• New Cars
    • First Impressions
    • Road Tests
  • Classics
    • Classic Profiles
    • Classic Driving Impressions
    • Classics Information
    • Events and Days Out
  • Motoring For Fun
  • News & Views
  • Bookshelf
  • Technical
    • Grumpy Old Mechanic
    • Kim’s Tips
  • Features
    • Visits
    • Track Days
  • Contributors
    • About our contributors
    • Kim Henson
    • Chris Adamson
    • Kieron Fennelly
    • Ant Henson
    • Rachel Henson
    • David Miles
    • Gerald Morgan
    • Dave Moss
    • Dave Randle
    • Robin Roberts
    • Tom Scanlan
    • Glen Smale
    • Jeremy Walton
    • Keith Ward
    • John Price Williams
  • More…
    • About Wheels Alive
    • Tips for using this website
    • Useful Links

Wheels Alive

Old cars, new cars, borrowed cars & blue cars. If it steers it's here!

Old cars, new cars, borrowed cars & blue cars. If it steers it's here!

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

(Very) British Car Problems – that we all experience…

1st February 2018

It could only happen in Britain, couldn’t it?

A light-hearted look at challenging aspects of driving in the U.K…

If you’ve ever felt like Captain Oates of the Antarctic – “I’m just going out, I may be some time” – in winter, or maybe have experienced severe road rage on your way to work, you might relate to the car/winter rundown of daily occurrences, currently featured on the online tyre specialists website: www.oponeo.co.uk

As examples, three of these are shown here, but to see all 15 of them please go to: https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-article/15-very-british-car-problems

These are intended to make you smile, rather than be taken too seriously, so whichever one you choose, just remember that getting angry behind the wheel isn’t safe… We recommend laughing the stress off instead of causing an accident.

Stay safe and enjoy! 🙂

 

Save Post as PDF

Categories: News & Views

Tip: For improved search accuracy, enclose search terms for multiple words in quotation marks. For example:
"Land Rover".

Advertise with us

Recent Posts

Standard Motor Club International Rally – classic fun in the sun

The new Mitsubishi Outlander arrives!

1980s/90s hot hatch culture brought to life at The British Motor Museum

Disney and Pixar’s Cars race back to Beaulieu in a brand-new 20th anniversary display!

Sunbeam 1000hp World Land Speed Record Breaker Restored

Avoiding tyre problems in the summer heat

British Motor Museum to offer £1 child tickets this summer (2026)

British Motor Museum to host the UK’s most colourful motoring event – Petrol and Pride!

Contributors

contributors

Our well-respected contributors live and breathe motor cars; aren’t we lucky?

Contributors to the site include talented, highly-respected people (so they tell me) on the hallowed membership list of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and from the similarly well thought-of Western Group of Motoring Writers. In addition there are valued contributions from other knowledgeable and capable motoring writers who have something useful to say about all aspects of driving and running vehicles in the 21st Century. All of our team are passionate about motor cars!


Read about our contributors  ››

Tags

Kia First Impressions plug-in hybrid Suzuki crossover Seven seater SUV Compact SUV City car Coupé saloon estate all-electric PHEV National Motor Museum five door hatchback Electric British Motor Museum SUV Tyres Hybrid MPV The Motor Ombudsman Beaulieu luxury SUV EV Estate car large SUV 4x4 road test hatchback

All Tags ››

Like us on Facebook

Like us on Facebook

Wheels Alive Social

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Please share our website

Contact us

We welcome your questions, comments and feedback. Please click here to contact us.

Advertising Opportunities

Please contact us if you would like to discuss advertising opportunities on Wheels Alive.

Copyright © 2026 Kim Henson, Wheels Alive