Gareth Herincx

1 week ago | automotiveblog.co.uk | Gareth Herincx

I recently spent a week road testing the revelation that is the fifth-generation Toyota Prius…When it was launched in 1997, the pioneering Prius may not have been the most attractive of cars, but it was the first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid, and several million have been produced. Now in its fifth iteration, it’s better than ever – and it has finally emerged as a swan. Available only as a plug-in hybrid, the new Prius turns heads, for all the right reasons.

1 week ago | hellomagazine.com | Gareth Herincx

The cost of car insurance can differ greatly and depends on a range of factors, including your age, job, mileage, and even your marital status. It might come as a surprise to you, but where you live can also significantly impact how much you pay for cover. Areas with higher rates of accidents and crime may result in larger premiums.

1 week ago | automotiveblog.co.uk | Gareth Herincx

UK petrolheads have their chance to make their mark on global car culture as the Hot Wheels Legends Tour returns for 2025. Now in its eighth year globally and fifth year in the UK, classic car modifiers and restorers, race car builders, JDM tuners, alongside truck and custom car constructors can now enter the competition for the chance to have their vehicle reimagined as a 1:64 scale die-cast model and become inducted into the revered Hot Wheels Garage of Legends.

2 weeks ago | hellomagazine.com | Gareth Herincx

Did you know that one of the biggest incentives to drive an electric vehicle has just vanished? EVs used to be exempt from car tax - otherwise known as road tax, or Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).  However, all this changed on 1 April 2025, and now they are taxed, just like petrol and diesel cars. So, the change in the rules means that anyone with an electric car will now pay at least some road tax. What is car tax?

3 weeks ago | automotiveblog.co.uk | Gareth Herincx

We get behind the wheel of the surprise package that is the Hyundai Inster – the South Korean brand’s smallest EV…Once in a while I get to road test a new car I know little about, and it proves to be something of a revelation. The cute, all-electric Hyundai Inster is one such vehicle. Based on the Hyundai Casper, which is a small petrol-engined car sold in South Korea, it also shares a stretched version of the platform used by the Kia Picanto and Hyundai i10.