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Flying in a jet airliner is a really safe way to travel

Opinion

Why don't people have a phobia of cars?

Travelling along the ground in a car at 30mph, or travelling through the sky in a plane at over ten times that speed - Matt Prior puzzles over why we're not more afraid of cars

16 February 2018

Why don't people have a phobia of cars?

Drivers may tap away at a car’s touchscreen – but not their phone’s

Opinion

Here's why sat-nav and phone laws for cars are confusing

With the laws on mobile phone and sat-nav use rather fuzzy, it looks like it's possible

9 February 2018

Here's why sat-nav and phone laws for cars are confusing

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Opinion

The new Mercedes A-Class is progress, of sorts

New hatchback makes big strides forward when it comes to technology; the same can't be said for its practicality

2 February 2018

The new Mercedes A-Class is progress, of sorts

Keep out of the black, as Jim Bowen once warned us

Opinion

Black is the new white (when it comes to car colours)

For the first time since 2012, more cars have been ordered in black than white

2 February 2018

Black is the new white (when it comes to car colours)

Scrutinise your V5C for evidence of previous ownership

Opinion

The 'not sold as advertised' case I really wish would go away

With a number of FCA group cars being sold without disclosure of their full history, how can you navigate the used car market safely?

26 January 2018

The 'not sold as advertised' case I really wish would go away

Bigger services are swisher but are they really better?

Opinion

Motorway service stations - is bigger really better?

Every now and again, a survey of the country’s best and worst motorway service stations crops up

19 January 2018

Motorway service stations - is bigger really better?

The G-Class has sold 20,000 units annually in recent years

Opinion

Can the iconic Mercedes G-Class really reinvent itself?

Plenty has changed on the new G-Class, despite its near-identical looks to its predecessor. We consider why it's worth it for Mercedes

15 January 2018

Can the iconic Mercedes G-Class really reinvent itself?

F1 bosses think grid girls are an outmoded concept

News

Opinion: Are grid girls an outdated concept?

This week, we discuss the concept of grid girls in Formula 1 and wonder whether they should be ditched, or joined by grid boys

12 January 2018

Opinion: Are grid girls an outdated concept?

‘Police’ is actually old Norse for ‘no overtaking’

Opinion

Matt Prior: The tester's notes that didn't make the cut in 2017

It's a new year, so it's time to release a few unused road tester notes from the past 12 months

5 January 2018

Matt Prior: The tester's notes that didn't make the cut in 2017

2018 Mercdes-Benz C-Class

Opinion

Why small improvements can really boost the Mercedes C-Class

With an updated Mercedes-Benz C-Class on the horizon, we consider where it can be bettered

3 January 2018

Why small improvements can really boost the Mercedes C-Class

Forward visibility isn’t great and the seats are pretty rudimentary but there’s lots of headroom and the raised driving position puts even the loftiest SUVs to shame

News

Christmas road test: 1948 Peppercorn A1 ‘Tornado’ steam locomotive review

The newly built A1 'Tornado' has returned 100mph steam power to Britain’s railway network - and had a starring role in Paddington 2. We took the controls and subjected it to our full road test

25 December 2017

Christmas road test: 1948 Peppercorn A1 ‘Tornado’ steam locomotive review