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I’ve just bought a so-called city car. As a person who really loves his cars and driving, this is a bit of a departure to say the least but, if I‘m honest, I‘m never satisfied with the car I‘m running at any one time, believing the grass is always greener …

Car rallying is one of the most enduring forms of motor sport and one of the most accessible as events are run internationally and nationally, right the way down to club level. Yet the sport for some bizarre reason does not seem to attract the interest in the UK that …

Ahh celebrities…love them or hate them; they sure do give us plenty to talk about, particularly when it comes to their outrageous taste in cars. We’ve witnessed a £135K Bentley being spray painted pink by the likes of Paris Hilton, prestige badges replaced with the names of footballer’s girlfriends and …

Over the last couple of years we’ve had a taste of what winter can really do when it decides to turn nasty and, this being Britain, we were, inevitably, not really prepared for it. Fortunately, the dreadful conditions and freezing temperatures were a bit of a wake-up call and rather …

With the arrival of winter ever imminent, and experts predicting yet another harsh winter, Automotive Blog have decided to put together some top tips for preparing your car for the approaching cold spell. Visibility: Severe weather conditions and low light levels make driving in winter more dangerous. It’s important to …

Wi th the numbers on petrol price boards across the country edging ever higher, and the proposed fuel duty announcements to be made in the chancellor’s budgets this week, the cost of motoring is at an all-time high. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM motoring assist have come up with …

Just bought a new car? Donate you old one. In August las t year research conducted by Sainsbury’s Finance revealed that, in spite of the sluggish economy, nearly 8 million of us were were planning on buying a car in the following six months. The announcement, which was covered here, …

The all new Jaguar C-X75 has been developed to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary but this car proves why they have remained at the top of the game this long. The Jaguar C-X75 is everything you would expect for the name. Sleek, elegant and crafted, from whatever angle you look …

The Department of Transport are currently holding discussions about bringing Britain’s MOT system in line with the rest of Europe by scrapping the annual MOT test.  On the continent, it is common for all new cars to only be tested for the first time, four years after they are manufactured …