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Diesel, petrol, wood, gas or electricity – which sort of campervan heater will keep you toasty warm this winter?
If you learned to drive in the 1980s, take a trip down memory lane as we recall the best retro car accessories money could buy.
When it comes to modifications, there are some that are more important than others. Here we break down the six essential modifications you should make to your 4x4.
Is buying a written-off car legal and can it lead to huge savings? Here we break down everything you need to know about buying an insurance write-off.
Two Coke-bottle Ford Cortinas owned by impressionist Jon Culshaw go under the hammer at auction next month.
The tears told their own story, as Ash Sutton sank into his father’s arms after a typically tumultuous final day of the BTCC ended with the youngest champion of the modern era.
On Wednesday, Ash Sutton was sitting in the passenger seat on the Brands Hatch GP track where he hopes to make history this weekend.
He may not have troubled the podium after a luckless weekend at Silverstone, but Jason Plato still managed to raise one of the biggest smiles of the afternoon.
Sitting at the back of the grid, staring at the 29 cars ahead of him, Ash Sutton had hit rock bottom.
Cars are clearly built to be driven, and the Fiesta XR2 was built to be driven enthusiastically.
It goes without saying that Jason Plato would dearly love to be in teammate Ash Sutton’s position right now, leading the BTCC title race with two meetings to go.
Ash Sutton was happy playing the role of hunter.
Ash Sutton is the new bookies’ favourite to win a maiden BTCC title after another stellar weekend saw him close the gap to leader Colin Turkington to just four points.
After four months of head-scratching, hair-tearing and pure frustration at his mishandling Subaru, the two-time BTCC champion bounced back from the dark side at Knockhill.
Jason Plato didn’t pluck two BTCC titles and nearly 100 race wins out of a hat - he earned them by consistently being one of the quickest drivers on the grid.
Man of the moment Ashley Sutton has just set the fastest lap in a mid-season tyre test at Snetterton, and he’s looking relaxed as thunderstorms crash around the Norfolk track.
Jason Plato has hailed team-mate Ash Sutton a “star of the future”, and vowed to build on his own return to the podium at Croft after the mid-season break.
Jason Plato is hoping to finally kickstart this most frustrating of BTCC seasons at Croft this weekend, as he enters qualifying with competitive power under the bonnet for the first time.
Jason Plato will test his underperforming Subaru alongside team-mate Ash Sutton's to try to get to the root of ongoing handling issues.
It’s a question that’s been on the lips of everyone from ITV’s team of presenters, to social media fans, touring car aficionados and, no doubt, Jason Plato himself.
Jason Plato and the Adrian Flux Subaru Racing team head to Thruxton this weekend unsure of how a boost recalculation will affect their chances.
Jason Plato was a picture of frustration after what he described as his “worst ever touring car weekend” at Donington Park.
Depreciation is the enemy of the new-car buyer.
Race win, second place and double pole in opening round of FIA European F3 Championship
A stunning Aston Martin created in honour of the Red Arrows is to be raffled, with proceeds going to the RAF Benevolent Fund. Read more for details.
Fed up with people moaning about caravans clogging up our roads in summer? Well here are 10 reasons why caravans are cool..
It’s fair to say, it wasn’t meant to be like this.
TripAdvisor's annual Best Time to Book summer report has been published and it shows travellers can save up to a third by booking their hotel at just the right time.
Jaguar F-Pace owners using the Big Cat’s revolutionary Activity Key have been urged to contact their insurer after it was revealed their policy may not cover them for theft.
Possibly the world’s coolest caravan, and certainly the most novel one, has just gone on display at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest.
A motorist has this week been awarded £10,000 compensation after his beloved Ferrari was damaged by a pothole.
Most learners take two or three driving tests before passing but one man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has just been given the green light to go solo on the road at the 33rd time of asking.
One of the world’s greatest natural treasures, the Pink Star diamond - a diamond simply too good for words - will lead Sotheby’s sale of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite in Hong Kong on Tuesday, April 4.
It’s been a winter of deep content for Jason Plato and his Subaru mechanics as they gear up for an assault on the BTCC title starting at Brands Hatch this weekend.
