One of life’s greatest mysteries (and worst kept secrets) is the identity of the Stig from Top Gear. Depending on how closely you follow the show you may already know the answer to the question – who is the Stig? Well, the BBC are so desperate to keep the answer a secret that they’re actually suing the man beneath the helmet.So who is the...

Why do some drivers revert to childhood when they get behind the wheel of a car?It’s a good question, and one that’s being asked by a new campaign on Facebook that’s trying to encourage drivers to show each other a bit of respect. Check out the video and see if you recognise the behaviour in anyone you know – it’s worth a watch...

If you own a car then you should be used to having the contents of your wallet or purse stolen at every opportunity. Road tax, fuel duty, and insurance costs seem to keep on going up and now there’s another government-led change that’s going to cost you money.It’s no secret that there are plans afoot to switch off the country’s analogue...

Even though I learnt to drive the moment I turned seventeen I’m amazed that this age limit has remained intact. Both statistics and sensationalist headlines suggest that seventeen-year old drivers are far and away the biggest menace facing society, and we all know how keen politicians love to stick the boot into drivers. The knee-jerk reaction is to say we...

A friend of mine (we’ll call him Steve) recently had the misfortune of crashing his car into the back of someone at a roundabout. Usually these are fairly minor crashes that result in a couple of scratched bumpers and a bruised ego, but in this case the impact was a bit more severe. Steve has a driving style that involves keeping up momentum by using the...

It seems slightly early for the Top Gear Merchandising Machine to be releasing any new books – I’d have thought they’d have hung on until nearer Christmas – but that’s exactly what they’re doing ready for this autumn.First up there’s a sequel to last year’s Where’s Stig? called Where’s Stig: The World...

Any idea how much money was raised by speed cameras between 2008 and 2009? Well, thanks to the release of some goverment stats the total figure is now known to be a whopping £87m.At the same time the decline in casualties has reduced – we’re having fewer accidents than we were but the reduction in numbers is slower than it was before speed cameras...

For those who don’t fancy flying, here is a selection of wonderful drives either within the UK or nearby. Glasgow to Skye The roads up from Glasgow to Skye are amazing. You pass many a loch – including Loch Lomond – and go through narrow valleys with staggering mountains either side of you, which are capped with snow even during the height of...