Can you warn car passengers not to put their feet on the dash?

Recently a friend was in the front passenger seat with her feet up on the dash. Her husband (driving) had a relatively minor collision and the airbag deployed smashing both ankles of his wife. She‘s unlikely...

Should I turn off the airbag when my 9-year-old grandson travels in the front?

It may be necessary for my 9-year-old grandson to travel in the front passenger seat of my Peugeot 206 from time to time, using a booster seat. I am unsure whether, after pushing the seat back as far as...

Are modern child seats safe?

Have the Health and Safety people fallen asleep as I regard the current children’s car safety seats as a fob and next to useless. To comply with the law I have just purchased a child's car safety seat...

Why are fixed towbars still in use?

What are your thoughts on the menace of towbars? Now that easily detachable towbars are available for most vehicles should it not be made compulsory to remove them when not in use, saving on the vicious...

Are older cars really safer for younger drivers?

You've advised someone looking for a cheap car for their 17-year-old son to consider a small classic such a Morris Minor. I'm very concerned about this because of the lack of safety features on older cars,...

Is it safe for our five-year-old grandson to sit in the front of a Vauxhall Vectra estate?

My grandson travels in his dad's front passenger seat. He is under five. Is there any danger from the air bag in the event of an accident? The car is a 2006 Vauxhall Vectra estate.

What are your thoughts on rear wipers?

What is your opinion on the lack of a rear screen wiper on some modern cars? I am thinking of mainly upper range models, but even the Honda Civic lacks one. I consider that they are nearly as essential...

The steering failed on my Lexus RX300 - have you heard of this before?

Rather unnervingly, this morning the steering on my 2004 Lexus RX300 temporarily failed twice. From cold, 100 yards into my journey there is a left downhill bend and the steering did not work for a second...

How can drivers be encouraged to drive more carefully in fog?

It seems that fog is a 'blind spot' to perhaps most drivers. Last night we drove for miles in thick fog, from London along the A303. Basically there was no allowance being made by a majority of drivers...

Our Fiat 500 TwinAir is remarkably resilient to crash damage.

We have owned our Fiat 500 TwinAir for six months and we were involved in an accident at the weekend. We T-boned a car that was trying to turn right across the front of us on a 50mph dual carriageway....