Non-receipt of Documentation

Q About nine months ago I sold my car, and very soon afterwards moved abroad with my family on a work contract for three years. I completed, and sent, to the DVLA a form notifying them of the sale of the car. We rented out our house in the UK and had post forwarded to my […]

Digging the dirt on cleaning

There’s a thin line between taking pride in a clean car and clinical obsession. Step over it, warns Simon Hacker, at your peril… Readers with young children might scratch their heads at any tribute to the world of cleaning and valeting: “Ah yes,” the thought process goes, “a clean car… I remember having one of […]

The weird world of ECOTY

With more than half a century of dishing out gongs, the European Car of the Year has been no stranger to controversy. Simon Hacker selects the keys to five cars of contention. Just what was that Fred van der Vlugt thinking? When he conceived the idea of a European award for the best motors, supposedly […]

It’s all white: for now, at least

The colour of our car matters enormously to us, but are we subject to changing fashions without even realising it? Craig Thomas investigates.   A car’s colour is important to us when we’re making a purchasing decision. It might not consciously be primary among our concerns – economy, reliability, safety and, increasingly, technology tend to be […]

Alcosense Pro Review

For anyone who drives and who also enjoys a drink, having a personal breath-tester is a wise safeguard to ensure that the two activities are kept well enough apart. Sales of these portable testers have soared in recent times, and before forking out for one you want to be certain that it is as reliable […]