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• Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic - Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic service history 21 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  My son has recently passed his test, he learnt to drive in a Fiat Grande Punto and would like one as his first car.  There is one advertise in a local garage with FSH 22,000miles, £3795 (plus £125 admin fee!), but the service book shows the first
• Cost effective small automatic 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hello in the near future and hopefully no more than a few months, my daughter may want to buy a small automatic car as she has recently passed her test on a auto. She is not sure what car she learnt to drive in or took her test in other than it was a small car and a automatic - lol. my question
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 99 1.5 MOT forced replacement of headlamp - failed 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  MY girlfriend's '99 Yaris went in for the MOT, one of the items they failed it on was that the headlamp angle could not be adjusted (it was too low on one side). In order to pass it had to have a new headlamp fitted! We got the original headlamp off them, there's no adjustment 'mechanism
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  Half braked 10 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 4 year-old Fiat Punto with 14k miles on the clock was recently put through the MOT test and failed. I was contacted by the garage (Arnold Clarke, Newcastle...
• Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - 09 1.6 Fitting a towbar - "Trailer Stability Progr 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  trailer weighing a tonne plus, and if/when the driver has to brake hard or swerve, have worked out the safest way for the the car to respond, which will different from when without a trailer. And consequently by-passing this safety feature is irresponsible and could upset insurers in event of a big
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  Is a five-year-old catalytic converter really halfway through its life? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On saturday I had my catalytic converter cut off while my car was parked in a restaurant car park. I have fully comp insurance with a £250 excess. I reported...
• Section 172 Road traffic act 24 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  that we had no record of who was driving . We have recieved a reply to say that it is the companies responsibilty to identify the driver at the time of the offence and failure to do so is an offence and subject to a fine of up to £1000 plus 6 penalty points. If we are still unable to provide
• New Ford Fiesta 1000 Ecoboost - Gear lever vibration at around 2500revs 25 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  My new Fiesta 1000 Ecoboost has significant vibration felt through the gear lever when engine is passing through 2500 revs. Also when the "change up arrow" advises a gear shift at 2000revs the engine seems to labour from 1300 to 1800 revs in 2nd 3rd and 4th gear. Above 2000 revs it's fine
• Nissan Almera - Terrible headlights 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  . Aiming them lower makes them even worse. They passed the MOT in March, so it shouldn't be a defective reflector or anything like that. Plus, the lights on my mum's (newer model) Almera are just as bad. My bulbs are the normal old-fashioned headlight type (usually called bulb 472) - any suggestions how
• Leaking rear shocks - MOT Failure? 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I put my car (1999 BMW 318ti Compact) in for a service at a main dealers 3 months ago. On the list of faults they provided, one was that both rear shock absorbers needed replacing. The service lad said they were both 'leaking'. They quoted £157 plus vat. I didn't get this done because I knew my
• Shock absorbers 19 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  The JGC had its last main-dealer service this morning. It's out of warranty already but they gave me a discount voucher for it! Anyway, they report a back shock absorber is starting to weep. It can't be too bad because it passed the MOT last month! They're quoting £49.95 plus vat and fitting. My
• Volkswagen Golf Plus 55' 34k - esp light on vw golf 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  it is there decision was paramount, where I was again told that there was nothing that they could do. I just feel like customer care and the dealership are trying to pass the buck, which I am having none of. I will fight this till the end, I have already emailed watchdog!!
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  My friend was prosecuted for undertaking - is this entrapment? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend was recently prosecuted for dangerous driving, for undertaking an unmarked police car. The A23 is, at that point, a two-lane dual carriageway....
• Kia Pride EGR 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I've recently acquired a '94 1324cc, and it's got exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) from the cat. to the air filter box, with the exhaust passing through the air filter. It didn't have an air filter when I got it, presumably because it would clog up with carbon. It's also got a carburettor. I'm quite
• Test Drive Magazine - goodbye 5 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have subscribed to this motoring magazine since its inception - which is a publication from the Dennis Publishing stable and of 'Auto Express' fame. I suspected things were not good some time ago when the price was dropped from £3 plus to £1.50 presumably to increase circulation but the scope
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 26 28 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  loitered with very little intent (such are the joys of retirement) and observed one in operation. It was well placed to catch the unwary and several motorists approached it at what to me, were speeds well in excess of the limit. But they were not stopped. Is the present procedure that details are passed
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  What happens to my insurance if I go over the estimated annual mileage? 17 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  When I signed up with my insurance company, I estimated about 6000 miles in 12 months. It is about midway into the year, and I have done 5000 miles already....
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  I caused superficial damage to another car but am shocked by the repair estimate - what can I do? 29 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I recently caused superficial damage to a seven-year-old Mazda while parking my old Subaru. Although the damage was restricted to a small amount of the...
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  Devon help us 15 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I write regarding the letter from MM in last Saturday's Telegraph. As an accident to my wife's car was deemed to be the fault of the other party, our...
• CITROEN DS3 1.6 THP DSPORT PLUS - Buying an old low mileage car. Concerns? 13 May 2023 (Forum)
  Hi all, Looking for advice. Come across a very low mileage 2013 Citroen DS3 Dsport. But I can't help but feel suspicious. It only has 31k miles on the clock (over the course of 10 years???) and looking at the MOT history there's a year where it barely moved 500 miles. It last passed