What to know before you tow.
MORE AND MORE AUSTRALIANS are setting off on the great “round Australia” jaunt with a caravan hitched up behind. And, of course, it’s a regular occurrence to hitch a trailer up behind the family car
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Category: Need to know
Flashing your headlights to warn about a speed trap.
A READER NOTICED how often he was flashed by oncoming traffic to warn him about a speed trap ahead, and asked us about the appropriateness of such behaviour. It’s a great question and comes down
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Crossing a state border? Beware the different road rules.
IT USED TO BE that the only thing you needed to keep in mind when crossing a state border was make sure you had jettisoned any fruit, but the constantly changing road rules, and how
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Put the wrong fuel in? What now?
FILLING THE TANK used to be relatively straightforward, but these days, pulling into a service station immediately means you need to make a number of decisions. Like most people, you are probably confused about the
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Who has right of way when leaving a car park or service station?
EXITING A CAR PARK, service station or even a private driveway can be quite a challenge. Just when you see a break in the traffic, you accelerate and collide with a pedestrian or cyclist you
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How not to be ripped off by car servicing.
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON areas of dispute for many motorists concerns servicing and, specifically, whether the work has been done satisfactorily and at a fair price. Most drivers aren’t mechanics – if they were,
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How near to an intersection are you allowed to park?
WE’VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE contact us after receiving a parking infringement notice for parking too close to an intersection. Most of them have no recourse – the Australian Road Rules make it clear
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Beware the hazards of the humble car jack.
FOR MANY DRIVERS, the need to change a wheel and tyre has simply never arisen, but a flat tyre can happen to anyone, and usually in the most inconvenient places and at the most inconvenient
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How soon after a speed sign must you comply?
NOTHING IS MORE ANNOYING, according to some correspondence we have received, than being pinged for speeding soon after passing a change of speed limit sing. Well, the bad news is that you are expected to
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What happens if you crash in a car park?
AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, car parks are places of motorised chaos, and not much better for the rest of the year either! They are also high risk zones, with distracted pedestrians, frustrated drivers,
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