I’ve just got a Canyon Spectral trail bike and a Canyon Ultimate for the roads. I tried to come down The Red Bull Hardline during the first lockdown but I had to walk half of it. It’s quite extreme! I also have an enduro bike and a trials bike but motorbiking is purely a bit of fun. … [Read more...] about Rally ace Elfyn Evans talks home, Toyota Hilux and hot Yaris
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Five smart ways to beat the stamp duty cut-off and get property deals over the line
A) I went to your insurer, which was part of the TIF Group. You’d taken out insurance before any exclusions came in as a result of Covid, so I was confident you had a case. … [Read more...] about Five smart ways to beat the stamp duty cut-off and get property deals over the line
Hundreds of BP customers may be able to claim £2,000 prizes after glitch with receipts
Make your car more fuel-efficient. You can do this by keeping your tyres inflated, taking the roof rack off, emptying your car of clutter and turning off your air con when driving at lower speeds. Find the cheapest fuel prices. PetrolPrices.com and Confused.com allows you to search prices of UK petrol stations. All you need to do is enter in your postcode and tell it how far you want to travel (up to 20 miles). Drive more efficiently. Some ways to do this, include: Accelerate gradually without over-revving Always drive on the highest possible gear If you can, allow your car to slow down naturally as your brake is a money burner Re-starting your car is expensive, if you can keep moving … [Read more...] about Hundreds of BP customers may be able to claim £2,000 prizes after glitch with receipts
Cost of filling up rises by £2 in a month as petrol prices soar
The price has increased by 4p per litre as petrol retailers pass on the rising cost of crude oil — and add a “lockdown mark-up” on top of that, according to the AA. … [Read more...] about Cost of filling up rises by £2 in a month as petrol prices soar
This time it’s not personal…
Both real-life Sontag and Sontag in books seem to be around every corner. At one point, life had me commuting between Naples and Bosnia; between the Vesuvian city where Sontag set (and I therefore had to read) her first major novel, The Volcano Lover - about Emma Hamilton's affair with Lord Nelson - and Sarajevo, where Sontag was then directing a production of Waiting for Godot under shellfire. Coming to America to set my own heart against the past, I chance upon her or her books with gratifying regularity and almost always by coincidence. And now we're in Chinatown, where she wants to ensure a taste of the best exotic ice cream (her favourite flavour is coconut but the ginger turns out to be even better). … [Read more...] about This time it’s not personal…