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  Stars shine on London to Brighton run 3 Nov 2014 (News)
  Olympic legend 
Sir Ben Ainslie lead home hundreds of veteran cars on this year’s London to Brighton run. More than 400 vehicles braved wet and blustery conditions on Sunday, November 2, to complete the run. The 118th run set out from Hyde Park at day break and headed 60-miles south through London and onto a stormy Sussex coast.
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  Go back to the past with Regent Street Motor Show 28 Sep 2017 (News)
  Both the Regent Street show and the veteran run are part of London Motor Week, which is run by the Royal Automobile Club.
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  Motoring advice says 'no quitting' 17 Dec 2009 (News)
  Motoring advice from Norfolk Constabulary recommends that drivers avoid "quitting" in the run-up to Christmas. Quitting is the term applied to motorists who leave their vehicle when the engine is running - an offence that can result in police action being taken. However, the Constabulary notes that this is a "common winter weather routine" as drivers aim to defrost their car with the minimum of hassle.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day two 29 May 2013 (News)
  Daihai to Erenhot Blue skies and bright sunshine formed the perfect backdrop for our run across vast empty plains that form the fringes of the Gobi Desert as the Peking to Paris teams head towards Mongolia. There have been very few problems today, and it’s been an easy run for just about everyone.
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  Royal route for London to Brighton 23 Sep 2014 (News)
  The Act also abolished the need for vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag. The first re-enactment of the Emancipation Run took place in 1927. It has been held every year since, apart the war years and 1947 when petrol was rationed. The run is the highlight of a long weekend of motoring nostalgia in the capital.
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  Top 10: Cool cars you can add to your classic car insurance policy 5 Jun 2013 (News)
  The cost of motoring is spiralling, and the idea of owning our dream car might seem further away than ever for many. But instead of denying yourself, how about buying that car and running it as a classic car instead? Many cars that you might not expect to be considered as a classic are viewed in just that way by the insurance companies. And with that in mind, you could run it as a weekend toy with a limited mileage agreement in tandem with your modern for far less money.
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  Brown Wrong About Electric Cars 9 Apr 2009 (News)
  Internal Combustion engines are at their most efficient (far more efficient in converting energy to motion than electric motors) when they do a lot of miles. They are at their least efficient and least environmentally friendly on short runs, and especially short runs from cold that cause all sorts of problems. Worst are diesel engined cars with advanced emissions control systems such as particulate filters. Many people on the Disablilty Mobility allowance get themselves an Internal Combustion engined car and use it for very short runs of up to 1,000 - 2,000 miles a year.
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  TR drivers gather for 'Bullet Run' 30 Jun 2016 (News)
  He worked for Tony Lee and the two became close friends so it was fitting to welcome him as our guest speaker.  The Bullet Run was a different type of event on the Triumph calendar and proved popular – so much so that the TRDC is looking to organize another Bullet Run next year.
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  Sir Ray Tindle to notch up 50 London to Brighton runs 28 Aug 2013 (News)
  In 2008 the ‘new’ Georges Richard was driven by HRH The Duke of Kent who, following a short driving lesson around the Kensington Palace grounds, successfully reached the Seafront in Brighton. As well as being Sir Ray’s 50th start, the 2013 Veteran Car Run is also the 20th successive Run supported by his Tindle Newspaper Group – the business he set up after wartime service with the Devonshire Regiment after buying his first title – the Tooting & Balham Gazette – with his £250 demob payment.
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  Goodwood Revival 2014 to keep Britain's motoring history on track 20 Aug 2014 (News)
  Visitors to this year’s Goodwood Revival will being doing their bit to keep one of Britain’s most iconic Grand Prix cars running. Goodwood has named the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu as this year’s beneficiary – and money raised will go towards making sure a 1950 BRM V16 Type 15 remains in running order for future generations.
