Any research done by the American Journal of Preventive Medicines has got to be worth a look, hasn’t it? In this case, their latest study has looked at the link between commuting long distances to work and being overweight. The […]
What do you think of the plan to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph? Maybe you already do 80mph or – gasp –more on a regular basis. If this is the case then you will want to see what […]
With the build quality of new cars being vastly improved in recent years, what proportion of them would fail their first MoT? I think it’s a really good question and consumer website honestjohn.co.uk has looked at 24.5 million MoT records […]
It’s a while ago and it may have been bigger news in the Netherlands, due to the fact that it was a Dutch company that played cavalry to the company’s rescue – unfortunately they ran into a General Custer-inspired bloodbath […]
If I told you that you could get hold of a Bugatti Veyron for absolutely nothing would you be at all interested? You are darn tooting you would. Let’s face it, these days none of us can afford to knock […]
You may have heard of category D cars but do you know what they are? They have been in the news in the last few days so now looks like a good time to see what they are. These vehicles […]
We’ve all done – got to the end of a long journey and wondered where the fuel has gone. And no you probably haven’t made a miscalculation because the published fuel economy figures which you use for the trip are […]
Carmakers globally are all showing their all-new, all-snazzy electric vehicles. But recent figures are showing they’re not selling very well. What a surprise! Electric cars aren’t particularly suffering from a lack of attention in the global car press and their […]
I have always felt a bit of antipathy towards the artist formerly known as Posh Spice, and I need to confess that her celebrity connection puts me off the new Ranger Rover Evoque Limited Edition Victoria Beckham. That’s not to […]
Have you ever stopped to wonder about why traffic lights don’t seem to evolve over the years? Opal Fruits have inexplicably become Starburst, sauces have become salsas and even my football club has turned match day in a softer, fluffier […]
Volkswagen have (in my opinion, anyway) secured themselves in a corner of the car market where price isn’t the key facilitator for your new car purchase. If you drive a VW, your car says something about you. It tells others […]
Alfa Romeo has been dealing with disappointing sales for quite some time now. The, sort of, recently released MiTo and Giulietta aren’t selling poorly, but haven’t brought the company the surge of sales they were hoping for. Other than those […]
Did you see that story a few days ago about the Peugeot that changes colour according to your mood? It was an April Fools joke, wasn’t it? I’m pretty sure it was but it is hard to be completely sure […]
How would you feel about coming across a legally blind 93 year old driving a car which is almost 50 years old? It might sound the start of a disastrous tale of motorway mayhem but it is actually a story […]