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  Recommend an estate car for under £2000 to carry four kayaks? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a first car, around the £1000-£2000 mark. It has to be able to carry four kayaks on the roof and seat four passengers, and possibly even...
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  Protection racket 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am taking delivery of a new car at the end of December and I am considering having the Supagard Plus treatment by the supplying dealer. Would you please...
• 2006 VW Mk5 Golf Plus 1.9 TDI - Clutch Judder and White Smoke 3 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  passed an MOT less than 200 miles ago. I intend to avoid VW dealers.Can anyone recommend a VW specialist in North Devon?   CGH
• A big 'Thank You' from Gordon Brown 17 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I'd just like to pass on a heart-felt 'Thank You' to all those motorists who took the oppurtunity to stock up on petrol over the last few days. Buy at the top of the market is my advice: in this way you have the satisfaction of maximising your contribution to the exchequer and to oil company
• Bad driving LGV, report?? 8 May 2010 (Forum)
  2, (on checking my mirrors I could see a lorry in lane 1 some way back which I'd passed before entering the 40mph area, plus another car in lane 3) Once past the horsebox I could have moved back into lane 1 but decided that I was gaining on a car ahead in lane 2 (I'm still at 40mph on cruise), plus
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  Why has the insurance for my triplets increased to £6000 now they've passed their driving tests? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently forwarded you a quote to get my three 17-year-old triplets driving. I got a quotation of £1300 for a 2010 Toyota Auris with my daughter as the...
• free virtual beer! A new puzzle ;-) 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I thought, let`s try a puzzle for a change - so here goes. A single photograph will identfy the object in question and two of the clues below are in the photo. Most clues - plus identification wins. For decades `they` (in the generic sense) had their own way (and at at one time
• LAND ROVER 25 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  directive on driving licences it is proposed and will get passed that anyone over 45 must sit a new wriiten exam every ten years plus medical. licences will only be valid for ten years .
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  Skid marked 14 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My eldest son passed his driving test 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, last Friday he had his first accident, driving well below the posted speed limit but...
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  Where can I get a replacement mirror housing for my Renault Megane Cabrio? 4 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently noticed that the right-hand indicator in the drivers mirror of my 2011 Renault Megane Cabrio had stopped working, and closer inspection revealed...
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  Can you do a feature with information specifically for younger drivers? 2 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  As many of your readers will be grand/parents of teenage drivers, would it be worth doing a feature on: tips for teenage drivers, how to find/what to look...
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  No indication 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our 17 year old is currently learning to drive. Yesterday we were approaching a mini roundabout with traffic following us. The sight lines meant there...
• One for the collective 26 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Just walking back from town and near home on a narrow pavement I heard a shout from behind "MOVE". Turned to look and hit a cyclist who was trying to pass me on the pavement a glancing blow that ended up with him going onto the road. Luckily there was no traffic and all he did
• Car insurance for newly qualified driver 11 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My son passed his car test a fortnight ago. He is 17 years old and has become demoralised at the huge cost of insurance and the fact our insurance company (Direct Line) will not have him as a named driver on the family car - a Picasso 2.0 Hdi(hardly a performance car!). He is doing the 'Pass Plus
• Anyone else been offered this? 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  some other bits and bobs as well. This is all free, and I get to go out in a nice Focus Ghia, all at Ford's expense. :-) Obviously I'm going to accept it, providing it isn't a pass plus certificate, which I already have. I feel that a free opportunity to brush up on some driving skills which may have
• Emissions, and stuff 1 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  If you've been reading recent posts, you might know that I've just taken the Golf TDi for it's MoT. It passed, but not quite just like that. The emissions were OTT. The advice was "change the air filter, put some Miller's Dieselclean Plus in the fuel, change the fuel filter and run it for 600
• Fiesta MOT failure - repair costs 9 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  my car (12 year old mkIII fiesta) failed it's mot on wednesday. I've been given an estimate of £250 plus VAT to get it through the re-test. can anyone give me an idea if this is reasonable or I'm being ripped off? offside front (sill to floor) and nearside rear (inner sill) subframe mounting
• Ford B max 1.4 zetec 2013 - Not starting 20 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  also done the cam belt. Car passed zero problems. Drove home and parked in front of house, went to open garage door, car will not start. AA came and spent a good while trying to fault find. No luck. Car taken to Garage who cannot find a fault, but do not have ford diagnostic software
• Who gets the salvage money 26 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  Hi first time here... I had a no-fault claim with my car insurance to which my vehicle was passed to an accident management company (AMC) that took the vehicle away to be assessed. Without my knowledge they assessed the vehicle as a category N write off and pursued the 3rd party's insurance
• VW Golf advice 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hey all, Ditching my golf Gti as need to get my wife insured and as she's just passed the test, it's expensive...plus the cars on its last legs, so now seems the right time to change. Looked at several different makes, models and styles, but going to get another golf, question is which one