Five Ways to Stay at 20mph (And Why It Feels So Unnatural in Modern Cars)

Twenty miles an hour should be easy, yet for millions of drivers it’s oddly stressful, unintuitive, and dangerously easy to get wrong

Twenty-mile-an-hour limits are rapidly clogging up the arteries of UK cities. Proponents tend to wave away any resistance with the same breezy refrain: What’s the problem? Just stick to twenty. Twenty’s plenty. Alright then.

This isn’t about reopening the endless argument over whether 20mph limits are right or wrong. That debate has become so polarised it’s practically its own motorsport. What interests me far more is the quieter, more universal question that ordinary drivers keep asking themselves. Drivers who genuinely want to do the right thing, obey the law, and get home without stress. Why is it so damn hard to drive that slowly?

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18/01/2026 1

EV Charging VAT Cuts Reveal a Policy Being Made Backwards

Reports of a VAT cut on public EV charging feel less like progress and more like a late correction to the confusion created by pay-per-mile policy

Reports that the Government is preparing to cut VAT on public EV charging should be welcome news. Yet the timing tells a more troubling story. This move appears less like a long-planned correction and more like a hurried response to the growing unease around pay-per-mile road pricing, exposing an EV transition increasingly driven by reaction rather than strategy.

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14/01/2026 1

15 Classic Cars to Buy in 2026 – Backed by Data, Chosen by Desire

10 from the just-released UK Hagerty BullMarket List, 11 from the US Hagerty BullMarket List Plus Four of my own choices!

Every year, the classic car world gives us something incredibly valuable: perspective. Market data. Trend analysis. Long-term insights. Carefully curated Bull Market lists that track what’s rising, what’s stabilising, and where enthusiasm is quietly building long before prices make headlines. Organisations like Hagerty don’t just look at values, they study behaviour, demographics, cultural shifts, and how people actually use and enjoy their cars. That work matters. A lot.

It gives enthusiasts and buyers a clearer picture of where the classic car world is heading, not just where it’s been. It helps cut through hype, spot patterns early, and understand why certain cars are being reappraised by a new generation of owners. This video builds directly on that foundation.

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13/01/2026 1

AI Vs Authenticity and the True Cost of “Good Enough”

Progress brings efficiency, but it risks quietly erasing the value of craft unless we choose to defend it – and if we’re around long enough to do so

AI is not going to take your job. It already has.

This is not a rant against AI. Those of you who follow me know that I use the absolute heck out of it! It’s my illustrator, animator, assistant, researcher, sub-editor… hell, AI is my bitch. It helps boost my workflow and up my pace – it’s the VTEC that lets this one-man content engine rev harder, faster, longer.

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13/01/2026 1

RoboCop Is Already Policing Our Roads – How AI Judges Drivers

AI traffic cameras were just the beginning. Around the world, machines are now judging how you drive – and once the system decides, there’s no arguing back

Remember when getting pulled over went a bit like this… You’d clock the flashing lights, feel your stomach drop, rehearse your apology, and then hope – just hope – that the officer was having a good day. Maybe you’d get a telling-off. Maybe a warning. Maybe, if the stars aligned and Mercury was in retrograde, you’d get sent on your way with a “take it easy, mate”. Yeah, about that…

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10/01/2026 1

Driving Has Changed in 2026 – The New Rules You Need To Know About!

The New UK Rules That Quietly Caught Drivers Out and changes and revisions are rolled out

For years, the way driving laws changed in the UK followed a familiar pattern. Big announcements. Lots of noise. Plenty of time to prepare. 2026 feels different. This time, driving hasn’t changed with a bang. It’s changed with admin. With enforcement tweaks. With quiet rule changes that most drivers only notice once something goes wrong. And that’s the uncomfortable truth.

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07/01/2026 1

MG Cyberster GT Review – Detailed Daily Driver Review

Why This Electric Roadster Matters More Than You Think

I first drove the MG Cyberster earlier last year on a brief test at Millbrook Proving Ground. Enough to intrigue, enough to raise eyebrows, but not enough to truly understand it. This time, MG handed me the keys for a week. Living with a car exposes its truths. Its cleverness. Its quirks. Its brilliance. And occasionally, its foibles.

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06/01/2026 1

New Songs by BCG – Nowhere to Be & Apex Thrill

Sometimes driving isn’t about getting anywhere. It’s about feeling something. These two new tracks are for those moments when the road matters more than the destination.

There are drives we all remember that had no purpose whatsoever. No sat-nav. No timetable. Just fuel in the tank, music playing, and a road stretching out ahead. That feeling of freedom, flow, and quiet joy is hard to explain, but it’s exactly what I’ve been exploring with my latest music. These songs aren’t about cars as objects, but about driving as an experience. While I’ve had a hand in shaping the lyrics and direction, the final songs and visuals are AI-generated, using the technology as a creative collaborator.

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04/01/2026 0

BrownCarGuy December 2025 Round-Up

The month the car world quietly lost its nerve. December wasn’t about mince pies and nostalgia – it was about power, control, and where the future of driving is really heading

December usually winds the year down gently. Not this time. Instead, the car world spent the final weeks of 2025 quietly reshuffling the furniture, double-checking the locks, and pretending everything’s absolutely fine while the walls creaked. Deadlines moved. CEOs disappeared. Regulations softened. Tech firms flexed. Governments hedged. And drivers, once again, were told it was all “for their own good”.

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02/01/2026 0

Driverless Chaos, Insurance Mortgages & Other Car Predictions for 2026

Cars that drive themselves, insurance that costs more than the car, and progress that appears to have misplaced the steering wheel – welcome to 2026

The future has arrived. Not with a heroic fanfare or a cinematic fly-through of a gleaming metropolis, but more like a confused relative turning up late to Christmas dinner wearing mismatched socks and asking if anyone’s got the Wi-Fi password. Because the trouble with the future is this: it never arrives the way the sci-fi promised. There are no flying cars. No elegant solutions. No perfectly optimised utopia. Instead, we’ve been handed a series of half-finished ideas, each more complicated than the last, and told they’re all part of a journey.

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