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• 2004 Vectra headlight adjustment 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  A colleague is off to France for a couple of days and needs his headlight beam adjusted accordingly. It has the projector style lenses, which I assumed would have a lever to switch the beam across, but I can't see it. The book says to visit a Vauxhall dealer to have the beams adjusted, but I'm
• Lexus IS200 with 90,000 miles 4 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I'm fantasising and looking at an IS200, year 2000, 90K miles, for 6,000 pounds with an one year warranty (being sold at a main dealer, near where I live in France)). Looks like a good deal, and insurance is reasonable (550 Euros fully comp.) From a mechanical point of view, is this a sound long
• Accord water leak into boot 8 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  for one split on the offside front corner that I have tried to repair. There's no rust underneath it anywhere either. Should I lift the seal again and put some silicone sealant under it (might be hard to get hold of as I'm in France) or is there something I've missed? Thanks in advance...
• 406 slight vibration 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  On my recent auction purchased 406,I have just done 1500 miles on a round trip into France,and unfortunately,the rear horizontal link bars had to be replaced while I was there,as the old ones had expired.The idea was to get back to Britain and have the bars replaced here.Anyhow..... The car still
• Car Servicing in Calais 10 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Room Living near the port of Dover I have decided the time has come to take the Mercedes Benz 320CDI over to the MB dealer in France and save myself a packet on servicing fees. I hear that you can save up to 70% by using an approved main dealer whist maintaining your service record
• Regulations for Driving on the Continent 19 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  , you must carry a spare pair with you. 2. In France it is illegal to contact the emergency services by mobile phone - only the roadside emergency phones will do. I don't think this would stop mt ringing 112 or whatever for an ambulance or from a crash scene. I hope they just mean if your car
• Cheapest 10day European breakdown cover? 26 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Although there have been other threads on this subject, the front runners change their prices for this sort of cover fairly regularly so thought I would air the question again. I need to obtain cover (more for peace of mind) for 10 days motoring in France in February (the annual ski dash
• Posh Renaults 9 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  When in France a month or two back, I saw lots of the new look (well they're new to me anyway) Renaults. Meganes of course and the occasional Scenic or Espace. ... and those with strange names ... is it Avantime and Vel Sartis? Well it's something like that anyway. The thing is, I've never
• Exhaust Life (Diesels) 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  while on holiday in France. BX systems usually seem go at the joins as well. As a supplementary is there any potential harm, apart from being nicked for excess noise, in running the car without a silencer, not thinking of long distances but probably had to do 25 kilometres to finish journey and get
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  Someone has made a false insurance claim against me - should my insurer be doing more to defend me? 4 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've been in France on holiday since 10 July 2017. On 15 August, I received an email from Admiral insurance saying they have been advised of a possible...
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  Are my new Mastersteel tyres noisier than the Dunlops removed in France after a puncture? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  While in France recently I clipped a loose kerbstone whilst going through roadworks in my Skoda Octavia 1.4TSi, and got a puncture on my front offside...
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  Where can I get a tow hitch for my 1997 Volvo 940 estate in France? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I live in France and I'm in the process of gathering quotes to have a tow hitch fitted to my 1997 Volvo 940 estate, which is a late 2.3 T version. So far,...
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  How can I expedite an insurance claim pertaining to an accident I had in France? 18 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We were on holiday in France in July last year when we were bumped in the rear by a French driver. We were stationary at the time, waiting for a car which...
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  Turbo failure whilst towing a caravan - who should pay for the repairs? 6 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a used 2006 Kia Sorento 2006 a few months ago. The car cost £10,995 from a Kia dealer and had 70,000 miles on the clock. We took out a HP agreement...
• European Breakdown Cover - A cautionary tale 28 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  . We called the insurance company who stated that they would not cover the vehicle because it was being used for hire and reward. Their interpretation of hire and reward is that: as our client had gone to France to buy a car which, even though it is for his own use, the fact that the car was probably
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  What are the regulations for winter driving in Germany? 30 Oct 2024 (Ask HJ)
  We are thinking of driving to Warsaw in Poland to visit family at Christmas.We are fed up with hassle of Christmas flying and going by train. We would...
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  I'm driving in France in June but my insurance company will not issue a Green Card until the date Brexit is announced? 13 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My WW2 Jeep is taking me to Normandy with a group from the Military Vehicle Trust from the 1st to the 10th June for the 75 anniversary of D day. The MVT...
• What has the EU ever done for us? 13 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Recent propaganda from various EU figures shows their true nature and hostility to Britain. I think much of this is historic: France has never got over losing the Napoleonic War, resents the fact we rescued them from Nazi occupation (at considerable cost to us), De Gaulle showed
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  What's the best car for towing a horse trailer? 21 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a 4x4 with good suspension (for off road/bumpy unmade roads), to tow a horse trailer - approx 2300kg weight gross (including two horses)....
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  Driving in Europe - should I take an old car? 18 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Two years ago I bought a new Mercedes-Benz S350L, which I cherish. Problem is when I leave it in public car parks etc. I worry about dings and scratches...