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  Driving in Europe 21 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently returned from a business trip in Germany. I am interested in your viewpoint on French/Belgian/German drivers who are in the habit of speeding...
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  Mondeo broken down 4 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Two days ago my 2005 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Ghia X broke down. The battery light came on while driving for a few seconds and also the ABS light for a bit. I thought...
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  Can you advise what the correct tyre pressures are for my BMW 530i when carrying a heavy load? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to head off to the south of France with the family in our BMW 530i Sport Touring (2003) and have seen the tyre pressure on the door saying 2.8...
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  Buckingham pally 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My friends in County Durham are hoping to move down to Buckinghamshire, where they will no longer need the 4WD of their Nissan X-Trail, which is not economical...
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  Expatriotic 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  While we lived in France my wife and I made a point of trying to support the French car industry by buying French cars. Now that we have returned to the...
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  Buyerfuel 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently returned from a holiday in France and found that many filling stations (especially Shell and Elf) are now selling Sans Plomb 95 - E10 fuel...
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  Pumper cards 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In British Columbia, the provincial government has passed what is called Grant's Law. A few years ago Grant DePatie was employed at a gas station and tried...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Keep or replace? 9 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  , and replaced her Celica. The problem is, they now have a place in Spain that they visit every six weeks or so, driving down through France, and the car needs to be suitable for this. They fill about 80% of the Mondeo with the seats down, and she is considering downsizing to Focus/Civic size. I think there's
• Renault Talisman 160 edc Initiale Paris estate - Left Hand Drive Car Insurance 1 May 2021 (Forum)
  insurance company has offered to insure the car based on its VIN number whilst it is transferred onto British plates, but the cost is nearly £700 for the first year’s insurance. I do have maximum no claims in France.    
• French hotel/motel chain recommendation needed 6 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, The family are off to France first week of June,  La Rochelle, and to break up the long drive each way we plan to take an extra day getting there and and another extra day getting back. Going via calais, we are looking for a motel/hotel near Rouen
• How civilised is Newhaven? 15 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  We need to do a quick Blighty run this week from France and we are tempted to use the Dieppe-Newhaven crossing with Transmanche Ferries - seems cheap and convenient. Only problem is - the return ferry leaves Newhaven at 7am on Saturday and we don't know the area. We'll need a hotel Friday night
• Question about car prices in the 1960s. 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  sure that the Wolseley16/60 was not. My question is "What would the respective prices of these various cars have been?" (Price was always an important consideration in my family.) And since some of the cars were French, what would the respective prices have been had we been buying in France?
• Autoroutes v Motorways 14 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Having just returned from another driving trip to France, about the twelth in the last few years, I am again amazed at the difference between Autoroutes and Motorways. In the 250 miles or so between my home in Glossop and Dover I encountered about 5 or 6 sets of roadworks, the one on the M1 near
• Volkswagen - No PD Oil In French Supermarkets? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Been on my annual 3 week tour of France. Yet again looked at the shelves for this mythical cheap PD engine oil. In around 6 large supermarkets/hypermarkets. No luck - even the best spec diesel oil seems to meet a very old pre PD VW spec. Talking Chevron, Elf and Shell plus supermarket own brands
• Travelling to Brittany 3 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Hi to you all, We are travelling to Lorient in southern Brittany this coming Saturday the 4th. Does any one have experiance of driving in France on what may be one of the busiest days of the year for French traffic? Our ferry arrives in Calais at 10.30am French time. I have printed out
• Cannonball Run 12 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Just been watching French TV (LCI news channel) and had a giggle at two English lads stopped by the Gendarmes near Bethune,France. They got caught at 190 and 250 Km/h in a Ferrari Modena and Porsche 911 during an organised "Cannonball Run" from the UK to Italy. The LCI chain claims that the Kent
• Europe and spare tyres 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Afternoon all, I'll probably regret asking a question about Europe, but... I'm planning on going down to Europe for two weeks in the summer, mainly France, but possibly Austria, Germany, Swizerland and Italy as well. I've just read on another thread that in Spain, it's law that you have a spare
• I have a question Volume 53 23 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  , but I have tried just about every logical key combination. It works but I wish to change some parmeters None of the Sharp sites appear to list it. It is marked as made in france and certified for Irish Approval. All proper Sharp labels on it! pmh (was peter)
• Off on my french hols 5 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  As is customary for this time of year I was wondering if any BRs had any new advice on driving through France this year. We are heading down to Beziers via Beaune from Calais via A6,A7 & A9. Anybody got any new tips from their recent journeys (or good repeat ones from last year - when similiar
• Cross Channel Ferry Prices Slashed 28 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Went to book a day-trip to France and notice that all cross channel comapnies on the Dover Calais route have slashed their prices. Aparantley this follows a move by Eurotunnel. For example we booked in January for a 17 day trip in August and were happy with the quote of £162. Had we booked in May