Dear Doctor First of all, have you seen this article from the BBC? bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/how_toxic_is_your_car_exhaust Secondly, I was interested to hear that the Government will be trying to produce more realistic mpg and exhaust emission tests. The thing is though, what…
Hello Doc I wonder if you can clarify something for me? I have noticed that some of the fuel economy figures and CO2 for the more recent versions of some car models are not as good as their predecessors. The…
In these pages, we’ve never really given much recognition to the phenomenon of ìhypermilingî, as practised by those who are seriously devoted to achieving maximum fuel economy in their cars. It’s surprising to discover that hypermiling, something essentially imported from…
Dear Doctor, It seems that we are now in exciting, but dangerous times. The speed with which the motoring scene is changing is often hard to keep up with, particularly if you are a veteran driver brought up with the…
Hello Doctor. I have a new Dacia Sandero Stepway 1.5 dCi, which I bought in France where I live. It is running in nicely, is pleasurable to drive, and performs well in all respects, except for the annoying stop-start system…
Q I received a letter in the post informing me I am been prosecuted for entering a box junction with yellow criss-cross lines. I have been back to the scene of the incident and realised I mustn’t have spotted it because…
Q I read recently of a motorist falling asleep at the wheel and being convicted of dangerous driving. I thought that dangerous driving was for really bad driving, like racing and being reckless about endangering life. I thought that the motorist…
By the time that you’re reading this, it will be nearing mid-winter, officially the 21st December, and the days will start getting longer. Hurrah! But it doesn’t tell half the story. As we well know, the worst of the winter…
I have been considering buying a new mid-size diesel saloon, mostly for business use, and I’m concerned about the inconvenience and cost of AdBlue additive, having read some fairly alarming reports. It seems that the tanks are often quite small,…
Hello Doc, I’m looking at sometime over the winter months, when prices should be better, changing my 2014 CitroÎn C4 Picasso (37K miles) for a new C4 Picasso, most probably either a BlueHDi Feel or Flair, with manual gearbox, and…