Roy Lanchester

Official Twitter account of me, the motoring journalist Roy Lanchester. Author of How To Be A Motoring Journalist:

[Roy Lanchester @RoyLanchester]

@LobAllan It's a Hungwao Xpression 223X, actually. And I couldn't stop it as was in bathroom awaiting release from tap.

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A recent story I penned for https://t.co/ybtjokKaLF (apart from the paragraph of speculation about former Dundee Sentinal motoring correspondent Gloster McNoclas which they removed "for legal reasons"). https://t.co/1Gs993tldz

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"Writing is like a machine; it needs lubrication"

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@SimonRockman @sniffpetrol I will be briefing my solicitor once he's released.

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My novel Steel Flies has been nominated in Harrogate’s top book awards, The Harrys. However, the blithering arse brains of the committee have put it in the ‘bad sex’ category, citing this page especially. Buy my book here to teach them a lesson! https://t.co/cvWyrVpw28

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Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Rumours I once tried to sell all of the seats from a Renault Scenic press car on eBay, likewise.

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I have not been tweeting recently as my ‘smart’ phone became lost during the Hyundai/canal boat/swans/other canal boat incident.

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The problem with 'digital' press packs is that they deny car enthusiasts the chance to buy them off eBay once car journalists are done with them. A tragic state of affairs for all concerned.

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To clarify, my last tweet was referring to combined washer-dryers not the staff of Yorkshire People magazine, though in fairness, some of it could still apply.

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Honoured to have been interviewed for Yorkshire People magazine last week, though ruing that when asked 'What is your greatest regret?' I replied 'Buying a combined washer-dryer'. Should have given that more thought.

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In fairness, they are jack of all trades, master of none. Was hoping for a one-stop shop of cleaning/stain removal. Sadly disappointed.

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“Write drunk, edit sober” they say. Fortunately I rarely need to edit my work.

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Two years to the day since I wrote that I was ‘blown away’ by the SEAT Tarraco, little guessing a mere 14 hours later that would become literally true.

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I have been called many things. "Rude", "drunk", "dangerously uninformed about space travel" but never "a novelist" Until now! Please buy my new novel. It is called STEEL FLIES. On sale now. https://t.co/EkYlgufle8 #steelflies #books #coldwar #thriller #roylanchester #novelist

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@kevinday1000 Thank you. It was always my intention to transport the reader up the M11.

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I still think the cover should have depicted the hero karate chopping a hammer and sickle in the throat but otherwise pretty pleased with how my debut novel has turned out. https://t.co/sUN00sTjbt

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@thecarfactoids Pete Cresswell. You wouldn't know him. Used to work in The Bottle Stop in Harrogate.

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Ironically, I once had to spend three years proving I was not a dead French woman. Although only to the Britannia building society.

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French woman spends three years trying to prove she is not dead https://t.co/lFSg1pN3zu

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@thecarfactoids @sniffpetrol Apologies. I mistook you for Carl Factoids who used to write hotel reviews for Dorset Style. My Christmas greeting remains valid, to some extent.