10 cold, hard questions about the big freeze

  Miles Brignall surveys the fallout from the extreme weather, from delayed flights to disappearing cars

1. I crashed my car after sliding off a main road because it hadn’t been gritted. Can I sue the council?

You may be able to sue the local council, or Highways Agency, but it will be a long-winded affair, with only [...]

Driven to Distraction by Clarkson

Once again the beardy Guardian-reading marxists in their N-reg Peugeots at the Highways Agency have claimed the slower you drive the faster you arrive at your destination. The facts are this. There is no evidence speed cameras have saved a single life. Which brings me neatly on to the Clio, because that’s the name of the [...]

When AA costs add up it’s time to complain

If it’s cheaper to become a new member than to renew, fight back, says Miles Brignall

It’s not just the insurance companies that are happy to offer the lowest prices to new customers while making their loyal customers pay substantially more. It’s happening at the AA, too.

Customers of the car breakdown and recovery service, many of whom [...]