Pedals in automatic cars

In a typical UK car(with the steering wheel on the right side) how are the pedals positioned in an automatic transmission car? What leg do you use to push them, the right like in US or the left?

Small car with easy access

We need a car to transport elderly parents who have had replacement knees & hips. A low sill is essential. We like small cars (around 4M), small engines & automatic gearboxes. The Verso S & Venga seem...

Help requested identifying whining noise

I have an Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI Multitronic (2010 Model), only 4,000 miles, which has an irritating whining noise. It starts to appear at about 10 mph and continues to maximum speed, most noticeable about...

Small economic automatics

Could you recommend a small, econonical automatic car? I would prefer diesel but would consider petrol if good mpg. The automatic is the critical factor.

As a professional truck driver, can I offer some guidance on how to control an automatic to avoid hesitancy and slow changing?

I drive trucks for a living and read most weeks about people passing comments regarding the hesitancy and slow changing of automated manual transmissions. Trucks also have them and I could pass the same...

Why do some automatic drivers still not use left-foot braking, especially when starting the engine?

A friend came to see us. When leaving he sat in his new-to-him, 2008/58 Mercedes-Benz A180 diesel auto. Without putting his legs anywhere near the pedals he turned the key and started the engine. To my...

Can you recommend a small petrol automatic hatchback to replace our Nissan Qashqai and Toyota Verso?

Having considered a rationalisation of our transport requirements, my wife and I have finally decided to address the situation. I am 81, and my wife is not far behind. At present I drive a 2008 Qashqai...

Skoda has updated the software in my DSG automatic and the car has been transformed.

Further to previous correspondence with you regarding DSG gearbox hesitation on exiting junctions and joining roundabouts, today, on Skoda's request, I took my car to the local dealer for a 'new software'...

Can you recommend an automatic petrol 5-door car for my wife?

My wife needs to change her car for an automatic. She has arthritis in her left knee and is finding it difficult to drive in stop-start traffic. The sort of spec would be: Polo or Fiesta-sized, 5-door,...

Small comfortable AWD Petrol with Auto or CVT

I am about to get rid of a 10-year-old Volvo V70T5SE Auto, which has been the most comfortable car I have ever had but with the most awful steering. I would like an AWD for the seating height but would...