Alisdair started writing about cars in 1993 while studying for a journalism degree and has never stopped. He's worked as road test editor for What Car and continues to write new car reviews, news, features and opinion columns. He’s driven virtually every new car over the past 25 years and enjoys historic hillclimbing in his Sylva.
We often talk about the next major development for vehicle safety, citing ABS anti-lock brakes, ESP traction control and collision avoidance emergency braking. These are all incredibly important ad...
If you want to see how much the car has changed in the past two decades, you need look no further than the safety advances we’ve witnessed in this time. We’ve gone from cars which were considered f...
As the excitement surrounding Tesla’s Model 3 continues to grow (along with its huge number of pre-orders), now is a good time to think about the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging in the UK ...
A perennial topic in the road safety debate is how do we make young drivers safer? By the very nature of their age and lack of experience, they are the most vulnerable drivers on our roads, yet h...
The dominance of the German ‘Big Three’ in the executive sector has been nigh-on unassailable for more than 20 years. Audi, BMW and Mercedes have seen off just about every rival on their home turf ...
Self-driving trucks are bursting out of the future onto a road near you, but there are many issues still to be addressed before they join the everyday motoring landscape.
It was an honour to be part of the process that crowned Mazda's MX-5 as the best car in the UK today. Here's how I and 26 other motoring journos settled on the plucky roadster...
The UK has led the way in encouraging drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). A key part of this incentive has been the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG), which gives buyers of this type of c...