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Car clinic: Will the battery of my Mercedes C180 stand...

I’m planning a six-week trip, during which I intend to leave my 62-plate Mercedes-Benz C 180 parked on the drive. Will the battery run out of charge...
Published 16 June 2014
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Space traveller: driving the Volvo V70 that's been...

After 575,000 miles, the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back, and then some, the 10-year-old Volvo V70 I’m driving can be forgiven the...
Published 13 June 2014
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Car clinic: How do I fix my Peugeot's broken key fob?

Our experts address readers' technical and consumer issues
Published 09 June 2014
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Buying guide: Choosing a BMW 3-series saloon

Want to buy and BMW 3-series but don't know where to start? Allow Driving to help...
Published 06 June 2014
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Car clinic: What small hatchback is economical but...

Is it possible to buy a small hatchback that is economical but also good fun to drive? I have £8,000 to spend on a replacement for my tired Peugeot...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: My VW Polo's fuel display has disappeared...

A few days after the annual service the fuel display on my Volkswagen Polo’s digital dashboard disappeared. My car is just three weeks out of warranty...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: How to switch from kilometres to miles...

The in-built sat nav in our 62-plate Ford S-Max has suddenly decided to work in kilometres and I can’t find a button anywhere to revert it to miles...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: Car interior spring cleaning tips

My car is full of a winter’s worth of trodden-in crisps, brazil nuts, chocolate, mud, dog hairs and worse. Any spring cleaning tips? I really don’t...
Published 03 June 2014
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Buying guide: Top 10 used cars for around £2,000

Everyone likes a bargain and there’s no bargain like a car for around £2,000.
Published 30 May 2014
How to buy a used car safely

How can you be sure to buy a used car safely?

At driving.co.uk we want to make your search for the perfect used car as easy and enjoyable as possible. Follow our simple guidelines to stay out...
Published 30 May 2014
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10 fabulous cars for around £5,000

We thought we’d like to show you, with the help of some of the 140,000 used cars for sale on driving.co.uk, that £5,000 can buy you something that...
Published 20 May 2014
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Buying guide: the best new and used alternatives to...

SPRING IS in the air and that can mean only one thing: looking on enviously as drivers of soft-top cars lower the roof, slip on their sunglasses and...
Published 25 April 2014