Can’t give it away?

I saw your item on www.giveacar.co.uk on Saturday morning and contacted them by e-mail on Saturday afternoon to ask them if they would like my 1996 Daewoo Leganza 2.0 auto. At 10:30am on Tuesday they rang...

Steering committee

Just a brief line to thank you for the advice you gave me to have my steering checked by going to www.alignmycar.co.uk. I took my car to QR Sport in Cheshire who sorted out the problem in less than an...

Law unto himself

I wish to thank you and your legal advisors for the sound advice given me, re: a 535D delivered to my son on 2 July, breaking down on 17 July 2011. A special delivery letter was sent to the Dealer Principal...

£4 batteries, no charge

I am pleased to say that not all Ford dealers are quite as 'sharp' as one recently described in your column. I needed new batteries for the two remotes for my Ford and my local dealer Sprys of Launceston...

Guilt edged sword

You may recall that in 2009 I campaigned against the government's plans to restrict costs recovery for acquitted defendants by way of an e-petition on the number 10 site. Thankfully, the Law Society was...

Pier pressure

Just in case you've not heard, this time last year Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight (A Grade II listed structure) was closed to all road traffic as a more-sensitive-than-usual examination of the iron struts...

Get Carta

Regarding motoring and the Magna Carta, I was looking at the court reports in our local paper this week and saw people receiving what amounts to warnings in the shape of suspended sentences for crimes...

Insure thing

I know you like to keep up with the experience of us motorists so here is a bit of good news. A couple of months ago a car ploughed into the back of my car whilst I was stationary at traffic lights. The...

Licensing towers

I know very little about cars and have absolutely no interest in them but I do, however, read your column. We are all quick off the mark to criticise the DVLA, and indeed most government departments but...

Shackles

Can someone please explain the logic of clamping? If an obstruction or a trespass in being caused, all it does is to ensure it continues.