A great day out at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, with like-minded Ford enthusiasts for a Simply Ford event, is spoiled when Mike's pride and joy, The Onion, doesn't start when it is time to come home. Unfortunately, a series of failings from the RAC means that the problem is not solved once they've been called....

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/07/podcast-a-breakdown-in-communication/

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Dave, Jim and Mike take a nostalgic walk through 1990s Car Magazines... and, by pure coincidence, Mike's 1990 Ford Orion Equipe ST170 conversion project, which might have been mentioned here before, is currently featuring in the latest edition of Classic Ford Magazine!

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/06/podcast-a-fond-look-back-at-90s-car-magazines/

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The team attend the SMMT Test Day and get behind the wheel of many of the newest cars on the road, including:

• Renault R5
• BYD Seal
• Polestar 2
• Volvo V60
• Audi RS3

For more, and videos of the roadtests:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/05/podcast-driving-some-of-the-latest-cars/

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To celebrate Formula One's 75th Birthday, Graham and Jim don their anoraks, boil the kettle and sit down for a chat about the sport and the many stories behind it. With access to the many hours of our archive interviews with F1 related characters, this proves to be a longer episode than usual....

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/05/podcast-75-years-of-formula-one-world-drivers-championships/

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In this episode:

• Learning to Drive in the current climate
• General Driving Standards
• Sleeping (or not) for Charity - https://www.v2radio.co.uk/local/beds-for-kids/
• Jackie Stewart's work for Race Against Dementia - https://www.raceagainstdementia.com/

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/04/podcast-learning-to-drive-in-2025/

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In this episode we pay tribute to the life of Formula One stalwart Eddie Jordan, look at the new road tax rules for EVs, have an chat about the current F1 situation, and enjoy a few moments with this year's crop of April Fools from the motoring world.

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/04/podcast-eddie-jordan-formula-one-update-and-april-fools/

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In this special Podcasthon episode of the UKMotorTalk Podcast, we talk about the work of BEN, the charity dedicated to supporting the people of the motor industry navigate through life's challenges, whether they be financial, mental or physical health, or care and support for those in later life. https://ben.org.uk/

Podcasthon https://podcasthon.org/ is an international non-profit initiative which coordinates as many podcasters as possible to dedicate an episode of their podcast between March 15 and 21st 2025 to a charity of their choice.

BEN seemed like the obvious choice for UKMotorTalk as both the charity and the motor industry are close to our hearts. As BEN says:

Our Mission:

To make a positive difference to people's lives

Whether we are supporting someone in crisis, providing high quality care or working with our automotive industry partners to improve the health and wellbeing of the workforce, our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

We’re here to help people create a better tomorrow.

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/03/podcast-podcasthon-special-ben-the-charity-supporting-the-people-of-the-automotive-industry/

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Graham, Mike and Dave have a wander around the UK car market, discuss using your practical everyday classic, and look forward to the Donington Historic Festival in May

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/02/podcast-xpeng-g6-vs-tesla-which-way-is-the-uk-market-heading/

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