Pop star Pharrell Williams is happy to be the latest high-profile figure to sing out in support of campaigns to discourage drivers from using mobile phones while behind the wheel of a vehicle.
The more you earn the more you will be fined for speeding when new penalty scales come into effect on April 24. Read the full story.
A legendary Scottish castle which once gave shelter to the heart of Robert the Bruce and a couple of royals is up for sale.
Motorcycling mechanic Grant Hagger was left hopping mad after filling up at his local Esso garage.
Letitia Mace turned her passion into her profession as she built one of the web’s foremost Jaguar community sites – as well as a stable of big cats.
Vehicle excise duty is set to change radically from April 1, 2017. Read our guide to make sure you don't get caught out.
Sales of diesel cars fell again in January as more discerning motorists are seeking out greener alternatives, with electric and hybrid sales up
People considering buying a brand new car, van or motorcycle, could soon enjoy another year’s “grace” before they need their first MOT.
Grand Tour presenter James May has announced he is to sell his beloved Rolls-Royce Corniche because he may be allergic to its leather seats
Do you love your MGB GT? Rachel Smith talks us through her slow-burning restoration of the classic car she fell in love with.
A fleet of 20 fabulous Ferraris worth in excess of £120 million will take to the “catwalk” at the 2017 London Classic Car Show later this month.
Is your life suffocating under a pile of clutter that you no longer love, like or even use? Follow our 10 steps to a declutter your home.
Some of us love many cars. Others only have eyes for one. For Pauline Jones, it just has to be an Austin-Healey Sprite… or four.
The world's fastest accelerating road legal electric car, Jonny Smith's Flux Capacitor, has swapped the drag strip for the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu
Some cars are too loved, or too valuable, or just too damn pretty to ever become extinct. But not these once-common cars, that are rapidly dying out.
There's more to making a home cosy than turning up the heating. Here are our top 20 tips for making your home snug, warm and welcoming
Quick and easy fixes to help winter proof your home
Classic car auctions can be a treasure trove of automotive gems - we've picked out 10 interesting classics for auction. Which would you buy?
Are you ready to buy an electric car? We bust seven myths that are still putting people off taking the plug-in plunge. Read more.
Remember that Lotus Esprit or Audi Quattro you always lusted after but could not afford? Well, now they're cheaper than a new Focus. Check out our list.
The owner of a rare BMW M4 GTS is selling his £125,000 car after just two months and 300 miles because he says it’s “infuriating” and “terrible”.
Thinking of helping your son or daughter learn to drive? Follow Adrian Flux’s tips to ensure a smooth ride with no family arguments.
Jason Plato clocked up win number 95 in his 500th BTCC race at Knockhill on Sunday - and vowed there is plenty more in the tank. Read more & view slideshow.
Having trouble ridding your pet, and home, of fleas? Read the Adrian Flux pet insurance  guide to living a flea-free life.
Thinking of hitting the road this summer? Read Adrian Flux’s road trip checklist to make sure you have everything you need on your holiday.
The sun is (hopefully) shining and the barbecue is calling, but how can you make your food stand out from the crowd? Check out our top 10 BBQ tips.
With the Rio Olympics on their way, Adrian Flux looks at the non-sporting side of Brazil with 9 great reasons to visit the home of the Samba.
Read how Jonny Smith smashed the world record for the fastest street legal electric vehicle with a forgotten relic from the 1970s.
From castles to windmills, clifftop yurts to royal manor houses, Adrian Flux looks at some of the most amazing homes for rent on Airbnb UK
Can Britain's speedway star Tai Woffinden take his home Grand Prix and close in on championship leader Greg Hancock? Read our preview.
The 1970s was the second golden age of speedway. Click here to read how it featured in fiction in the decade that gave us punk and glam rock.
Ahead of the 2016 Adrian Flux British Grand Prix on July 9 we've taken a look back to how the sport was portrayed in fiction in its first golden age.
Jason Plato and Colin Turkington sent shockwaves through the BTCC paddock on a historic day for Subaru at Oulton Park. And the best is yet to come.
"We'll be winning races soon," vowed British Touring Car legend Jason Plato, speaking after agreeing a new sponsorship deal with Adrian Flux.
