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  Clamped by City Watch Parking 18 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am writing on behalf of my 78 year old father who got clamped yesterday by this 'City Watch' he parked for 15 mins to go into his doctors. He didn't...
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  Does my Peugeot 407 really need diesel fuel additive? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In my 2006 Peugeot 407 SW SE, diesel fuel additive should be checked at 70,000 miles and running out can lead to massive bills. Mine required three litres...
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  Sub standard 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Subaru Forester boxer diesel is my 6th Subaru, all previous 5 having been highly satisfactory. This latest is quite the worst car of any I have driven....
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  My Peugeot 406's front suspension is too high after a repair - is there something wrong with it? 26 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The front suspension on my 2003 Peugeot 406 HDI 90hp collapsed on the passenger side of the car whilst on holiday. I got a local garage to replace the...
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  SAM panned 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased my third Mercedes C Class in February, a 220 CDI Sport (I have never had any problems with any of the others). After 4 days practically every...
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  Slightly vogue 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am faced with a dilemma that I hope you may be able to help me resolve. I am the proud owner of a 2004 Range Rover Vogue automatic that I have owned...
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  Should my daughter buy a Subaru Forester for patient visits in all weathers? 4 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter and husband have baby and run a Honda Civic 1600 SE Auto and T reg Escort on last legs. They need two cars as she is a medic and he is to start...
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  Fooled again 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday I made the stupid mistake of putting petrol in my 2007 diesel car. I realised immediately and did not start the engine. We had a garage tow...
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  Is the Peugeot 307 SW known for having dual mass flywheel and clutch problems? 28 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a 2003 Peugeot 307 SW in May 2004 via the Peugeot Direct scheme through the Peugeot dealership in Devizes. In June 2005 the car broke down due...
• Dear diary I ran out of fuel today 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  of prayer and it died completely half-way round. As I was calling the recovery people, a chap in a scruffy grey 4x4 pulled alongside my left window and offered me a tow. As I was nothing short of a blooming hazard where I was, I accepted. He towed me to the filling station where we ended up out of the way
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  Wheel question: What's the insurance implication? 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own an 06 model Range Rover Sport that came on 20" Continental Summer tyres which are rubbish for anything other than road-driving! As I have horses...
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  Vauxhall Curser 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I need your help with my Vauxhall Corsa. I bought a 2005 1.2 SXI last year in May 2008 from Vauxhall dealer for a high price because the car had only one...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 07 1.6 Engine cuts out @ 70 mph 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  have had it towed directly to ford(where i bought it from) a couple of times and a couple of weeks ago they replaced the fuel pump, its had a service so all the filters have been changed. Unfortunately the problem still perstists. It happened again on friday, travelling at 70 mph guage showing enough
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  Disturboed 3 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  When I purchased my 54 plate X-Trail 2 years ago I was concerned to read your report regarding turbo failure on the 2.2 DCi engine. Accordingly, when the...
• Self employment - Market Niche?? 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  - This is Cornwall after all! As suggested earlier, the two ideas could be combined. Say 1 car transporter trailer and a towing dolly for hire to both trade and private, a couple of heavy duty 1/2 or 1 tonne tippers and maybe a box van to start. I could then offer to tow any of these for the punter at an extra
• Ford transit custom crew cab - VAT when trading in van 6 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  Last year, we bought a 2020 transit custom crew cab from a Ford dealer.  It was advertised as £26,000 + VAT.  We paid the VAT and as we are not a business (it was bought as our daily transport and as a tow car) we haven't claimed the VAT back. Due to a change of circs, we
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Zafira B electrical problems 25 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  is not working with either the fob, or key. However, when I towed it to the dealer, the electrics came on ( as soon as I stopped they went off again ). The engine still would not start  though. I have tested the battery which is ok, tried  the spare key, which still does nothing and tried my fault
• Used Cars - Towbars 27 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  it's ever towed is 350kg and on fewer than 10 occasions / 1000 miles.  
• Our next car… please help? 18 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  of towing my classic car trailer (1750kg including the trailer) to summer events. We’ve always bought our cars cash and driven them into the ground. Our budget is between £15-18k. We like the look of estates, MPV’s or SUV’s. We’re thinking about a Skoda superb estate, another
• Peugeot 508SW - Approved Used? 4 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Just been to test drive my potential next car, which had, according to the salesman (big national chain) been carefully prepared. 1) towing eye loose in an underfloor boot cavity. Yes, you have to know where it lives to put it away, but why is it there? 2) No Compressor/ tyre