From car reviews to staying safe on the road or keeping on top of maintenance, our motoring category will keep you informed.
Holidays are a fabulous time of the year, particularly when you take the family away for some well-earned rest and fun together. The flip side of these fun holidays is all of the expenses you run into, which can blow out your holiday budget. This particularly applies to rental cars, because whilst having your own … Read more
When Hubby was made redundant at Christmas he had to hand back his VW Caravelle as well as his access to all the cars/vehicles in the company pool and along with it the versatility to borrow the perfect family car according to our destination, function and number of family members being transported. Working in the … Read more
As the Winter months are fast approaching and the UK weather gets more wild by the day it’s time to start thinking about keeping yourself safe when out and about on the roads. Of course the best piece of advice to follow is to stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary but that isn’t always … Read more
Whether you’re a new parent or you’re on to your third, fourth or even fifth child, you can never be too prepared for bringing a new-born into the world (no matter how much practice you’ve had). Everything changes from the moment you hear their first tiny cries and instead of thinking ‘now what?’ we want … Read more
Even though the used car market is now a much more tried and tested method of vehicle purchase there are still some fundamental concerns. If you do have worries about buying a used car there are some golden rules to follow: Tips on buying a Used Car Make sure you visit the car in person … Read more
As you may recall I recently won a 5* trip to St Tropez in France to test-drive the new Citroen DS5 before its launch in the UK in April. I had an amazing time which you can read about in the various posts on my site entitled My Citroen DS5 Experience, and now you can … Read more
After a pretty good night’s sleep (I don’t sleep well in hotels), we woke up bright and breezy around 7.30 am, and then the nerves kicked in. Today I would be driving a left-hand drive car on the right side of the road, and I had never done this before. What on earth was I … Read more
Being a fan of cars I had to give myself a slap on the wrists when it came to the Lexus RX because even though it is a car which I have coveted since I first laid my eyes on it, I found myself asking my Husband where they were from. However I didn’t feel … Read more
When you’ve got a big family to look after, you need a car that is both reliable and inexpensive. Shelling out for a brand new family car tends to be an expense that you can do without, and that means that you need to go with the latest trend – looking at used cars for … Read more