After a year the Big Chill festival returns to the grounds of Herefordshire, England (or Ledbury, to be very specific). A wide range of genres is covered for audiences to enjoy amongst the summer sun. These include indie, dance, world, jazz, reggae, folk, dubstep, ambient and chill out genres. In addition to this a comedy stage is held every year. Hopefully this year will embrace its spectators with cold cider, warm summer weather and amazing Read more…

What would Don Draper do? A question I often ask myself these days, having totally fallen in love with HBO’s hit series Mad Men. Set in late 50s’ Manhattan, everything from the clothes to the soundtrack is effortlessly cool. So how do I get to be this cool? A lot of hair gel, even more whisky and an eye for the ladies. Doable. But what would Don Draper drive? Don starts the series in a Read more…

Are fuel prices ever going to drop? Should they? As it seems ever more expensive to fill up these days, is it fair to be charged so much for petrol? It’s not kind on the pocket but with fossil fuels in such short supply and high demand, can we really expect to get a cheap deal on something so precious? I don’t think so. Petrol prices are at a record high, costing up to £1.40 Read more…

The 2011 German Grand Prix, or otherwise more formally known and referred to as the Formula 1 Gober Preis Santander von Deutschland 2011, was held yesterday (24th July). Being the tenth fragment of the competition itself, it consisted of over sixty laps and was won by Lewis Hamilton (who started in the second grid). In second place was fellow previous winner Fernando Alonso and proceeding his place in third was Mark Webber – who began Read more…

This year, in Australia, Sydney police charged five men who allegedly attempted to extort money from racehorse owner Terry Mullens. According to reports, the five men made an ultimatum for money (approximately $120,000) at Mullens’ luxury car business in Sydney on July 11th. It is not surprising these types of happenings can make people feel unsafe, but within ten minutes the police had arrived at the scene of the crime and this included members of Read more…

It was recently reported that the number of children left in hot cars, and as a result have died, has risen dramatically compared with statistics from previous years. In 2011, at least twenty children have suffered from this tragic cause of death either due to the neglect and naivety of the parents and have therefore been essentially ‘trapped’ or due to severe dehydration. Most of these deaths occurred because the children were placed in the Read more…

Remember when you were little and it was quite fun not to wear a seat belt because you could jump from side to side in the back of the car? Or lie down and roll over to each side, alternatively. Well, the problem with this seemingly fun and innocent games is that it is both illegal and incredibly unsafe. It is very important to wear a seat belt. Let’s deal with the safety issues first. Read more…

Don’t you just hate those aggressive drivers? What’s their problem, eh? Unreasonable and often reckless, they seem to think they own the roads and that rules don’t apply to them. What’s your driving style? Are you a closet loon on the roads or are you all peace and love? Here are some telltale signs of aggressive drivers, and what to do when presented with the troublemakers.   Let’s start with how you express your frustration. Read more…

I’m sure we’ve all been tempted to tell the odd white lie when it comes to car insurance. If we just tweaked the odd fact here and there, it could potentially save a few pennies.  Example A: declaring points on your license. “I was only a couple of miles over the speed limit, my insurance company don’t need to be bored by those details”. But they kind of do! The dangers of not declaring points Read more…

Sound systems in your car or any type of vehicle can either be put in place in order to conspicuously reflect your wealth or alternatively present to others a complex and impressive piece of equipment. Shown below is a link to a YouTube video, which shows several different systems that have been implemented into a variety of vehicles:     The problem with this is, however, that you can’t help thinking to yourself as an Read more…