by Karl Dyson | Aug 4, 2026 | UK car round up, UK EV Market
If you’d told me a few years ago that two Chinese manufacturers would be shaping the UK’s budget EV market, I’d have raised an eyebrow. Back then, the idea of a Chinese brand on British driveways still felt like a novelty — something you’d see in a press release, not...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 31, 2026 | UK car round up
The June SMMT figures landed this month and they are worth talking about, not because everything is rosy, but because the picture is genuinely complicated. The market is growing, EVs are taking record shares, a Chinese brand you probably had not heard of two years ago...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 31, 2026 | Volvo EX30
The Volvo EX30 battery recall was announced in December 2025. It is now July 2026. And we have just been made aware of an EX30 owner who has been given a battery module replacement appointment for June 2027. Yes. You read that right. Eighteen months after the...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 28, 2026 | Selling your car
Owning a car involves more than paying its purchase price. Fuel, insurance, servicing, repairs, road tax and depreciation all contribute to the total cost of ownership. Some expenses remain predictable, while others may gradually increase as the vehicle gets older. A...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 20, 2026 | BYD
My Volvo EX30 is gathering dust. That is not something I expected to be writing when I took delivery of it. The EX30 was supposed to be my daily. Smart, compact, capable, and with a proper hypermiler’s range on a charge. But since mid-March 2026 I have been...
