What’s your favourite way of spending your hard-earned cash? For most of us, it’s certainly not a set of new tyres. With the exception of dedicated car enthusiasts, tyres are just a necessary (and expensive) evil. So, assuming that you’d rather spend your readies on something more interesting than rubber hoops, let’s look at how… read more
Ah, you never forget those all-important firsts. First pet, first love, first job… and first car. For people of a certain age, just mentioning their first car is enough to make them go all misty-eyed. Maybe it’s because first cars are a reminder of freedom and youth, of a time in our lives when mortgages… read more
Car insurance is a significant expense for young drivers. We look at how you can keep the costs down. In our most recent post, we pointed out how much things had improved for young drivers — because today, they have a range of fantastic little cars available in which to gain driving experience. But it’s not… read more
This post was originally going to be, ‘Cars We’re Looking Forward To In 2020’. But when we saw just how many amazing cars are on the way next year (Lotus Evija, anyone? Tesla Roadster?), we realised we needed to focus on one market. In our blog, we usually stick to VW Group cars. But this… read more
So many inflated mpg figures, so many disappointed motorists. How did manufacturers’ fuel economy claims go so wrong — and can we trust the official figures now? Way back in 2006, a friend of ours bought a shiny new Suzuki Alto. Frankly, it was a pretty terrible car: slow, poorly equipped, flimsy and dull to… read more
On the face of it, UK laws on speeding are pretty simple. For each public road, there are designated speed limits. These are different according to what type of vehicle you’re driving. However, there are at least two areas where things aren’t so obvious. Get these wrong and you could get a speeding ticket —… read more
Two cars hogged the limelight at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. Both were electric cars made by the VW Group. In this post, we look at why that’s a big deal. As always, the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show played host to mildly tweaked versions of old favourites, outrageously expensive hypercars and wacky concept vehicles. Yet… read more
The bi-annual Frankfurt Motor Show (or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, if you prefer) is one of the biggest events in the motoring calendar and, not surprisingly, a showcase for German manufacturers. So much so, in fact, that the VW Group organises its own preview night before the doors are officially thrown open. This year’s show seemed like… read more
OK, when it comes to Skoda, we admit we’re biased. After all, we specialise in providing MOTs, servicing and repairs for the marque (and all the other VW Group brands). But honestly, they’re such great cars. Owners love ’em, because they’re well-designed, sturdy, reliable and affordable. Pick the right model and you can zoom along… read more
Oh, drivers and cyclists… can’t we all just get along? Can’t we share the roads in a spirit of peace and harmony? Actually, the two groups mostly get along fine. Considering the colossal amounts of miles clocked up on UK roads every day, the number of incidents involving motorists and cyclists is remarkably low. Having… read more
