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I have just been given notice of intention to prosecute for exceeding the speed limit in a 30 mph zone. However, the mobile speed camera was located about 100 yards beyond the 30 mph de-restriction sign...
I bought a Mazda RX-8 from a local dealer 5 months a go and last week when I took it its first long run it developed a major fault, engine light came on and I decided to turn round and get the car back...
I recently hired a car in Munich, Germany and was staying in Mayrhofen Austria. I travelled 2,600km on Austrian/German/Italian roads in 7 days, I paid 8 euros for vignette into Austria. They have fined...
I have had my car for about 8 weeks. It became obvious on a trip to France that the steering wheel vibrates heavily if you attempt to brake when travelling on Autoroutes. I reported it to my dealer (Gateway...
Last Saturday's Telegraph column discussed problems with the operation of electric handbrakes. The 1978 Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (regulation 13, para. 2 (b) (i)) say that the parking...
In August 2007 the bonnet of my Volvo XC70 was written off by a large tree branch brought down by a high lorry travelling in the other direction. My insurer, More Than, eventually agreed to settle the...
I bought a car at auction today (BCA Manchester) - An Audi A3 2.0 TDI (140). The auction catalogue, web description and screen description all said air conditioning. Sadly the car is a far-from normal...
Two months ago, I bought a 2nd hand Jaguar XJ6 and was told it had a FSH but the Service Record booklet was "missing" and a photostat for the first few services was supplied. He said he would retrieve...
What are the laws about minimum signage and road markings necessary to indicate that parking is prohibited on a road side? My wife has just been ticketed after parking in a car park off a Leeds suburban...
My beloved 10 year old Ford Galaxy has been 'written off' by my insurance company as an uneconomical repair following a non-fault accident. Basically my car was driven into whilst parked and unattended...
 

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