Slowhand’s Not-so-Slow Car
Hey, he may be ‘slow’ at playing the guitar, but at least he’s now got a hell of a fast car! Blues and rock guitarist Eric Clapton has recently taken,...
April 07, 2012 3 Min Read
Nottingham Workplace Charge Scheme Gets a Mixed Reaction
If you work in Nottingham then you no doubt already know about the city’s new work parking charge scheme, but for the rest of us it remains something...
April 06, 2012 2 Min Read
Close Your Windows, Pump Up the Tyres and Save Fuel
With fuel prices heading for the sky and a fuel crisis likely to be just around the corner it looks like we need to good homespun advice for making ev...
April 05, 2012 2 Min Read
up? up!
I saw a couple of new Volkswagens today. I can hear you thinking: “DUH!” You, me and every other soul on the planet must be seeing new Volkswagens on...
April 05, 2012 3 Min Read
Driving While Playing Scrabble Comes Closer to Being a Reality
What’s the best thing about having a car? Driving of course. And the worst thing? Err, that would be driving as well I suppose. There are times when I...
April 04, 2012 2 Min Read
A Big Bad Battleship Never to Cross the Pond
Starting today: the New York International Auto Show. Not a car show that unveils too many relevant models for us here in Europe. This one’s no except...
April 04, 2012 3 Min Read
The Taxi of Tomorrow
I have never been to New York, so I haven’t seen the fleet of yellow cabs that driver around the city like ants on an ant heap. That’s pity, because...
April 04, 2012 3 Min Read
Flying Cars Are Among Us at Last
I used to dream of owning a flying car. No really, I did. I think too much science fiction might have rotted my brain if I am being honest, as I also...
April 04, 2012 2 Min Read
Downsizing: The Enemy of Sound
It may be that I’m old school and part of a dying breed – and probably somewhat of a nutter too – but the main feature that attracts me to (or repels...
March 29, 2012 3 Min Read
Forte Kia
I’m writing this from a small Caribbean island not far off the cost of Venezuela – Hugo Chavez would much like to get his hand on it, and the neighbou...
March 26, 2012 4 Min Read
Do You Remember Your First Car?
If you have been driving for a few years there is a chance that you have owned or used a string of cars in the past. My very first car was a blue Cors...
March 21, 2012 2 Min Read
How I Re-discovered the Joy of Motoring in Northern Ireland
I used to live in Belfast a couple of years back and can recommend it as a fantastic city with lovely people in it. It is also the place that helped m...
March 21, 2012 2 Min Read
Brits Take Toiler Paper on Holiday but Not Their Cars
I recently read in a survey that Brits don’t like to travel without their tea bags or toilet paper. If you are packing for a trip right now I have got...
March 21, 2012 3 Min Read
A Good Dose of L’extravagance de la France
Whether or not it’s the type of car higher echelon corporate lease public is waiting for is debatable – they are likely to stick to products of the ex...
March 21, 2012 3 Min Read
Finally Fiesta-time!
If you want a small hot hatch, a fast supermini, the outstanding offer on the market has been steadily growing in the last decade. It seems like the R...
March 16, 2012 3 Min Read
