Transport – Rail, Air, Road

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My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great[...]

I love electric bikes (Jun19)

Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise… It’s wonderful.[...]

Tesla is flying (Apr17)

The ‘flying’ Tesla Model X I showed my mother a photo of ‘Tess’[...]

Tesla arrives on April’s Fools Day – Teething Problems (Apr17)

She’s called Tess… And she arrived today. Glistening, blue and beautiful. I’ve never been[...]

Congestion charge exemption for hybrids is nonsensical (Jan17)

We bought a hybrid Volvo XC90 a few months ago. It was a mistake.[...]

Shipping needs to be greener…(Aug16)

When I was in Hong Kong, I was horrified by the smog shrouding the[...]

E bikes are brilliant (Sept11)

We’ve had great fun with our E-bikes. I’ve been lent a couple for the[...]

Buying a second-hand green car….(Dec10)

My Audi A3 was a bit battered but I loved it. I particularly liked[...]

Eco-driving by Fiat (Dec10)

If everyone in Europe was an eco-driver we could apparently save the equivalent of[...]

Bristol Council are wheelchair crazy (Sept10)

I told the taxi driver at Bristol station that I didn’t want to[...]

I’m not supporting fuel price campaign (Mar10)

I received a round robin email this week. It was launching a protest campaign[...]

Eco driving simulator (Mar10)

I crashed. The Energy Savings Trust brought their eco driving simulator to the M&S[...]

Cycling to school (May09)

Photo was taken in 2007 – not on the way to school… It’s brilliant.[...]

Snow crash (Feb09)

I would have abandoned the idea of school if I hadn’t run out of[...]

Bee in my bonnet about fuel efficiency (Jan09)

Green expert Julia Hailes tries out an 'environmentally friendly' BMW. How does the[...]

Good riddance to US car companies (Nov08)

I sat next to a chap from Citicorp Bank for Sunday lunch at a[...]

Biogas potential (Oct08)

A couple of weeks ago I went to visit one of the few emerging[...]

Yeovil to Naples by train (Aug08)

Up to Waterloo and across to St Pancras, we caught the Eurostar to Paris.[...]

Car Troubles – Ford Ka Troubles (Aug08)

I’ve had a couple of prangs in my car recently. First, someone in a[...]

Flying is not much fun (Apr08)

I wonder if the chaos at Terminal 5 may actually be doing us all[...]

Are motorbikes better than cars? (Jan08)

My sons were more impressed with these bikes than I was! Are motorbikes better[...]

Holiday dilemma: fly or drive? (Jul07)

My family are going to stay with friends in the South of France for[...]

Youth Media and G Whiz (Apr07)

Met Justin Smith from Youth Media in a juice bar on Edgware Road. He’s[...]

Supper Party (Apr07)

Eighteen people to supper last Saturday night. Arranged it ages ago because I wanted[...]