Other Motoring Issues Reviews

I drove to Leeds last week over the M62. It's usually a really enjoyable drive with fantastic scenery. Unfortunately the weather was bad and to add to my joy, somebody had declared that it was 'National Dickhead Day' on the roads, without telling me about it first. Now then; Can one of my esteemed fellow reviewers ...

I've been driving for a long time now, well not constantly driving and I'm not actually driving at this moment, well I might be when you're reading but not when I was writing, ach you know what I mean. It's been about seventeen years and during that time I have came across some right twonks out on the road. I toyed with the ...

****!. I was thrust forward, smacked my head on the wheel, and the offending barge which happened to impede my progress sailed across the roundabout, never to return. I had hit the dozy sod in the rear after he singularly failed to note the complete absence of any traffic at the entrance to the roundabout. Yours truly was behind, observing said ...

January 18th 1978 the last VW Beetle rolled off the line at Wolfsburg BRD. But that doesn't matter since the evolution of the automobile had already ended much earlier. The age of the family automobile ended a few years earlier as the last great majestic American made 9 passenger station wagons were scaled down and ultimately cast onto the ...

There are so many ops on garages and car dealerships and how they rip people off etc, but I haven’t read one where you get the other side of the argument. So here goes. As you may have guessed, I am in the car trade. I do in fact own my own car dealership or showroom, call it what you like. First, let me give ...

All the time now we here from various sources that the car is becoming essential to modern living. I would like to dispute this in as many ways as I can. We live in a commuter culture and many people will spend as much as an hour each way getting to work. It is the car that created the culture, and not the other way round. Hands up ...

No sorry not the programme on sky. Men and their motors in general, well now I've got your attention. The chances are as the topic is male orientated that I may be talking about someone very like you. Although I fail to believe that there can be many more men about like my husband. If there are I feel sorry for their wives anyway. ...

I bought my car in January a 1.4 Renault Clio RT and am now starting to think insurance renewals. By the time my insurance is due for renewal I will have 1 years no claims bonus (fingers crossed). However having only passed my driving test in August I seem to be having horrendous problems getting online quotes, comments along the lines ...

hI well it annoys me alot that when ever we go shopping anywhere there are people parking in the disabled spaces who arent disabled and dont have disabled badges they are not considerate to people with disabilty and dont think of anyone but them selves and never will! we try telling supermarkets about it but they never ...

In this age of cars, bikes and buses its no wonder children have very little awareness on how to cross roads, are unfit, and not to mention the pollution in our air these days. I know there are a few adults who do walk their children to school because they have no choice, but is that an excuse? Anyone who goes on a school run will know ...

While casually surfing around dooyoo I came across this topic 'Other Motoring Issues'. Wouldn't it be great to have such a topic in each category? Anyway, sorry, I digress already. Perhaps it was something to do with the wording, but for some reason I immediately thought of 'Other Motorists', so that's what I'd ...

I have to say that little bothers me when I drive, I am a very calm and collected person behind the wheel and I pride myself on being a responsible, patient and observant driver. Its very rare I shout or rant about anything except for one thing, Motorbikes. Now I am not saying that I don’t like motorbikes, I have owned them ...

I sent my ageing license off to DVLA at Swansea for endorsement/point removal and they told me now I have to use the photo card license, as paper ones are no longer issued. In principle I did not have a problem with that. However, now I have my new license, I still have an accompanying paper license, which must be produced on demand. ...

I really must get this out of my system. It's been annoying me for so long now and although I'm not losing sleep through it, it makes me angry. It makes me seethe. I can feel my blood simmering just thinking about it The protagonists don't even realise they're upsetting me and they don't even notice the narrowing of the ...

It was a steaming Wednesday afternoon, last Wednesday to be exact, and Mr.Adrian pulled up outside the house and tooted the horn on his little “fiesta”. I had been looking forward to my first lesson for ages, but now it was crunch time and to tell the truth I was a tad nervous. Here’s a brief run down of how the lesson ...

"Sorry, who's that? Ah, can I get back to you, it's difficult to talk at the moment." Headhunter called you at work? Girlfriend called you whilst you're in bed with the wife? Wife called you when you're in bed with the girlfriend? No, more likely a call to your mobile whilst you are driving. If you ...

Have you just passed your driving? If so these tips will apply to all new drivers, whether you are 17 or 75. When you pass your driving test, basically you are on your own. Over the years things will happen to you, which will make you more aware of dangers. As a new driver you will not be aware of these things, that is why I want ...

In our small town, like other places all over the country kids are growing up and learning to drive and getting their own cars. That is the order it is and should be but the next bit should not follow on. Every new driver without fail within a month is stopped by the local bobby. Usually just where are you going! Now this might be because ...

Driving should be a pleasent , relaxing and fun experience, after all, we are lucky enough in Britain to have some of the most beautiful scenery available, ranging from wide open spaces to beautiful hills and valleys. So why is it that as soon as we get in our cars and start a long journey , most likely on a motorway, or even a dual ...

This is one of my favourite rants and it's fire-breathing venom has been reawaked following my reading of another motor-cycle related opinion. In my view, ALL drivers should be forced to take a motorcycle test and ride on two wheels for, say, the first two years of owning a license before being allowed to move up to cars. The ...