Motoring Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

Cam Belt

Recently my Fiat Grand Punto had a new cam belt fitted as the car was 5 years old. My daughter is looking for a small car 2/3 years old,my question is do all cars now require a cam belt chain after 5...

Scylax

Digital Speedometer

Drove a Toyota Yaris yesterday with a large digital speed readout. Wonderful. Any reason why all cars don't have these, rather than the complex analogue meters which can't be read at a glance ?...

vernonk

Fraudulent Application For Disabled Tax Disc

Is there a website where you can expose able bodied people fraudulently applying for disabled tax disc?

antunano

If I Can No Longer Drive My Car Can Someone Else Insure It And Drive It?

i live in nc and i am losing my license. i cannot afford the insurance on the car cause i am on disability. can someone, who has a license, but no car, get their own insurance and drive my car and...

muchlovex

Car Insurance

Someone damaged my car about a year ago. He hit my car and did not leave a note with his details. I reported this to my insurance company. I did not make a claim to get this repaired. I rang my...

Budlet

Second Key For A 2006 For Ka

I recently bought a second hand Ford Ka which only came with one key. Is there any way I could get a spare key without going to Ford? There is no central locking or anything fancy so I would imagine...

mk1975

Insurance Co. Asking Me To Send A Copy Of Cars Logbook, I Wonder Why?

hi, i have insurance with the cooperative, renewed in november i think, today i received a letter asking me to send them a copy of car registration document, i am wondering why they are asking for it,...

chas2008

Zebra Crossing

http://stage.abbeyroad.com/Crossing worth watching for a bit, see some frustrated cyclists, taxi & bus drivers...

davidanthony

5 Series E39 Bmw Dilema

On releasing the bonnet catch from inside the car, and then when lifting the bonnet, there is a small hooked lever that comes out through the radiator grill which when pulled releases the safety catch...

jkelly24

Speed Awareness Course

My son has been driving for less than a year and has managed to get himself a speeding ticket. Will he be eligable for the speed awareness course having only passed his test less than a year ago? Many...

honeydip

Best 4Wd

I want to buy a 4WD but only have around 10k to buy one. What do you think. My main priorities are reliability and MPG....

Arti

Toyota...yes Or No?

I am due to change my car this year. I've never had a Toyota before, but I've read that they are 'bulletproof', 'ultra-reliable' etc. What are your experiences of Toyota? Would you recommend them?

TWR

Mot Question

Just a quickie. Got my MOT tomorrow, got 2 "nozzles" each side of the bonnet for washing the windscreen. Each "nozzle" has 2 jets. One of the jets on the drivers side is blocked. It still washes the...

joe.s-b

Garage Floor

How do I clean oil off a garage floor before I paint it?

Toureman

Stop-Start Cars.

Are the cars with the stop-start facility worth having? They do save a very small amount of fuel of course and help the environment in a very small way, but, did you know that the car battery will...

Answerprancer

British Cars?

I am the first to admit that I am far from patriotic but a nostalgic flea in my bum makes me wonder: having witnessed the loss of Rolls Royce and Bentley to German companies and TVR to Russia, and...