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  Why do your car reviews still recommend diesels when they're being demonised? 19 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Why do your car reviews still recommend diesels, when London and other European capital cities are making owning diesel cars so much more difficult ?
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  Do I need winter tyres for my trip to France? 23 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I might be driving my car to the French Alps in a few weeks and I'm wondering if I need to buy 4 winter tyres? Also will I need new rims for them? Temperatures...
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  Do I have to pay a French speeding fine? 12 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just received a speeding fine from France whilst driving a hire car. 80kph in a 70kph zone apparently. I thought I was generally driving very carefully...
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  A6 or XC90? 17 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have narrowed down my choices to the Audi A6 3L Quattro (2005/2006) or Volvo XC90 2.4D (2005/2006). We live in a rural area in France which has 6...
• Land Rover Freelander 2 - Wheel Bearing on the way out??? 15 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, I am hoping for some advice; I am currently in the South Of France with the family and a humming has developed with the rear near side wheel.  It varies with speed and stops all together when turning courners at speed and so throwing the weight off the wheel We have
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  BMW 335xi Coupe 17 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Just read your review of BMW 3-Series Coupe (E92) and you list the available 335 engines, both petrol and diesel as having all wheel drive options. Is...
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  Detector Inspector 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you re-state the currant law regarding speed camera detectors. I have a unit that detects fixed cameras and a plug in unit that detects radar...
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  Rescue me 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I plan to spend a couple of weeks in France this summer with my 2006 Mercedes C180. My insurance broker says my UK insurer covers me fully...
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  Fading memory 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am shortly to take delivery of a new VW Polo, and have decided against my better judgement to order flash red paintwork. The last car I had with red...
• Audi, Hall Sender - what it's look like? 21 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I am trying to find out what a hall sender looks like for a 1985 (B reg?) Audi Coupe GT 1998cc (I think). It's actually my mothers who lives in France (had the car from new!!) but it cuts out for no reason and starts ok a few minutes later. Various relays have been replaced by the local garages
• Accord Electrical Problem Rectified 5 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  , when the car was less than three months old, and has been back to the dealer twice and on the back of a lorry to the Honda agent in Brive, France. None could find a problem and the French dealer merely replaced the fuse - again. I 'phoned Honda when I returned from France and complained, and the car
• Florida car hire 9 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  are the going rates for sept/oct?. Not a soft top. Any suggestions? Also, cautionary tale, last year I hired a car in France using a prepaid voucher from a large rental company. 3 months later I was charged again for the hire by the rental desk in France. Turns out that one part of this company had gone
• BMW 430I Grand Coupe - Headlamp coversion for right hand driving 18 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  I am going to France and the requirements call for headlamp conversion for driving on right hand side of road. I have LED headlamps . Do I need to make any changes?? 
• 27 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  SP: Hourly rates, the excesive hourly rates are to provide the rubber plant, comfortable seating, free coffee, papers and many staff that main agents have. I used to go to France to have my MB serviced at a dealer there, less than half the price of my local Kent based MB, and I got to go shopping
• French autoroute Toll Charges 17 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Starting to plan next year's holiday to South of France. Is there anywhere that I can get an accurate calculation of the Toll charges I will incur going from Calais to Med? -- 2007 Seat Altea XL 2.0 TDI (140) Stylance 2005 Skoda Fabia vrS
• Sat Nav's 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I'm thinking of buying a satnav, can any one make a suitable suggestion. Mainly UK driving, with odd trips to France and NW Europe. Price, around £150.00. Where would the best place to buy one. E-bay or other similar sites? Many thanks for any help offered.
• Workmate sets off- Pajero+Hobby-Ecosse-Boulogne 22 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Workmate setting off- Pajero+Hobby-Ecosse-Boulogne today 20yr old Pajero+Hobby Caravan (24ft) setting off Central Scotland heading for Dover-Boulogne ferry for Xmas in France. Any comments?
• Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.8 Beam benders/headlamp deflectors 14 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, I'm going on a daytrip to France in early December. Does anyone know of appropriate headlamp deflectors/beam benders which are suitable for the Tino? thanks.
• Running-in on motorway dilemma 19 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Any suggestions how best to run-in a brand new diesel engine, with tiptronic gearbox, when you've got to do a 900-mile motorway journey across France the day after collecting the car..?! I can't afford to take 3 days over the journey and pooter around. Thks!
• Green Flag Breakdown cover 9 May 2006 (Forum)
  Having just coughed up £52 to the AA for european cover for a 12 day trip to France on top of the £120 renewal last year, collegue & work mentioned Green Flag include european cover at no extra cost. Is this true? If so it's bye bye to the AA in September