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My 17-year-old daughter has just started driving and I think it would be more cost effective to buy her a small car rather than try to insure her on the family car. Safety and reliability are definitely...
On the BBC2 programme 'How Safe Are Britain's Roads' they did a piece on an Automated Braking System that stopped/slowed the car when another vehicle or pedestrian was in front of it. I have tried to find...
I have a classic Range Rover that I have owned for 20 years. About 10 years ago I had it converted to LPG and it has served me well. However an incident occurred yesterday which has left me concerned....
Have the Health and Safety anoraks at Audi gone too far? I start my new car in the garage, drive it outside, select 'Park' and apply the handbrake. Now, when I open the driver's door to close the garage,...
I bought a Hymer four weeks ago. It was advertised as having a 12 months' MoT, but when I looked at the paperwork, I noticed it only had three weeks' MoT left. I informed the original owner, who said it...
Surely it is high time that the ridiculous, dangerous and presumably highly illegal practice of reporting to camera while driving on busy roads and motorways is brought to an end. No responsible, sensible...
I was most interested to read about your first deal. My first car was an Isetta - the four wheel model. Bought secondhand in 1960 it unfortunately caught fire after a few months and was written off. However...
Travelling North along the A34 approaching the Pear Tree intersection Oxford at around 7.30pm on 18 November, I witnessed a lot of traffic braking violently up ahead. An accident was very, very close to...
There is a new hazard on our roads - that of very large agricultural vehicles which are appearing in increasing numbers and are travelling longer and longer distances. On main roads they cause long tailbacks...
I have Yokohama W Drive drive fitted to my 4wd diesel auto Nissan Qashqai; when driving in snow should you have the ABS/EBD turned on or off - I am receiving conflicting advice? Also is it better in...