Automotive

I once spent a frantic Tuesday morning tearing my house apart, convinced I’d lost the V5C logbook for my car just days before I was due to sell it. The […]

I remember the sheer panic. Sitting in my brand-new car, the paint so glossy you could see your future in it, staring at the entrance of a local car wash. […]

There’s a specific, gut-wrenching feeling that comes with it. The sputter. The judder. The sudden, ominous silence as your car coasts to a dead stop on the side of the […]

Let’s be honest, the whole process can feel like a minefield. My first time, I was a nervous wreck. I bought a shiny blue hatchback that looked perfect but had […]

The first snowflake hits the windscreen and suddenly, everyone forgets how to drive. It’s a baffling, yearly phenomenon. One minute you’re cruising along, the next you’re in a slow-motion ballet […]

It’s funny what you notice when you’re stuck in traffic. The other day, inching along the M25, something felt different. It was quieter. The usual cacophony of internal combustion engines […]

I still remember my first driving lesson. It was in a beat-up hatchback with a nervous instructor who smelled faintly of coffee and desperation. The entire curriculum consisted of three-point […]

I remember my first trip to the UK. Landing at Heathrow, a chaotic symphony of announcements and rolling suitcases, I felt a surge of excitement. That excitement quickly turned to […]

Driving isn’t what it used to be, and honestly, that’s a very good thing. I remember my first car, a rattletrap with more personality than safety features. It had seatbelts, […]

We’ve all been there. Staring at a smoking hood on the side of the road, or wincing at a new, terrifying noise coming from somewhere deep within the machine. I […]