Many drivers’ personalities have a ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ element to them, and driving seems to draw out the latter all too readily. While a great many humans are very reasonable individuals in al...
The rise of ‘social media justice’ and its mob mentality has justifiably gathered a ugly reputation in recent years. However, this week showcased the kind of wholesome value that online sharing c...
Reeling off the most important and influential cars in history is a fairly easy exercise. Choose one or two cars from key periods in the development of the automobile and you soon have a list that’...
For private and business drivers alike, our choice of car can be influenced by many more factors than we care to admit or even know about.
The past week has witnessed one of the automotive industry’s worst fears coming to life. A hacker was able to access a car and take control of it via its onboard systems to isolate the driver from ...
We hear a lot about how the police try ever more to work with and within communities, making themselves a more approachable institution. It’s a very sound way to go about the business of policing, ...
Farewell Top Gear telly, we enjoyed your irreverent nonsense, smashing up cars and generally messing about. Hello new Top Gear. What you have in store is anyone’s guess, but I suspect it will be a...
It was my birthday recently and I received a present that initially made my heart sink. Nope, it wasn’t socks or soap on a rope, it was one accompanied by the dreaded words ‘you’ll enjoy building t...
The car started out as a wholly functional piece of design. It was nothing more than a ‘horseless carriage’, where the engine replaced four legs and a tail. From that simple start point, the car h...
A long and fruitful life is what most of us aspire to on our headstones. In the car world, many achieve the latter part of that hope but few manage the former. In a world that loves the new, the la...