The National Motor Museum tells us... (All words and photographs from The Museum). The National Motor Museum is to show contemporary artworks which include blueprints of old Land Rover, Triumph and Mini vehicles acquired by an award-winning French artist and turned into contemporary pop art pieces. The exhibition will be open at the National Motor Museum’s In Focus Gallery from 12 June 2026 … [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.
May 2026 vehicle sales in the UK
Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) writes... The UK’s new car market delivered its strongest May performance since before the pandemic, with registrations rising 7.1% to 160,662 units, reported the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The performance was the best recorded for the month since 2019, although still -12.6% behind pre-pandemic levels. Registrations in Wales last month … [Read more...]
Check your car before its MOT to give it a better chance of passing
Arnold Clark Autoparts encourages drivers to conduct simple pre-MOT checks to avoid unnecessary failures. They tell us... Arnold Clark Autoparts is encouraging motorists to carry out essential vehicle checks before their MOT, following the release of new figures highlighting the rise in test failures. Every year, thousands of vehicles fail due to minor issues that drivers can identify and … [Read more...]
The Motor Ombudsman highlights risks in buying part-worn tyres
The Motor Ombudsman tells us: (All words and photographs from them). • The Motor Ombudsman has launched its 'WORN-WARN' tyre safety campaign at the UK Garage & Bodyshop Event at the NEC, Birmingham • Backed by TyreSafe, the online and social media awareness drive is designed to showcase some of the main risks of motorists buying and fitting part-worn tyres to their vehicle • The new … [Read more...]
Historian Dan Snow opens Buckler’s Hard’s new exhibition ‘Beaulieu River at War’
The Buckler's Hard team tells us... (Photographs and all images from them). Historian Dan Snow opens Buckler’s Hard’s new exhibition ‘Beaulieu River at War’ The Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust has officially opened its latest exhibition, Beaulieu River at War, with historian and broadcaster Dan Snow attending the launch. Running from 1stJune … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum to host 10 motoring shows during June and July 2026
The British Motor Museum tells us... (All words and photographs from the Museum). The British Motor Museum will host a full schedule of ten classic and modern motoring shows throughout June and July. These will include the Banbury Run on 7 June, Classic & Vintage Commercial Show on 13 & 14 June, Aston Martin Owners Club Festival on 21 June, Ford Nationals on 28 June, Wythall BusFest on 4 … [Read more...]
‘Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story’ given great reviews
Beaulieu tells us... (All words and photographs from Beaulieu). National Motor Museum’s new permanent exhibition gallery “Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story” is proving very popular with visitors The new exhibition interpreting the development of motoring in the UK was officially opened by well-known TV presenter Jon Bentley with an event attended by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and invited … [Read more...]
New appointment and apprentice promotion at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour tells us... Experienced marine operator Gary Nicol has been appointed as the Beaulieu River's new Marine Operative at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour. During over 15 years in the maritime industry, Gary has worked as a boatyard operator, head bosun and river patrol officer. He now joins the Beaulieu River team, working alongside the boatyard team and dockmasters in … [Read more...]
Your car’s filters are vitally important – and in many cases you CAN change them yourself
D-i-y car maintenance these days? Yes, there are aspects that you can tackle yourself, including, in many cases, renewing the crucially important filters. Arnold Clark Autoparts tells us... Keeping your car running smoothly doesn't always mean a trip to the garage. Some components, like your car’s filters, can be easily and cost-effectively done at home by yourself. So, whether you’re looking … [Read more...]
Beaulieu’s 2026 Spring Autojumble – with sunshine, showers and automotive goodies galore…!
Kim Henson reports… All words by Kim Henson; photographs © Kim Henson and Chris Adamson, as individually credited. (Kim adds... My personal thanks to Chris for his invaluable help, as always, in contributing his photographs and notes to enable me to complete this report promptly at the end of the event). I always feel that May is a cheerful month, not least due to the arrival of warmer weather … [Read more...]
Vitara just keeps on running – after more than 436,000 miles!
