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Is the Chancellor About to Scrap the 40-Year Classic Car Exemption?

Are They Coming for Our Classics? – The Chancellor’s Bonkers Plan to Tax Heritage!

Rumour has it the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is preparing to scrap the 40-year tax exemption for classic cars – and if true, it could be one of the daftest economic moves in decades. Because make no mistake – if this goes ahead, you won’t just be taxing old motors. You’ll be taxing passion, history, and an £18-billion-a-year industry that already contributes around £3 billion in taxes annually to the Treasury.

That’s right. The same government that loves to preach about “protecting heritage” might soon be taxing it to death.

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Top 5 Bargain Cars Under £3,000 You Probably Never Thought Of!

From stealth Lexus luxury to rotary madness — here are five under-£3k bargains you never saw coming.

Think you need a fat wallet to drive something desirable? Think again. Forget the tired hatchbacks, clapped-out old runabouts or overpriced German badgers – because lurking in the classifieds under the magic £3,000 mark are some proper gems.

Yes, I’m talking about silky V6 engines, stealth luxury, forgotten flagships, and even a high-revving sports car. And for good measure, a cheeky city hatch that’ll surprise you too. These are the bargain buys you didn’t think of – but should.

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World’s Fastest Car is an EV – But Driving THIS is More Fun!

China’s Yangwang U9 has smashed the world speed record at 308.4mph, but in a world where fun trumps figures, does speed still matter?

308.4mph. That’s the new production car speed record. A number so big it should make you gasp, applaud, or at least mutter “blimey” into your beer. And yet, here I am, shrugging. Because while the Yangwang U9 Extreme – an all-electric hypercar from China – has just dethroned Bugatti and become the world’s fastest car, I can’t help asking: does anyone really care anymore?

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From Kop Hill to Karachi – BCG Therapy Session Podcast!

A Beetle, a Ferrari & a Car Culture Rebellion – my latest therapy session podcast with Sy and Fiona Easterby

Some people just talk about car culture – we live it. In this week’s BrownCarGuy Therapy Session, I was joined by two proper legends of the community: Syed Ali of Drivers Union, and Fiona Easterby, world traveller, petrolhead and the proud pilot of the now-famous Baja Bug, Pedro.

Together, we took a wild ride across stories, streets and scenes – from the dusty roads of Pakistan to the adrenaline-pumping climb up Kop Hill in a Ferrari 360 Modena, and finally… to the most dangerous motoring frontier of all – the British High Street.

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Imposter Syndrome in Car Journalism + Why 911s Are Driven by Pricks!

Welcome back to BrownCarGuy Therapy – and this one is going to ruffle a few feathers

Because when you get me, Naveed Hussain (aka Naveed4Speed) and my long-time mate Imthishan Giado (ex-CAR Middle East deputy editor, and my co-founder on Motoring Middle East) together, things get spicy. This episode kicks off with imposter syndrome in car journalism. Do creators feel like frauds? Are influencers wrecking credibility? Or is the whole “journalist vs influencer” debate just another form of automotive gatekeeping? Naveed gets brutally honest about being the outsider, and Imthishan doesn’t hold back on the invisible barriers brown car guys still face in the industry.

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Ageing Out or Levelling Up? Why Older Workers Still Matter

Approaching 57, I ask if age really sidelines us – or if experience, insight and resilience make older workers more essential than ever

In just a couple of months, I’ll be 57 years old. And honestly? Some days, I feel it. The knees creak more than they used to, the waistline’s trying to sneak past the speed limit, and let’s not even mention how often I forget what I came into the room for.

Now… where was I? Oh yes… Professionally, too, the landscape has shifted. There’s less work floating around, fewer calls coming in, and a niggling voice that asks: maybe I’ve had my time. Maybe I really am edging towards my sell-by date.

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Testarossa Flop, Fake Engine Noise & Knight Rider Fail 

In the latest BrownCarGuy Therapy Session I’m joined by Sy of Drivers Union and Darren of Waterlook Classics

Right, listen up fellow petrolheads – it’s time for another full-fat, no-filter, unapologetically passionate episode of BrownCarGuy Therapy – and this week, we didn’t hold back. If you’ve ever shouted at your screen during a car reveal, or muttered “not again” at a reboot announcement, this one’s for you.

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Your Car Roasted!

People are judging you by your car, you know they are. But do you fit the stereotype, or are you changing the narrative?

Before you even parked up today, someone decided who you are – just from your car. In that instant, they didn’t just judge you, they wrote your entire life story. Might as well have been spray-painted across your bonnet.

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