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  Drivers told to cut out their own tax discs 2 Sep 2014 (News)
  A DVLA spokesman said: “Tax discs can be expensive to produce and we have always planned to run down stocks in the run up to 1 October. “To make sure we deliver the best possible savings to the taxpayer we have not procured more stock for these last few weeks, and will instead print the remaining discs in house.” By abolishing the paper disc, the DVLA claims it will save more than £10 million each year, while making it easier for vehicle owners to tax or SORN a vehicle.
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  Goodwood announces strong line-up for supercar run 12 Jun 2012 (News)
  The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which runs from 28 June - 1 July) has announced that 60 entries will take to the hill this year in the Supercar Run, including some that have never been seen before. Cars set to make their world and/or UK dynamic debuts will include the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Vitesse, Infiniti EMERG-e, Bentley Continental GT Speed, Maserati GranTurismo Sport, and many others.  A number of UK debuts will also take place in the First Glance class at Goodwood, with brand new models located on the Cricket Pitch, and expected to include the new Toyota GT-86, Savage Rivale, Vauxhall Astra VXR and Infiniti FX Vettel (Sebastian Vettel himself on Saturday 30 June).
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  4 in 10 drivers are running on dangerously uninflated tyres 12 Jan 2018 (News)
  Running a car with tyres underinflated by 7PSI decreases fuel efficiency by about one mile per gallon. If average fuel consumption is assumed to be 45 miles per gallon on correctly inflated tyres, and average distance driven is 7,500 miles a year, motorists on 7PSI underinflated tyres are using on average 17.2 litres of fuel a year unnecessarily.
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  Savings on Run-Out Avensis 20 Jan 2003 (News)
  BroomBroom:- With the new Toyota Avensis about to arrive in March, Trading Standards Approved 'Fair Trade' internet dealer, BroomBroom is offering...
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  Blue Bird celebrates 90th anniversary record 28 Jul 2015 (News)
  Hundreds of spectators made the trip to Pendine Sands to see a commemorative run of the iconic 350hp Sunbeam, nicknamed 'Blue Bird'.  The event took place 90 years after Sir Malcolm Campbell set the World Land Speed Record of 150mph. The National Motor Museum marked the anniversary with a low-speed demonstration run in the restored Sunbeam, with Sir Malcolm’s grandson Don Wales at the wheel.
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  'Run What Ya Brung' Drag and Handling Day at Santa Pod 10 Aug 2012 (News)
  The Euro Sports Compact Drag Series showcases the most highly-tuned cars from European manufacturers running head to head. Euro Sports Compact is for cars of European manufacturer with engines from 4 to 6 cylinders, with an open tyre choice. Cars typically run 10 to 12 second ETs at 130mph plus.
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  Santa Pod Run What You Brung 6th March 28 Dec 2010 (News)
  Spilt into sessions 10 to 20 cars will get a total of 40 minutes of track time, 30-40 cars will get 80 minutes. And so on and so on - meaning that every car in each club can expect a minimum of 4 runs each, conditions permitting. Then, as an extra twist to the event, the fastest runners in each club will be run wheel to wheel at the end of the day in a competition style elimination ladder, to reveal an overall champion for the day...
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  Porsche specialist Autofarm gets new owners 23 Jan 2015 (News)
  Josh said, ‘Stepping away from the day-to-day running will enable me to focus more on our car sales and classic and heritage side. ‘As 911 values have risen, provenance has become increasingly important and investors are seeking perfect, correct specification cars.
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: Surprise Jaguar C-X75 appearance 12 Jul 2013 (News)
  It was going to enter series production at a cost of arond £700,000 but thanks to the world economic climate the production run was cancelled.  However Jaguar had still put extensive work into preparing the car for production - the car appearing at Goodwood features a 1.6-litre petrol engine rather than gas turbines.
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  Range_e hybrid entered into Future Car Challenge 5 Aug 2011 (News)
  The RAC Future Car Challenge runs from Brighton to London and showcases clean, efficient vehicles from a variety of major and minor manufacturers. Both future models and current models are represented. The 2011 Future Car Challenge is to take place on Saturday 5 th November 2011, the day before the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.