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• Driving age - Daily Telegraph poll. 24 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  It seems that 85% of Telegraph readers who have voted in today's poll think that the driving age ought to be raised to 18. Does this forum agree?
• Driving without an MOT? 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, Can anyone advise on the penalty/charge/result in being caught driving without a current valid MOT please? Any advice much appreciated... Thanks, Stuart
• Driving at night 28 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  Many folks seem to dislike driving at night, me included. The dual carriageways and motorways  are fine but around sunny Basingstoke many white lines have almost disappeared. The white lines are are a great aid at night but when they fade or are non existent and very great care is needed
• phone use when driving 1 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Happily the use of mobile phones when driving for any reason is to be made illegal with a very few exceptions, £200 fine and six points on your licence. People are pointing out that using a car touchscreen is just as distracting as using a phone and there maybe something in that. You can
• Swapping a UK driving license for an EU license 17 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  I will soon be moving to the Netherlands and will be required to swap my UK driving license for an EU one. Does this make my UK license null and void? I still want to maintain a presence in the UK, and will keep a car there. Will I be able to drive in the UK and insure the car on an EU license
• Driving into Europe with no V5 6 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  With the current hoo haa around Brexit I wonder if it advisable to drive into France with a car bought only last week from  an auction ie Mannheims. No V5 yet as it can take 5 weeks for it to arrive from the DVLA. I do have the signed part of the previous V5 that indicates my
• Ford Mondeo - Intelligent all wheel drive 10 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I saw an advertisement in the New Scientist magazine for an intelligent all wheel drive system for the Mondeo.  When I looked at the Ford website to find out more about it, the website wasn't any help.  When I type in the search term 'All Wheel Drive' the screen changes to the Transit
• Vauxhall Corsa C - driving license address different to car 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  My car has been stolen. Insurance company wants copy of my driving license. However my driving license has my old address on it. Will this effect my claim or make my insurance invalid? It is a fully comprehensive policy. My car is registered to the same address as the insurance policy. 
• Man uses self-portrait for driving licence 15 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20739778 Reading on the BBC just now; a Swedish man has painted a portrait of himself and photographed it for use as his driving licence pic.  The Swedish authorities were happy with it.  This reminds me of the man in Austria who has
• PLEASE - Don't DRINK AND DRIVE 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  As SWMBO is on duty at our local hospital over christmas a plea not to drink and drive, and also if you are out with your friends, make sure everyone gets home safe. Recently had a case of a young lady in sleeveless dress drunk asleep in someones garden on a very cold night. Sorry
• mondeo 1.8 diesel turbo endura engine - cuts out whilist driving hot &cold 13 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone shed some light on the above problem car starts ok either cold or warm but cuts out sometimes whilst driving re starts again no problem and drives perfectly again until next time Regards Mickeybo
• Jail for fake driving test takers 22 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  The link goes to an HJ story from earlier today. http://tinyurl.com/5afhuy If people are only now being threatened with jail, what was happening to them before given that they're putting people on the road who, presumably, aren't up to passing a driving test? Blimey! The ones who can't drive
• Free NY flights with a Scooby Test Drive 23 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Just had a letter through the door inviting me for a scooby test drive with the option a free return flight to New York if I take them up on the offer (of the test drive). Not sure what business sense that makes and hopefully it will not be a repeat of the Hoover debacle - I would not have thought
• Same model chivalry? 4 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, are drivers more curtious to other motorists who drive the same make/model as themselves or is it just me being trivial? For instance, if you was driving a Ford Focus in a traffic queue & another Focus wanted to join in front of you, would you let them in & not let a VW Golf in if it were
• VW Golf, New Alternator Drive Belt? 2 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a VW Golf 1300 Mk2 81,000 miles. At what mileage does one replace the Alternator drive belt? My drive belt is getting slack and it's done 81,000 miles? I have a spare belt that is a few years old and has been folded. Can I use this? Thanks Andrew
• Tips for Defensive Driving 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Defensive Driving is actually about protecting one from other drivers. One may consider himself or herself as a good driver but everyone else is not like you see the things. If you agree that everyone makes error while driving then one needs to be alert to keep a check on the possible dangers
• illegal immigrants false driving licenses 2 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Illegall immigrants are using fake driving licences and fake identities to get motor insurance, and it looks to me like the Police and the Government are looking the other way.
• VW Polo (2012) - Driving Lights. 3 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Just bought a new Polo. It came with "driving lights" which i was told is now the law. The thing is the lights which come on are the headlights, not the sidelights. Is this correct ?    
• Hungarian Man - Driving 44 ton truck drunk 17 Aug 2012 (Forum)
   A man was jailed for 10 months (which means 5) for driving the wrong way down th M6 in july
• Chance to drive a tank 19 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  HarperCollins are giving away the chance to spend an afternoon driving a tank. Simply answer three simple questions here: http://www.fly-apache.info/ for your chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience.