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Jeremy Clarkson found driving in Cornwall so slow he had time to count the hand stitches in his Bentley Continental GT Mulliner

Published 19 September 2021
By David Mullen
Jeremy Clarkson managed to find three days between farming and car reviewing for a holiday this summer, and wafted to Cornwall in a Bentley.
Coastal driveway rentals rise by over 300%

Boom times for rented driveways near seaside

Coastal home owners are cashing in on renewed demand for parking as holidaymakers return to England’s beauty spots.
Published 13 July 2020
Holiday towns ban cars in anticipation of socially distanced tourism

Holiday towns ban cars as lockdown eases

England's holiday towns are banning cars from their streets as they gear up to accommodate socially distanced tourists.
Published 03 July 2020
Cancelled holidays will lead to UK "staycations", says report

Cancelled holidays will lead to UK staycations

New research from the RAC predicts that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to the rebirth of the British summer holiday.
Published 19 June 2020
2019 Seat Tarraco review - family summer holiday road trip to France test by Alessia Horwich of The Sunday Times

Tout à Loire: Seat Tarraco takes on family holiday

Sunday Times Travel's Alessia Horwich tests a seven-seat Seat Tarraco on a family holiday to the Loire Valley. How will it cope?
Published 13 September 2019
Reader Letters: Motorway fuel and hire car rip-offs

Reader Letters: Hire car rip-offs, motorway fuel

I recently returned from a holiday in Italy, where I had arranged to hire a car through rentalcars.com. When I arrived at the Avis desk...
Published 10 July 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The rise of 24-hour parking restrictions

One borough’s plans to impose 24-hour parking restrictions have been criticised as a money-making scheme and spell trouble for drivers and businesses...
Published 10 August 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Driving's pick of the world's most spectacular (but...

Some of the world’s greatest drives are not the most obvious ones. Our experts pick their favourite secret highways and give you all the information...
Published 10 August 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Counterpart driving licence changes — what you need...

If you're hiring a car, either in the UK or abroad, or drive for a living you'll need to know about these important changes to driving licences.
Published 28 April 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

How to beat the holiday traffic blackspots

With millions planning to visit family and friends on Tuesday, Dominic Tobin reveals how to escape Britain’s worst congestion blackspots ...
Published 22 December 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Old vs new: Volkswagen T2 and California camper vans...

Staycations are on the rise, but what’s the best VW for a weekend at the seaside: a retro camper or a van with all mod cons?
Published 18 August 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: The AA uncovers Europe's oddest driving rules

If you're driving to Romania or Belarus this holiday season, don’t forget to pack a bucket and sponge...
Published 18 August 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Driving school offers free lessons for nervous...

A driving school has opened claiming to be the first to offer nervous British holidaymakers instruction on driving abroad.
Published 04 June 2014