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• On-road drag racing... 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  From a local newspaper: A young Phoenix man and his passenger died horrific deaths on Sunday when his car burst into flames in a crash which police say was linked to drag racing. Leon Jagesur and a young woman, who has not been identified, were burnt beyond recognition on the M19 leading
• The future could be bleak 8 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  their young ones these things and in many cases don't practice them either. The result will be that when their children grow up, the sort of standards which used to be taken for granted will be totally alien concepts. Ask youself how many times: - You've seen cars parked on and fully blocking pavements
• Road Manners 10 May 2001 (Forum)
  of the lowering of social politeness generally in the UK. See the proliferation of road rage. Here's a fine example, which happened to me this morning: Appointment at the doctor for my daughter, car park full, one parking space being vacated, driver taking ages, me waiting patiently (no pun intended), obviously
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  We want a small car for less than £2000. What advice would you give to a clueless buyer? 16 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  We need a second car for local trips (the school run, popping to the shops etc - no long motorway journeys). I don't want to spend more than £2000 and...
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  Young driver advice about the Honda Civic 2 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm 19 and currently considering buying an 05-Reg Honda Civic Sport. I like the model, and from my research they are reliable and well built considering...
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  Lancer or A3? 23 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am a fairly young driver at 20 (turning 21 soon). I've got to the point where I want to buy my second car and want it to be a nice sporty looking car,...
• Strange hankerings 11 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  for young drivers. Only 63bhp but it looks mad. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2015-suzuki-alto-turbo-rs-is-pocket-racer-from-japan-video-photo-gallery-93149.html I think Dacia miss out of a lot of sales by not offering the Dokker MPV, Van and pickup in the UK. These things are hugely popular as taxis
• Honda Accord - 2004 Accord v 2008 Mondeo mk 4 24 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  engines once they fixed the swirl flaps and similarly good things about the Honda 2.4L K24A series engines. I should note that I'm a young driver so the insurance is ~1.5-2x more for the Honda. The 2004 Honda Accord 2.4L i-VTEC Executive is up for £2.7k, automatic, petrol, has had 1 owner
• New car for Mother-in-Law 14 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, The time's come for the Mother-in-Law to get rid of her ageing Corsa, and she'd like me to find her a replacement. Criteria are (not very exciting I'm afraid) * Automatic * Easy to drive and park, she's a fairly tentative driver * Compact, but enough space to carry her 3 young grandchildren
• Northumbria Police 3 Good PR 0 27 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  of knowledge of Highway code. Some 200 yards later I was stopped by a another young fool in a Panda car who proceeded to berate me for using my horn. As he must have seen the incident he took the option of berating me rather than pursuing the driver who had caused the incident. Victim 1 Perpetrator 0
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  Has there been any reports of 'unintended acceleration' in new BMW? 10 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently purchased a new BMW 3 Series Touring. I have 55 years accident free driving experience, always with manual transmission, and the new car...
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  Why are drivers being fined for using motorway service areas in poor weather? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I noticed a letter with regards to the 'fine' applied to parking in a service area on a night when the weather was exceedingly poor. I write to say that...
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  My girlfriend's BMW Z4 was damaged on a garage forecourt - where does liability lie? 12 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My girlfriend recently chose her local BMW garage to repair the bodywork of her Z4 after a brick was thrown at it. However, before she had taken back ownership...
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  Which car could I buy through Motability which has a high seat for easy access? 2 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am disabled, 69 years young, six feet tall. I am having increasing difficulty getting up from a standard saloon car driver's seat, even at the highest...
• VW Golf MK6 2.0 TDI GT Clutch Slip 28 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  to look at it. I've just checked the warranty and if any damage is found to be our fault, it's not covered under the warranty. I know I might be jumping the gun a bit but don't want to go to the dealer unarmed if they say it's my fault.  We're both good drivers, I drive for a living
• Nissan Qashqai (2007 - ) - good choice-opinions/alternives please 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My Ford Puma is dying. Having spent more than its worth in repairs already this year the sad noise its made this morning is forcing the issue and I have no idea what to replace it with. What I do know is that as much as a liked my Puma I had outgrown it...I was a young single girl when I bought
• Court Summons for Parking Offence 18 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  to offer directions (we live in an area of scattered farmhouses and often see people looking lost) they handed me a letter containing an NIP. I had to explain to my two young kids that I wasn't being arrested The NIP simply asked me to confirm if I was the driver at the time of the offence. I completed
• Catastrophic Brake failure 6 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  off. Neither the other driver was injured nor myself but I am now faced with a fault claim on my insurance history and likely increased premia. I need to source a new car quickly and until the insurance company settle my wife deos not have a car as no courtesy car is available as the car
• Best legal advice 22 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  colleague was a very young policewoman. I got in the back of the car whereupon the young woman started to aggressively question me as to my driving speed, distances, weather, the other driver?s speed etc. etc. etc. each question came as bullet out of a gun. I didn?t have time to answer even one of them
• Peugeot 307 - Car mounts pavement, Reg photo, Police No Action 8 May 2014 (Forum)
  /parking area outside number 387 Rayleigh Road. The rogue driver, a young, dark haired male, narrowly missed hitting me with his nearside wing mirror as the car swept past. The driver had apparently mounted the pavement because vehicles travelling up the hill in the opposite direction, were having to pull