Outside lane.

TWR | 14:08 Wed 28th Nov 2012 | Motoring

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Any Motorway in the UK during the day, you are in the outside lane & travelling at 70MPH your car has starting to judder! what would you do?

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Canary42

Bail out !

Seriously though, make for the hard shoulder asap although at 70 there are probably petrol-heads overtaking you on the inside so look out.

danchip

Slam the brakes on (once i'd fixed them) and swerve over onto the hard shoulder!

FredPuli43

Pull over and check the wheels. Chances are that they are out of balance because a rim weight has come off. Then drive at less than 70 to a garage or tyre place to sort it out.

Toureman

Does the car only judder when you reach 70mph, if so slow down until the judder stops then get all your wheels balanced, that should cure it.

Khandro

I wouldn't advise slamming on brakes and swerving. Just ease off and if the juddering stops its most likely the front wheels need balancing, though it could also be loose wheel nuts or worn bearings.

Infomaniac

I hope you are not asking his as it is happening!!!

Jemisa

I'd panic but then I don't drive. Probably blame it on the ethnics TWR

jem

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sigma

Why were you driving so slowly in the outside lane.

dotty.

my steering wheel starts to judder when I go over 60mph but the car doesn;t,

Graham-W

Slow down and return to the inside lane when it's safe to do so.
If the juddering stops, continue to the next exit and get the wheel balance, steering joints, tyre pressures checked etc. as soon as possible.

Graham-W

If the car is starting to judder, as above, but it could be a mis-fire on the engine, running out of fuel, blocked fuel line, injector, spark plug etc.

Baldric

Why would I only be doing 70 in the outside lane, is there an obstruction or something?

aelmpvw

it's probably the effect of wind from the caravan

Graham-W

Why would he be in the outside lane doing only 70?
Why, sticking to the speed limit whilst overtaking a lorry, restricted to 56mph, in the middle lane whilst overtaking another lorry on the inside lane, also restricted to 56mph.
Crazy init?