Suzuki tells us... (All words and photographs from Suzuki). As yet another example of the renowned and much awarded reliability of the Suzuki range of cars, a customer of dealer Hilton Suzuki Bedford has just completed an incredible 436,500 miles in his Vitara SZ-T with 1.6-litre petrol engine - and in less than 10 years. Purchased new in 2017, the owner has had the car correctly dealer … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum calls all Opel, Bedford and Vauxhall fans ahead of the VauxALL event this May
Rare models and unique concept cars to feature at this year's VauxAll. The British Motor Museum tells us... (All words and photographs from The Museum). VauxALL, the celebration of all Vauxhall, Opel and Bedford models, is calling all owners and enthusiasts to bring their vehicle to the event at the British Motor Museum on Sunday 17 May. Sponsored by Howden Classic Insurance Services, VauxALL … [Read more...]
The history of Laurin & Klement (Skoda since 1925), recorded for posterity by an enthusiast in Bulgaria
Laurin & Klement type FC at the start of the Bosnian Rally 1908. Wheels-alive reports on a remarkable story of an automotive passion, determination and artistic skill… Kim writes, “Over to Stefan Ivanov, who contacted us with his fascinating true tale"... (All words and images © Stefan Ivanov). Kim adds: The images included within Stefan's text represent a selection of Stefan's … [Read more...]
Suzuki leads as most reliable car manufacturer
All words and photographs from Suzuki; they tell us... Suzuki is a top 10 global Automotive brand and has a long-established reputation for producing very reliable cars which has been further reinforced from the results of the latest reliability survey conducted by Warranty Solutions Group (WSG). Of the 29 manufacturers surveyed, Suzuki ranked first with the lowest warranty claim rate of just … [Read more...]
EV ‘clocking’
Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) reports... New analysis from vehicle history platform carVertical (https://www.carvertical.com) shows electric models are now the most commonly clocked cars in the UK, with 3% of those checked showing evidence of mileage tampering. That puts EVs ahead of diesel cars (2.8%), petrol cars (2.5%) and hybrids (2%) and comes at a time when many households are … [Read more...]
Suzuki Swift Hybrid in the spotlight again, for best fuel efficiency
All words and photographs from Suzuki; they tell us... Suzuki has a renowned reputation for producing very fuel-efficient Hybrid cars that match, or in some cases even beat the official WLTP combined MPG figure in real world driving. Experts at car shopping platform CarGurus reviewed the current market to find the most fuel-efficient vehicles on sale and Swift Hybrid ranked first based on its … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum to receive new funding to improve accessibility to arts and culture
The Museum tells us... (All words and photographs from The British Motor Museum). The British Motor Museum is one of 24 museums that have received a share of £4 million through the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund 2025-27. The Fund brings together £2 million in match funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and independent, grant making charity, the … [Read more...]
The Motor Ombudsman spotlights exceptional customer service in their 2026 Star Awards
The Motor Ombudsman’s Star Awards enter their seventh year, and allow consumers to recognise Motor Ombudsman-accredited businesses and individual team members who have gone beyond the call of duty during the past 12 months Up until 01st September, customers have the opportunity to put forward their chosen ‘stars’ via The Motor Ombudsman’s online Awards portal (TheMotorOmbudsman.org/Awards) … [Read more...]
The Highway Code – 95 years of safety on Britain’s roads.
Dave Moss tells the story… (All images Crown Copyright; containing public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0). Driving licences were first introduced in Britain by the 1903 Motor Car Act, when the fee, payable at Post Offices, was 5 shillings (25p). This and other costs such as registration and the vehicle itself added up to quite substantial amounts of money, … [Read more...]
Intermotor Group unveils Team GB ice hockey warm-up jerseys in support of prostate cancer charity
Intermotor Group tells us... (All words and photographs from Intermotor Group). Intermotor Group has announced that it will be offering ice hockey fans the opportunity to purchase exclusive Intermotor-branded, player-worn warm-up jerseys from Team GB, with all proceeds being donated to prostate cancer charity. The limited-edition jerseys will be available on Saturday 2nd May before Team … [Read more...]
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