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Our take on the latest motoring issues. We’ll give you our inside view and we’re always on the side of the driver

electric car charging
Mechanical, Opinion

How ready are local authorities for the electric car charging challenge?

This is an interesting question because so much of how well people adopt EVs depends on the electric car charging infrastructure. And currently this appears to be undergoing some growing…

By James Foxall27th January 202217th March 2022
traffic offences
Opinion

Isn’t transferring moving traffic offences to councils another way of taking money from drivers?

From December this year, councils in England and Wales will be able to apply to take over monitoring moving traffic offences from the police. The result is hard-pressed drivers will…

By James Foxall8th July 202120th July 2021
Opinion

Why we should give scrappage a swerve this time

There are continuing rumours of a new government-backed scrappage scheme. This will be designed to encourage new car buyers to swap older more polluting models for electric cars. But is…

By James Foxall2nd July 202016th July 2020
dash cam footage
Driving, Opinion

Is the police using public dash cam footage sending out the wrong message?

In 2016, the police in north Wales realised they were missing a trick. The result has seen most police forces in the UK start using the public’s footage, primarily from…

By James Foxall28th April 20206th July 2020
smart motorways really dangerous
Driving, Opinion

Are smart motorways really dangerous?

So-called smart motorways have been in the news a lot lately, particularly after a scathing Panorama documentary. And there continues to be much debate over how safe or otherwise they…

By James Foxall11th February 20206th July 2020
electric vehicles
Driving, Opinion

Companies selling electric cars seem to be struggling. Is selling electric vehicles viable?

Good question. If possible we should separate running a car company and the business of producing electric vehicles (EVs). Part of the problem for the high-profile strugglers in the electric…

By James Foxall31st October 20196th July 2020
smart motorways
Driving, Opinion

Do smart motorways really work at keeping drivers safe?

The government has invested billions of pounds in the smart motorways scheme. The idea is to increase motorway capacity without going to the expense and disruption of building extra carriageways.…

By James Foxall24th September 20196th July 2020
Crit'Air car windscreen sticker
Motoring admin, Opinion

I’m going to France. Do I need a CRIT’Air car windscreen sticker?

The CRIT’Air scheme has been designed to reduce pollution in city centres around France. The idea is that all vehicles should display a CRIT’Air car windscreen sticker (the French call…

By James Foxall22nd August 201916th July 2020
mobile phone
Driving, Opinion

How dangerous really is using a mobile phone at the wheel?

Not so long ago, the law was changed to increase the punishment for driving with a hand-held mobile phone. Now there’s a lot of noise being made about the government…

By James Foxall19th August 20196th July 2020
driverless cars
Opinion

My 17-year old keeps asking about driverless cars. How far away are they?

Driverless cars are undeniably the future, but when will they become reality? Five years? Ten? Or longer? German company Continental is uniquely positioned to give us a definitive answer. You…

By James Foxall18th July 20196th July 2020

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