Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.
THIS Halloween Franken-car is every motorist’s worst nightmare – when it comes to terrifying repair bills. The composite image has been created by the UK’s fastest growing motoring association MotorEasy. They combed through stats for more than 15,000 years of car ownership to uncover the most eye-watering repair bills seen over the last twelve months.
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MotorEasy the UK’s fastest-growing motoring association has partnered with LeasePlan to provide its 250,000 members access to vehicle leasing deals backed by LeasePlan’s highly regarded Price Promise. This new service offers members six-to-eight great value vehicles with no hidden charges. These vehicles will be in stock and available at short notice, and if members can
Read More: MOTOREASY AND LEASEPLAN LINK UP FOR A BETTER DEAL
Falken opts for VLN9 outing with Porsche factory pairing Sven Müller and Patrick Pilet to share Falken’s Porsche in final 2019 VLN round Falken has opted to contest VLN9 after securing the services of Porsche factory pairing Sven Müller and Patrick Pilet for the final round of the series. Falken had originally planned VLN8 to
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If you watched telly in the 1970s and liked cars, you loved Hazell. Here was a bloke with some taste. It was more than the simple fact that he had a beautiful Stag, but that he also managed to keep it roadworthy. That V8 engine made a magnificent sound, but as we all know it
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For many motoring experts, when a vehicle approaches 200,000 miles on the clock, it’s nearing its life expectancy. But there are many vehicles in the UK that have gone further, exceeding the 250,000 mile barrier. And the Skoda Octavia – on sale in Britain since 1998 – tops the list, with more 250,000-mile-plus Octavias on
Read More: Skoda Octavia the UK’s ‘most durable car’ says Motoreasy
A study by comparison site 1st Move International has revealed the price increase of every 007 car in every James Bond movie, to reveal which Bond’s garage has seen the biggest increase in value. The study found the original and 2019 prices of 007’s cars in each Bond movie, i.e. the 1964 cost of an
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Thatcham Research is offering 12 guidelines designed to minimise bumps in the road on the journey towards fully Automated Driving. Developed with the ABI, the guidelines come as Thatcham Research works with International Regulators on new rules allowing Automated Driving Systems onto Motorways. The transition from Assisted to Automated Driving, where sensors and systems play
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A new compact and self-contained cube simulator, powerful enough to validate driver assistance and autonomous technologies in today’s vehicles, has been unveiled by Ansible Motion Limited. Thanks to its compact footprint and sophisticated computational architecture, the new Theta C driving simulator offers OEMs, Tier 1s, research institutes and industry bodies a more immersive and car-like,
Read More: First self-contained engineering-class driving simulator unveiled, capable of validating the latest automotive megatrends
HARMAN International a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, and Milan-based Garage Italia, specialised in customising vehicles, today announced a new partnership, that will bring legendary JBL sound to Garage Italia’s custom-designed cars. As part of the collaboration, Garage Italia will customise their vehicles
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I don’t normally do deep, but here it is. Essentially what I experienced at a market town estate sale is potentially my future, which is getting closer by the day. I took some undercover snaps and soaked up the atmosphere, as well as actually getting soaked by rain. The pictures were taken on proper print
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