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  Highway Code and parking 9 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My granddaughter is about to take her driving test, and consequently I have been revising my highway code, via the AA's 2007 edition. There seems to...
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  One leg, or two? 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  So glad you are promoting left foot braking, it's been my method for decades. I have used a range of manual change and automatic cars, and I have no problems...
• Corsa C 1.7dti - Brakes suddently went hard, until restart 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi I had a bit of a scare earlier in wife's Corsa, downhill of course! After a lot of rain I took it out, and 1/2 mile down the road the brakes suddenly went hard, no servo assistance what so ever, so aborted my mission to Sainsbury's and drove back home - carefully. Upon
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  Ford C-Max or Renault Megane - which should I buy? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to replace my Hyundai Getz with something bigger. My local dealer has offered a 2008 Ford C-Max with 50,000 miles for £3250, plus my Getz....
• Hyundai Getz - Park/ Brake light on dash 15 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  of something to do with the brakes but they fixed it all up to pass worthy. About a month ago my park/ brake light on the dash kept randomly coming on so I took it in ( to the same place as I was under warranty) and they told me it was because of a switch to do with the handbrake. Only a couple of weeks later
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  Downsizing wheels for winter on a Prius 17 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Toyota Prius T Spirit is fitted with 17" wheels. I am having great difficulty locating steel wheels to fit replacement winter tyres. I believe that...
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  Are DSG automatics ok? 22 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I want a small automatic and was wondering about the Skoda Fabia. Have been told by friends that DSG autos are not a good choice. Is this so? Otherwise...
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  Winter wheels and tyres for an S60 21 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can I fit my winter tyres fitted on a set of original 16 inch Volvo V70 Alloy to my Volvo S60 D5 SE, which came from factory with 17 inch alloy wheels?...
• Peugeot 306 - Rear brake light/indicator earth fault? 12 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hello all, If anyone can help me with this fauld I will be eternally grateful! I have a Peugeot 306 (N Reg/ 1.9 Diesel) Recently it has developed a fault with the lighting. Everytime I brake the nearside indicators come on constant, and everytime I indicate left the brake lights
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  How do I adjust the handbrake on my R-reg Ford Mondeo? 2 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can you please confirm that the handbrake on an R-plate Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX is auto-adjust? If it is not, can you please tell me how to adjust it?
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  How do I know which pads to buy for my Volkswagen Golf III? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1996 Volkswagen Golf III 1.8 SE and need to change the front brake pads. Volkswagen fitted two types of calliper - their own brand, and Girling....
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  Make sensor this 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  The ABS on my Sept 05 Volvo S40 1.6D has just failed. My local dealer has contacted Volvo and they offered a 70% discount off the replacement unit but...
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  Half braked 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 BMW E90 318i SE with 22,000 miles, and warning lights have come on telling me that the DSC system has failed. Do you know if this is a common...
• Honda CR-V II (2002 - 2006) - Premature wear of brake discs 28 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  but this was well within the weight range stipulated by Honda and it is regularly serviced. Whether the fact I towed made any contribution to the brake problem or whether there is an inherent problem I do not know. Similarly, whether the new model has had any improvements made to the brakes I do not know
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1999 1.9td meridian - unrecognised warning light 12 May 2008 (Forum)
  hi quite recently i have found an odd warning light come on it seems to come on when i brake though wether it indicates a braking problem i cant say as my brakes still seem pretty responsive. the light comes on just above the temparature gauge and is a bright red i stil do not know what
• SEAT Ibiza II (1993 - 1999) - 97 Car pulls right on acceleration left on braking 2 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 97 ibiza with only 50000 kms on it regularly serviced. I was planing on new springs and shocks but for sometime now the car steering wheel pulls to the right when i accelerate hard and left when i brake (hard). I just had springs shocks replaced as i was planning and the shop told me
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.8 petrol; brake discs and pads 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  too much. I know that you have to be careful not to damage the brake fluid pipes on the callipers and that you need to be careful that the fluid doesn't overflow when you put new pads in and that you have to pump the brake after each side. Have watched someone do it on other cars in the past but im
• Proton Persona Coupe - h/brake & caliper 29 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Thanks for all your help when i last asked about the brakes, since then drove it with the bonnet open so that took priority in the fixing stages. Just taken the wheel off the back to look at this handbrake situation and why the right rear brake doesn't seem t work and when i spun the actual disc
• Scrap it or repair it? 23 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  SWMBO's Punto* has just gone in for it's MOT and has failed on a couple of points; front brake imbalance, front brake pipes corroded. "That's not too bad" I hear you say - however, apart from that, the brake master cylinder is leaking, the rear brakes need replacing, there is a fuel leak
• Seat Toledo Rattle 25 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  jacked the car and removed this wheel but can't find anything loose apart from very slight play in steering rack (passed MOT a month ago). As I said, when you kick the wheel, you hear what I'm sure is this rattle. If you wedge a screwdriver between the brake caliper and one of the holes in the ally