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Lockdown, foot down: driving in the time of Covid

Has there ever been a better time to drive?

16 May 2020

9:00 AM

16 May 2020

9:00 AM

After the post-apocalyptic fall-off in traffic at the start of lockdown, cars are now slowly starting to return to the roads. Well, if you’ve seen a smug git cruising through north Perthshire in a 1989 Atlantic Blue BMW 320i convertible, that’s me. I’m rediscovering the love of the car.

I started lockdown in London, hurtling down Edgware Road blasting out ‘Ghost Town’ by the Specials.

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