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  Breakdown cover for Europe? 12 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am taking my 2004 E-Class to Verona via France and Switzerland. Can you give any advise on what the best breakdown cover would be? In the UK it is relatively...
• any - Real MPG on HJ website 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  Saw with interest the new part of HJ website about real fuel consumption. Average on a recent 1400 mile touring trip to france and belgium in an Epica 2.0 turbo diesel with 3 on board plus all our bagage was (I thought) an excellent 42mpg. drove at motorway speeds up to a true 85mph where
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  Which diesel MPV has a chain cam engine? 17 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wish to buy a secondhand left-hand drive diesel MPV such as a Renault Kangoo or Peugeot Partner but with a cam chain drive, as I live in France. What...
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  I do my own servicing - can I still get European breakdown cover? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm going to be driving to France and wanted to get breakdown cover - does the fact that I service my car myself affect the cover?
• Beige box mystery 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hope I haven't done the wrong thing here, DD, but I didn't want this to get lost in the speed camera thread - it's a bit of a specific request. Saturday's Telegraph has just penetrated this part of SW France and Honest John has a letter from a guy who has spotted a lot of beige coloured plastic
• X Trail Recall Problems 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  My 53 reg Nissan X Trail was recalled by Nissan to a local garage in Romford 8 days before I was due to take it to the south of France. The recall was for timing chain and tensioner replacement. They replaced both and the parts failed or were fitted wrong. The engine was run and suffered piston
• www.lhd-europe.com 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  anyone dealt with the above trader based in France? I want to buy a ?22000 car from them and they want ?3000 as a deposit, which is fair enough. Can anyone reassure me they're OK or suggest how I might protect my deposit in case they don't deliver or tunr out to be bogus? Paying by credit card
• The French get grumpy with the Swedes 11 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/polestar-logo-temporarily-banned-france-over-citroen-similarity
• Pug 1007 24 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Where are all these cars? I've not seen one in the UK. Back in France I've seen quite a few but no as many as I thought.
• passat headlamp deflectors 24 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  can anyone tell me how to put on deflectors for driving the new style passat headlamps for use in France?
• Renault 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I was in France yesterday and Renault were advertising the new Megane with 5 year warranty. Now I thought they only did that with really reliable cars....
• Headlamp converters 25 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, taking the Mk2 Renault Scenic to France next month, the headlamp lenses are plastic if you are familiar with these. What ones are recommended by yourselves. Thank you
• Honda CRV 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Saturday Telegraph time again in rural France. I see Honda have released the CRV in its 'sneak preview' form then. Oh dear...
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  Which cars can use super ethanol (E85) fuel? 2 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
  There is an increase at the pumps in France of super ethanol. Which UK purchased cars can use it?
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  Is it legal to drive in the EU and Switzerland in a classic car that's MoT exempt? 4 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Both my Renault R16s are almost 50 years old and have tax exemption as they are registered as historic. Do I need to fill in a V112 form as well? Furthermore...
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  Re-importing a 4x4 11 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a UK registered ex-MOT Full Tilt 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 and exported it to France in 2004. I still have all the UK registration papers and...
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  Peugeot 5008: instability and vibration when braking on motorway 15 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have had my car for about 8 weeks. It became obvious on a trip to France that the steering wheel vibrates heavily if you attempt to brake when travelling...
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  Do I need to acquire a new photocard driving licence to drive in France? 12 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I only occasionally drive in Europe, but I propose driving to south-west France in August with my family. I hold an old style paper UK driving licence....
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  Should I get the emission 'fix' for my diesel Audi A5? 2 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a two year old Audi Q5 (bought new) which has the EA189 engine. I have received a few letters from Audi to say that they will be fixing it one day...
• Is E85 ethanol making a comeback? 10 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  I remember  Ford selling Focus dual fuel cars in France  back in 2006. Never took off due to limited opportunities to refuel.   I was surprised therefore at my local French supermarket, that the E5 98 octane choice on the pump had been removed for E85