Having just watched the new Jamie Oliver program (Jamie’s Ministry of Food) on channel 4, as he attempted to teach the people of Rotherham in Yorkshire how to cook, I was struck by an amusing thought.
For those of you that didn’t watch it,  Jamie goes to Rotherham  (a typical English city but with the highest [...]

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Whilst enjoying a spot of after-dinner relaxation this evening and watching my second favourite car-based TV show (5th Gear), I was amazed at a segment about car servicing. They mentioned that with main dealer labour rates at an all-time high (they mentioned £200 p/h at a London dealer!), you could save a considerable amount [...]

How do you know when your car’s MOT is due? Well, if it’s a fairly new car, it’s due on the day 3 years after the car was first registered. We have so many calls from customers booking the first MOT test for their car, which were often due months ago! The reason is simple [...]

In all the years I’ve been running Swiftest, there’s very few occasions when I’ve actually managed to leave on time (or even within 1/2 hour of closing time), and this afternoon was no exception. Now, I’m quite often known to work late, and (wife permitting) have been in the office up to midnight on a [...]