I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

If your car’s windscreen suffers from surface chips, bulls-eyes, spider webs, star breaks, half-moons, edge cracks – and even a floater(!), then you need to get it fixed fast. But repair rather than replace and save pounds advises Alan Anderson .

BRENT, NORTH LONDON

I HAVE HAD a subscription to Octane for over 20 years, but I read with even more pleasure than usual your feature on driving a Lancia Lambda to Varallo in North Italy. It brought back many marvellous

Peter Rosenthal does a budget repair on a Ford Ka’s dented plastic bumper.

1970 ASTON MARTIN DBS V8