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 motors should have a car windscreen sticker (the French call them…
Category: Opinion
Our take on motoring matters
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…
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…
Car tax bands? I want a whole new car tax system
Politicians seem to be jostling in a queue for who can cut vehicle exhaust emissions by as soon as feasibly possible. And that’s fine. No one wants to poison the…
Tyre particles are the latest emissions problem
David Attenborough has been brilliant at drawing attention to the plight of plastics in our oceans. And while many of us might tut at the sight of a plastic bag…
Electric car charging points are the real challenge
Barely a week goes by now without the launch of a new electric vehicle (EV) like the Mercedes EQC (above). This would be great for the environment – assuming they…
Why are some car dealers stuck in the 1970s?
We routinely bash car dealers in surveys for being untrustworthy. A recent experience shows such reports may have a point. A family friend is 18, in the RAF. As a…
Why abolishing the MOT test is a really bad idea
The UK is the envy of most of the rest of the world for its road safety record. We tinker with that at our peril. A valuable contributor to that…
In-car screens. Computer says no?
There was a time when you could go to a scrap yard and find yourself in Citroen corner, usually full of XMs and Xantias. They’d often be a bit dusty…