Author Matt Spivey

Motoring journalism - it's a dream profession for many. Those lucky guys and gals get to drive virtually every car on the market, make comparisons and ultimately recommendations to us, the buying public. And ...

Will your diesel car or van soon be worthless?

It was announced in late 2016 that Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are to ban diesel vehicles in 2025. There seems little doubt that other major cities such as London and others in the UK as well as arou...

Don’t buy an electric car

That might sound like an odd suggestion given my usual positivity towards alternate fuelled vehicles and the recent increase of new registrations in this category. However, according to the February 2017 iss...

What does your car or van say about you and your business?

First impressions count or last. Image or perception is everything. Success sells. Phrases like these roll off the tongue and, like it or not, how we look and come across, especially the first time we meet...

Should your next car or van lease include maintenance?

I don’t know. Despite offering and even recommending that my customers pay a bit more to have all their servicing and tyres included in their monthly rate, frankly I don’t know for certain. I do know that c...

Which came first – the electric car or the charging point?

It’s the 21st Century version of the old chicken and egg joke. Electric vehicles are no good without somewhere to charge them and there’s little point having a charging point if no one uses it. Sales of EVs...

Choosing your car – style vs substance

When choosing a new car, most of us probably like to think that we pick it for practical reasons - the price, running costs, its size, number of seats, boot space etc. But is that really the case? Or is it more...

Pick up drivers – get the right tax advice

Taxes

Pick ups are taxed advantageously when run as company cars as they are classed as commercial vehicles and, even if used privately by the user, a higher rate taxpayer pays around £105 per month only in benefit in kind tax which is much lower than for an equivalently priced car.

Are you ready for a hybrid car? Are they ready for you?