I Was Tested on Cars on Behind The Wheel Life Podcast!

Honoured to have been invited to appear on the inaugural Behind The Wheel Life In-Person podcast

We end up chatting about: Why as parents, we should be more supportive of our kids’ creative aspirations; How the automotive journalism industry has evolved; What it’s REALLY like to be a motoring journalist, behind the scenes; What does it take to succeed in the motoring journalism space; PLUS, we have our first ever, “Star on a very reasonably priced sofa” quiz. How many questions do I get right in 3 minutes? 😲🤦🏽‍♂️ Watch now to find out.

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November 13, 2022 0

How to Drive a BMW

Controls Explained, Except for the Arrows that Light Up

This guy is a typical BMW driver (or is he?) and he’s here to tell you how it works and what the controls do, well the ones he knows about anyway.

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July 14, 2022 0

Behind-the-Scenes Filming a Car Review

Funny VLOG by Daughter [while filming the Toyota Aygo X]

Check out this hilarious Vlog by daughter Leena Sheikh (@Leena_Amani on Instagram) behind-the-scenes while filming the Toyota Aygo X review (review coming soon – makes sure you subscribe and switch on notifications!). Son Junaid (https://www.instagram.com/junji4real/) was filming the video. You can see the total lack of respect for poor dad in action, the utter Micky-taking and frankly my exasperation when things don’t go to plan. Hope you enjoy this video – please do like, comment, and share! #BCGToyotaAygoX

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July 12, 2022 0

Car Jokes

Know any good automotive jokes – send them through to me!

More below!

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January 31, 2022 0

Car Buying Advice – Brown Car Guy

Car Buying Advice from the Brown Car Guy – just a fun bit of animation

Just a bit of fun. Hope you enjoy it. Car buying advice and guidance, motoring news, industry expert, automotive guru – I try to answer as many messages as possible, feel free to get in touch if I can help.

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January 26, 2022 0

Batmobile – Which Would Drive?

Have you been taking part in my YouTube polls?

Which Batmobile would you drive if you were Batman. Which you’re not. Because I’m the Batman. Obviously.

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December 8, 2021 0

Most Dramatic Rally Finish Ever!

Gwadar Rally 2021, Pakistan

The most dramatic finish to a rally stage ever?! 😲🤦🏽‍♂️ And kudos for still getting it through the gate 🤣

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October 18, 2021 0

The Most Hated Car Drivers!

Here are the top 14 marques the drivers of which get little if any love on our streets

Who are the most hated car drivers on Britain’s roads? Here’s the top 14 from research by MoneyBarn and it may surprise, but it probably won’t. Still it’s worth watching to find out which makes of cars the remaining hated drivers are behind the wheel of. Do you agree? What are your most hated drivers? Tell us in the comments below! Source: https://www.moneybarn.com/blog/latest-motor-news/driver-perceptions/

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June 23, 2021 0

Bored!! Going Live While Charging an EV [with Partha Srinivasan]

Things got a bit silly when I went InstaLive yesterday

After recording the drive section of my review of the all-electric Peugeot E-208, I had obviously depleted the mileage range. I decided to give it a full charge. That meant sitting in the Morrison’s car park at a Genie Point charger for an hour. So I went live online. And ended up with a guest – my good buddy Partha in India.

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May 4, 2021 0

Top 10 Arguments while Learning to Drive [Enacted!]

I reenact the top bust-ups while learning to drive with my daughter Leena!

Lockdown has left learner drivers taking driving lessons with relatives, which can be fraught with friction! Here the top 10 arguments while learning to drive – which I’ve enacted with my daughter Leena Amani – based on research from Veygo.

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March 26, 2021 0