“Arriving at a faulty electric car chargepoint is motoring hell”
“Arriving at a faulty electric car chargepoint is motoring hell”
The UK ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is just seven years away, but Mike Rutherford thinks a lot of work still needs to be done
11 Jan 2023
"Electric car range figures need to be accurate" - 2023 wish list
"Electric car range figures need to be accurate" - 2023 wish list
As buyers make the switch to electric power, Mike Rutherford believes that a lack of real-world honesty could come back to haunt carmakers
5 Jan 2023
“Britain needs more cars that can cope with icy winters”
“Britain needs more cars that can cope with icy winters”
After an icy few weeks, Mike Rutherford thinks the British road network is vastly underprepared for the cold weather
25 Dec 2022
“The expanded ULEZ is heinously undemocratic”
“The expanded ULEZ is heinously undemocratic”
Mike Rutherford thinks that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is guilty of car loathing
11 Dec 2022
‘With an exploding population we're soon going to run out of cars’
‘With an exploding population we're soon going to run out of cars’
Mike Rutherford thinks the car industry is not building nearly enough new cars for the motorists of this big, brave, bloated new world
4 Dec 2022
‘It’s so sad that Britain's new electric car battery factory is already going bankrupt’
‘It’s so sad that Britain's new electric car battery factory is already going bankrupt’
As we approach the end of 2022, Mike Rutherford thinks motorists in the UK have never had it so bad
27 Nov 2022
‘The Volvo EX90's seven seats cost £13,750 each vs just £2,377 apiece in the Dacia Jogger’
‘The Volvo EX90's seven seats cost £13,750 each vs just £2,377 apiece in the Dacia Jogger’
Mike Rutherford takes a look at the rising costs of family cars, and wonder how much we should be paying
21 Nov 2022
“Huge jumps in car prices have outstripped modest pay rises”
“Huge jumps in car prices have outstripped modest pay rises”
Mike Rutherford thinks it’s time for famously rich global businesses to think less about corporate wealth, more about citizen health
13 Nov 2022
“The new Transport Secretary needs all the help he can get”
“The new Transport Secretary needs all the help he can get”
Mike Rutherford offers up some advice to Mark Harper, the UK’s new Transport Secretary
6 Nov 2022
‘Those waiting for a small Land Rover should buy a Renault 4 instead’
‘Those waiting for a small Land Rover should buy a Renault 4 instead’
With no sign of the promised small Land Rover, Mike Rutherford thinks the Renault 4 is the perfect alternative
30 Oct 2022
‘We know inflation is high but car prices are going crazy’
‘We know inflation is high but car prices are going crazy’
Mike Rutherford thinks some manufacturers need to decide whether to price customers into – or out of – their models
23 Oct 2022
“How do the Conservatives think Britain’s 40 million drivers will react to their idiotic anti-car bias?”
“How do the Conservatives think Britain’s 40 million drivers will react to their idiotic anti-car bias?”
Mike Rutherford thinks the Conservatives need to acknowledge the presence and necessity of cars in the lives of the vast majority of Brits
16 Oct 2022
“Electric cars are being shoved down our throats by political people”
“Electric cars are being shoved down our throats by political people”
Mike Rutherford speaks to Richard Rawlings from Gas Monkey Garage
9 Oct 2022
‘We’re witnessing the start of a transport revolution - courtesy of the Citroen Ami’
‘We’re witnessing the start of a transport revolution - courtesy of the Citroen Ami’
Mike Rutherford thinks the all-electric Citroen Ami will be a huge success in the UK
2 Oct 2022
'The UK is taking over from the USA as the motoring showtime capital'
'The UK is taking over from the USA as the motoring showtime capital'
Mike Rutherford thinks America’s reign as the showtime capital of the world is in the past, but Britain is in the perfect place to take over
26 Sep 2022
“Is a thirsty, second-hand Range Rover really the right car for our Prime Minister?”
“Is a thirsty, second-hand Range Rover really the right car for our Prime Minister?”
