Gather round and harken unto this tale of woe . . . A couple of weeks ago I took delivery...
Letter From the U.K.
Get an inside look into the auto industry in the UK from our resident Brit, Geoff Maxted, in this fortnightly series. How does their car culture differ?
If ever this writer needed a reason to move lock, stock, and barrel to the United States it is this:...
As drivers we are admonished by our leaders to do better and be mindful of all the road safety rules and regulations. Commit a minor misdemeanour, however innocently or accidentally, and a camera has your number or a policeman pulls you over and your billfold is suddenly, painfully, lighter. That’s...
Great Britain is a small country. In area it is smaller than some of the individual United States. Unlike the...
When you look at British politics, or indeed politics almost anywhere in the world, you can see division through adherence...
One of the few benefits of living in the UK is that, being a relatively small island nation, nothing is that far away. At a push, a healthy alert driver could go end to end in well under twenty-four hours. This means our diverse and varied countryside, regions, historic towns,...
The citizens of Great Britain are, to say the least, a skeptical lot. Tell them white is white and they...
Between these very virtual pages you will find dissent. Some esteemed colleagues are looking toward a bright new autonomous future,...
I like where I live. It facilitates ease of access to both the countryside and the malls, where I have spent many happy hours in my car waiting for my dear lady wife. Looking out from the slightly higher viewpoint of my home, I can see suburbia spread out before...
Initially, my idea was to discuss and update Britain’s exit from the European Union (or Brexit as it has come...
“This is Meg. Meg is our car.” This statement appeared on a Twitter feed near to me, accompanied by a...
Like in many countries of the world, the British Sterling Pound currency is changing. Gone are our elegant paper bank notes, replaced now by seemingly indestructible plastic money that does not have that special “feel” only proper paper bank notes can have. Goodbye Pound Coin In general use, the British...
No one was more surprised than me when, just four days before the next big auto event, I decided not...
As a motoring writer of long-standing and an old-school petrol-head through to my bones, I have to admit to being...
That thunderous noise you hear is the future rushing towards us like an out-of-control freight train. On board is the usual motley collection of intolerance, crime, war, pestilence, regret, love, an awakening Eco-consciousness, and automotive autonomy. In the UK, as elsewhere probably, when politicians spy a bandwagon they will leap...
After the tragedy of the Second World War many things changed. It was as if a global decision had been...
It isn’t just the British who are at odds with the pan-European ideal; both Poland and Hungary now have serious...
Recently, European Union antitrust authorities approved the proposed acquisition of GM’s Opel/Vauxhall automotive business by the PSA Group, which manufactures Citroen, DS, and Peugeot models. This merger applies to the Vauxhall manufacturing plants in the United Kingdom that produce two of the top ten most popular vehicles currently on sale...
As we huddle pitifully in the wind and rain of our tiny Islands, we gaze enviously across the pond at...
Is The Great British Car Industry Heading For The Rocks? A few weeks ago, the Conservative Government of the UK...
A small green jewel of an island in the middle of the Irish Sea is home to one of the most exciting and nerve-shredding Motorsports events anywhere on the planet. Although it is part of the United Kingdom, the Isle Of Man has its own parliament and government which have...
Imagine, if you will, a solitary man sitting slumped at the bar of a dark, depressing dive. Further along, an...
Great Britain is very much a place of mixed fortunes; much like America I imagine. Some privileged people live in...
Picture this: A small brown field mouse breaks cover and arrives at a junction of grass and hard surface. It is a beautiful day; there are very few people about and the countryside is quiet. Somewhere nearby a bird sings in the trees. The mouse reaches out a tentative paw...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the more companies talk about the quality of their customer service, the worse...
Recently, I sustained a fall that has slowed me down a bit. To go from charging around like Road Runner...
A very long time ago, the French tried to horn in on the North American continent but we, the British, saw them off only to be unceremoniously kicked out ourselves. Honestly, King George III wasn’t such a bad chap once you got to know him. Obviously, at the time, he...
Fish. Some folk like to eat fish and some don’t. Those that do are often enthusiastic about their preference and...
Have you ever seen a plastic bag caught in swirling gusts of wind? It flies this way and that, never...
Here in the United Kingdom, we have a great and venerable institution known as the Ordnance Survey. It is the national mapping agency for Great Britain and is one of the world’s largest producers of maps. We’ve no need for a Lewis or a Clark here; our maps are so...