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• CHILD CAR SEAT LAWS: What are the current child seat regulations? (FAQs)
  The old rules are generally to use child seats and boosters "if they are available". The vast majority of cars now have rear seat belts, so parents can now benefit by always using child seats and boosters. The new regulations mean that you must not carry a child without a booster seat if they are less than 135cms tall.
• LEADED PETROL: I have an older car designed to run on four-star leaded petrol. What should I be using now?  (FAQs)
  Nearly all 1980s Japanese cars or 1980s cars with Japanese engines are designed to run on unleaded. Many cars with aluminium cylinder heads have been fitted with hard exhaust valve seat inserts made of chrome steel rather than cast iron. The oil companies have agreed that all UK Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) will contain potassium instead of lead, now dosed at 10 to 12 mg per litre (which may still not be enough to properly protect the exhaust valve seats).
• YOUNG DRIVERS. Where can youngsters aged 11 - 16 learn to drive safely? (FAQs)
  Session prices start at £40 for 30 minutes. YoungDriver EU is another scheme using SEAT Ibiza 1.2 cars. Session prices start at £29, supported by SEAT UK and running as a national roadshow at various locations off pubic roads. More at:   www.youngdriver.eu   'Mini Drivers @ Goodwood’ is a third youth driver training programme, using the Goodwood circuit as its dedicated base, with fleet of brand new Mini One models fitted with dual controls to teach young drivers the essential skills of safe driving and considerate road craft.    Started August 2010 with a series of three introductory experiences priced at £99 each.
• RUNNING IN A DIESEL: What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine? (FAQs)
  Peugeot/Citroen/Ford diesel engines don't need to get quite as hot as diesels in other makes because they use an additive to help regenerate the DPF. This used to be added to a tank under the back seat, but is now contained in a bladder that needs to be repalce around every 100,000 miles.
• ELECTRIC CARS: Is an EV right for me? (FAQs)
  Optional equipment will include air conditioning, a pre-heat timer, electrically heated windscreen, full length sunroof, Radio CD with MP3, USB, Bluetooth, a navigation & multimedia system, alloy wheels, roof rack and 2 + 2 children seats (including 3-point seat belts) Production started in autumn 2007 and the first batch of cars will be delivered to Norwegian customers this spring with orders for UK cars being taken in the last quarter of this year.
• HIRING A CAR: Where can I hire a car in the UK and abroad? (FAQs)
  .  The London-based club - members pay a subscription to buy points and redeem them against supercar usage - also includes several Ferraris and other Porsches, a Lamborghini Gallardo SE, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and an Audi R8 amongst the fleet of luxury, performance, classic and track cars. The 997 GT3 is Meteor Grey and has comfort spec with leather and alcantara sports seats and rear seat belts; it also comes with Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes (PCCB) which save a whopping 5kg a corner of unsprung rotating mass – the same weight difference the RS achieves. CLUBGT  members can choose from various points packages - points being redeemable against car usage.
• INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
  4.An additional £5 a day can be added for estate vehicles (where this matches the customer’s vehicle) unless the model listed is already an estate. 5.An additional £5 a day can be added for necessary extras such as tow bars and baby seats which reflect the customer’s damaged vehicle type/fitments. 6.An additional £12 per day add-on to the agreed daily settlement rate for dual control vehicles (£7 per day add-on if insurance cover not provided).
• IMPORTING A CAR: I want to import a car to the UK - what do I need to know? (FAQs)
  Remember, if you buy in Europe, you will be buying a Europe-spec. car with RHD as an extra. Other things, such as a radio, tinted glass, alarm/immobiliser (and seven seats in an MPV), may be extras too. d. Order your car from the dealer offering the best combination of price and delivery date. Delivery could easily be 6 to 8 months for a car such as a VW, Mercedes Benz or Alfa Romeo.
• ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
  More about this at www.mega4.co.uk Covers the VAG range of Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW, but not many others Superchips has been in the business longer than anyone else and now also offers a similar OBDII plug-in to the Revo for all Fords from 1996, most VAG engines and petrol engined BMW MINIs.
• CHAIN CAM ENGINES: Which engines have timing chains instead of timing belts? (FAQs)
  SAAB: all turbo petrol 4 cylinder engines and 2.2 diesel, but not 1,796cc 1.8i and not 1,910cc diesel. SEAT: 1.2 litre 3-cylinder petrol engine, 1.2TSI, 1.4 litre TSI and 1.6 litre TSI CAXC 4-cylinder up to 2012 when replaced by belt cam EA211, 1.6 litre FSI,1.8 litre TSI 160, 2.0 litre 1,984cc 2-1PS EA888 TFSI and Alhambra V6.  SKODA: 1.2 litre 3-cylinder petrol engine, 1.6 litre FSI, 1.2TSI and 1.4 litre TSI  4-cylinder up to 2012 when replaced by belt cam EA211 (though some Yeti 1.2TSIs remained chain cam up to 2015), 1.8 litre TSI 160, 2.0 litre 1,984cc 2-1PS EA888 TFSI.  Smart: All ForTwos; All ForFours, petrol and diesel.  Subaru: flat-four 'Boxer' 2.0 litre diesel from 2008, Subaru H6 three litre petrol.
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  Peugeot/Citroen/Ford diesel engines don't need to get quite as hot as diesels in other makes because they use an additive to help regenerate the DPF. This used to be added to a tank under the back seat, but is now contained in a bladder that needs to be repalce around every 100,000 miles.   Legal Requirements As widely predicted, the problem is that diesel particulate filters have a limited life of perhaps 80,000 to 100,000 miles before they become completely clogged with ash, cannot be cleaned out or 'replenished' and need to be replaced.