Explore the best supercars from the 1960s to the modern day, featuring Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin. In words, pictures and video
We’ve all followed cars with bumper stickers that have made us tut, sigh, scowl, smile and, very occasionally, laugh. Here are some of the best, and worst.
Adrian Flux the first to recognise new professions such as YouTubers, bloggers, and vloggers in car insurance occupation lists.
A £16 dashcam has saved a Kent motorist up to £750 on his car insurance premium after insurance broker Adrian Flux used it to settle claim in his favour
Iconic Star Wars vehicles must have been tough to insure. We take a look at the type of cover that might - and might not - have been available.
However energy efficient you think your home is, the sad truth is that your house will continuously lose heat whenever it's warmer inside than outside.
The UK driving test is a pretty good indicator of your competence as a driver, but does it go far enough? Here are 10 things that could be added.
From spooky dancing children to ghostly horsemen, and marching Romans to phantom lorries, stories of ghoulish apparitions on Britain’s roads are legion.
Adrian Flux has won the Best Porsche Insurance Specialist award from Total 911 magazine.
Flux-sponsored Sarah Bennett-Baggs achieved an incredible podium finish in the Spa Six Hour. Here she tells the story of the race.
Motorists could stop self driving cars in their tracks with more than 70 per cent ready to turn their backs on the march of automotive progress.
A three-year project to turn a 40-year-old electric city car into a Tesla-beating dragster has climaxed with TV presenter Jonny Smith’s Flux Capacitor becoming Europe’s quickest street legal electric car.
Find out what happens when a little electric city car takes on a racing Audi and Porsche 911 Turbo on the drag strip.
Sarah Bennett-Baggs dodges a spectacular crash at the start in her pink Porsche 911 at Silverstone.
The flesh-eating dinosaurs may be the stars of the new Jurassic World movie, but there’s also plenty to satisfy the petrolheads among us.
This is possibly the most exciting blog I’ve written. Because everything until now has been the lead up to actually racing the Flux Capacitor for the first time.
From car-pooling to home-swapping and couch-surfing, more and more people worldwide are taking to the sharing economy.
The paper section of the British driving licence is going the way of the tax disc from Monday, June 8. But what does it mean to you, and are you ready for the change?
With vast straight roads and a love of drag-racing, only America could have invented the muscle car. But which are the best?
Here at Adrian Flux, we’ve been providing American muscle car insurance since 1975, so we’re continuing to support the UK’s biggest US drag race series.
I’d definitely list “not skidding” as one of my favourite things to do while driving on the road. So the idea of drifting goes against all my instincts.
Adrian Flux launches new discounted car insurance for 999 drivers.
Adrian Flux has again shown its commitment to West Norfolk’s sporting scene with a three-year stadium naming rights deal for the home of Elite speedway team the King’s Lynn Stars.
Religious stickers fall foul of modified car insurance
Frisky younger drivers - and their passengers - are taking raunchy risks that put using a mobile phone in the shade, according to new research by the UK’s largest specialist insurance broker.
Do you have fracking insurance cover on your home? Adrian Flux looks at the issues.
Nearly half a million people a year could be struggling to get competitive insurance because they have previously had a policy cancelled or voided.
The 2009 scrappage scheme was aimed at boosting new car sales in the depths of the recession, and almost certainly at getting old, polluting cars off the road.
One of the UK’s largest networks of owners clubs, Auto Clubs International (ACI), has launched a new membership scheme across several of their clubs, enabling new and existing members who wish to support their club a chance to get some exciting benefits in return.
Royston born racer Sarah Bennett-Baggs and partner Mike Thorne drove to a brilliant Le Mans podium victory last weekend at the bi-annual Classic 24-hour endurance event.
It was great to get back in the old pink Porsche at the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) meeting recently, despite my recent race in the Healey, which was fabulous fun but completely different.
It was interesting to read stories in the national media in the past couple of weeks declaring that Swiftcover is the “first major insurer to offer reduced premiums if motorists choose to use a dashcam”.
Adrian Flux's tame lady racing driver Sarah Bennett-Baggs can normally be found tearing around the country's circuits in her distinctive pink Porsche 911.
