13 05, 2012

Good News for Dads

By Sean Bell13 May, 2012bmw, car, EU, Ferrari, GM, LS, MoT, motorists, S line, Sport No Comments

No, an F30 is not a baby brother of the Ferrari F40 and F50. It’s a BMW. It’s like this. BMW has been giving the cars in its model portfolio standardised names so customers and drivers can easily recognise their […]

7 05, 2012

New Laws to Punish Drug Drivers

By Sean Bell7 May, 2012car, drink drive, drink drivers, LS, MoT, motorists, TV No Comments

The law has been rightly harsh on drink drivers for some years now but what about those irresponsible motorists who drive while under the influence of drugs? At the moment the situation is that the prosecution lawyers need to prove […]

2 05, 2012

Do You Get the MPG You Expect?

By Sean Bell2 May, 2012car, Chas Hallett, ford, ford focus, kia, Kia Picanto, LS, MoT, motorists, MPG, price, true mpg, what car? No Comments

I didn’t want to do it, I really didn’t. My idea was to let a week go past without mentioning the price of petrol but I can’t. It seems that every day that goes by we hear more bad news […]

30 04, 2012

Fuel economy: Real-world miles per gallon information now available

By Steve Lumley30 April, 2012107, audi, Audi A4, bmw, bmw x1, caption, car, car buyers, Chas Hallett, EU, fiat, fiat 500, ford, Ford Fiesta, ford focus, Ford Focus Estate, fuel economy, fuel prices, govt mpg, hyundai, hyundai i30, kia, Kia Picanto, Kia Rio, LV, mini, MoT, motorists, nissan, Nissan Micra, peugeot, peugeot 107, price, SE, TDI, toyota, Toyota Prius, true mpg, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf, volvo, volvo s60, what car? No Comments

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 […]

27 04, 2012

Hertfordshire Council to Refund 34,000 Drivers

By Sean Bell27 April, 2012bus lane, car, Cee, ford, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Council, LS, MoT, motorists, speed No Comments

I can proudly proclaim that I have never been fined for speeding, illegal parking or even for using a bus lane in my car. It has been a close call a few times and a couple of times I genuinely […]

18 04, 2012

Made in the UK China

By Sean Bell18 April, 2012AC, Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, British motorists, car, China, December British, English car brand, GM, LS, MG, MoT, motorists, SAIC, UK No Comments

MG. As a Dutchman I’m not sure how you Brits think about the matter, but to me it must be the most English car brand ever. Except, well, it doesn’t exist anymore. I guess I should have said it’s now […]

15 03, 2012

Diesel Pricing at a Record High

By Sean Bell15 March, 2012car, chancellor George Osborne, contract hire, Ecomotive, fuel duty, fuel efficient car, fuel retailers, George Osborne, LS, mercedes, MoT, motorists, Personal Contract Hire, price, seat, Seat Ibiza, seat leon, Seat Leon Ecomotive No Comments

Diesel prices have reached a record high having increase almost 10p per litre in the last 12 months. The average price per litre now stands at 143.05 pence per litre. This is a disaster for motorists and for fuel retailers […]