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On the subject of insurance I've recently discovered that adding a second driver, spouse for example, reduces in some cases the premium. I've done Comparethemeerkat with and without spouse and for the same vehicle, and the spouse added has reduced the premium.

One important aspect is location of damage on the respective vehicles, which may, or may not support one or the other versions of the people involved. For example if yours is damaged to the front offside and the van somewhere along its nearside it may go some way towards proving that he pulled...

Aren't they all much of a muchness - apart from the price? Zymol, Mer, Autoglym, a microfibre and a bit of elbow grease once in a while. I've been asked more than once what 'polish' I use and the answer is I use polish only to remove marks, otherwise Zymol and Turtlewax shampoo are enough...

Whilst having some empathy with your opinion on the interior, I have to say that there's no fake wood. They are "premium wood veneers" and I've seen them being made. Whether they are attractive or not is a matter of personal taste. The XJ interior puts me in mind of 1950s American gas...

Depends how you use them. Driving styles differ and so some people's brake pads and discs will wear faster than others'.

But will he do the decent thing? Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his driving licence for his friends.

As your mate Dave seems to be a bit of a d*ck, perhaps you could persuade him to hit the the same cameras at increasing increments of 5 mph until he gets an NIP, then he could let the rest of us know what speed to avoid.

Not being familiar with the mechanics (or electronics) of modern braking systems, I'm wondering why the tyres screeched? I thought that ABS was so efficient because it prevents lock-up. There are more initials floating about in this post than daisies in spring, so has it been established what...

Presumably there is also the danger of this type of action putting a black mark on your credit rating, thus preventing, or complicating, an application for a financial product - credit card, personal loan etc., - at some point in the future? Could stuff your plans for a new car some time.

Thank you for the caution. I have very broad shoulders. :)

Quite so. Some people don't seem to realise that the MOT test, whatever its shortcomings, is aimed at road safety, i.e. keeping people alive, including people being carried in the vehicle concerned. Even elementary maintenance appears to be beyond the ken of some. I remember once many years...

I never start the engine after the car has been into the dealership until I've checked under the bonnet - ever since I discovered (next day fortunately) that after a Jaguar main dealer service the oil had been drained and not replaced; i.e. empty sump. But I can't understand the cause for...

291 now including yours.

If my memory serves me correctly, when I took out a four year plan a couple of years ago, the plan had to be in operation for a period of time before the service; I believe 3 months. Plus an 'administration' fee, but the figure for that was buried in the quote for early severence when I...

Why were you looking through your rear "NS" window? You're an accident looking for somewhere to happen.

Crown courts are criminal courts and would deal with a criminal offence, eg driving without due care and attention, as opposed to a claim for financial redress by an injured (in the widest sense of the word) person. Stated Cases (precedents as you describe) are merely interpretations of the law...

Had an old sergeant who insisted on using "Q - cucumber", "W - Wrexham". Maybe something like that would work with intellectually challenged call centre workers.

And by courts. It has long been the case that there are circumstances whereby the driver in the 'front' vehicle shares liability with the rear-end shunter. Rear end shunt - a change of judicial direction? John O?Neill v Ashley Monkman (Nottingham CC, 14 August 2013) - Insurance Litigation -...

Maybe they've heard of the flash for cash scam. You apparently haven't.

Yes I agree totally, but if a short run owner takes a longer run to regenerate the DPF as recommended in the handbook, there is no problem, at least not in my own experience. I regard regenerating the DPF as a maintenance requirement like changing the oil every so many miles, and checking the...