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  Everything you need to know about the Highway Code 2021 updates 14 Sep 2021 (News)
  and are driving a car displaying red L plates (or D plates in Wales). Rule 263 has been revised to ensure drivers understand it is illegal to reverse along any part of a motorway, including slip roads, hard shoulders and emergency areas. In total, there are 33 rule updates and two new rules
• Hyundai Tucson - New car maintenance package 31 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I have a new Hyundai Tucson Hybrid arriving on Monday and am considering taking out a maintenance plan as part of my lease. The lease company have quoted £42.50/month for a plan which includes MOT (4yr deal so will need one MOT), servicing, tyres, breakdown etc. My other option
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  Holiday traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels 27 Aug 2021 (News)
  - a number that will result in a 25 per cent increase in delays compared to a typical day in August.  The RAC says many of the breakdowns its patrols will attend in the coming days are avoidable if drivers check their cars are ‘road ready’ before setting out. This includes
• Ford Fiesta - Immobilizer fault 23 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  melted, and obviously my car didn't start. I called out breakdown company who told me it was an imobiliser fault and he recommended taking it to a Ford garage.   Are there any alternatives to this?  I've been reading articles about bypassing or just resting the imobiliser, which I
• Ford focus econotec diesel 2008 - Car chooses when to start - Help!! 21 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  Drove all the way to Wales from Brighton, then travelled within Wales.The car worked fine. The following morning, it wouldn't start. The breakdown service we use could find no faults when the recovery person put his diagnostic equipment on the engine. He checked the car over and was perplexed
• Ford Kuga - Dad bought a used car for daughter. 19 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  and then complete breakdown after 4 days... Every cat she has had in the past 7 years has had terminal gearbox problems.. previous was DSG.   will she ever learn?
• Honda FR-V - Honda FRV clutch? issue 17 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, my 130k 2.2CDTI suddenly started sounded and feeling like a bag of nails. And the clutch pedal was vibrating. Local mechanic said it’s a flywheel issue and quoted £1k to replace clutch and flywheel. I love this car but not sure it’s cost effective to spend that much on it. So left it off
• Car Insurance EXCESS question 28 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    Just been surfing the comparison sites for good car insurance deals-interesting. Questions plse. I see that there are two excess options- a compulsory and a voluntary. So if the compulsory excess is £200 and I also opt for a voluntary excess of -say-£250--then I
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  The car I bought from a dealer looks like it's been involved in an accident - what are my rights? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Five months ago purchased a one owner Fiesta from a dealer with a 12 month Ford warranty. Just after delivery, I contacted the dealer explaining that the...
• I need help choosing my next car... 6 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hello backroom, I need help in my car selection to replace my aged A8 190k – it’s one breakdown away from being scrapped .  My dilemma is that I know in three years’ time I'm going to need something suitable to pull a caravan as part of a retirement plan
• Skoda Karoq - Possible Purchase 30 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, there  Long term lurker, 1st time poster. I currently have a 2014 Ford Mondeo TitX Sport 2.2 Diesel it is approaching 80k trouble free miles and it has been a fantastic, super reliable car. full loaded.  But, it is time to change it, although I don't go
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  We put petrol in our diesel car and drove home before it made an awful noise. What should we do? 25 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Our diesel Hyundai Sante Fe has been filled with petrol and driven three miles home. A dreadful noise occurred and then realisation set in. What can be...
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  Will a hybrid car that's been sat around for months have battery issues in the future? 7 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm on the lookout for a car and saw a good 2-year old (April 2019) Lexus RX L with 2500 miles on it. Surprisingly, it had done 2300 miles in the first...
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  Toyota reduces standard warranty from five years to three 1 Jun 2021 (News)
  .  Announcing the news at the launch of its Relax  warranty service , which provides 12 months/10,000 miles’ cover each time a Toyota or Lexus vehicle is serviced at a main dealer, the Japanese car and van specialist said it was revolutionising its approach to warranty cover
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  The coil spring of our 2017 car broke, severing the brake and starting a fire. Can we do anything if the car is out of warranty? 30 Apr 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Due to a strange noise, while driving, we thought was something banging around in the boot. We stopped to check and flames were coming from the offside...
• Peugeot 807 2.2 HDI 2004 - Peugeot 807 Stalling 14 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  this about 4 or 5 times before it finally allows me to drive.  Once I turn the key to start it, it starts and then gradually drops below the 1000rpm and then dies. It is not always responsive to the throttle during this time either.  If I park the car at work and dont use it for the 8
• Repair receipts 29 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Repair inlet manifold  And a price. No breakdown, parts cost, VAT, brand of kit. I am not in to cars all that much but I trust that some people are however if I found that receipt as a person buying the car in the future I would be skeptical. Is this the norm for garages
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  Quietest Easter on the roads in at least eight years predicted 29 Mar 2021 (News)
  Drivers are planning far fewer trips this Easter when Covid restrictions allow. In fact, it could be the lowest number since the RAC began tracking the data. There are just an estimated 5.6m leisure trips by car planned by Brits this Easter
• Skoda Superb Estate 2018 - Fault with three doors on my Skoda Superb 26 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  by a Skoda/VW Group breakdown technician, who then spent about half an hour resetting things inside the car. Also, the boot lights were not working, but the technician managed to get these working by tapping them.   This is the first Skoda I have owned and I have noticed that the doors
• Ford Fiesta - Radio and display above radio won't work. 19 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  I recently had to call a breakdown company, who jump started my car, due to the battery going flat. I now can't get the radio to operate, nor will it display any information, on the screen above the radio. When I press the button, to activate the radio, I get the " Ford