This is bizzare - I can't work out why #petrol is unusually expensive in #Scarborough #Yorkshire (more so than many places down South), unless its simply that its more car-dependent than other nearby places and the #oil companies have been able to profit from this..
https://www.europesays.com/uk/70562/ Brad just misses out on top 5 spot in Spain #Bikes #BradBinder #EU #Europe #motoring #Spain
Surely, in the UK, the front storage of an EV should be called a Froot?
I think it sounds loads better than Frunk.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/62924/ Boost announced for everyone who drives these cars #Birmingham #Britain #England #GreatBritain #motoring #UK #UnitedKingdom
‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/29/source-of-data-are-electric-cars-vulnerable-to-cyber-spies-and-hackers #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #Dataandcomputersecurity #Technology #Cybercrime #Motoring #Internet #UKnews #China
Sunday 28 April 1963
Today’s colour is brown. Even Buckingham Palace has got the message. The Queen has chosen Honourable Bamboo - a brown pattern on white - for the walls of her bathroom. The experts agree that this is a good choice because people who live hectic lives need a monotone room to relax in.
By May 1961 there were 5,610,000 cars in Britain. A statistician at the time calculated that if all the cars in Britain were placed on all the roads in Britain there would only be thirty-five yards between each of them.
Tuesday 23 April 1963
Experience with Telstar satellite communications in recent months has far exceeded expectations, the Post Office’s Director-General Sir Ronald German said yesterday. It is hoped that an operational system of communications using satellites could be set up well before 1970.
Thursday 18 April 1963
The population of the world, 3,000 million people, will double by the end of the century predict America’s National Academy of Sciences. The scientists call for a world-wide birth control programme.
Wednesday 17 April 1963
A “millionaire-class” mini-car conversion with electrically-operated windows and a chromium-plated gear lever, is announced today by Harold Radford, the London coach-building firm. It is based on the £567 mini-car with the Cooper engine, and will cost £1,088.
And, to bring things up-to-date, here's my deep dive into contemporary sign painter vehicles from 2023: https://bl.ag/what-a-ride-the-wonderful-world-of-sign-painter-vehicles/.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/19417/ Drivers demand government change to national speed limit after Spain move #EU #Europe #EuropeanUnion #motoring #Spain
Sunday 14 April 1963
The possibility of lie detectors being used in the fight against crime is to be explored by Home Office Inspectors of Constabulary. They are to visit United States Service bases to see the detectors being used in court martial cases.
Saturday 13 April 1963
A hunt for seventeen stuffed alligators was ongoing yesterday. They were being transported from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex to St Ives, Cornwall, but were noticed missing in Exeter. A spokesman said, “They might have bounced out.”
What's the most favourite car you've ever owned?
This was mine. In my garage for almost ten years.
#DreamCars #Cars #Motoring #ClassicCars
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Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars #Trumpadministration #Automotiveindustry #Roadsafety #USpolitics #Motoring #Motoring #Tariffs #USnews
Monday 8 April 1963
Britain’s car planners are studying the Paris fashions, and the result will be more colour on the roads. A Ford spokesman said, “Women usually decide the colour of the family car, and they are influenced by fashions.” Computer analysis revealed that Triumph saloon car buyers prefer dark blue or dark green, while white or red is favoured for sports cars.
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