Why is it that in a movie or TV series, you know that if a woman gets into a car, she's going to end up upside down in a ditch with a zombie trying to get in through the windscreen? Or at the very least she'll almost drive the hero off the road.
   I was so relieved recently to see a film where this didn't happen. Click here to see which film, plus my lists of top bad women drivers in the movies or on TV.

   I'm going to keep adding to the list - so please join Woman Driver Watch, and let me know if you spot any more pointless examples of a female character driving - well - like a 'woman driver'.

Our lovely 2004 Mini Cooper S Convertible is for sale - we need something more boring and frugal for motorway commuting.
   It's in excellent condition, and has a full Mini service history. Its current mileage is 62,200.
   It comes with an Extended Mini TLC XL maintenance package up to 80,000 miles (free MoTs and servicing). It's recently had a full service (inspection 2) and two new front tyres.
   The MoT runs until October and it's taxed until the end of September.

It has six-speed manual gearbox, the desirable Chilli pack, and a high spec including: 

• front and rear electric windows, electric heated power folding mirrors
• leather seats
  
• air con
• power convertible top
• factory-fitted Mini iPod dock, Harmon-Kardon hi-fi w/radio boost
•  chrono pack.
  

We'll looking for £6,750. Contact me via my contact form above, or the ad in Autotrader

I’ve just enjoyed Revenge of the Electric Car, sequel to Who Killed the Electric Car? – the story of how GM created, then rounded up and crushed its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles while their owners (including Danny DeVito) protested and wept.
   This time director Chris Paine gets incredible access to the heads of major companies and creates a tense drama, pitting three determined men against one another in a race to create a successful electric car.
   Old-school ‘Maximum Bob’ Lutz has seen the (electric) light and is championing the extended-electric Chevy Volt. He admits GM was given a kick in the pants by Silicon Valley upstart, Elon Musk – described as the closest thing to the real Tony Stark from Iron Man, who creates the hugely desirable Tesla. Finally, there’s the ice-cool Carlos Ghosn, who apparently doesn’t get out of bed in the morning unless there’s money in it, who has bet his career and possibly Nissan’s future on the volume-selling Leaf.
   My favorite scene shows Lutz and Musk sneaking a peek at the Leaf during the Detroit auto show, both looking slightly worried. Bob has also been looking at the Chinese BYD (Build Your Dreams) electric car, but Musk reckons he doesn’t have time to look at what everyone else is doing.
   Toyota’s Prius and other EVs and hybrids don’t really figure in the film, but sticking to the big three makes it very watchable.
   Just one man, Gadget, joins the story to represent the army of tiny companies creating their own EVs. As the players face potentially career- and dream-shattering crises, Gadget suffers the most heart-breaking set-backs, but definitely has the best parties.
   The issue of where the extra electricity needed for thousandswill come from is skated over with a couple of shots of super-green powerplants in Iceland and Israel. None of the main players are asked to comment on it, which is a pity. But then, they probably don’t worry too much about how oil gets out of the ground either.
   This is a well-paced, gripping film that captures the excitement of creating something new that could change lives. You don’t need to like cars or understand techy stuff to enjoy it, either.

In cinemas from July 20, DVD 6 August.