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• My turn for an accident. 17 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  emerges into the gap left by the courteous driver in the left hand lane. Driver wants to turn right so looks left, he fails to look right as he probably forgot it's two lanes he's crossing and hits the rear wheel arch and wheel of my car. Very little visible damage (slight dint in rear arch and alloy
• Courtesy or nuisance 4 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I gave a driver (gender unseen) a nervous breakdown on Friday last. As I approached a three junction traffic roundabout I saw a very hesitant young learner trapped there. The traffic was building up behind him quite badly. So, I did my boy-scout thing and hesitated myself, blocking both
• What is it with motorcyclists? 23 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Am I the only driver who considers most motorcyclists bad mannered and bad drivers? I live in Bournemouth and there seems to be an increasing number of motorcyclists who:- - While overtaking a slow moving queue of traffic, will push into the queue willy nilly despite no space available. The poor
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  Will claiming on car hire excess cover affect my car insurance price? 28 Jun 2024 (Ask HJ)
  What is the position in regards to damage to a holiday hire car? A friend hired a car in Cyprus and arranged separate car hire excess cover. His car was...
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  What's the best car for a 6ft7 teenager who has just passed their test? 11 Dec 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My Son is 6'7" tall and 18 years old. The 57 plate Renault Clio that he and my daughter learnt to drive in is reaching the point of needing some serious...
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  One day driving treat for 14-year-old girl 24 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter will be 14 on 14th July this year. She is desperate to start driving, and has grasped the very basics of driving on private land. I would...
• Dealing with the aftermath of a slight prang. 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  So there I was minding my own business walking back to my car when I heard a loud 'bang'. Looked round and an ancient Corsa is buried in the back of a not quite so ancient Punto. Both car drivers had been leaving the doctors. Wait at my car to see the aftermath - I hadn't actually seen
• Traffic cops related question 11 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  After watching traffic cops the other night where the young girl was killed got me thinking about if there was anything she could have done to improve her situation. At the end of the day regardless of who was at fault and why, the young girl still lost her life. This not a discussion about
• Honda Jazz - Insurance claim - is this really our fault? 28 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  of the junction between 300 and 400 feet away (depending on vegetation growth), and similarly gave my wife a view of at least 300 feet of the road. She checked the road was clear in both directions, and pulled out, only to be hit from the rear by a young driver travelling left-to-right on the A-road
• Tire maintenance 19 May 2021 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I am a new car owner, and relatively young driver. I have some (admittedly basic) car maintenance questions 1) I've noticed in some cases when my hand is not on the steering wheel (at low speed and empty roads), it would turn on its own a small amount. Is this normal? My
• Any - Snow time 21 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  It's snow time again.   Our Avenue is already sloping to an extent that tests cars in slippery  conditions, but the increase at the end to meet the camber of the 'main' road defeats many.  Some drivers have to try repeatedly and then come back with a shovel to clear the packed
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - Insurance for under 25s? 20 May 2008 (Forum)
  for insurance companies to check for young drivers?
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - Difference: 2.0 hdi 90bhp and 1.6 hdi 110bhp 31 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  etc. What is the difference between the 2 engines i.e. fuel consumption? I'm trying to find information on this comparing the 2 but to no avail. I myself drive a 1.4 petrol 206 with 75bhp so I'm trying to find out which one is best suited to myself...a young driver
• Car as home extension 22 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Walking past neighbour's 5 door Fiesta, it seemed full (literally, every seat except driver's) of carrier bags, clothes, towels, covers, toys and other baby 'equipment'. She is a busy young mum, of course, and we laughed later when I suggested she effectively drove a wardrobe on wheels. Yes, she
• Which is the better car out of the two options? 15 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  : I am 29 about to be 30 soon, so I’m not a young driver and had my license for 18 months going on two years soon. In addition, not only am I in a high paying job, I will be installing a Thatcham car alarm and GPS tracker and getting a ghost immobiliser to reduce insurance premiums. Plus I
• HELP!!! - NEW DRIVER BEEN CAUGHT USING A MOBILE PHONE 24 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  AND REVOKE MY LICENCE AND WILL I HAVE TO SIT A RE TEST... I CANT AFFORD TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT AND I UNDERSTAND I CAN GO STRAIGHT FOR A RETEST AS ITS NOT CLASSED AS A BAN... I WASNT ACTUALLY DRIVING MY CAR I WAS MONOVERING IT OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE ALDI CAR TO LET A YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILD GET
• Got my own back! 25 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  For the first time ever, I was a rear seat passenger in my daughters car. It got me thinking of all the times she was sat behind me when she was really young and all the things she did which drove me to distraction. What could I do to get my own back? Every 30 seconds give her "Are we there yet
• Such olde worlde charm 29 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  overtaken us. The nice young man in the Corsa behind, closed the gap and was considerate enough to enable my wife to read the paper by driving with full beam about three feet from my rear bumper. When the opportunity came to return to the centre and then the inside lane, the nice man in the Corsa waved
• Inferiority Complex 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My car is starting to give me an inferiority complex. From day one, I found people behind were flashing their lights at me - not every driver, maybe one or two each evening, but enough to start me wondering what's wrong with my car. Its always people from behind, never in front or to the side
• Deathwish kiddies. 22 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all, There have been a couple of recent threads on cars hitting young kids which l glazed over not wishing to get too involved lest l pulled back a bloody stump. (Feelings run high on these issues quite rightly). In Norwich, especially in the immediate suburbs there appears to an increasing