars in the family. 1. Subaru Forester XT - does about 10,000 miles a year of mixed driving. 2. Subaru Forester (old shape) - does about 6,000 miles a year of mainly suburban driving, but some motorway work. 3. Suzuki Wagon R+ - does about 4,000 miles per year of suburban driving. So
• Truck Driving 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi to No Do$h, I totally agree with every word you said about wagon driving, i too am also a artic driver (heavy haulage up to 80 tonnes) with a few moans about your average car driver who do not realise what is involved with driving a artic. I think that the car test should have a Lgv realisation