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• New car - close shave! 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Not sure if this has come up before (if it has no doubt DD will confirm) but some friends of mine were on the verge of buying a new Mazda 3 last week. They'd done their homework, looked at several cars and had a test drive. Just before signing up and parting with their cash, however
• Are YOU a good driver? 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  Following this guy yesterday while driving home I was thinking to myself what a bad driver this bloke was, talking on his mobile, not indicating, going over the white lines etc. Then I thought, I wonder what drivers following me think of my driving. Picture yourself following yourself home
• 1st major drive Exeter to Southampton 28 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I am visiting friends in Southampton/Winchester, its my first major long trip and hope you guys can answer some of my questions (stupid as they may seem). I've been driving to work on the motorway for a good couple of months now, so i have got some good experience of this type of driving. I am
• Insurance Post Code Lottery. 22 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone figure out this madness which is really begining to hack me off. I drive a 91 Escort 1.8D. I'm over 50. I live on the London outskirts and travel daily to work in Essex. 75% of my driving is done in Essex. My car is parked in my companies car park which is safe, has CCT and security
• Driving with a broken (left) foot 6 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I managed to break a metatarsal bone in my left foot yesterday (slipped on the stairs at 2am while going to see why the puppy was barking). I’m not even going to attempt to drive either of my cars for a good few weeks, and will ask at the fracture clinic tomorrow about driving generally. But I
• Falsely accused of dangerous driving 27 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Asked my neighbours to clean up after their dogs as i was sick of doing it. They both got aggressive so I called the police.  When the police came round they stated he has accused me of dangerous driving, has footage but won't be pressing charges! I asked for said footage
• European driving licences, post-Brexit 23 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  of the countries in both groups drive on the right) can currently be swapped over willy-nilly, but when Brexit is triggered, I envisage some restrictions springing up for immigrants from the EU (I assume some will be allowed in!) and a nice boom for driving schools (to say nothing of back street forgers
• Nuisance parking 26 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  We live next door to a car repair garage. My drive is parked over and blocked numerous times a day by the garage owner, customers and delivery vans. He also has cars parked on the road for weeks and months on end that never move. We have asked him so many times not to block our drive
• Using gears to slow down 18 May 2005 (Forum)
  I think it has now been established that using the gears in a manual car to slow down is out of date and is a driving test failure. Something to do with it being cheaper to replace a brake pad than a clutch plate. I don't drive manuals these days but when I drive rental cars which are manual, I
• Philosophy About Driving 4 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Mostly we talk here about practical subjects and pretty much by definition people who are interested enough to participate take their driving fairly seriously . But if you look at some of the threads that repeatedly crop up under one name or another , what we are frequently talking about
• Is it time to ban driving 'aids'? 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Following on from Darcy Kitchin's thread ('It's not rocket science, or is it?') I really do think that we should be looking at the amount of driving 'aids' that we have in our cars. I can accept (despite the recent thread) that ABS is helpful in emergency situations as your average Joe would
• Night driving. 9 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  I know quite a few people who are finding driving at night difficult. Ok when they are on the motorway or well lit roads but B roads when an oncoming car has those superbright searchlights for headlights theycan be blinding. Some taillights are so starkly bright you can't look at them. White
• self-driving Uber 4 x4 (Volvo?) - Driverless car kills pedestrian. 27 May 2018 (Forum)
  It's the first time this has happened. Police said that a safety tester was in the driver's seat when the crash happened, but that the vehicle was in self-driving mode. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/03/19/driverless-uber-car-kills-female-
• 100 Year Old Driving School & ROSPA 13 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Watching 100 Year Old Driving School last night and i saw a RSPOA (Royal Society Prevention of Accidents) recommend an automatic to a older lady as she was always in the wrong gear. We have heard plenty of horror stories re autos and older drivers Bad Advice from such a body....
• Ford KA 2003 - Driving with heater on full 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I'm having to drive around with my heater on full to stop the temperature light coming on, what is the most likely cause?. Coolant levels are fine had an air block a while ago but that is all sorted now. Don't dare take the car further than local areas. Thanks
• Ford fiesta - Driving after an accident 21 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  My sons car has been in an accident, rear end damage that appears to be minor (bumper is intact but either side plastic bits sticking out and crease in boot) It has been reported, waiting for a response from the other insurance company, but is it ok to carry on driving
• insuring a foreign car to drive back home 7 May 2011 (Forum)
  I am a uk resident working in norway. i recently bought a second hand van to drive home to the uk. I will be returning home for good. Is there a uk based insurance company that will give me cover that i need to get the vehicle back. Once in the uk i will register the van for use in the uk
• Driving gently to ameliorate high fuel prices 6 May 2009 (Forum)
  As I expected, the subject of recent high fuel price increases has been forgotten, just as it was every other time there were increases. If the subject didn't get regularly forgotten I'd still be driving gently to ameliorate the fact that petrol has gone up from being 5 shillings a gallon.
• Driving in Gran Canaria? 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Have booked a weeks R&R in November in Gran Canaria (Maspalomas). Never been to the islands so I know nothing. Do Back Roomers think it's worth hiring a car or is public transport OK? What are the roads and driving like and any advice on rental companies to use/avoid? All advice appreciated
• obstructing a driveway 15 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  It seems to be established that the road in front of a house is a public highway and anyone can park there - not just the owner/tenant. How about a drive to a garage or when the occupant parks on his front garden? What is the LEGAL position if someone parks in a manner to:- 1. Prevent access