Driving
Directions your phone can’t give you
In many ways a satnav is a miraculous device. A network of US military satellites more than 10,000 miles above…
What’s the point of the driverless car?
A first last week: a Google driverless car in autonomous mode was partly at fault in a collision, interestingly one…
Real life
If these speed awareness courses get much more entertaining and informative they might become a dangerous incentive to break the…
Your problems solved
Q. While renting in Rock last week, I ran into an acquaintance who invited me to join her large house…
Diary
The week starts well. My debut novel, The Miniaturist, is a year old. On the anniversary of its publication, my…
Long life
It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…
I went looking for a used car – and found my inner boy racer
A bit late, I know, to put in a bid for Jeremy Clarkson’s old job. But I think I might…
Your problems solved
Q. I’m a single bloke now and for various reasons don’t foresee any change to that status. I have moved…
Barometer
A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
Long life
I was listening to the radio the other morning to hear people complaining about the huge cuts in the number…
Your problems solved
Q. I have a friend with multiple sclerosis. She lives alone in the countryside. There is no bus service and,…
When did we become a nation of narks?
There’s a danger that in what follows your columnist may seem to be recommending an attitude. Please don’t think that.…
A mystery in the middle lane
I am convinced that when I took my driving test in 1983 I was asked by the examiner, ‘What lane…
