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  Why can't the DVLA take over the management of the Blue Badge scheme? 2 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The Blue Badge Scheme, a much-valued facility, is sadly abused by some. It is mal-administered with varying degrees of inefficiency and bumbledom by County...
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  Intermittent engine misfire 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have an R-plate two-litre petrol Ford Mondeo. For as long as I can remember it has a had a slight hesitancy, which feels like a misfire. It occurs...
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  Why won't my Volkswagen Golf achieve its quoted fuel economy figures? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Bluemotion estate, two months old, has done 2,500 miles. This car should do 54/67/78 to the gallon. It does 40mpg round town and...
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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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  How can I stop my Honda HR-V's alarm going off? 17 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2000 Honda HR-V three-door hatchback which I purchased in 2002 from our local dealer. At the beginning of this year the alarm started going off...
• Two Linux installations - Windows and Symbian S60 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Windows? No need for Antivirus, anti spyware, defrag or reg cleaners. No pop up `nag boxes` either. Will Linux ever take over from Windows, given that Linux is free and an `open` operating system? Here`s where Symbian S60, one of  the worlds leading smartphone operating systems
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  Is this Skoda service plan a good deal for my 2007 Roomster? 20 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Skoda Roomster 56-reg and have done since new in January 2007. It has about 28,000 on the clock and has been serviced at the local Skoda dealer...
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 01 1.8 Running very rough - electrical issue? 22 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  electrical. I've bought HT leads but not yet fitted them due to only ever remembering mid journey. When it's really stuttering, it interferes with the radio, again leading me to believe it's an electrical fault or a short somewhere. Someone suggested it may be the ignition coil pack. I can get a new one
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  Rental arithmetic 30 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In May of 2008 we purchased a 2,000-mile Mazda 3 TS2 first registered in March 2008, for £8,400 including VAT of £1,097 from the Mazda main dealer in Tunbridge...
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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...
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 Emissions Test Failure Causes 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  lead connection, caused by water. This may or may not have anything to do with the car, just after starting (i.e. cold) having a tendency to bog down when accelerating. That is presumably a result of a weak/non-existent spark or something. I had read somewhere that this can contribute to emissions
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - '97 1.8 Seatbelt pretensioner wiring- Airbag light 3 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  snipped cable ties underneath the seat cushion which must have previously held this cable on. The wiring which pokes through the carpet is only long enough to reach halfway across the underside of the seat base so I assume the yellow connector lead has been removed. The 4 wires which hang loose
• Most Written off car. 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  by Market Value Manager, a total loss claim settlement system developed by CAP Motor Research, currently being piloted by leading UK motor insurers. Total loss settlement data from August 2005 to April this year was analysed to determine Britain?s top ten motor insurance write-offs, by make, model, age
• Faltering Nissan Cherry 4 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  of my Dad who bought it for his girlfriend to learn to drive in and she drove it a few times then decided she didn?t like it and then they split up and it had been sitting on his drive for 18 months bar a six month period when one of my Dad?s other colleagues borrowed it) to use Lead Replacement
• Any - How long does an exhaust pipe last? 7 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  years. Are exhausts just made from more durable metal now, or do more stringent emissions regulations and the phasing out of leaded petrol mean that the gases passing through the exhaust are less corrosive?
• New car advice - downsizing 6 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  , let's say sub 9 secs on the 0-60 dash. Whilst cost is not a huge factor, I'm looking this time not to spend on premium brands, given I'm in the market for a small car. Higher spec models would be more desirable, and I recognise that certain brands have extremely long lead times
• Vauxhall Frontera sports - Alarm immobilizer thatcham vauxhall Frontera sport 20 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  the engine turns but alarm immobilizer stops it from working. I have to keep unlocking and relocking drivers door and wait and try again until it starts. Failing that I disconnect one lead and try again, then the other. Sometimes both and leave it sitting for some time. Then it starts or it doesn't. I go
• Land Rover Discovery 3 TDi - Discovery ice problem 15 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  sucked flat. Pulled it off to allow air in. Started fine. Left idling for 2 hours and engine heat melted ice and all OK. Q. Why on earth do LR rely on air bubbling through water, in the pipe leading up to the manifold, to dry. Cure. Either suck air in from inside the engine compartment instead
• immobilize immobilizer? (Car won't start... blinki 24 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  . I've tried the following: - disconnect the battery and touch the leads together for 20 seconds - open all doors (hood and trunk), close them all, reactivate the alarm - try several keys (I have three keys that have been "paired" to this car) - insert key in door lock, turn to left
• Ford Focus Mark 2 - Ford Focus mk 2 - engine shaking when idle 11 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  them however the socket I also bought snapped in half under the slightest twist so back to square one. I'm going to buy a new socket from Halfords tonight, however I've also just called a garage at the end of my road (who I don't really trust) and they've told me the coil pack and leads will also need