Is undertaking on a motorway actually an offence?

You frequently receive correspondence from people referring to the problem of 'CLOG's (Centre Lane Owners Group). That will frequently lead to retorts about 'undertaking' and its illegality. I'm not sure...

Replacement small car - diesel or petrol?

I do 36,000 miles a year commuting (95% motorway) and have been running a 2007 1.4 diesel Fiesta to keep fuel costs low. I've already had to replace the EGR valve and there are signs of further trouble...

Why don't motorway drivers check over their shoulders before changing lane?

You are absolutely correct that a lorry driver's awareness of other drivers will affect the way he acts. Those other drivers have a duty to let the truck driver know where we are. The Highway Code states...

Could you start a special advice column about how to drive safely on motorways?

A couple of recent letters in your column worryingly reveal how unaware some fellow drivers are of how to drive more safely on motorways. The most common failures can all be summarised, in my view, by...

Why do we accept speedometers that over-read by up to 10 per cent?

You may recall my email of May 2010 when you advised me I could not reject a new vehicle for what I thought was a speedometer that over reads by 10 per cent. I have now received confirmation from the MD...

Was this woman right to say that cars should not undertake her on the motorway?

My partner and I witnessed a very disturbing situation on the M4. An idiot of a woman driving a Discovery hogged the outside lane doing about 65 to 70mph. As soon as the middle lane became empty the car...

The Highway Code says that motorists joining a motorway from a slip road are bound to give way - do you agree?

I have just read your response to a reader concerning how to join a motorway. The reader wrote that drivers joining the motorway have no right of way but your reply says otherwise. You wrote: “The priority...

Motorway mileage muncher

I have a quandry. I live 1 mile down a rutted farm track. I commute 250 (motorway) miles to work each week but the 10 miles at each end of the journey are on rough windy country lanes. I have long legs...

Why are the overhead warning signs on motorways so often inaccurate?

Please can you tell me who controls the signs on the motorways that warn us about hold-ups, delays etc? I do not remember the last time that the warning on one of these gantries turned out to be up to...

Economical comfy motorway cruiser

I will be averaging about 20,000 miles an year in the foreseeable future commuting to work on the M40(70 miles round trip). Preferably need an automatic as left knee is dodgy post surgery. Current car...