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Buying + selling

Is it worth using car takeback services to get rid of my car?

If you want to sell a car, one of the options these days is a car takeback service. They’re designed to make life easy so surely there must be some…

By James Foxall21st April 202226th April 2022
rely on tyre pressure monitoring system
Tyres

Is it right to rely on my Tyre Pressure Monitoring System to tell me when to pump my tyres up?

Cars – like the rest of our lives ‑ now have so many electronic systems it’s easy to trust them for everything. But how accurate are Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems…

By James Foxall19th April 202221st April 2022
vauxhall mokka
Car reviews, Headline feature

I see lots of Vauxhall Mokkas around. Are they any good as used cars?

When the Vauxhall Mokka was launched in 2012, the aim was for the British brand to drive its way upmarket. The Mokka is what’s called a compact crossover, a car…

By James Foxall14th April 202219th May 2022
listen to music on carplay
Driving, Headline feature

Can I listen to music on CarPlay and take a phone call at the same time?

Our reader wants to know what happens if they listen to music on CarPlay and then get a phone call. Can they continue listening to Amazon Music through the car…

By James Foxall12th April 202219th May 2022
car tax more expensive
Headline feature, Motoring admin

Why is car tax more expensive on our current Ford Fiesta than our previous one with the same engine?

The world of car tax is a strange one. Our reader has a Ford Fiesta with a 999cc EcoBoost engine. His current annual tax bill is £155. Yet on his…

By James Foxall7th April 202212th May 2022
paintwork repairs
Maintenance

A garage did paintwork repairs on my car but within two months all areas were rusty again. What should I do?

We get a lot of questions from drivers who’ve bought cars only for them to go wrong. But what are your rights if you have body or paintwork repairs done…

By James Foxall5th April 202219th May 2022
white smoke coming from car exhaust
Mechanical

I changed the timing belt and water pump on my Ford Fiesta diesel. Why is white smoke now coming from my car exhaust?

Our reader has a 2010 Ford Fiesta 1.6 diesel. He recently changed the timing belt and water pump himself. He now gets white smoke coming from his car exhaust pipe…

By James Foxall31st March 202219th May 2022
consumer rights
Buying + selling

In just over a month my used car has had to have its clutch and sound system replaced. What are my consumer rights?

Our reader doesn’t say whether the garage they bought the car from has done the work on the new clutch and sound system for free but we presume it has.…

By James Foxall29th March 202212th May 2022
multiple recalls
Motoring admin

I’ve owned a car for 16 months and it’s had multiple recalls. Is this normal? Should I still have confidence in the car?

Our reader bought a brand-new Toyota Yaris Cross in November 2020. Since then the car has had three recalls. They want to know if it’s normal for brand new cars…

By James Foxall24th March 202212th May 2022
adblue refill
Maintenance

My car is asking for an AdBlue refill. How do I know how much to put into it?

Our reader has a 2018 Mercedes-Benz which has the AdBlue warning light on. They want to know how much AdBlue to put into the car. Finding out how much AdBlue…

By James Foxall22nd March 20225th May 2022

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