Alan has spent over a decade as a road tester, making him the perfect fit as CAR magazine’s head of automotive testing. That means making sure the right cars come into the office, that they’re tested against the right rivals, and that all CAR’s reviewers know what they’re talking about.
Alan has loved cars pretty much since birth. After dallying around in a variety of retail and customer service jobs, Alan pulled his finger out and started writing about cars professionally in 2015. After cutting his teeth at The Gay UK and various freelance gigs, he joined Autocar and What Car? later that year as a reviewer before slowly making his way up the road test desk.
Since then, he’s driven a huge variety of new cars, classic cars, vans, pick-up trucks and even campers. You’ll find his name attached to plenty of single car tests, but he’s also written countless group tests over the years, always enjoying comparing rivals back-to-back. His writing can be found online and in print, with the odd appearance on YouTube, too.
Outside of work, you’ll find him renovating an ex-pub and trying to make his wife’s Scimitar GTE (semi) reliable. He’s also a dedicated father to an infant son and magpie, with hobbies including collecting Hot Wheels (for his son, honest) and radio-controlled cars.