Horseless Carriages
The Vehicle Excise Duty, also known as Road Fund Tax or just Road Tax, has increased again from this month. This historic tax dating from 1910 was originally ring fenced to pay for road construction and maintenance of the roads in the UK. The Roads Act 1920 required local councils to register new vehicles and … Read More “April News Brief” »
As cars get smarter and their tech increases, so does the chance of the vehicle being rendered unusable until a faulty sensor is replaced. Take a fairly simple headlight level sensor which is attached to the car’s suspension and controls the angle of the headlights beam. The vehicle’s load position is taken into consideration and … Read More “Unusable Car – Headlight Sensor Fail” »
It’s Spring! Or is it yet? The 1st of March is meteorologically the start of Spring, following the four seasons definition and related weather conditions. Astronomically, Spring will start later this month on the 20th – the vernal equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. New Plates Please In the new car world, it’s a … Read More “March News Brief” »
The Digital Driving Licence this year in the UK will go digital. The current plastic card will become an option. Your licence will be accessible via an app on your smartphone. For those who do not have a smartphone, the plastic card will still be available. Australia and many US states have already adopted the … Read More “February News Brief” »
A cold Sunday morning in January. Phone goes off with a text from my son’s WhatsApp group. They are at Donington Park Circuit in Derbyshire. They own a Renault Clio track car complete with roll cage shod with appropriate slicks for the track. An invite for me to join them. I did have other plans, … Read More “Donington Park Circuit” »
New Year 2025 – An Automotive Plan? What have you got planned for this year with regards to your automotive activities? Have you a car currently off the road that you intend to got back on the road? Have you a restoration project that didn’t really get the time spent on it last year that … Read More “January 2024 – News Brief” »
