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  Feeling of insecurity 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On Tuesday night my Audi A6 was broken into whilst parked on the street outside my house. I discovered this on Wednesday morning when I went to get into...
• Parking contention and garage usage 12 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  , the council agreed to the new proposals with an explicit condition that the driveway and garage be used, and no parking by the household would take a space on the road.   As far as I'm aware, the neighbour only uses the garage for storage. Both vehicles are small hatchbacks and the garage
• Recommendations - used mini MPV, wheelchair etc. 14 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  with seat in use), with a budget of max £5000.  Some must-haves: I'd like the seats to fold down level with the rest of the boot, and some choice of how the rear seats split/slide forward would also be good - the Panda has one bench so not very great.  Some storage, whether under
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  Buying a 2005 BMW - what should I look out for? 19 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a 2005 BMW 3 Series 2.0 diesel for £3000. The car is an automatic and has 3000 miles on the clock. Is there anything I should look...
• Kia Sorento - B & N Couriers Ltd 2 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  , Devon. We checked their credentials on their website and via Companies house and all seemed legitimate. The car had only done 35,000 and was on sale for £8,800 which seemed like a saving of 2-3k over other similar cars. Unfortunately the car was in storage in Berrick upon Tweed and with us living
• My Cloned Car got taken away by the Police 27 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  a few months ago. They took the car to a storage facility and are holding it until an agreement is reached between myself and the insurers.   It just so happens that me and my family are all with Admiral and have been for a number of years - but I am not sure if this will work in my
• £5000 partical and reliable small to medium diesel 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all currently im driving a 53 plate honda jazz auto at around 90k miles looking at that the milage is getting high, and is time to let go. I still love the car very much utterly reliable and the storage space is far more spacious than anycar in its class so here is the question been
• Audi 80 Cabriolet 2.6e - A few problems! 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  hear a solenoid click when the up button is pushed so the switch works but there is no movement from any window. All the cars fuses are intact. 3) The button to pop the hood storage bin open doesn't seem to operate - the boot must be closed and handbrake on and I have tried all this but no luck at all
• Rover 75 Tourer 14 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  On HJ's page in the Sat' telegraph last week, was the advice section on what car to buy. A punter had a '99 {?} Volvo V70 pertol {owned from new / hence worst of depreciation over} and wanted something sexier / cheaper to run, but still with lots of storage space / room for dog etc. HJ suggested
• Two questions... 12 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  .) Does anyone have any storage advice, bearing in mind the age and value of the car? 2.a) When leaving a car on blocks, I assume that the blocks should be positioned under the jacking points. Is it, therefore, okay to jack the car up at non-jacking points? 2.b) Should I overinflate the tyres, given
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  I think my car has been given a fraudulent MoT - what should I do? 31 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used Smart Fortwo in February. I had intended to place the car into storage for a few weeks around 30 miles away. During the drive, I noticed...
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  Can you suggest a reliable car to go off-road and carry around kayaking gear? 2 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  It’s time to replace my 2010 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 but there are so many options! I still make a few regular short trips to the shops, allotment and tip...
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  My car has been written off but it wasn't my fault - what can I do? 18 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Someone reversed into my car from a car park space as I was driving along and crashed into the side of my car. My insurance company have said it is a write...
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  Why are insurance repairs to my son's SUV taking so long? 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My son recently acquired a new SUV; this was after a long delayed wait. Sadly, after two months' ownership, it was damaged while road parked. The driver...
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  We need a new MPV - what do you suggest? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our Volkswagen Golf is coming to the end of its life after over 170,000 trouble-free miles and we'd like some advice on getting a new MPV. Whatever we...
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  Continuous insurance: Laws with claws 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday I read an article in the press that caused me some concern and I wondered if you were aware of its immanent introduction. To quote “the new government...
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  Life sentences 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  You recommended recently that a Hyundai i10 would be a good car for me - and I am due to get mine next week. I read your column every week and you often...
• BMW 1 Series - Faulty car - engine light issue 4 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  in court to proof the car is not as dealer described? - Garage suggests scrapping the car. Should I tow the car and storage it with extra cost or scrapping the car before legal procedure complete?  
• Audi S3 - Quality of HJ Q&A 27 May 2016 (Forum)
    and the answer: No, won't have caused damage. But this is the second time I have heard of an Audi dealer putting a car out on storage tyre pressures. This is actually very common but proves
• Land Rover announces new limited edition Defender 20 May 2014 (Forum)
  Defender’s seats and replaces them with four moss covered logs while the floor is constantly damp and covered in insects. Detail touches include a central storage compartment stocked with a mysterious bottle of hotel shampoo and what Land Rover terms ‘Bear’s Refreshment Centre’ which