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Dom Joly's guide to school run cars

Video: Dom Joly’s guide to school-run SUVs

You may know Dom Joly as TV’s funnyman, from Trigger Happy TV, Fool Britannia and even I’m a Celebrity…, but he doesn’t spend all his time...
Published 24 February 2015
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Are fuel companies trying to shore up their profits...

Q. Fuel costs may have gone down but so has the efficiency of my Hyundai Santa Fe V6. I used to expect to get about 500 miles out of a tank of petrol;...
Published 16 February 2015
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Despite new glow plugs I still have trouble starting...

Q. I have trouble starting my 52-plate diesel Peugeot when it’s cold. A garage replaced the glow plugs but to no effect...
Published 16 February 2015
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A pothole damaged my car's wheel and now I can't fit...

Q. Our Fiat 500C hit a pothole so bad that two wheels need replacing. I’ve had trouble fitting aftermarket wheels because of a pin sticking out...
Published 16 February 2015
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Letters of the week, February 15

This week: using mobile phones while driving, eating while driving and the Porsche 911
Published 16 February 2015
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The best seven-seat SUVs for £15,000

For a growing family, a large SUV could be just the answer to all the practical problems that come with mummy and daddy’s little soldiers. A big...
Published 14 February 2015
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Letters of the week, February 08

This week: stealth cameras, scrappage schemes, eating in cars and the Austin Allegro
Published 10 February 2015
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In 35,000 miles I've had three broken glow plugs. Should...

Q. I’ve already had two glow plugs replaced on my 2008 Mercedes CLS 320, which has done only 35,000 miles. Mercedes paid for the first to be replaced...
Published 10 February 2015
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Why does the Jaguar I want to buy not meet Euro 6 standards...

Q. I thought all new diesel cars had to have emissions low enough to meet the Euro 6 standard, but a Jaguar I was thinking of buying does not. Why...
Published 10 February 2015
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I’ve noticed that some quad bikes do not have a front...

Q. I’ve noticed that quad bikes being driven on a road near my home do not have a front numberplate. Is this legal?
Published 10 February 2015
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Battle of the hot hatches: VW Golf GTI v Ford Focus...

A decade after Driving first pitted the VW Golf GTI against the Ford Focus ST, we line up their latest offspring. So which rules the road now?
Published 09 February 2015
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Five brilliant hot hatches for under £10,000

Many of us have at some point enjoyed sharing our life with a hot hatchback. Putting a powerful engine and sporty suspension in a small and affordable...
Published 06 February 2015