There’s a widespread delusion that cars occupy pockets of private land – like an automotive foreign embassy. And it’s one of the reasons UK roads feel so inhospitable. The enduring road tax fallacy doesn’t help. ‘Road tax’ was abolished in 1937 and yet, almost 90 years later, many motorists continue to feel a sense of moral ownership over the roads…
The way carmakers market to us has changed over time. If you can remember a time before the near-demise of the estate car, it was all about 0-60 times. Now ads sell the SUV lifestyle. There’s no doubt motorists enjoy the elevated driving position offered by SUVs, but do these larger vehicles offer occupants any more room? It’s a tough…
If you’re lucky enough to cycle as part of your work, your employer can pay you a tax-free mileage allowance of up to 20p per mile. Unfortunately, the commuting journeys between your home and permanent workplace don’t qualify. However, one of our nearest neighbours permits commuters to claim an allowance for cycling to and from work every day. Cyclists in…
A Tesla whistleblower this week claimed self-driving car tech is not safe enough for public roads, but how safe is safe enough? After all, there’s a double standard where road safety’s concerned. A once-in-a-decade train crash that kills 5 people will generate wall-to-wall media coverage, a public enquiry and changes to working practices, but the daily UK road death toll…
Car makers may have got better over the last 50 years at protecting drivers in a crash, but much of the progress has been at the expense of those outside the vehicle. There’s a blind spot where road danger’s concerned. And we’re not talking about societal apathy – we mean an actual, real-life blind spot. Alongside a fashion for high…
