As the nursery rhyme goes, Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus… And in a remarkable turn of events, that appears to be exactly what happened in Montana in the US. Yes, a circus elephant was having a bath and getting ready for a show in the evening when a ... Read More
There’s nothing worse than getting into the car, van or lorry and realising you’ve forgotten something. Whether it’s your phone, wallet, keys, coffee or something equally important, that moment of realisation always hits like a stone. But it’s not just the obvious things people forget – Uber, the ride-sharing taxi firm, has released a compilation ... Read More
Parking has changed a lot over the years. These days, you find yourself checking your phone to see if you’ve got the app you need to pay for the multi-storey you’ve popped into… only to find you need to download yet another app. That’s the seventh one you’ve got. Either that or you’ve popped in ... Read More
Disneyland is the ultimate destination for children – the holiday of a lifetime if you’re lucky enough to be taken there… But what does the world’s most famous theme park have to do with vehicles? Well, Tomorrowland’s Autopia has been a staple attraction ever since the original California theme park opened its doors in 1955. ... Read More
When you think of cars, there’s a natural inclination to think about speed, power, and prestige. After all, who doesn’t want to drive a sports car? Well, lots of people – but action movies are filled with high-octane chases, expensive cars, and driving that’d make you wince if you witnessed it in real life. High-speed ... Read More
Every now and again, you hear a strange story about an abandoned car. Former Liverpool and Arsenal footballer Jermaine Pennant’s abandoned Porsche always sticks in my mind – he’d left it in Spain after returning to the UK before sending someone to collect it months later. Complete with fines, of course. Now an abandoned ... Read More
For any fleet, there are costs that come with the territory. I’m thinking of the cost of purchasing vehicles (or financing them), maintenance and repairs, fuel, insurance, recruitment and congestion charges. There are plenty more… but you get the point. And they’re all unavoidable costs, right? You can’t get away without paying for your vehicles ... Read More
A Reunion 30 Years In The Making… Not all stories have a happy ending. And when a prized possession is stolen, there’s rarely a positive outcome. But a story this week might just be that… albeit there’s been a 30-year wait for the reunion. Gerhard Berger, the former Formula One driver, had his Ferrari F512M ... Read More
As a kid, James Bond is probably the coolest thing in the world. A spy who travels the world, has access to unlimited gadgets and drives some of the world’s most expensive cars? I’ll be honest, even now that sounds pretty cool. But for most of us, James Bond remains a character on the screen ... Read More
The proclaimers once famously sang that they’d walk 500 miles (and then 500 more) – and that’s a fair walk, right? But 500 miles is just a drop in the ocean compared with a million kilometres. That’s 621,371 miles if you were wondering. An entirely unfathomable distance… and it’s also the length of the warranty ... Read More