My 61-reg Toyota Avensis petrol with 95,000 miles was bought used from Toyota at 15,000 miles and scrupulously maintained. Recently the dash has shown warnings 'check parking brake' and 'check VSC' .

Is it advisable to use car polish? I seem to recall reading somewhere that it is best to not use polish as it removes the paint and just use a good quality wax instead.

Am I right in suggesting that it's better to use a petrol engine rather than a diesel for short journeys on a regular basis for example only doing 20 miles a day and not really exceeding 50mph? I was ...

If I buy a used, nearly new, premium car, 1 to 2 years old, am I still liable for the extra road tax premium?

My son has a Vauxhall Corsa Electric and the passenger door at the bottom is rusting away. Vauxhall say the paint work only has a 1 year warranty. Is this right and if not what to do about it? The car ...

EV charging could become more expensive and some sites could even close as the charging industry faces the risk of a £100m tax bill ...

This monstrous machine combines the most crippling reliability calamities to showcase Britain’s most expensive car repairs ...

Under legislation known as ‘Cassie’s Law’, the police can revoke a driver’s licence on the spot if they fail a roadside ...

I am very interested in purchasing a used Dacia Duster 1.5-litre diesel dCi Laureate (110) Euro 6 vehicle with a 4x2 (2WD) drivetrain. As the engine is diesel-powered l am expecting it to have better ...

At what point do car thieves access the key codes, in a carpark for example? If you're locking from outside (key out of faraday bag), can they get the signal in that short space of time? I guess this ...

I recently took delivery of a brand new Audi A5. Within three weeks the vehicle suffered several software issues e.g. rear camera failure, radio muting itself, blank satnav. As well as spurious fault ...

The Royal Institute for Disabled Consumers (RIDC) is a great resource for working out how difficult ingress and egress might be in a car you're looking at. We've had a look at a few Kuga alternatives ...