Young Car Driver got in touch to ask me to spread the word about their competition to win a sat-nav. It makes getting lost one less thing to worry about on today's busy roads. I wish my parents had had one, it would have saved me from being sick all down my cardie every time we went out.
  The prize is a Garmin HUD+ head-up display, worth more than £159. It pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth, and includes the Navigon sat-nav app (alone worth £75) which transmits data to your HUD+.
Navigon offers speed camera alerts, assistance choosing the right lane on motorways, an estimated time of arrival, and the navigational features you’d associate with a standalone sat nav. This information is projected on to the inside of your windscreen, but don’t block your view.
   I don't know if I could have plugged such a clever gadget into my first car, a 1957 Metropolitan Convertible. It didn't look so beautiful when it arrived. The paint was grey primer and it had strange little fins stuck on the back, so I spent a year working on it before getting behind the wheel. Not such a problem as I didn't have a driving licence - even though I'd accidentally got a job as road test assistant with Autocar magazine.  More about my cars here.
  
To enter the competition go to the Young Car Driver website. You can increase your number of entries by liking, following and sharing the Young Car Driver site.

I get to stay in some pretty swanky places, but some are a cut above. In my book, you know you're in a proper posh hotel when:

• the toilet seat is wood –  but not pine, polished mahogany
  
• the bath has feet, and a view
• you get little white slippers to go with your big fluffy bathrobe
• there are so many cushions on the bed and sofa there’s no room for you
  
• a soft toy is provided
• you lose something and realize you left it in the other room, of your room
• you have to decide which pool to use
• you have to ask for the side of the hotel away from the noise of the helipad

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There are a lot of things I don’t miss about being a kid: school dinners, going to bed in daylight; that evil boy three doors down etc. But there are many more that I do, and one of them is riding my scooter.
  Adults can cycle, or skate without eyebrows being raised. Now it’s time for the adult scooter. Cool young chaps have had them for a while, but Micro Scooters are giving women the opportunity to put their best scooting foot forward and remember just how good it felt.
   I’d been green with envy watching my nieces on their scooters for a while, so when I was offered a scooter to test, I didn’t hesitate.
   Actually, there are practical reasons for having a scooter. If you commute via bus or train and have to walk part of the way, a scooter is much cheaper to buy, easier to fold and lighter to carry than a folding bike. And you don’t have to wear all the lycra. Or if you take the kids to school on their scooters, you can catch up with them. Either way you could have another 10 minutes in bed.

On test
My niece Rosie quickly declared that my scooter was “Awesome”. Her scooter has three wheels; this bad boy has just two, and it’s really fast and smooth on a flat surface. There’s a brake on the back wheel, but rather than perform a ballet pose to use it, I found putting my foot on the ground did the job.
   Naturally things get challenging when there’s a hill, and my knees didn’t like scooting over rough concrete or bumpy pavements.
   The Micro Scooters website has details of the scooters, helmets for kids and lots of safety information, including safety courses.  Have a look at all the kids having a great time, and you’ll soon want to join them.
   I’m not convinced scooters for adults are cool, but they’re definitely fun.

Floral Micro Scooter, from £159.95
www.micro-scooters.co.uk
Tel 0333 320 1030