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What are the benefits of 'normal' tyres over low-profile...

Q. I drive a Peugeot 207 fitted with low-profile tyres. I’m considering replacing them with “normal” tyres. Will this give me quieter running...
Published 12 May 2015
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Ready to roll: why car makers are bringing back spare...

Our revelation that car makers had quietly been replacing spare wheels with cheap puncture repair kits hit a national nerve, and a motorists’ backlash...
Published 13 April 2015
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What could be causing my Skoda Fabia to pull to the...

Q. On long, straight sections of road my newly acquired (but three-year-old) Skoda Fabia pulls to the left when I relax my grip on the steering wheel...
Published 03 March 2015
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News: Michelin reinvents the wheel with the Tweel airless...

Blowouts, punctures and forecourt air machines that swallow loose change and rarely work could all be committed to the history books as Michelin commences...
Published 26 November 2014
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Do breakdown services carry tyre sealant for roadside...

Q. I have heard that the AA and other breakdown cover providers will not use tyre sealant if you call them out to fix a puncture. Is this true? I...
Published 12 November 2014
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Driving deals: latest motoring discounts and offers

We all want to save a bit of money, which is why Driving has created this new Driving Deals page bringing you great offers from the motoring world.
Published 15 September 2014
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The spare wheel for my son's car is much too big and...

Car Clinic: The spare wheel for my son's car is much too big and barely fits. Will it be safe?
Published 09 September 2014
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Car clinic: My tyre was fitted back to front, is this...

Q. My Citroën C5 recently failed its MoT test because two months earlier the Michelin Primacy tyre I’d had fitted to the nearside front wheel had...
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: Will a spare tyre's sensor affect my car's...

Q: Will a spare tyre's sensor affect my car's computer?
Published 29 July 2014
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Car clinic: Why are the tyres of my VW Touran badly...

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Published 07 July 2014
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Space traveller: driving the Volvo V70 that's been...

After 575,000 miles, the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back, and then some, the 10-year-old Volvo V70 I’m driving can be forgiven the...
Published 13 June 2014
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News: “Sniffer” dog unmasked as serial tyre biter

A dog that appeared to be sniffing the tyres of parked cars has been unmasked as a vandal after CCTV footage revealed it was instead puncturing them...
Published 16 April 2014