He has been a car journalist since 2011, following a passion that started at age five when his mother started reading Val Biro’s Gumdrop stories to him – Gumdrop is a 1920s Austin that has all sorts of adventures. He joined Bauer Media in 2023 as a Senior Staff Writer on parkers.co.uk, focusing on content related to car ownership and usage, and driving laws.
He has contributed to a long list of motoring titles over the years including CAR, Cazoo, Hey Car, carwow, Motoring Research, Sunday Times Driving, Top Gear, Drover, Motor1, Only Motors, Retro Car, Classic Jaguar, Retro Japanese and Car Throttle.
When not voraciously consuming car and motorsport knowledge, he can usually be found at a car show, race meeting, or driving on the fantastic roads of North Yorkshire. Worked as a bus and coach driver before embarking on his journalism career – and between various writing gigs. Reckons he’s driven more than half a million miles since passing his test in 2002.
In his current job, he is focused on helping owners understand their car, how to minimise their running costs and how to stay safe on the road.
Graham’s top tips for Parkers readers are:
- Don’t just consider what you need from a car now, think about what you’ll need in the future – for instance, will your kids soon outgrow the back seat?
- Take the time to learn how all of your car’s features work.
- Connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth and/or Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, if it has them – it’s now illegal to even touch your phone while driving.
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