Volkswagen Golf Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION DSG AUTOMATIC

Considering that just three examples of the Golf Alltrack were sold in the UK during 2020, we’re quite surprised that it has survived to see another generation. It first made an appearance back in 2016 and a grand total of 481 examples have been sold up until the end of last year. That kind of […]

Drink and drug driving by non-UK heavy goods vehicle licence holders

Recent distribution problems have highlighted the shortage of UK lorry drivers available, exacerbated by the backlog in testing new lorry drivers within the UK. Fuel forecourts and empty supermarket shelves are testaments to what seems to be an escalating problem as we move towards winter. Emergency visa applications have been submitted by European lorry drivers […]

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Michelin has launched a new CrossClimate 2 all-season tyre, replacing the successful CrossClimate+. Billed as the perfect all-rounder, the CrossClimate 2 can be used in summer months, but it’s also rated for use during winter in countries where winter tyres are mandatory. This will be handy for anyone driving to ski resorts from the UK, […]

Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI DSG AUTOMATIC

Old habits die hard, I guess. I was pretty confident that we’d turned a page with Skoda, as all was going to be well after our somewhat problematic Octavia estate that preceded the vRS. After all, and I’ve said it before, the perceived improvement in build quality of our vRS is really noticeable. It’s a […]

SsangYong Musso Rhino LWB Automatic

Tenth Report A stay of execution means this is not the final goodbye for the SsangYong, retirement having been pushed back so we can dovetail (or is that mid-air refuel?) my eventual migration to different wheels for this page. The extra month is great news, though I am a bit jittery about the editor prising […]

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