As someone who's driven manuals for many years, is it safe for me to adopt left-foot braking when hiring an automatic?

I'm sorry to bring up this old chestnut again, but your article about left-foot braking frightens me to death. I am hiring a car in Tasmania later in the year. It's a mid-range model and only obtainable...

To get the best advantage from left-foot braking an automatic, should your foot hover over the brake pedal?

In your Telegraph column you mentioned a test near Berlin that showed that left-foot braking was quicker because of the time lag in transferring the right foot to the brake pedal. Like many drivers, I...

Do you have an opinion on the CVT automatic gearbox used in the Nissan Juke?

I took your advice some time ago and purchased a Hyundai i10, and have since upgraded to the i20. Both cars I have been very pleased with. I am thinking about changing my i20 for a Nissan Juke with CVT...

I completely endorse the use of left-foot braking when manoeuvring an automatic vehicle.

The first car I had with automatic transmission was a brand new 1969 Vauxhall Victor (FD) 2000. I very quickly learned that the best way to control this car was to use a left-foot braking technique, especially...

Using left-foot braking in an automatic is much more efficient in traffic, and faster away from the lights.

I passed my IAM test in 1985. I had arranged a test at short notice and was tested by the chief examiner who remarked that he had never seen anyone braking an automatic with the left foot before. I still...

Our Citroen C4 Grand Picasso EGS jerks when changing gears - should we replace it with a Ford S-Max?

I have read your excellent review on the Citroen Grand Picasso EGS, which I bought new in March 2008. I have returned it to the garage under warranty a number of times due to the clunkiness of the gear...

Our new Fiat Panda automatic has returned an excellent 55mpg average over 5000 miles.

We recently swapped our old Rover 45 1600 auto for a FIAT Panda Automatic. We're really pleased with it - particularly the fuel consumption. We've always found autos pretty uneconomical, but the 5-speed...

Which automatic 7-seat MPV would you recommend for a large family?

Our son has just announced that we are going to become grandparents again, so a we need a larger car, really a 7-seater so we can all go out as a family. It must be automatic and not too large, so a Zafira...

What's your view on left-foot braking when driving an automatic?

For many years I have driven automatic cars and have always used my left foot for braking, I understand that you recently published an item on which foot to use. As I must have been away, I missed that...

What sort of fuel economy can I expect from the Toyota Aygo and iQ?

I have a Peugeot 206 1.4 auto that normally gives me 40mpg, plus or minus about 2mpg. I am looking for better economy and the Toyota Aygo and iQ have combined figures in the sixties. But I have seen journalists...