Cars

Road rage: the great motorist rebellion has begun

22 July 2023 9:00 am

The backlash against Ulez is only the beginning

The case against Ulez – by a cyclist

3 June 2023 9:00 am

Whether you’re more afraid of the forces of order or the forces of chaos is generally a matter of disposition.…

How to bag the best spot in the supermarket car park

20 May 2023 9:00 am

Our local Sainsbury’s, though admirable in every other way, has a slightly inflated estimate of the disabled population of Seven-oaks,…

Carmageddon: the electric vehicle boondoggle

13 May 2023 9:00 am

A couple of years ago I thought seriously about buying an electric car. Not a hybrid, but the full monty.…

In defence of SUVs

8 October 2022 9:00 am

The arrogance of the ‘Tyre Extinguishers’

The pernicious creep of the 20mph zone

9 July 2022 9:00 am

The blight of the 20mph speed limit

A vroom of one’s own: how I loved my old Mini

25 June 2022 9:00 am

Oh how I loved my old Mini

Buying a brand-new car is the ultimate good deed

25 June 2022 9:00 am

The Department for Transport recently ended a £1,500 subsidy towards the price of new, lower-priced electric cars one year earlier…

My solution to unfair traffic fines

14 May 2022 9:00 am

My driveway now lies in the middle of an ‘Average Speed Check Zone’. It’s a wonderful arrangement – for me…

My plan to cut congestions on our roads

30 April 2022 9:00 am

Much of the current antipathy towards the car derives from the excessive influence Londoners exert over national debates. London is…

The Highway Code to hell

29 January 2022 9:00 am

I did a speed awareness course on Monday. For the uninitiated, you have the option of doing one of these…

The case for road pricing

23 October 2021 9:00 am

Thornton Wilder remarked that there are individuals who fall in love with an idea long before its appointed rendezvous with…

The true cost of the convenience economy

24 July 2021 9:00 am

‘Where’s the car?’ said my wife Alice, interrupting my Zoom meeting on Saturday morning. ‘It’s where you left it,’ I…

Will a John Lewis home be up Boris and Carrie’s street?

10 July 2021 9:00 am

The Financial Times carried a curious story at the weekend about ‘the secretive process to elect the Lord Mayor of…

Why has the EU let German car manufacturers off the hook?

9 July 2021 12:40 am

Two billion? Five billion? Perhaps ten billion to make it a nice round number? For colluding on diesel emissions you…

Why I won’t buy a Tesla

3 July 2021 9:00 am

I loved the Ford Mustang Mach-E which I had on loan for four days. It was gorgeous to drive, and…

Suddenly used cars are hot property

12 June 2021 9:00 am

Companies should willingly pay tax wherever they generate profits — this column has long argued — because it’s fair they…

Letters: What happens if interest rates rise?

13 March 2021 9:00 am

Spinning plates Sir: Kate Andrews is right to highlight the looming risk of inflation (‘Rishi’s nightmare’, 6 March), but to…

The war on cars is backfiring

6 March 2021 9:00 am

For most London-based politicians, there’s a threat that’s worse than Covid. You’ll begin to notice it as we ease out…

John DeLorean: man of mystery – and full-blown psychopath

30 January 2021 9:00 am

DeLorean: Back from the Future was one of those documentaries — for me at least — that takes a story…

'Smart' motorways are an accident waiting to happen

23 January 2021 5:00 pm

If I could wave a wand and reverse just one government policy it would be the expansion of so-called ‘smart…

Letters: Why lockdown II was necessary

14 November 2020 9:00 am

Cancelled procedures Sir: Your leader (‘A lockdown too far’, 7 November) suggests that the Prime Minister should have shown ‘leadership’…

Why is buying a car such an ordeal?

7 November 2020 9:00 am

Why is buying a car such an ordeal?

Whose bright idea was the circuit-breaker?

26 September 2020 9:00 am

It’s electrifying! Who invented the circuit-breaker? Thomas Edison patented it in 1879, realising what damage could be caused to electrical…

The art of street furniture

29 August 2020 9:00 am

On his lockdown rambles, Christopher Howse finds beauty and solace in London’s street furniture