I have had this car since it was 2 years old, and the brakes have cost me more than everything else put together. Now I am really desperate to know what to do. I don’t know much about cars but need help knowing where to go from here.

I hardly use the car from April to August every year, which may be part of the problem. I only do 3000 miles per year total, on quiet roads so not much braking.

The front nearside brake is jamming yet again. I had it serviced and freed off a week ago (they cleaned up and greased the piston sliders). It always happens at the beginning of a journey, and always can be freed by hard braking, but the wheel gets very hot. It then cools off and is fine for the rest of the day.

It has just passed it’s MOT, and has new exhaust, tyres and battery (had to to keep my job – I only use it to get to work). Given I will only get scrap value if I sell it now, I am trying to get it through the summer, with the hope of doing one more winter before giving in. It is a great little car in every other respect and has only minimal corrosion. I don’t feel I can try sell it without telling someone the problem.

Does anyone have any ideas of what else could be wrong, or how I can stop it jamming ? The fact that it only happens at the beginning of journeys would seem to rule out anything else like the brake pipes ?

I cannot afford to keep spending money on it, but don’t seem to have any options.

If anyone has any advice I would be really grateful. Or even any advice on how to stop it happening with my next car.