Sir William Lyons Award 2010 pt.2: What measures can motorists take to keep their insurance costs down?

As a young driver living in the North of England, it has become a begrudgingly-accepted fact of life that any insurance quotation I get - be it for a Mini or a Mercedes - will be a minimum of four figures. "It costs me £1700 to insure my Kia Picanto third party, fire and theft - it's basically one stage up from a skip!" an old mate of mine jokes. But I know he's being serious. Are there any ways to reduce this? I think there might be. Some of the following tips will apply equally to more mature Read more [...]

Sir William Lyons Award 2010 pt.1: Interview – Jonathan Sellars

Jonathan Sellars is a name that few will know outside the world of the Austin Maestro. Yet he is responsible for the creation of one of the friendliest and most welcoming owners' and enthusiasts' clubs in the world; that catering for the unfairly derided Maestro and Montego ranges from Austin-Rover. "It's hard to say where my love of the Maestro came from," he tells me as we contemplate his award-winning MG Maestro EFi. "Years ago I used to like "The Brittas Empire" where a Maestro featured Read more [...]