To many, turning a 25-year-old Ferrari into a pick-up truck would be nothing short of sacrilege.
To many Porsche aficionados, it's regarded as the greatest car ever made.
Television trucking star Mark Dixon has won a year’s free car insurance worth up to £500 after entering the Adrian Flux annual prize draw at the Trax show last year.
With about 600 staff working at the Adrian Flux headquarters, it’s no surprise to find a real mixture of talented people.
To celebrate next year’s 50th anniversary of the original Meyers Manx dune buggy, owners clubs across the UK are hoping to set a record for the most beach buggies gathered together in one place - disappointingly, not on a beach, but hey, you can’t have everything.
Sarah Bennett-Baggs took her Adrian Flux-sponsored pink Porsche 911 to a damp Spa Francorhamps last week for the British Sports GT and Saloons endurance race being run as part of the Classic Spa 6hr Endurance weekend.
Growing numbers of motorists are turning to in-car cameras to help slam the brakes on fraudsters responsible for adding millions of pounds to insurance premiums.
Cars as diverse as a Ford Escort to an Aston Martin and a rare Lancia Stratos wound their way through the Norfolk countryside as part of Adrian Flux’s first annual club rally.
It's been a busy and successful couple of weekend for our favourite girl racer Sarah Bennett-Baggs in her Adrian Flux sponsored Porsches.
If your name is Ruby, it’s time to thank your parents.
Paralympic cyclist Jody Cundy has spoken about the highs and lows of a year in which his passionate but x-rated outburst at being disqualified in the 1 kilometre event at London 2012 made him a household name.
From midnight tonight (Thursday, December 20) insurers will no longer be able to use gender to rate car insurance premiums (among other things).
There are many situations where people talking on mobile phones can be annoying - like in the quiet carriage, the library or the cinema.
Six out of 10 drivers are reducing the journeys they make in their cars because of the rising costs of motoring.
The owners of Olympic torches have been urged to check their home insurance to ensure their prized possession is properly covered.
This may just be the coolest leg ever made.
Jonny Smith is attempting to break the world speed record for a street legal electric vehicle - in a 1970s electric supermini...
They may represent our motoring future, but only two per cent of people are likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV) in the next five years according to a new survey.
We are often asked what is really meant by agreed value insurance, so we've put together below a list of the most commonly asked questions. Feel free to leave a comment if there's anything else you'd like to know.
Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay was forced off the track at Snetterton on Saturday when the engine of his classic Porsche 911 caught fire.
Learner drivers could save thousands of pounds on their insurance - and protect their parents’ no claims bonus at the same time - thanks to a new policy introduced by Adrian Flux.
Flux-sponsored superwoman Sarah Bennett-Baggs will be taking her Porsche Pink Panther to the track this season for the first time in four years.
A famous piece of rallying history is on display at the Adrian Flux stand at the Autosport International show at the NEC this weekend.
A new breakdown policy for mobility scooters has been launched in time for winter.
Think like a Boy Scout this winter and Be Prepared for bad weather with an essential cold car kit that could be a lifesaver.
They were the everyday runabouts and workhorses that littered Britain’s roads during the 70s and 80s.
It's hard to believe as we bask in 80C and glorious sunshine, but it's nearly winter and it might snow next week ...
Just like the type of car you drive can reveal clues to your personality, you can tell a lot about an insurance broker from the types of car it covers the most.
Here at Flux, we believe in supporting local charities, and when we heard about Nikki Scott's dreams of providing holidays for the children of fallen soldiers we wanted to help.
Here at Flux, we sponsor a range of competitors, from saloon car racers to sand racers, and karting prodigies to classic car racers, but perhaps none as inspirational as Paralympic cyclist Jody Cundy.
Thrills and spills are part and parcel of the historic sport of sand racing, and teenage racer Andrew Godfrey was an innocent victim of a pile-up in his Toyota Corolla earlier this summer.
A couple from Northampton have returned home following a 96-hour marathon journey to Turin and back in their 40-year-old Mini as part of an Italian Job rally.
The European ban on using gender to rate insurance premiums is bad news for younger female drivers, with rises of up to 50 per cent for some car insurance policies widely expected.
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