Mike Rutherford was disappointed with Liz Truss’ choice of cars at the start of her reign as Prime Minister
18 Sep 2022
“It’s not just supercars that run up expensive repair bills”
“It’s not just supercars that run up expensive repair bills”
Mike Rutherford takes a closer look at Warrantywise’s league table of the 10 least reliable models
10 Sep 2022
“A huge part of road congestion is down to delivery drivers going round in circles”
“A huge part of road congestion is down to delivery drivers going round in circles”
Mike Rutherford thinks trucking companies need to give delivery drivers better information on where they are supposed to be going
4 Sep 2022
‘Staging the Geneva Motor Show in Qatar is daft, laughable, unreal and unworkable’
‘Staging the Geneva Motor Show in Qatar is daft, laughable, unreal and unworkable’
Mike Rutherford laments the Geneva Motor Show’s demise, but was pleased with the success of the British Motor Show in Farnborough
28 Aug 2022
"Jaguar Land Rover faces a big task in "reimagining" itself as a luxury brand"
"Jaguar Land Rover faces a big task in "reimagining" itself as a luxury brand"
Mike Rutherford takes a look at the current state of the UK’s remaining born-and-bred manufacturers
21 Aug 2022
‘Car SOS is a real-world show about real-world cars’
‘Car SOS is a real-world show about real-world cars’
Mike Rutherford praises the efforts of Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend, the co-presenters of television series Car SOS
14 Aug 2022
“Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda cars are just too similar”
“Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda cars are just too similar”
Mike Rutherford thinks Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda need to target different audiences if they are to be successful in the future
7 Aug 2022
“Auto Express won Automotive Consumer Publication of the Year. But why wouldn’t it?”
“Auto Express won Automotive Consumer Publication of the Year. But why wouldn’t it?”
Mike Rutherford celebrates Auto Express' success at the 2022 Newspress Awards, including his own Lifetime Achievement accolade
31 Jul 2022
‘Subaru could follow Mitsubishi and leave the UK market’ 
‘Subaru could follow Mitsubishi and leave the UK market’
Mike Rutherford thinks Subaru’s minuscule 0.07% share of the UK market could see it retreat from Britain
24 Jul 2022
“Few countries do car shows as well as Britain”
“Few countries do car shows as well as Britain”
Mike Rutherford thinks Britain is the number one nation for wonderfully diverse motoring occasions
17 Jul 2022
“Unpredictable trains are not the alternative to strike-free cars”
“Unpredictable trains are not the alternative to strike-free cars”
Mike Rutherford thinks more people should swap public transport season tickets for a set of car keys
10 Jul 2022
‘Elon Musk can afford to charge less for Teslas’
‘Elon Musk can afford to charge less for Teslas’
With the cost of some cars having doubled in less than a decade, Mike Rutherford thinks car manufacturers are becoming too greedy
3 Jul 2022
“Employees have little or no money left for the daily commute”
“Employees have little or no money left for the daily commute”
Mike Rutherford thinks cash-strapped workers should be able to expense their daily commutes
26 Jun 2022
‘Jaguar should sell cheaper rebadged MG electric cars’
‘Jaguar should sell cheaper rebadged MG electric cars’
Mike Rutherford thinks Jaguar should partner up with MG to sell cheaper Chinese-built electric cars
19 Jun 2022
“Our current ratio of one car for every two people in Britain is about right”
“Our current ratio of one car for every two people in Britain is about right”
UK car ownership has fallen but Mike Rutherford sees no problem with what is a tiny decrease in the grand scheme of things.
15 Jun 2022
‘Entrepreneurs shouldn’t be getting rich off the back of subsidised public transport‘
‘Entrepreneurs shouldn’t be getting rich off the back of subsidised public transport‘
Mike Rutherford takes a look at how some of the richest people in the transport industry make their money
5 Jun 2022
‘Some high-mileage drivers will have fuel bills of more than £5,000 this year’
‘Some high-mileage drivers will have fuel bills of more than £5,000 this year’
Mike Rutherford thinks something needs to be done about fuel prices before the average motorist is priced out of his or her humble private car – forev…
29 May 2022
“Almost 800,000 people are still working in Britain’s automotive industry”
“Almost 800,000 people are still working in Britain’s automotive industry”
Although Covid hit the UK car industry hard, Mike Rutherford thinks there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic
22 May 2022
“Mid-sized electric cars are way beyond the financial reach of most mums and dads”
“Mid-sized electric cars are way beyond the financial reach of most mums and dads”
Mike Rutherford thinks the industry needs to face the fact that a lot of people can’t afford a brand new factory-fresh car
16 May 2022