Peugeot e-Rifter Long Allure Premium

Report 6 Ouch doesn’t quite cover it. A catch-up bill from Electricité de France (we don’t, ahem, like to nationalise our utilities unless it’s other nations nationalising them) tells me I need to add £1,785 to catch up, while from now the monthly bill for gas and electricity will more than double to a hernial […]
Suzuki Swift 1.4 Boosterjet Mild Hybrid Sport

Report 2 They say that size isn’t everything, but I beg to differ – although not in the direction you might think. Our dinky Suzuki Swift Sport is perfectly pint-sized for our frequently congested narrow roads. The fact is that new cars are typically bigger than what came before, but our roadways remain unchanged. From […]
Skoda Scala Monte Carlo 1.0 TSI

Another month, another glowing report. Well, yes, but before we get to the bit where I sing the Scala’s praises, this time around there are one or two caveats. Five months in, I have noticed a few ‘issues’ with the Skoda. That is perhaps overselling it, ‘niggles’ would be closer to the truth. Since the […]
Skoda Scala Monte Carlo 1.0 TSI

Report 4 It’s funny how you get attached to certain cars. Month four with the Scala has led me to contemplating life without it. That should happen around Christmastime, unless I can persuade Skoda to let me have it for longer. It isn’t that I am in love with the car, so much as it […]
Citroën C3 Aircross Shine Plus BlueHDi 110

Being forced to sit on the sidelines for a fair chunk of the past month has seen the C3 Aircross take a well-earned break from regularly transporting me to the four corners of my home city and beyond. No, I haven’t had a brush with the law, but I did have a date with a […]