We’re travelling four hundred miles from our garage in South Wales. Should we go by car? As you might expect at WVS, we’re die-hard motorists. So our first instinct for taking a long distance journey is to zoom off in the car. But recently, we’ve been wondering. With congested roads and fuel costing about… read more
It’s decision time for the M4 Relief Road proposal. We take a look at both sides of a heated debate. After years of waiting, acres of press coverage, hugely expensive reports and plenty of old-fashioned mud-slinging, we’re finally going to get a decision on the infamous M4 relief road proposal. First Minister Mark Drakeford… read more
Drivers: Do you get irritated with your passengers? Do their funny little quirks make you grind your teeth in frustration? Do you sometimes want to jump out of your speeding vehicle? If so, we’ve got great news — we’ve written a simple code of conduct for your passengers! By laying down simple ground rules, you… read more
From 2022, the EU proposes to make Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems compulsory for all new vehicles. The system would automatically detect the maximum speed for the road being driven on and limit the vehicle accordingly. In Part One of this post, we looked at why many are so enthusiastic about the new technology. But… read more
It now seems likely that, from 2022, all new cars in the EU and UK will be fitted with intelligent speed limiters. We look at the issues surrounding this controversial proposal. If you blinked, you might well have missed this one. On Monday 25th March, the European Commission, Parliament and member states agreed proposed regulations… read more
A big part of any car show is checking out the fastest, blingiest or coolest vehicles on offer. So, in the first part of our 2019 Geneva Motor Show, we naturally wanted to tell you about the concepts, hypercars and super-fast coupes that VW had on offer. But thankfully, Wolfsburg also sent some vehicles for… read more
We all know that VW Group make some great everyday cars. There are award-winning SUVs like the SEAT Arona, evergreen saloons like the Skoda Octavia and top-rated city cars like the Volkswagen Up! So it’s easy to forget that the VW Group also makes some of the fastest production cars on the planet. We’re talking about cars that… read more
On December 18th 2018, a collective shout of joy went up from regular users of the Severn bridges. The tolls were finally gone. In this post, we’ll take a look at what some of the consequences could be for both sides of the estuary. A bit of history For centuries, crossing the Severn Estuary has… read more
There are now approximately 9 billion ‘Parking Fail’ compilations on the internet. And whilst they’re great fun to watch, we think that these videos also have tremendous educational value. By watching other drivers’ mistakes, we can all learn to improve our own parking. With that in mind, we’ve carefully selected fails that show you, our… read more
So, it’s official – 2018 is no more. We don’t know about you, but our December passed in a flurry of car MOTs, servicing and repairs, followed by around 400,000 excess calories over Christmas. We thought we’d kick off the new year by considering what we can expect soon from our favourite car manufacturing… read more
