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We British have a love/hate relationship with caravans. Even those who hate them, love to hate them. It’s not altogether clear why caravans polarize opinion in this way, but their image problem isn't helped by anodyne styling and paint schemes - a design trait that prompted Ray Mears to brand them 'mobile bread bins'. Spending time in a...

Everybody likes a bargain, but buying the cheapest bicycle insurance can be a false economy. At its most basic, cover will offer only limited protection against theft and may be subject to restrictions that make it ill-suited to the way you use your bike. For example, if you have house insurance you may find you are offered a rudimentary...

It’s always risky putting too much faith in technology, but the prospect of driverless cars becoming the ultimate traffic calming measure is hard to resist. Motorists are teased with visions of driverless cars as luxurious and relaxing private retreats clever enough to take over menial tasks, but ready to relinquish control at a moment's...

There is nothing new about the small-wheeled cargo bike, but Tern claims to be redefining the category with its new electric powered GSD - a bike designed to carry two kids, a week’s worth of groceries or 180 kg of cargo. The GSD uses the now ubiquitous Bosch electric motor, which powered by up to two batteries can cover an impressive...

This week's unseasonable weather has prompted us to give away this Endura FS260-Pro Jetstream jacket. The design features a windproof front and an insulating and breathable 'Roubaix rear' - a lightweight thermal fabric that stays comfortable when wet and is quick drying. And as if that wasn't enough, the jacket boasts triple rear pockets...

GM has launched an electric city car that costs £3,829, which is less than it costs to buy a 125cc Vespa scooter. With both France and Britain planning a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, the question on many a driver’s lips is how I afford an expensive electric vehicle. The cheapest Nissan Leaf costs £26,680 including the...

There’s a popular myth that Britain has somehow lost its engineering expertise. Try telling that to Tenfold Engineering based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The company has developed a series of highly innovative and efficient folding systems useful in countless applications, the most eye-catching of which are self-deploying buildings. Arriving...

They have a reputation as being noisy, environmentally damaging and the preserve of the super-rich, but holidaying by helicopter needn’t be any of those things. A resourceful family from Thornhill, Stirling have transformed a former Royal Navy Sea King helicopter into a remarkable holiday home that sleeps a family of five (2 adults and 3...

The shambles that is the British government’s policy on air pollution has taken a surreal twist as it transpires councils in England will be funded to tear up speed bumps on the basis they cause pollution as drivers accelerate between them. In a perfect example of disjointed political thinking, it seems likely that fewer traffic humps will...

Regular cycling can reduce stress by as much as 52 per cent according to new research Global Health Barcelona and published in the BMJ Open magazine. The survey of 800 adults aged 18 to 69, found that those who cycle once a week benefit from at least a 20 per cent reduction in likelihood of stress – a figure that increases to 52 per cent...