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  Can you recommend an insurance company for an 18-year-old driver? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 2002 Ford KA for my soon-to-be 18 daughter and wonder what insurance company you could direct us to. I realise that the premiums are...
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  I disagree with your advice regarding the KIA Sorento. 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I strongly disagree with your advice to MB. I recently traded in my Sorento after owning it from new for 12 months. I've got nothing positive to say about...
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  Which car offers easy access and reliability? 6 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We live in the far north-west of Scotland and have a 2005 Honda Accord Tourer Executive 2.2i CTDi with 115,000 miles. It’s now time to change. We are now...
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  Why don't Volkswagen build a 4x4 Golf Estate with raised suspension? 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is totally devoted to our Mk IV Golf Estate TDI 130, the ideal mid-sized family workhorse, which will be 10 years old this year and has over 100,000...
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  Readers should keep their fuel tanks filled during winter. 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  It might be time to remind your readers that during the winter months it is a good idea to keep their fuel tanks topped up to the brim for the following...
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  Honda Jazz recall - can you help? 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Honda Jazz (registered 3 Jan 2005) and have covered 76,000kms (47,500 miles) to date. I am now getting a noise at the back when driving at...
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  Do I need to pay these costs from an old incident? 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Can you let me know what are considered to be fair storage rates for a vehicle that has been damaged in an accident? I have received a bill for an accident...
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  Buying an Audi A3 - the one I want is so hard to find 25 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife had a lovely (R-1998) Audi A3 (1.8 sport), which was recently written off by the insurance due to an accident. I'm urgently looking for a replacement...
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  Clutch failed on 3-year-old Qashqai - will Nissan replace it? 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 31,000 mile 2009 Nissan Qashqai 1.6 petrol Acenta 2wd manual lacks power when climbing a hill. It has plenty of revs but no power. In addition, on a...
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  Quieter tyres for a Jetta? 20 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I perhaps foolishly bought a new VW Jetta 2.0TDi about 9 months ago. I have not covered as high a mileage as I anticipated and the Hancook Ventus Prime2...
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  Where to sell a Leon Cupra? 2 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My son is selling his 08 plate Seat Leon Cupra. I remember seeing a specific site for selling Cupras mentioned some time ago. Failing that which is the...
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  Broken Peugeot 30 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 99 t reg peugoet 806 1.9td, its burning oil and poor on diesel when you put your foot down clouds of black smoke pours out. The turbo feels like...
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  Rising cramp 1 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My Volvo XC70 SE D5 AWD is 30 months old and has done 26,500 miles. I've just received two recall notices. One for a software upgrade because the oil level...
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  Dip sick 10 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've just had my Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.4 D-4D’s first 10,000-mile service by the Toyota Garage that sold me the car 9 months ago. When I got home (approx...
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  Jack of all trades 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Firstly let me tell you that I always read your letters page and have gained a lot from it. I think you actually dealt with my problem some months ago...
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  Economical comfy motorway cruiser 16 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I will be averaging about 20,000 miles an year in the foreseeable future commuting to work on the M40(70 miles round trip). Preferably need an automatic...
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  A new car for our retirement 19 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are both near retirement and we also want to retire our trusty, but now rusty, 10-year-old Merc 'C' Class saloon - as we find it's getting...
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  Thanks for recommending Sure-Sell to sell my father-in-law's Hyundai i20. 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Thanks for your advice about selling my father-in-law’s car when he had to give up driving. It was a Hyundai i20 Comfort 1.4 automatic, red with 1,600...
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  What's caused unusual tyre wear on the front of my Audi A5 coupe? 6 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Following a blow-out of the front driver's side wheel of my Audi A5 coupe, the RAC recovery vehicle took me to a garage to have the tyre replaced and the...
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  A matter of a pinion 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new model Honda Jazz 1.4EX, registered January 2009, which has done 49k miles - mainly motorway driving. At the third service I mentioned a whirring...