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How accurate are car speedometers and what is the effect on accuracy of changing running radius of tyre as tyres wear?
The speed recorded on my satnav is 3mph slower than the speedometer reading, which is likely to be accurate?
How accurate are speedometers? My Toyota Auris 2016 reads about 10% lower than reality, i.e. 63mph shows as 70mph and 27mph shows as 30mph. This is unacceptable. All data on this car is inaccurate and...
The speedometer in my Ford Ka doesn't work after changing the battery.
I sold a 10 year old car with 27,000 miles and a full service history, only to be told a week later that the car had a speedo change eight years ago and has actually covered 35,000 miles. The dealer that...
Why can't cars sold in the UK have speedometers that highlight the most important speed limits, e.g. 30 mph, in numbers instead of a trying to align a needle with a small blob of paint? I've stuck a 30...
When driving, the speedometer in my Citroen C3 Picasso is showing a different speed to that which I'm actually driving it. How do I fix it?
My Ford Focus 1.6 has done 88,000 miles. It kept showing an intermittent display fault with the odometer, speedometer, fuel gauge and temperature gauge all not working. Now none of these have worked at...
I had a test drive in a Suzuki Baleno this morning, which I loved, but noticed that under certain light levels (it was bright) the speed indents for 30, 50 and 70 became invisible. Given the sheer number...
We returned to live in England late Feb and brought back our Hyundai car bought new in Southern Ireland in May 2012 .We cannot tax or insure it until it acquires GB plates but the kms only speedo is not...
 

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