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  X-Trail fuelling issues 24 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I wrote recently, and thank you for the reply, about my 2011 X-trail and the "flatness" around 2000rpm. My dealer says they all do it, something which...
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  Which MPV to replace the discontinued Fiat Multiplas? 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  For the past ten years we have racked up a quarter of a million miles in four successive Fiat Multiplas; much of this going to and from the south of France...
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  Why is insurance so expensive for my Aixam microcar? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own and drive a 2003 Aixam 500 Super Luxe microcar which I drive on a class B1 licence, as I have a full motorcycle licence and entitlement to drive...
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  I found the Speed Awareness Course well worth doing, and I left as a better driver. 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In response to JC of Trowbridge, I sympathise with his frustration at middle lane motorway drivers. Having recently returned from driving in France and...
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  Big thanks to Audi and Halesowen Beechwood for excellent customer service while repairing my Audi A4. 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  How's this for service from Audi? A few months ago my A4 3-litre Quattro's steering and ESP lights came on so I got the car to my local dealer in the Midlands....
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  Is there a technique to driving my Peugeot 308 automatic to prevent it lurching when changing gear? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just taken delivery of a Peugeot 308 1.6 Diesel Feline Automatic. I ordered it with an autobox, expecting the Techtronic box from my old 307SW....
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  Why will some recovery companies not recover your vehicle from abroad if it isn't valuable enough? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Having worked in the insurance industry a few years ago I can see a hole in the cover offered by the breakdown and insurance companies. My 16-year-old...
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  I need an economical automatic with a large boot as a company car - what do you recommend? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I retire at the end of November and will be handing back my company car – a 2008 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0TDi Automatic. This is my third A3; the previous...
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  Something nissing 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is nagging me about the mpg of our 2009 Qashqai 2.0dci. I told Nissan we were disappointed compared with our 2001 Scenic 1.9dci, but got a non-committal...
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  Why did my Volvo V70's windows open during a ferry crossing? 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently made a ferry crossing to France with my new Volvo V70 2.0D which, incidentally, I’m really happy with. When I returned to my car on the outward...
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  Family plan 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  With sons of 7 and 4 and twins arriving in 6 weeks we need to replace our trusty old SAAB 900, within a budget of £15k. We live in London but most mileage...
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  Missing, impossible. 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a new car for my wife and would appreciate your view of Citroen reducing the specification of their top of the range 5 seat C4 Picasso...
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  Fitting consequence 10 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding your report about a driver being stuck in France with a Skoda Octavia that had a clutch release hose fail, apart from the follow up with the...
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  Expat information 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 BMW X5 4.4 petrol LHD, bought and registered by its first owner, an English ex-pat, in France. We bought in England in 2006 whence it was...
• Day trip to France - LD Lines 12 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I ventured £50 on a day trip, Dover to Boulogne, on the new LD Lines Norman Arrow high speed ferry; this fare was for 2 passengers and small hatchback,...
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  Yes, MIMSER 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Further to the correspondence from S.S. of Chester "Security Blanket" I would like to share my experience driving home to Birmingham from Poole after being...
• Car hire troubles 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have hired lots of cars, in UK and abroad, over many years, mainly for work-related travel. I've had the odd breakdown and minor problem but nothing serious. I always stick with the big multinationals. Anyway, I few weeks back I booked a car for collection at an airport in France. The booking
• Lexus LS430 - Driving to Europe in an old large engine Lexus 4.3 24 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  So on a last minute impulse I have just booked a ferry trip to France in my 2002 Lexus LS 4.3 litre an old beast which hasn’t been in use for a while now . Now I have just realised that there may be some additional issues with driving a large engine car. Apart from getting the warning triangle
• Any - Scrappage - French style 6 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  1997  for petrol vehicles, and  before 2001 for diesel vehicles … so probably not taking too many BR readers' cars off the road  The vehicle you trade in must be registered in France, and have been owned by you for at least one
• Any - Scrappage - French style 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  1997 for petrol vehicles, and before 2001 for diesel vehicles … so probably not taking too many BR readers' cars off the road  The vehicle you trade in must be registered in France, and have been owned by you for at least one year. The amount