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  Why don't you support the Protection of Freedoms Bill? 12 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I know some of what is in the Protection of Freedoms Bill because I have been talking and writing about it for some time. Thank you for sending the draft...
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  VED up 1 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday, my car was clamped. I was rather surprised because it was correctly parked, but it seems that the tax was out of date. I didn't know it was...
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  Parking ticket dispute - are they allowed to take me to court? 26 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Thanks for your help thus far, a while ago, I asked about parking on private land and not displaying correctly, the ticket was issued 05/01/2013, I wrote...
• Nissan Micra 2003 - Nissan Micra problems 27 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  for a second. I stopped the car for a minute but everything seemed normal and I carried on home with no other problems. Today, though, was a different story. I drove to the shops fine but coming back all hell broke lose. Various warning lights appeared on and off on the control panel including
• Vauxhall Vectra B 2001 1.8 lt - engine ecu 17 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  it did not cut out but they did change the ecu relay car seemed ok for a few weeks . Took the car out all fine parked up about 1 hour later got into car it started but the car and spanner light came on pushed down on throttle nothing there, turned car of and on three or 4 times then it started light went
• Hit a wing mirror 2 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, On the way home today I had to go through this narrow road. There were parked cars on both sides so I had to go between them. I was in 2nd gear so I was doing about 20ish in a 30 zone. As I was driving between the cars, my passenger wing mirror hit a parked cars wing mirror
• School Entrance Markings Offences 13 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Folks, Are these markings invisibile these days? I often do the school run on my bike with my youngest on a separate crossbar saddle. The school is on a narrow-ish lane with some turning/parking areas at the far end. Most parents don't park or drop off on the yellow school entrance markings
• Road fund licence 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  might she get in to, and how likely is it that she will? As I say, the car is parked well off the road, so someone would have to go looking for it not having a tax disc, but she can ill afford to get a fine or similar over this. Also, will she be able to get a copy of the MOT from the garage that did
• Good buy or leave well alone? 6 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  . So I phoned to find out more details and get the low down on why the car was being offered at this price. Having one previous owner the car had basically been parked in a car park which flooded in the deluges earlier this year. The water rose to the level of the seats but has now, so I was informed
• Audi A4 - Braking problems 25 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  the accelerator but clutch was engaged so no dramas there. Released the brake and reapplied and the car stopped. Immediately took it to Kwik Fit for a brake check, explained the issue but they checked it over and suggested everything checked out fine. 2. Was at a junction. thought I could go but a speeding car
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  I'm worried about the full tank of petrol in my stored car during lockdown. Should I drain it? 17 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I do not expect to use my car for another three weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown. It has already been stored in the garage for three weeks. I'm following...
• 6 weeks with the Superb 1.4 TSi 150 PS 31 May 2018 (Forum)
  distance (you can turn off the Collision avoidance) and its fine with no surprise braking from the car. The ACC can still be trying at times, its easy to get in a lane on the motorway with cruise set at 73 mph and find yourself doing 65 mph without realising it simply because that is what the car in front
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  Bought a pre-reg car, but don't have the logbook 25 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I note in your column in Saturday's Telegraph that you said NOT to buy a car if you did not get the logbook immediately, even if pre-reg. I feel that at...
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  Fiesta Ecoboost Clutch Problems 30 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 1.0 Ecoboost new in 2014. Within 1200 miles I twice reported clutch problems - smell, inability to engage gears. On diagnosis (a drive around...
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  Low Emission Zone 16 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Outside the remit of cars, but your comments would be appreciated, please. We own a 2001 VW Transporter van, which we use almost weekly to visit our children...
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  As a manual driver for 52 years, I am struggling to learn to left-foot brake when driving an automatic. 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  While your advice to use both feet may be perfectly sensible for many drivers, for someone like me, 70 years old, an owner and driver of cars - mostly...
• Police & Car Crime 7 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I come from southern England and just experienced something that?s really wound me up. About 2 months ago I had my car parked in front of a friend?s car out side my mum and dads house. To give a vague idea, its a long street with speed humps, residents cars parked up both sides with a road that?s
• 2008 Renault Clio Initiale - Loud bang from drivers side then loose steering 10 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Hello! I was parked stationary on a side kerb yesterday. I started the car as normal and turned the steering wheel to the right to dismount the kerb. I then heard a loud bang/pop from the front drivers side. Checked tyres etc everything seemed to be fine. When I started driving I noticed
• Ford Kuga - Engine Malfunction 14 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Hi guys. Hi have an kuga 2008 2.0 diesel manual. I own this car for 6 months with no issues. 4 days ago I want to mecanic to change timing belt and water pump. Everthing was fine. But today when i was preparing to park my car, a massage came with " engine malfunction". And everytime when I trun
• MK1 Ford Foucus - MK1 Ford Focus Engine Warning Light 14 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Hello, any advice welcome! Occasionaly I am getting the engine waringin light coming on, failry high mileage MK1 1.6 Ford Focus. On start all lights go out, occasioanly the light will come on and does not go off until the car is parked and restarted. It seems to run fine