The Extra Mile

Overtaking, inevitably, often becomes necessary in normal motoring, and it rarely helps your fuel economy, although there are some situations when it actually can ñ such as when it lets you escape from being stuck behind a driver who stops at every roundabout and slows excessively for every slight bend in the road. But overtaking […]

Getting the wind up about towing

Dear Doc,   Your article ìSide Wind Assist and Crosswind Stabilisationî in issue 381 was very interesting. The only thing that wasnít mentioned was whether this feature works when towing. Iím thinking in particular of towing on the motorway in a strong side wind when there are two things to watch out for. The first […]

Obscure offences

It may be a reasonable assumption to say that many motorists don’t remember much of what they learnt during their driving lessons. Habits creep in and motorists tend to develop their own style and standard of driving, for better or worse!   As a motorist, it is easy, or at least understandable, to assume that […]

The Extra Mile

Not everyone feels inclined to make an effort to save on their fuel costs, or is even the least bit interested in the whole concept. Perhaps it’s the impression that any such effort involves a restraint of driving pleasure. That’s a pity, because we would argue that, in many circumstances, driving for economy can often […]

Dear Bill

This month Doctor Diesel has a question of his own for veteran HGV driver, Bill Shepherd.