(At least we have a good excuse!) We all know that governments want to tax us on every single thing they can, but its finding a justification, or a good reason to do that.  There no point denying it, that’s what governments do and whilst the opposition will of course criticise the government when they […]

It’s in the eye of the beholder. You’ve probably heard that plans are afoot, to give the Police extra powers to issue on the spot fines and points on your licence for careless driving. Well this proposal has been heavily criticised by the Institute of Advanced Motorists and I have got to say, I am […]

We are all aware of the term “drink driving” well the term “drug driving” is set to become just as familiar to us all as the Government has indicated its going to get tough on what until now has largely been overlooked, ignored or swept under the carpet in all but the most severe cases. […]

The RAC Foundation in conjunction with Ipsos MORI, have produced a report based upon results of a survey on car use. Amongst the interesting findings is the fact that over half of motorists would rather risk getting stuck in traffic, than use public transport.  The report also says motorists are not convinced about alternatives to […]

Genesis, or Armageddon? It doesn’t come as a shock that innovative car maker Nissan will be one of the first main stream car makers to offer an all electric vehicle, as they unveil there new “LEAF” which will go on sale before the end of 2010 and it will produce ZERO emissions. Pretty much like […]

Forget all the green issues and congestion issues, road pricing is going to happen for one reason and one reason only and that’s to continue the revenue stream that government currently get from motorists. At the moment, we all pay tax on the fuel we use to run our cars and it’s around £3.25 a […]

Despite the difficult times we’ve all been through, there are still lots of interesting and exciting new cars and vans being released in the next 12 months for us to spend our hard earned cash on. Whilst its certain, that the car makers have shelved some of their plans because of the difficult market, it takes […]

It’s very sad when any business has to close its doors and lay of its staff and it’s particularly sad, when it’s another part of our dwindling manufacturing industry, such as Birmingham van maker LDV. Around 4,000 jobs will go with the announcement that LDV has gone into receivership and that’s awful, but there are […]

It’s always good to have some good news to talk about and latest figures from The Department for Transport give us just that, as they confirm that road deaths show there was a 14% reduction over 2007, to a low of 2,538 fatalities. 2007 figures themselves were pretty good as well, as for the first […]

True to form, Vauxhall’s new Insignia is getting the VXR treatment, following a long line of Vauxhalls that have been breathed upon to get our hearts beating and pulses racing. Its difficult to describe how its going to look, but basically, its getting a front and rear end job, 19” alloy wheels and lots of […]