It’s that time of year again, a time of year so special that we like to scare ourselves silly with phrases like, “You know, it’s only eight weeks till Christmas” and “Me and your mum will be coming to you for Christmas day.” It’s also Halloween, and to celebrate this rather odd thing, Carrentals’ has gone to the drawing board and dug up something truly horrific – we trawled up the scariest cars of the Read more…

Road trips can be really exciting, after all no matter where you are heading that expanse of time spent in the car feels like an adventure. However, an absolute essential of any road trip is your personal soundtrack. Music makes driving even more enjoyable. My car stereo was recently out of commission for about a month and I was lost without it. Every journey seemed double the length without music to keep me entertained. What Read more…

Kevin May is a bit of a travel writing stalwart. Having just left as Editor of Travolution he has set up a new venture with his partners, Frederic Lalonde and Gene Quinn called Tnooz. We caught up with Kevin to talk to him about his new project and various other things… Q: For the three remaining people who’ve not heard of it, what is Tnooz about and who’s it aimed at? Tnooz is a global Read more…

However good a driver you are, however responsible and careful you are when behind the wheel of a car, the day is going to come when you are involved in an accident, even if it is only a minor one. With this knowledge in mind, it is good to be prepared and know exactly what you should do rather than just panic and run around like the proverbial headless chicken. So here are ten pointers Read more…

Now don’t get me wrong, I am absolutely delighted that Jenson Button won the Formula One world championship yesterday in Brazil, but I do wish he’d stop walking around like Austin Powers saying: “I’m world champion, baby!” Baby? Oh, and trying to sing “we are the champions” over the radio on his slowing down lap was a bit cringing as well. I don’t remember Lewis Hamilton reacting this way a year ago. But apart from Read more…

A car’s glove compartment is more of a “junk box” and less a glove box today. The original intent for including a glove compartment in cars was so drivers would have an easily accessible place to leave their driving gloves between rides. Cars did not have the specialised heaters we now find in our cars. Using the glove compartment for gloves prevented the inevitable lost glove phenomenon. Carmakers believed a convenient glove box to hold Read more…

People do some strange things while driving their cars and take serious risks, which can lead to injury or death for self and/or others. Many of the thoughtless things people do while driving are dangerous not illegal.  However, some of these lead to heavy fines because the police possess discretionary power to determine the meaning of careless driving and dangerous driving. I know they’re all women – but it’s still funny! Under the umbrella of Read more…