Ed Callow

Texas country pile going to auction at No Reserve. It's public knowledge that this belongs to collector Don Clark, who owns some fantastic customs, and houses them in a mega integral garage with its own replica 1950s soda bar. Check it out. eliteauctions.com/2115-paradise-…

@g__j @OctopusEnergy What would be the primary reasons for the 20% that *don't* appear to be cheaper than a gas boiler? Is it living in exceptionally cold parts of the country? Or operating it with the wrong settings? Bad install? This would be useful to know.

Not a study, not a survey - but the actual live data from every @OctopusEnergy Cosy heat pump installed in real homes is now online. And it shows that over 80% of Cosy heat pumps were cheaper to run than a gas boiler over the last year and delivered a COP of 3.7 over the whole year (about 4.3x more efficient than a gas boiler) There’s so much disinformation from fossil fuel lobbyists on heat pumps - and anecdote based on bad installs or out of date tech - but we hear time and time again how much Octopus customer la love their heat pumps. Cosy heat pumps can run as hot as a boiler (70C+), can often be installed with no radiator changes and no new insulation, work with microbore piping, can often retain your old hot water tank if you have one. But so much more - comfort sensors in up to ten rooms, optional remote support and servicing, software updates to literally make your heating better without a visit. Effortlessly working with smart tariffs to save money. British designed, British manufactured and thousands of great British jobs. Helping insulate Brits from the last gas crisis, this gas crisis and more to come. See the data for yourself: octopus.energy/cosy-heat-pump…

Lotus built the car. Mr Vince got a £400,000 grant from the UK government to put some batteries and motors in it. I'll be amazed if anyone can point to a £400,000 (or even a £400) benefit to the UK's economy or technological capabilities as a result of funding this car.

@Chris5H2 @hiltonholloway This is exactly what they are doing. The stats quoted are from a 'study of studies' by LSHTM, which included *zero* UK data sets. Of course a big SUV hitting a person will be worse than, say, a Merc CLA. But surely they need some actual *UK* data before creating policies?

@hiltonholloway Most likely they are feeding in USA data where SUV are classified as commercial so have zero impact protection UK suvs have the same pedestrian protection as cars and no bull bars

Every pedestrian death is carefully recorded. Perhaps they might issue a list of death by vehicle type. Otherwise this 'figures' are simply theoretical. Does a higher driving position allow a driver a better all-round view?

This isn't massive. And it's not in the Lake District. It's Dalton-in-Furness, right next to a garden centre and a motor salvage yard. Now, the second photo *does* show a massive mosque. Right next to an equally massive church and equally massive synagogue. In Abu Dhabi.

I think most people would agree that being hit by an SUV will be worse than being hit by a supermini, but this TfL investigation had better gather some data from the UK first - because the stats Khan is quoting here are based on *ZERO* data from UK roads. lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Design and safety kit is just as important, perhaps even more so, than vague catchall phrases like 'SUV'. If the car can stop itself before it hits whatever person has walked out into the road, then their age and size becomes completely irrelevant.

@willnorman Will you commission thorough research on the situation in the UK, given that those stats are not based on any UK studies? 16 of 24 studies were from the US, where the average SUV is comically heavier and larger than the average car on UK roads.

There's growing evidence of safety risks of bigger cars. Heavier with higher bonnets & worse vision, bigger SUVs are: ⚠️14% more likely to kill you than if you're hit by a smaller car ⚠️increasing to 77% for children ⚠️and 200% more likely to kill a kid under 9 #VisionZeroLDN

@choppertoo @SimonCarGuy Someone's probably said that studded tyres are illegal on UK roads, and that's been retold inaccurately through a few people, so now it's become 'you're not allowed to have winter tyres' or some such nonsense.

@SimonCarGuy All seasons make the most sense in the Uk .. we can literally have every season in a matter of hours

Lots of questions asking why winters in UK:- 1. Spread tire wear 2. Will get % cost of 2nd set back come resale 3. Winters work significantly better than summer tyres below +8°C - plenty of info available online 4. They (or chains) are legal requirement in Alps during winter 1/2

If you can't chuckle at this, you must have a heart of stone. This is absolute 'collecting' mentality, as is discussed later in the article. Behaviourally, he's basically doing exactly the same as a guy trying to buy all of the 'big five' Ferraris.

This will do nicely. Twin Turbo Aero Top. And yes it's a manual, and yes it's a genuine 13k-mile car. collectingcars.com/for-sale/1994-… Auction live soon, only on @collectingcars_

@LordBakersLodge @au_tom_otive Fair shout. This is now me to the seller.

@au_tom_otive @torquespeak The wife. Sell that car Him. OK. I've taken 5 pics and added a description and a price. It should sell....

964 Carrera Cab. 184,000 miles. Hasn't had an MOT test (and one would presume, a service) in eight years. On a fantastic day, this might be a £35k car. Probably the most bonkers asking price I've seen this year so far. ebay.co.uk/itm/2366571148…

Is there a more capable, more practical, non-categorised, no-big-issues-MOT-history, affordable-to-tax/insure/run, car on the market for less than £3k? autotrader.co.uk/car-details/20…

To be fair, the car looks in great condition for its age. I just wish sellers wouldn't trot out these clichéd (and in this case simply untrue) phrases.

*sigh*

I've just read a non-satirical comment on an auction platform, where a self-described owner of the same model said they were "unimpressed" by a *$926k bid*(!) on a 488 Pista Spider. It's entirely possible that speculators will completely f*ck the US market for enthusiasts.

What fresh hell is this?! A YouTube channel with hilariously inaccurate AI 'restorations' of fictional barn finds. Give me strength... (linked for posterity - but you have been warned) @Rust2Road-l3o" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@Rust2Road-l3o

Azeem Banatwalla @TheBanat on traffic offences in Norway vs Mumbai - this is beautifully done: instagram.com/reels/DVI76Ahk…

Still blows my mind that this wasn't a very well-executed spoof: youtu.be/Dh359S3Eg1U?si… Other car topics were also covered as part of the same 'From A to B' series.