Car theft is on the rise in many parts of the UK. In 2018 there was a nine per cent rise in car thefts around the country, according to the Office for National Statistics. It marks the fourth year of rising car thefts after a sustained period of reductions. In 2013-14 a total of 75,308 […]

Selling your car can be a daunting process, which is why many owners choose the easier route of part-exchanging at a dealership or using a car buying service. However, these options rarely offer the best price so it can be worth putting in the time and effort to sell your car privately. We’ve spoken to […]

Price: £114.99 SSP (body only) What is it? A battery-powered cordless impact driver for home mechanics and other DIYers. The R18IW3-0 has an 18V motor, three speed settings, Tri-Beam LED lights at the head, and an impact mechanism that aims to reduce the vibration felt through the unit. Ryobi’s business model is to sell you […]

“There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold;” The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert William Service The Yukon territory in Canada is almost unimaginably empty. With twice the land area of Great […]

Price: £27.99 (body only) What is it? A cordless handheld vacuum aimed at householders and car owners. The R18HV-0 ONE+ is part of Ryobi’s One+ automotive range – a line of tools ranging from tyre compressors to impact wrenches and light systems that all use the same battery system. Ryobi say that this makes its […]

Car design is a subjective thing. The Lamborghini Miura has been splitting opinions for decades and for every person who loves the VW Beetle there’s another that thinks it’s a bubbly abomination. However, there are some models we can almost all agree are downright hideous and should be consigned to the scrapheap. Cars like the […]

The six-foot-plus, heavily-bearded truck driver, with shoulders so wide they wouldn’t have looked out of place in an American Football match, lumbered over the Finnish petrol station forecourt, eyes just narrow slits against the gale force wind and driving snow, and peered down at me in the cabin: “Are you mad?” But don’t worry; this […]

by Matthew Calderbank A police officer in Yorkshire has shared startling footage of a car stopping suddenly in the outside lane of a motorway to allow an emergency vehicle to pass. PC Martin Willis, of West Yorkshire Police, shared the shocking dash cam video on Twitter after the driver’s sudden stop led to an hair-raising […]

The Highway Code is the most important book for all new and old drivers, listing the things you can and cannot legally do while driving. According to new research from GoCompare, around 75 per cent of drivers could not identify some of the driving offences in our quiz. Have a go yourself and see if […]