Did speed cushions damage the tyres on my wife's Ford Focus?

I'd like to pick up on two things that you constantly bring to the fore: speed cushions. My wife recently had her car MOTd and we thought it would sail through, as it is a very reliable, regularly used...

Should I specify the Standard or Sport suspension when I order my new Audi A1 TFSI Sport?

I'm tempted to order an Audi A1 1.4 TFSI Sport DSG but can't find one to drive. Your review gave me a lot of confidence, but could you please answer two queries for me. Would it be appropriate to specify...

Could pressing the wrong pedal have caused these old ladies to crash their automatic cars?

I know two elderly ladies who have each written off their nearly-new automatic cars due to lack of control. I am convinced that, in their cases, the problem resulted from not having the brake pedal firmly...

As someone who's driven manuals for many years, is it safe for me to adopt left-foot braking when hiring an automatic?

I'm sorry to bring up this old chestnut again, but your article about left-foot braking frightens me to death. I am hiring a car in Tasmania later in the year. It's a mid-range model and only obtainable...

I completely endorse the use of left-foot braking when manoeuvring an automatic vehicle.

The first car I had with automatic transmission was a brand new 1969 Vauxhall Victor (FD) 2000. I very quickly learned that the best way to control this car was to use a left-foot braking technique, especially...

To get the best advantage from left-foot braking an automatic, should your foot hover over the brake pedal?

In your Telegraph column you mentioned a test near Berlin that showed that left-foot braking was quicker because of the time lag in transferring the right foot to the brake pedal. Like many drivers, I...

What's your view on left-foot braking when driving an automatic?

For many years I have driven automatic cars and have always used my left foot for braking, I understand that you recently published an item on which foot to use. As I must have been away, I missed that...

Why does my friend struggle to left-foot brake in his wife's Skoda Yeti DSG?

I have a friend who, having spent the 1970s in the USA, has always driven with two feet. He does this today with his Nissan Micra. His wife has recently purchased a Skoda Yeti DSG and he says that it confuses...

Why do you suggest left-foot braking for drivers of automatic cars?

I assume that I am probably in a majority who drive a manual as well as an automatic car. I do not understand your oft-repeated argument that drivers of automatic cars should use their left foot to brake....

Avoiding surgery - automatic driving

It amazes me when I read the number of letters you receive querying the use of the left foot on automatics. The surge caused by a fuelling problem you have talked about has happened to me twice. Once at...