Confusion transfusion

I thought I would try Shell V-Power diesel. At a Shell Garage I saw a logo in red with a V-Power sign on it and filled up from the pump showing the red V sign. This was the only one on the forecourt....

Warsaw fact

I have some work in Poland next summer. My wife and I are considering driving there so that we might spend a week or two touring after the work is finished. However, I read in the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness...

Wound up

I've recently suffered a break-down with my car, which I can only attribute to speed-bumps. So far it's proven to be a costly exercise, having been left stranded with broken springs with the front suspension...

Wallys and vomit

We have 2 grandchildren: 14 and 11. They both suffer from sickness in my Astra (no, it's not my driving) but are happy in my husband's Saab and their parents car, a Nissan. Are there any cars that are...

Come on you reds

I always understood that it was legal to pass through a red traffic light when instructed to do so by a police officer. I read in the Telegraph yesterday that a chap in Manchester has been fined after...

No indication

Have you noticed how many new cars have their front indicator lights in such a position that they cannot easily be seen? At mini roundabouts for example, if the approaching car is turning right, you cannot...

Winter warner

I travel several times a year to Germany on private leisure trips. I keep my car and its tyres in good order, and have a great deal of experience of continental driving, including in winter conditions....

Making the best of things

I recently had to stop at a motorway service station for petrol and found they only sold Total, a brand I was not familiar with. I use ordinary unleaded so looked for this. The unleaded pumps were marked...

Potholes barred

Earlier this month one letter writer provided information about registering potholes with the local authority. Please advise.

The hole truth

From casual observation most of the lumps and holes in our roads are the result of poor repairs after work by the utility companies. As local authorities eventually have to fix these, it would surely be...