Having just returned from a long weekend visiting relatives in Spain, here are my reflections and top tips for anyone contemplating driving a hire car on the continent this summer.

The festival season is here which means a lot of us will be climbing over dusty boxes and making our way through the shed like it’s some kind of assault course to get to our camping gear.

Having recently become an Advanced Driver (did I mention I got a F1RST) my attentions have now turned to applying the same developments to my riding skills.

We all know that new cars these days are bristling with new technologies aimed at keeping us, and other road users, safe.

It may not feel like summer, but the winter season is officially over. And this means that many of us are keen to get out and enjoy the weather.