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Roy remembers… a very Rover Christmas
Well-oiled car journalist ROY LANCHESTER recalls a legendary festive party
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A Christmas drive, with Roy Lanchester
The well-moistened car journalist recalls an especially memorable festive journey from two decades ago
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Under the influencer… with Olly Higuys
OLLY HIGUYS from the ON THE RIM YouTube channel tells us about a car he’s bought. Again.
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Ask A Total Prick From An Internet Forum, volume 10
Your motoring problems addressed in a needlessly aggressive way by an online dick widget
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Roy Lanchester remembers the 1989 Frankfurt Motor Show
The legendary local newspaper motoring correspondent casts his mind back to one of his most memorable motor shows
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“There’s certainly no joke with this new Karroc Skoda”
Guest reviewer XANDRIA BISKER-FISCKER, founder of the GIN SOAKED MUMMY blog, tests a new family car
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A scrummy little car from Sweden
Guest reviewer XANDRIA BISKER-FISCKER of the GIN SOAKED MUMMY BLOG tests the Volvo XC40
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“Looking scrummy in a lovely blue colour”
Guest reviewer XANDRIA BISKER-FISCKER, best known for her GIN SOAKED MUMMY BLOG, samples the new Ford Focus
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A sleeve of bees
Our used car guru shares more tales from the trade. Although we’re not sure which one.
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Roy Lanchester addresses a long-running misconception
The fully-lubricated regional journalist sets the record straight about that Nissan Primera incident