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If the roads of continental Europe beckon once again his summer, why not download Driving in France – our free e-book packed with information and advice on what to bring with you, the basic rules of the road, laws on speeding and fines, toll road information, advice for motorcyclists and much more? Don’t forget that for short-term driving...

Bike thieves are, for the most part, specialists; they target particular cycle racks at particular times and, if stealing from your shed, will overlook other valuable items in favour of a bicycle. From a thief’s perspective, it’s pretty much the perfect crime; most bicycles are easy to steal, difficult to trace and a breeze to sell on....

A clever new locating device bypasses the need for smartphones and an internet connection to find friends and children in crowds, remote areas, at festivals, or anywhere else under an open sky. Lynq uses a combination of GPS and low-power, long-range radio signals to help you find other users up to three miles away. The waterproof device...

The European Commission yesterday decided that riders of electric bicycles should require third party insurance, reports bike industry website bikebiz.com. If the proposal becomes law, the legal requirement for third party liability insurance may choke sales of pedelecs just as they are gaining popularity as a environmentally-friendly...

Heavy goods vehicles and people do not mix, but this doesn't stop them thundering along the streets where people work, live or play. Though they make up only 3% of all vehicles, lorries account for one quarter of Europe’s road transport emissions - a figure that's expected to grow as traffic increases further. On top of that, heavy goods...

Motorists who have removed the diesel particulate filter (DPF) from their car's exhaust to save on the £1,000 cost of replacing it will be lumbered with a car or van that's unable to pass the MOT. Changes to the MOT test criteria means that a major fault will be assigned to the vehicle if smoke of any colour is witnessed coming from the...

Motoring folklore has it that the driving experience is but a shadow of its former self. In the good old days: Tarmac was better laid and maintained; Parking wardens understood the need to stop illegally and would politely walk away without issuing a ticket; Police officers understood that speeding was not a ‘real crime’ and would turn a...

The use of titles to distinguish between married/unmarried women, but not men, is not only outmoded, but discriminatory so as a business we’ve now stopped using titles entirely with all our customers in written or emailed correspondence. From the start of this month, none of our written communications have included honorifics of any kind....

Now the sun has finally made an appearance, here's our guide to the weird and wonderful tents pitched for summer 2018. Little beats sleeping under canvas, but conventional tents have a few drawbacks. Once the air temperature drops, tents cool very quickly inside and, conversely, in direct sunlight they can become like saunas. On a crowded...

What better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than this R2-D2-themed design by Burton? It's just that cycle helmets aren't all they're cracked up to be. Who will wear this? Injury rates in countries where very few cyclists wear helmets are amongst the lowest in the world. There is speculation over why this might be, but even those with...