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Have you noticed how many new cars have their front indicator lights in such a position that they cannot easily be seen? At mini roundabouts for example, if the approaching car is turning right, you cannot...
I travel several times a year to Germany on private leisure trips. I keep my car and its tyres in good order, and have a great deal of experience of continental driving, including in winter conditions....
I recently had to stop at a motorway service station for petrol and found they only sold Total, a brand I was not familiar with. I use ordinary unleaded so looked for this. The unleaded pumps were marked...
Earlier this month one letter writer provided information about registering potholes with the local authority. Please advise.
From casual observation most of the lumps and holes in our roads are the result of poor repairs after work by the utility companies. As local authorities eventually have to fix these, it would surely be...
I note that there has been several letters concerning speed ramps in the Telegraph recently. Last December, I was involved in a minor shunt in rush hour traffic (the driver in the following vehicle failed...
Why are kilometres more logical than miles?
I purchased a May 09 reg Golf VI GTi from my local VW dealer. It replaced my 58 reg BMW 320D convertible. That also had daytime running lights but in the BMW's case they were switchable on and off as desired...
I suggest there is a better alternative to road humps. These could be replaced by a single red light at the side of the road that is either on or off. At an optimum distance all approaching vehicle speeds...
I would like to add my support for your campaign against speed islands. In the last 12 months alone we have suffered two unaccountable blowouts in our Mercedes Estate while in the fast lane of the M4 doing...
 

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