Recommend a first car and insurance company for a new driver?

I am a 28-year-old female, living in North Yorkshire and looking to purchase my first car after just passing my driving test. Budget is my main priority. Concerning both vehicle and insurance, are there...

Is the Toyota Verso suitable for transporting bicycles?

I have £8000 to spend including a trade-in, and need a vehicle that is capable of transporting cycles and gear either inside or on the roof. I have looked at a 2006 Toyota Verso T3 1.8 petrol with 49,000...

Has anyone found that the Toyota Verso speed limiter causes the car to accelerate on its own?

Our new Toyota Verso has a speed limiter, which I have used quite a lot particularly for motorway contraflows. I used to use the cruise control for this, but with the speed limiter, you can quickly decelerate...

Passion killer

I have got an eight-year-old Smart Passion convertible, semi automatic that has done approx 45,000 miles. So far so good. But it is beginning to cost me money. I have just spent nearly £1,000 on having...

Which is the best fuel-efficient family car?

I need to replace my Volvo S80 and have been looking at the new, very fuel-efficient diesel engine cars (Blue Motion, Greenline, Volvo Drive-e etc). But the problems with DPFs and dual mass flywheels are...

I've bought a Toyota Yaris which has turned out to be an ex-rental car. Do I have any recourse?

I bought a nearly-new Toyota Yaris from a Toyota dealer. When the logbook came through I found it was ex-rental. I wouldn't have paid so much had we known. Does the dealer have a duty to disclose or have...

Can I add a sunroof to a Toyota Prius?

I'm thinking of buying a 3-4 old Toyota Prius for its economy and general good reliability, but I'd like a sunroof. Can this be added? I cannot afford the latest model, which I believe can be ordered with...

I want to buy a Toyota IQ - what sort of mileage is reasonable?

For my next car I fancy buying something cheap to run with a low or zero tax disc price. I'm thinking about a used Toyota IQ. With such a small engine, would there be a mileage limit above which I shouldn't...

Reversal of fortune

In February my partner had an accident in the private car park of our block of flats, reversing our 2006 Yaris into our neighbour's Mk1 Mercedes SLK. The damage to our car was far more apparent than any...

Cruiser control

I have purchased a Toyota LandCruiser LC 3.0 diesel automatic for towing our caravan. It was registered in November 2008. I am getting quite reasonable fuel economy given the large engine and vehicle (23-24mpg...