Which car is suitable for work use by a working midwife?

I am a community midwife working in a semi-rural practice in Hertfordshire. Due to the NHS belt-tightening, we now have to replace our vehicles previously leased by the Trust with our own private cars....

Why can't people learn to be more patient of tractors on the roads?

RC is wrong (‘Dreaded Wheat’ 7-11-12). Tractors are regulated. The law is a tractor showing a nil tax disc may be used on the public road for agricultural use with no limit to the distance. Transgressors...

Why is nothing done about slow-moving agricultural vehicles?

There is a new hazard on our roads - that of very large agricultural vehicles which are appearing in increasing numbers and are travelling longer and longer distances. On main roads they cause long tailbacks...

My wife's work Ford Fiesta is apparently not economical enough - why?

My wife works using a petrol 2006 Ford Fiesta to make urgent deliveries of prescription drugs to local chemists. The firm uses this car for emergency deliveries of prescription drugs to local chemists,...

Which 4x4 pick-up do you recommend for high mileage work purposes?

I am thinking of buying a new or nearly new 4x4 automatic twin-cab pick-up. I have searched the web and reviews for Toyota, Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Mazda are all very similar. My requirement is off-road...

Where can I have my Toyota Hiace modified and made LEZ-friendly?

As we are moving rapidly towards the initiation of the LEZ on 3 January I would appreciate any help you can offer as to where I can get a new filter fitted to my 2.4-litre 1999 Toyota Hiace to enable me...

Can you recommend a 4WD that can tow two tons for my tree surgeon son?

After 13 years trading, my son suddenly finds his firm with a cash-flow crisis and the need to sell his self-indulgent limo and buy a second hand 4WD vehicle able to tow up to two tons (a one-ton stump...

I think this GPS tracker could prove useful for your readers who cover a lot of business miles.

I asked a question about mileage reporting last year and have since found an amazing piece of technology. It's a small GPS tracker that logs business miles. It records all miles that you travel. If the...

Can you recommend a workhorse vehicle that will carry five people in comfort, traverse floods and tow a 1.5-ton trailer?

Now that the family have left home my wife and I do almost all our motoring in our MINI Clubman (with which we are well pleased). But I still have our trusty 12-year-old Volvo estate for the relatively...

Can you recommend a pick-up workhorse to replace my 1994 Isuzu Bighorn?

I own an 1994 Isuzu Bighorn 3.1TD LWB that has served me well for about 10 years now, used on our small farm for the occasional heavy towing task (livestock in a trailer to slaughter, hauling baled hay...