The Bugatti Veyron has just been named the fastest road legal car in the world, just a few days after this title was originally taken away from it. The Veyron can go at speeds up to 268 mph and to […]
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04, 2013
Tag Archives: South America
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04, 2013
What’s the Most Foolish Thing You’ve Done Behind the Wheel?
Did you see that video doing the rounds in which someone is driving a Jaguar which is completely covered in snow? Well, except for the tiny little peephole which someone has cleared in front of the driver. It got me […]
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02, 2013
Masked Vigilantes Rule the Streets of London
One of the things I most miss about driving in the UK is the fact that people used to flash their lights at me to warn that there were traffic cops or some other undesirable hazard further along the road. […]
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01, 2013
What Is Stopping You From Driving?
I was reading about driving phobias recently and I was reminded of my sister. She passed her test when she was about 30, and was absolutely terrified of going on the motorway. In fact, she refused point blank to go […]
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12, 2012
Your Best Motoring Memories of the Year
After a year of petrol price increases, threats of more toll charges and increased insurance premiums for the ladies it might be nice to end 2012 by thinking of our favourite driving moments of the year. This year I have […]
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11, 2012
Extreme Driving and Crazy Truck Drivers Stress You Out
What’s the most extreme situation you have driven in? It turns out that most Brits class bad weather as being the most stressful things they come across but I have a little tale which came to mind when I read […]
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08, 2012
How Much Would Cutting Up the Prime Minister Cost You?
I was interested to see talk of fines for drivers being increased in the UK. It was actually a bit of a coincidence, as I just saw something on the local telly about plans to do it here in South […]
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08, 2012
Badge “Engineering”
The only proof of booming Indian and Chinese automotive industries in the UK is the fact that Tata owns JLR. Other than that, there’s the occasional Chinese cookie jar on wheels trying to set foot on British soil, generally being […]
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08, 2012
Do You Know Any Scary Drivers?
I almost didn’t write this article. It’s not that I am feeling particularly lazy today, although my daughter did wake me up before 6 in the morning screaming for milk and a DVD of Barney the slightly annoying Dinosaur. No, […]
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08, 2012
When Are You Too Old to Learn to Drive?
I learned to drive a bit later in life than a lot of my friends and work colleagues. I wasn’t exactly a pensioner when I first stalled at traffic lights but I was old enough to grow a lovely set […]
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08, 2012
Chinese Ethics
Chinese cars, don’t you just love ‘em? You don’t, do you? Yours truly having spent a while in Southern China this summer, I’m aware that the quality of native Chinese carmakers isn’t quite up to par with the cars coming […]
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08, 2012
Is London the Most Difficult Place to Become a Taxi Driver?
Have you ever fancied being a taxi driver? Someone told me years ago that it is really expensive to get a licence but I never really believed them. Then I was watching a programme on Spanish telly the other night […]
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07, 2012
The Carpenter, the Red Light and British Politeness on the Road
I drove through a red light today but I have a good excuse; the carpenter made me do it. It’s a long story to be fair but let’s start off with the guy who works with wood. I live in […]
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07, 2012
Where Looks Don’t Matter
The Chevrolet Spin. My first thought when I saw this thing: praise the Lord in heaven and all his angels this thing isn’t coming to our roads! That’s because the Chevrolet Spin is only going to be sold in Asia […]