My car's lacking power - and there are exhaust fumes in the cabin

The garage says I need a new turbocharger. It boosts through the lower gears, but when it's on an incline, it seems to hold back and stay on 2000rpm in sixth gear. There is also the smell of exhaust fumes...

Winter Tyres

Living in the foothills outside Edinburgh (elevation 400ft), the temperature is below 7 degrees centigrade, for at least seven months of the year! I have seen a good number of cars on Michelin Alpins,...

Headlight alignment

Looking at on-coming car headlights at night, should the offside headlamp appear brighter than the near side headlight if correctly aligned? Or should it be the other way round?

Speeding Photos - What information should they contain?

The police sent me a 'Notice of Intended Prosecution' for exceeding a 50mph speed restriction and along with it an offer for me to attend the Driver Awareness Training Course. I did not decline the offer...

Should I pay a Parking Charge Notice?

I parked in an M & S car park managed by Euro car parks. I had to park at an angle over the white line separating the bays as the car next to me had also parked at an angle over the white line which didn't...

Fixed penalty technicality

The wrong date of birth is displayed on fixed penalty notice I received for driving an un-MoT'd car? Do I lawfully have to pay?

Notice of Intended Prosecution - it arrived after 14 days. Can I get off?

My son has received Notice of Intended Prosecution from Suffolk Constabulary for driving at 37mph in a 30mph limit on 2 November 2012. I, as a named driver, was driving the car on the day in question....

Blocking out winter sun when driving

I find it extremely difficult to drive in bright sunlight. Is there a product I can stick on the windscreen to 'block out' the brightness but which I can see through?

Too many short trips

I have been told by my local BMW dealer that my driving profile, as it appears on the car’s computer, is 'undesirable', due to too many short trips (like many of your readers have already confessed to...

Accident nightmare - mini roundabout collision

I was recently in an accident on a mini roundabout, I was driving down a main road when I approached a mini roundabout; I needed to turn right so I signalled, checked other traffic, there was no one coming...