Beaulieu looks forward to an exciting 'Simply' events season in 2024... They tell us: (All images and words from Beaulieu). Petrol head enthusiasts are looking forward to a packed events calendar, with an impressive fourteen Simply rallies set to take place throughout the 2024 show season. These rallies will offer enthusiasts the chance to admire some stunning vehicles on display … [Read more...]
News & Views
Our take on what’s been happening in the world of motoring
We appreciate that these days there are vast quantities of motoring news items freely available to all, from huge numbers of global sources. It would be impossible to bring them all to you through these pages – so we are not even going to try!
Instead, we will include selected motoring-related stories which we feel will be of interest. Depending on the item, we hope that they will also inform, encourage, entertain and provoke further thought!
Each item will be dated, and as new stories arrive, older posts will be archived chronologically.
Funding awarded to The British Motor Museum for Changing Places toilet
The British Motor Museum has been awarded funding for a Changing Places toilet... They tell us: (Image and all words from The British Motor Museum). The British Motor Museum is delighted to have been awarded funding for a new Changing Places toilet, a partnership between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and Muscular Dystrophy UK in association with … [Read more...]
Personal endeavour, endurance and achievement – celebrated at Beaulieu by renowned photographer Rick Guest
Chris Adamson reports on a collection of amazing images… Feats of personal endeavour, endurance and achievement are brought into high-definition focus in a new exhibition at the National Motor Museum that showcases the hyper-detailed photography of Rick Guest. Known for his precision photographs of objects in close-up, Rick’s images allow the viewer to see aspects of an object not … [Read more...]
The Motor Ombudsman enters into partnership with insurance broker Howden
The Motor Ombudsman has teamed up with Howden, insurance broker, to enhance benefits available to businesses accredited to the Ombudsman, and Howden's Motor Trade Insurance policyholders... They tell us: (Image and all words from The Motor Ombudsman). The Motor Ombudsman has partnered with Howden to enhance the portfolio and value of benefits available to its accredited businesses … [Read more...]
SMMT car sales figures for March 2024 – and fuel prices increase!
Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) looks at the SMMT's UK car sales figures for March 2024 – discovering that fleets get deals and boost the 24-plate registrations, but private buyers have put the brakes on pure electric purchases... March signals a twentieth month of consecutive growth for the automotive sector, a remarkable milestone for the industry, said Sue Robinson, Chief … [Read more...]
MG to take centre stage at Goodwood Festival of Speed
As MG celebrates 100 years, the marque is to star in the Central Feature at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2024... MG tells us: (All words and images from MG). MG Motor to star in the iconic Central Feature at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024, as the brand celebrates 100 years Highly anticipated MG Cyberster roadster will spearhead Gerry Judah’s sculptural masterpiece MG has … [Read more...]
New Grenadier Quartermaster Chassis Cab added to INEOS line-up
INEOS Automotive launches Grenadier Quartermaster Chassis Cab. They tell us... (All words and images from INEOS). Five-seat double cab chassis variant uses the same extended frame as the Grenadier Quartermaster pick-up and is targeted at specialist conversion companies and commercial body builders. Exposed ladder frame rear of the cabin provides a wide range of body-building options … [Read more...]
Gaydon Land Rover Show to celebrate 30 years of the second generation Range Rover (P38)
The Gaydon Land Rover Show, to be held on 4th/5th May 2024, will celebrate the second generation (P38) Range Rover, introduced in 1994. The British Motor Museum tells us: (Image and all words from the British Motor Museum). The Gaydon Land Rover Show will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the popular Range Rover P38 when it takes place on 4 & 5 May at the British Motor Museum. The … [Read more...]
New Suzuki Swift (Fourth Generation, hybrid) arrives this April
All-new Suzuki Swift Hybrid makes its British debut this spring... Suzuki tells us: (All words and images from Suzuki). Salient points of the new model (more information to follow soon on Wheels-Alive)... All-new Fourth Generation Swift Hybrid – on sale in the UK and Republic of Ireland from April 2024 with new, enhanced but familiar exterior and interior designs, an even higher … [Read more...]
