Advanced driving courses

I have been driving for over 30 years, but would like to take an advanced driving course. Could you make a recommendation that isn't too expensive? I live in Pembrokeshire, and not close to any major town...

Train drivers

There has been plenty of mention in your column over the past few months of the IAM and the excellent work it does to promote advanced motoring. Please can you also give a shout to the RoSPA Advanced Drivers...

Driver training

Regarding the email from JH of Gloucester about IAM and driver training on 17th September. Advanced driving training is also provided by RoSPA affiliated groups around the country at far less cost than...

Obtaining a V5 for a car owned by someone deceased

My partner and I are moving in together, she's selling her house. However in her garage is a car owned by her late partner who died four years ago. Frustratingly, he left no will or instructions and after...

Left-foot braking

I have read many times in your Saturday column about left-foot braking with automatics. As you suggested, I tried it on a quiet road and I'm glad I did. I nearly went through the windscreen. Unlike...

EPS problem on Vauxhall Meriva

For the last year we have had an intermittent fault with the EPS system meaning we lose our power steering. Normally switching engine off fixes the problem. On one occasion it didn't - called out the AA...

Tyre tread block deformation

ATS, in looking for a slow puncture, identified a tyre problem where the inner tread blocks are not smooth around the tyre periphery, caused by the edges of adjacent blocks not being of the same height....

Peugeot 308 wash wipe failure

Over the cold spell mine and a number of other 308 owners have experienced a failure of the wash facility for the screen. When i enquired at the local dealer the receptionist explained that it would have...

Pedal carp

I was interested in your recent reply about left foot braking. If you learn to drive on an automatic that way and never drive a manual, or for that matter vice versa, I don't see a problem. But if you...

Tanglefoot

I don't see how the left foot can hit the brake pedal quicker than the right foot unless the left foot is suspended above the pedal waiting to hit it, as one would do during a comparison test like the...