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Although, generally we love our cars, we are also guilty of taking them for granted like a neglected spouse. It’s only when they are taken from us by someone else – like a neglected spouse – do we remember how attached we were to the vehicle and how devastated we …

The recent news that some 800 jobs are to go at Honda’s plant in Swindon makes for depressing reading. This once vibrant Wiltshire town where just a few short years ago unemployment was almost non-existent has suffered more than most in the South of England. What’s worse is that it …

Getting your first driving licence is great. Keeping it in the face of the many traffic laws is also great but, other than that, many drivers understandably don’t really give it a lot of thought. The plastic card part is in the purse or wallet should the need arise but …

Most of us like an alcoholic drink from time to time and most of us drink alcohol responsibly. The snag is that most of us drive as well and, as is universally known, the two – like water and oil – don’t mix. Year on year motorists are encouraged not …

There is lots of advice on the web about the best way to sell your used car privately. These days, with money being so tight, it has never been more important to maximise the best price you can achieve. This requires, as they say, due diligence and a bit of …

I’ve just bought a so-called city car. As a person who really loves his cars and driving, this is a bit of a departure to say the least but, if I‘m honest, I‘m never satisfied with the car I‘m running at any one time, believing the grass is always greener …

Car rallying is one of the most enduring forms of motor sport and one of the most accessible as events are run internationally and nationally, right the way down to club level. Yet the sport for some bizarre reason does not seem to attract the interest in the UK that …

Ahh celebrities…love them or hate them; they sure do give us plenty to talk about, particularly when it comes to their outrageous taste in cars. We’ve witnessed a £135K Bentley being spray painted pink by the likes of Paris Hilton, prestige badges replaced with the names of footballer’s girlfriends and …

Over the last couple of years we’ve had a taste of what winter can really do when it decides to turn nasty and, this being Britain, we were, inevitably, not really prepared for it. Fortunately, the dreadful conditions and freezing temperatures were a bit of a wake-up call and rather …

With the arrival of winter ever imminent, and experts predicting yet another harsh winter, Automotive Blog have decided to put together some top tips for preparing your car for the approaching cold spell. Visibility: Severe weather conditions and low light levels make driving in winter more dangerous. It’s important to …