A fascinating insight into the MG/Rover car that never was (well, almost)…
No longer languishing at Longbridge... a missing link between old and new - by Dave Moss. Anyone interested in preserving the history of Britain's once proud motor industry will surely have welcomed recent news that the British Motor Museum has secured the long-term loan of eight historic cars from MG Motor UK. All have been in storage since 2005, and all depict key moments in the MG and Rover … [Read more...]
For Your Bookshelf – Book Review: “Three Men in a Land Rover”
An amazing true overland driving adventure story... ...reviewed by Kim Henson. Authors: ‘Waxy’ Wainwright, Mike Palmer and Chris Wall Publisher: Porter Press International Ltd; www. Porterpress.co.uk 208 pages (hardback); 240 mm x 280 mm UK Price: £35.00 ISBN: 978-1-913089-03-0 Regular readers of Wheels-Alive may already realise that personally I enjoy reading about motoring … [Read more...]
How well do you know your road signs?
Know Your Road Signs? – Road Surfacing Experts Reveal the Meaning Behind UK Road Signs... (All words and images from Instarmac). Fancy yourself as a great driver? So do most of us. According to the AA, 55% of Brits think they drive safely the majority of the time. However, over half of us still struggle with the Highway Code, so there’s clearly a big disconnect there. Getting your head … [Read more...]
Motor Ombudsman poll finds that saving money is the biggest driver for drivers buying a used vehicle
The Motor Ombudsman tells us: (All words and images from The Motor Ombudsman). A poll commissioned by The Motor Ombudsman has found that the primary reason for the surveyed consumers buying a used car would be to save money – cited by over half (58%) of respondents One in four would opt for a car that already had miles on the clock, to avoid bearing the initial cost of … [Read more...]
GEM encourages all road users to play their part and save lives
'Small actions, big impact'... GEM urges everyone who uses the roads to make small changes to their behaviour to make a huge improvement in road safety. They tell us: (Image and all words from GEM). Support for new National Highways campaign GEM adds two of its own easy safety tips ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting the new National Highways … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to those classic movie motors?
Off the back of the Oscars, researchers have revealed where classic movie motors are today, finding that some are still driving on UK roads in 2024! With cars and film going hand in hand thanks to so many memorable car chases and driving scenes, the team at Scrap Car Comparison have cross referenced the numberplates found in movies from Harry Potter to the Italian Job, with the gov.uk website - … [Read more...]
Stolen Ford Escort Mark I is still missing…
Where is Graham King's Escort? He would welcome any news regarding its whereabouts... Graham King’s bronze-coloured Ford Escort Mark I two door saloon, registration UFX 365L, has still not been located. It was stolen on April 12th, 2022 from a private driveway in Wallisdown, east Dorset, and it is believed that it was taken in the early hours of the morning. Graham is definitely not giving up … [Read more...]
Heritage Fund grant awarded to The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
National Lottery Heritage Fund grant will enable a transformation at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu... They tell us: (All words and images from The National Motor Museum). The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is celebrating today after receiving a £226,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting new project. The project will see the Museum building refurbished, … [Read more...]
INEOS Grenadier wins Truck/SUV category in the tough 2024 Alcan 5000 Rally
A class victory won by the INEOS Grenadier in the gruelling 10 day long Alcan 5000 Rally in Western Canada/United States... They tell us... (All words and images from INEOS). INEOS Grenadier scooped class victory in 10-day endurance rally – the first rally win for the newly launched 4X4 Alcan 5000 Rally takes competitors 5,000 miles from Kirkland, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska 39 … [Read more...]
Production of fifth generation MINI Cooper starts at Oxford
Head of MINI Stefanie Wurst joined Plant Oxford associates to celebrate the production launch; Charlie Cooper drives the first model off the production line. MINI tells us... (Image and words from MINI). Monday, 11th March saw the start of production for the new, fifth generation MINI Cooper at the home of MINI, Plant Oxford. Associates at MINI Plant Oxford were joined by Head of MINI, … [Read more...]
Project Yonder wins at the Motorhome and Campervan Design Awards 2024
A major accolade for Project Yonder results from their first entry into The Caravan and Motorhome Club's Motorhome and Campervan Design Awards... Project Yonder’s new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based Freedom 4X campervan won the ‘Van Conversions with a fixed roof over 6 metres’ category the first time it entered it in The Caravan and Motorhome Club’s Motorhome and Campervan Design Awards … [Read more...]
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