Shropshire Star

Peter Rhodes on a north-south divide, a 1990s drama and when's the best time to sell a car?

“Hi Peter,” begins a chummy little email from a cash-for-cars company.

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Their message is that London's Ulez (Ultra Low Emission Zone) will be expanded soon and, if my old banger is not “Ulez-compliant,” then “the value of your car will be impacted.”

Their advice is that “now could be a great time to sell your car”.

Two points. Firstly, I live more than 100 miles from London and never drive there. Secondly, in what bizarre parallel universe is the best time to sell your car when thousands of other drivers are trying to sell theirs?

Best hang on and see what plans Rishi “Friend of the Drivers” Sunak comes up with. We seem to be shaping up for something new in British democracy - a general election decided by cars.