Brush hour

I am approaching 70, still alert, etc., but I would like to find an easy way to have an independent assessment of my driving. I want to find out if my driving style is safe and sensible, rather than if...

Why is my Volkswagen Golf diesel so easy to stall?

After many years driving petrol-injected engines (Volkswagen, Vauxhall and BMW) I changed to a Volkswagen Golf 2-litre diesel turbo (140bhp) last year. It is a lovely car but I find that it is very easy...

Are SEAT Ibiza automatics known to be difficult to control?

My 82-year-old mother-in-law has just changed a BMW 3 Series automatic for a new SEAT Ibiza automatic. She has driven automatics nearly all her life, but this new one is causing her some trouble. When...

Block and tackle

These days, motorways seem to be full of people creating mobile roadblocks by selfishly cruising in lane 2 of motorways or pulling out much too early to pass slower traffic. They create logjams of vehicles...

How can I improve my Hyundai Accent's fuel economy?

How can I improve the fuel economy of my Hyundai Accent 1.3? Are there any special products like air filters, plugs and leads which can help?

Which lane should I use to go straight over a roundabout?

When I approached a roundabout with the intention of going straight through, I approached it on the left lane, but another car came up beside me on the right, squeezing between me and the roundabout, to...

Defeeted

A recent discussion with some friends concerning left foot braking in an automatic prompted me to write this e-mail. I have driven automatics for around 25 years and when I hire a car, I always hire an...

Blocking tactics

I am in the motor trade and was on road test in a customer’s car the other day. He was driving and block changed from 2nd to 5th at about 35mph going UP the gearbox. I was horrified, believing this would...

Coping with impedence

The current disgraceful state of the roads here in Northumberland, and apparently across the rest of the UK, finally puts paid to the absolute lie that speed cameras are about safety. If the previous government...

Offside rules

I'm 73 and hadn't driven on the right for 30 years. I solved the problem of lack of practice of driving on the right and the worry of starting on the left hand side of the road through habit. I bought...