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Geoff Maxted
PositionResident Brit
JoinedMarch 31, 2016
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Formerly a cycling and mountain biking writer and photography lecturer, Geoff lives in England and mostly writes about the world of cars and motoring and life in general. A member of the UK’s Guild of Motoring Writers, he now provides news, views, and opinions for various automotive print and online publications. He is not easily pleased.
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Letter From The UK: Mini At 60: A Personal View

Geoff Maxted, founder of DriveWrite Automotive, examines how one tiny car changed the course of history.  After World War II,...
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Letter From The UK: At The Industrial Cliff Edge

We are just a few weeks away from the 29th of March when the United Kingdom is scheduled to acrimoniously depart...
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Letter From The UK: Snow Way To Carry On

In his latest Letter From The UK, Geoff Maxted examines the phenomenon (and the irony) of why we are still in disbelief every time it snows. In Europe over the last few days, very heavy snow has fallen in various countries. Mostly these are countries where it happens every year...
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Letter From The UK: Crunch Time Across The Pond

We are not quite panicking yet over the impending arrival of 29 March 2019 and the UK exit (or ‘Brexit’)...
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Letter From The UK: Goodwill To All Men?

Exercising safety and patience is important this holiday season. DriveWrite Automotive Magazine founder Geoff Maxted with a perspective. The original...
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Letter From The UK: Negative Thoughts On The SUV

Are SUVs today nothing more than a rush of plain vanilla? Are they as capable as they claim? Or is it just clever marketing?  DriveWrite Automotive Magazine founder Geoff Maxted with a perspective. Throughout life, this writer has always tried to stay positive and upbeat and take every day as...
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Letter From The UK: The Rejection of Autonomous Cars

“If you build it they will come” may apply to baseball fields but autonomous cars are a different story. The...
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Letter From The UK: Britain’s Brexit: The Long Last Leg

Has the middle ground in Brexit been lost?  How do automotive manufacturers respond?  Geoff Maxted examines in his latest Letter...
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Letter From The UK: When Speed Isn’t Everything

With so much to do in a given day, we often drive with purpose instead of for pleasure.  Maybe it’s time to take a road trip? A slow drive with someone special to just enjoy the scenery?  Geoff Maxted packs up a modest Ford Galaxy with his wife for a journey...
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Letter From The UK: Technology Will Save Us All. (Or Not). Part 2

Words like “technology” and “revolution” are often used in tandem to describe a brighter future. But are we actually better...
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Letter From The UK: Technology Will Save Us All. (Or Not).

Words like “technology” and “revolution” are often used in tandem to describe a brighter future. But do they hold any...
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Letter From The UK: English Heritage, Italian Style

Alfa Romeo cars of the past gave their owners both pride and pain.  Sometimes it was more pain than pride, but is this still the case today?   Geoff Maxted conducts an extensive drive with an Alfa Romeo Stelvio but with one small detail. That drive involves a trip into the heart...
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