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  Fine mess 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I was very interested to read your reply "Tied up in Notts" regarding the release of personal info by the DVLA. Look on the website www.dvla.gov.uk/foi/relinfo.aspx...
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  Is a 1.25-litre petrol car too small for towing? 12 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2014 Hyundai i20 1.25 and I have recently started towing around 400-500kg every couple of weeks on average around 30-50 miles. The car seems to...
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  Should I keep or sell my Mk2 Golf? 18 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my 1990 Volkswagen Golf from new in September 1990. It has alloy wheels, sunroof, radio cassette, CD player and 113,000 miles on the clock. It...
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  What's the best 4x4 for £20,000? 29 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to purchase a replacement car. It needs to be able to carry skis for my annual runs to the French Alps and cost around £20,000 (new or used)....
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  Ford Mondeo emiting a burning smell 16 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Six months ago, I bought a 2009 Ford Mondeo 2.0 diesel estate from a main dealership. It has been great so far - it had 45,000 and now has 57,000 - was...
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  I bought a Mercedes-Benz A-Class 10 months ago and it's failed its MoT - can I go back to the dealer? 17 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a secondhand 51-plate Mercedes-Benz A-Class from a main dealer 10 months ago. I have only done 1300 miles in it since then. I have taken it...
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  Can I reject a used car because it has MoT advisories? 28 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Nissan Qashqai from trade centre on HP as well as part exchange, I was told it had passed the MoT in April but did not receive the certificate....
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  How do black boxes work? 20 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you please tell me how black box insurance works? I understand it records your driving but I have the feeling it could come back to haunt you? I am...
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  My Corolla Verso has had repeated faults - can I demand a full refund? 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Toyota Corolla Verso from a garage at the end of August 2012. Since buying the car I have had numerous problems with it, ranging from electric...
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  What are my insurance rights? 20 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The road conditions were icy and the car didn't stop when I applied the brakes. As a result, I collided into an approaching vehicle (single file road)....
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  Why did our Ford C-Max automatic accelerate on its own? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday, my wife she was driving her aunt’s Motabilty car, a Ford C-Max diesel automatic. When she returned to the car with her aunt, she had great...
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  Faulty repairs from insurer approved workshop. 16 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  On 30th April my wife had a crash in her Discovery 3 (her fault she pulled out on a 3 tn truck) and was struck at 50mph on the OSF wheel. The car suffered...
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  Is undertaking actually illegal or just advised against in the Highway Code? 21 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In recent advice you said it was not illegal to 'undertake'. I'm afraid your advice was very wrong, although you were technically correct to say 'there...
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  Is it common for the water pumps in the Saab 9-3 1.9TDi to fail? 2 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My Saab 9-3 1.9TiD was due for a new cam belt at 72,000 so it went to our local garage at 71,000 two weeks ago. Service as well. I duly paid £405 and collected...
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  Is there a major fault with the DPF-equipped Mazda 6 diesel engine? 27 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The Mazda 6 diesel engine, from its first incarnation to the current model, has a new form of diesel engine with a diesel particulate filter. According...
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  Electric shock 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There is a lot of talk and action regarding the future of electric/hybrid cars as if this technology is going to save the world. To my mind, pure electric...
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  Why was the ESP module unplugged in my Volkswagen Touran? 9 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a '54 Volkswagen Touran 2.0TDi sport a month ago. I paid a high price because the car is as clean as a whistle inside and out and has done 100,000...
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  First among equals 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Who has priority at a motorway junction involving an entry slip road? I had long believed that the pecked or dashed line where an entry slip comes onto...
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  Shifting circumstances 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are in dispute about the relative merits of automatics and manuals. My view, from my advanced years, a lifetime in the industry (with Ford)...
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  Might shift 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a Honda Jazz 1.4 ES I-SHIFT and am very disappointed so far, just not getting at all used the deceleration and lurching back when...