Quote of the week

'It was a dreadful drive, from Swakopmund on the Skeleton coast 400 miles into the wilderness on roads that were part gravel, part dried-up riverbed. You'd be hurtling along at 90 mph when there'd be a trough into which the car would crash with the sort of crunch that can loosen hair.' Jeremy Clarkson on driving in Namibia, Sunday Times.

90 mph Jeremy? Autoparts called the Namibian High Commission to find out if that was legal, and was told the speed limit in Namibia is 120 km/hour - roughly 75 mph.

Bad boy.

Drunk and orderly

A man in Germany who was found to be driving over the limit was let off because he was driving so well. The judge acquitted Bernhard Bauer, a salesman, because the law there requires evidence of inability to control the car. Apparently he was driving better than the policemen chasing him.

Another drunk German...

...a wild boar this time, which rammed a police car in Wolfhagen. The car was a write off, and on examining the boar, forensic experts found that it had consumed two cans of beer. Strange place, Germany.

Topless model

The new Audi TT Roadster looks cute in the publicity photos we have seen. But they have all been with the hood down - does this mean it isn't so cute when the roof's up? What the hell, we want one anyway.

Pass at Minehead

If you're having trouble with your driving test, you might consider going down to Minehead in Somerset, where candidates have a 16 per cent higher chance than the national average of passing. Hurry up though - the Driving Standards Agency is so worried about the situation, it's thinking of closing it down.