Find out how your car works – in plain English. We reveal all those tricky technical things that might have baffled you about your car
We’ve had a few questions about airbags not going off. It’s worth repeating that airbags aren’t designed to inflate in every type of crash. How do airbags go off? Airbags…
There are many relatively recent terms that describe the different types of electrification applied to cars. Two of the more confusing are mild hybrid and micro hybrid. What is hybrid?…
One of the most common questions we get is about used car clutches. The questions from readers usually go something like this. “I’ve bought a used car and driving home…
All cars are different so it’s hardly surprising that people get confused with how to open their car bonnet. After all, there aren’t many openings on a car that need…
One of the weak links of a regular combustion engine car is the battery. These days we all want more electronic equipment. Whether that’s sat navs, charging mobile phones or…
Our reader was caught going at 34mph in a 30 zone. He thought he was safe because his car’s speedometer was showing 35mph and he believed there was a tolerance…
Liquefied Petroleum Gas is a type of fuel that can be used instead of petrol. It’s a versatile, low-carbon fuel that was once simply burnt off because it’s a by-product…
We take air conditioning for granted but it’s far from simple. The evaporator is a vital part if your system is going to work properly. Read on to find out…
Our reader adds that ‘his friend’ drove the car at up to 70mph and floored the accelerator to ‘test its top speed’. When he stopped, there was a smell of…
Our reader’s VW Touran is the 1.6TDI model and it appears to overheat on motorways when he exceeds 60mph for any length of time. Garages have given up trying to…