Average Speed Cameras - How Do They Work?

When driving through roadworks where there are a series of average speed cameras - 4 for example, is the average speed calculated between each camera in turn (1 to 2, 2 to 3, etc ) and so technically...

Speeding and speed limits

I was recently driving a 3.5-tonne Luton van in Cambridgeshire, when I was caught doing 57mph in a 60mph zone (national speed limit on a single carriageway). The problem is that this was a 50mph maximum...

Car insurance claim for a minor scratch!

My firend who is insured used my car and while opening the door, bumped the door into someone else's car. The driver was apparently furious, insisting on how expensive his car was, that it was going to...

Driving through deep flood water - what is safe depth?

I've just spent six hours driving a motorway route (A55), which normally takes two. The motorway was closed by the Police due to floods, and we were diverted onto the A470 to Betws-y-Coed and A5 to Bangor....

Car hire fiasco in Portugal - what should I do next?

I hired a car in Portugal via a UK-based broker with prepayment voucher. Reported within 24 hours that car seemed to be low on oil. Local firm refused to collect car and replace. Told me to buy oil and...

Winter tyres

My new BMW 3-Series has R18 run-flat tyres fitted as standard. BMW offers R17 run-flat winter tyres and wheels; would that be better than an independent supplier fitting R18 run-flat winter tyres only...

Kia Venga: Stop start not stop starting...

My wife owns a 2011 Kia Venga, which has been back to the garage three times, as the ISG stop-start isn't working properly. The garage keeps giving her what appear silly reasons - the first was not enough...

Jaguar XF handling

I bought a used Jaguar XF (V6 3-litre diesel) a year ago to replace my ageing Saab 9-5 Aero (which I still have and can't part with). The XF has outstanding ride quality but on a recent longish cross country...

Brake issue on a Chevrolet Matiz - can you help?

My mother recently had an accident in her Chevrolet Matiz when she got her foot caught between the accelerator and the brake. Are the pedals on this car too close together? Is this a hazard? Have there...

Towing Regulations, and Driving Licence Entitlements

I passed my driving test way back in 1964 and therefore can tow a Maximum Gross Train Weight (MGTW) of up to 8250kg. However, drivers who passed their tests on or after 1 January 1997, (allowing a few...