TestDriven

Car news, road tests, and other gubbins with a UK focus. Occasional tweets by @TallDriver

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

The Imperial War Museum @I_W_M continues to erroneously claim copyright over countless historical images and charges hyperinflated fees for their use. It's time this stopped and that images captured at great sacrifice for everyone, be made available, for everyone.

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

As of 1st April, the Expensive Car Supplement adds £390 to the annual cost of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED or 'road tax') for all cars over £40,000. If that threshold had been adjusted in line with new car price inflation, it would today be set at £51,000. #inflation #taxes 1/4

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

The rising popularity of EVs risks creating a £32bn black hole in the Government’s finances. Some believe only road pricing can provide the answer, but our new report suggests there's a simpler way: https://t.co/2wrfJ2kmBr

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

Last year we looked at classic cars, now it's motorcycles. In our new report, we discover the UK's classic motorcycle fleet accounts for just 0.05% of all transport emissions. Read the report here: https://t.co/GaBg382I8b #classicbikes #emissions

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

An average year’s motoring in a classic car has roughly the same carbon footprint as three lattes a day, finds our new report, Quantifying Classic Car Emissions: https://t.co/QTweZhYEBg #classiccars #carbonfootprint #emissions

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

An average year’s motoring in a classic car has roughly the same carbon footprint as a roundtrip flight from London to New York, finds our new report, Quantifying Classic Car Emissions: https://t.co/QTweZigfZQ #classiccars #carbonfootprint #emissions

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

Assigning a figure to the carbon footprint of the UK’s classic cars has long been a challenge. In this report, we attempt to find an answer. Read the report here: https://t.co/QTweZhYEBg #classiccars #emissions

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

Incredible work by the @metpoliceuk Special Escort Group #SEG as they return #QueenElizabeth to #BuckinghamPalace for the final time, forming their own honour guard with heads bowed.

[loop Agency @AgencyLoop]

Great to see our client @ABBRobotics featured in @Autocar as they discuss the automotive factory of the future, with great insights from Joerg Reger and Patrick Matthews.

#ABB #Robotics #Automotive #Autocar

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

The plucky @SuzukiCarsUK Jimny Beans coffee van raised £432 for automotive charity @StarterMotorUK at last weekend's #SundayScramble from its spot on the @AgencyLoop lawn. Well done bobble hat-wearing caffeine-lovers!

[Alex Kefford @TallDriver]

Anyone with an interest in vehicle modifications should read the Government's proposals here: https://t.co/t7MZ8BMaev and respond to the consultation here: https://t.co/j9oymir8vq by 22nd Nov, to avoid them being outlawed.

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

With the merger of FCA and PSA Group complete, we look back to the time when a previous tie-in with a French auto maker resulted in one of #Jeep's most successful ever vehicles... the #Cherokee #XJ. Read it here: https://t.co/yg16ypTUCN #CherokeeXJ

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

Four-wheel-drive systems are a fundamental part of the #Jeep story. But one system in particular stands out as having re-written the rulebook. Read the Quadra-Drive story: https://t.co/cSxTruE1lm #jeeplife

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

Willys filed for the #Jeep trademark in 1943 but soon found securing the rights to the name as challenging as building the vehicle itself, with Minneapolis-Moline and others believing they'd beaten them to it. Read the story here: https://t.co/ofWFuDZsK3

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

While #Jeep will eventually get around to giving us a fully-electric #Renegade, component supplier GKN have already built one. And it's a bit of an animal. Read its story here: https://t.co/1u1QV6RJ3i #jeeplife #jeeprenegade

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

At the 1970 New York Auto Show, an outlandish concept made its debut. Although it wore a Jeep badge, in the years that followed the company would claim it never existed. Read the remarkable story of the XJ-002: https://t.co/UDpwB251zb #Jeep #jeeplife #jeepfamily

[TestDriven @TestDrivenUK]

Watt Electric Vehicle Company Coupe available to order now, priced from £81,250. Details here: https://t.co/ZkZMYeqcTn

[TestDriven @TestDrivenUK]

Kia EV6 revealed as company's first fully-electric vehicle, debuts new design philosophy. https://t.co/jotBjO1Ved

[Legend Magazine @JeepLegendMag]

Meet Walter Cohn. He worked on the Nuremberg trials after the war, but he also had a side project turning battered old Jeeps into something far more streamlined. Read his story here: https://t.co/nnzJS47KgC #jeep #jeeplife #jeepfamily

[TestDriven @TestDrivenUK]

Volvo C40 Recharge unveiled as company’s first electric-only vehicle https://t.co/KqI0tnS3vV