Have you got a dashcam fitted - if so i think the local police would be interested given the conditions, and the fact you had to take emergency action and the cyclist got derailed Yes I do. I offered the footage to the cyclist but he declined. Given the infinitely small chance of the police doing a...

For the first time since getting my XC40 back in 2018 I was called upon to perform an emergency stop today. Oncoming White Van man decided to overtake a cyclist on a blind bend, misty conditions and a greasy road. I was doing 40 to 45 and I think he was doing pretty much the same speed on my side of...

T5 - mpg, lack of indication of headlights on, hard front seats when you slouch (feels like you’re sitting on a plank of wood), length of time the heated front screen stays on and software glitches. But, but but - why do people moan about the reverse lamps. The soul purpose of reversing lamps is to...

You can request a final settlement figure from your finance company at anytime during your contract period. You then pay the settlement figure to the finance company and the car is yours to sell. If you sell it to someone like webuyanycar.com and the price they give you is more than the settlement f...

Anyone have previous experience of using 3rd party extended warranty providers? Last year I took out the 4th year extended warranty offered by Volvo ( which turned out to be a 3rd party plan anyway, Car Care Plan Ltd ). The cost last year was £407 but the cover for next year (yr 5) has gone up to £5...

24gb Three Sim reduced to £28 right now in the Amazon end of summer sale…

I'm on a roll. France update next. Whilst I generally have no complaints with the Sensus sat-nav it’s worrying to note that on 4 separate occasions, at 4 different locations during the last 2 and a half weeks here in the Loire Valley it’s directed me to go the wrong way down a one way street😠 Make ...

I've had 6 cars with stop/start, and the XC40 is THE BEST by a country mile. For completeness, they were/ are: Kia Rio, Focus Ecoboost, Renault Captur and Kadjar, Ford Kuga and the XC40 My wife’s Skoda Citigo stop/start system has worked perfectly on every trip since we bought it 6 years ago. Longe...

I ordered a B4 AWD R-Design in October last year to replace my FE, quoted April delivery. It arrived beginning of February..

Dealer called me now and told me that they are building the vehicle 2 monts earlier. I don’t know how thats possible for a brand new Volvo XC40. First they said delivery end of September. Now it seems end of july. I will not complain, just wondering how it’s possible to get new car from order to de...