New Towcar Reviewer

But he will know everything about towing ,as he has been on a towing  course ?

Bit like graduates ,it seems  when taking a job 

Perhaps he is the ideal person to review towcars as he comes with no preconceived ideas of what is good or bad. As I understand it he is an experienced motoring journalist who is now branching out into towcars. He has now done a towing course, which I suspect many caravanners don't do? He could turn out to be an inspired choice?

David

motoring journalism these days seems to just be the ability to cut & paste others' reviews .... every Citroen is 'quirky' and every Smart has a cr4p  auto gearbox etc etc

I've towed something of some sort for many years now - maybe 45 years?? ..... I'm intrigued as to what a towing course could have told/taught me that I couldn't have worked out for myself. 🤷‍♂️

I think starting at a low point with no preconceptions or views does have it's advantages. 

I have NO interest in football, so when friends with a favorite team start waffling on, and I happen to have seen, under duress, 5 minutes of a game, I can give a totally unbiased opinion without preference or favour or who where the the most useless and pathetic overpaid gang of bag or wind kickers on the green stuff.

Colin

Nepotism.

Is he related to Horace Batchelor?

Does he also come from Keynsham nr Bristol

Is that spelt   K E Y N S H A M  ?  That's showing my age ( and memory).

This is a copy of my comments sent to the club regarding the latest tow car tester appointment titled Staying the Course in the January edition of the club magazine which they did not publish.

"I have read with interest the article relating to the appointment of the club's latest tow car reviewer.

 I tow a touring caravan regularly and have done so for almost 50 years. During that time I have held a driving licence for every category except track laying vehicles, although now retired in my employment I had numerous qualifications relating to all aspects of vehicles and motorcycles from actual driving daily, testing, of both drivers and vehicles including mechanical and documentation aspects.

 For more than 10 years I instructed on Caravan club courses at one of your centres, little did I realise that after dealing with a novice as part of a group who had never towed a caravan on the road that person would be qualified to test and advise members on the suitability of a tow car in real life, really!

 Whilst it seems Mr. Batchelor has a wealth of experience driving many different cars I fail to understand the relevance of that in his new appointment, I am afraid it sounds like jobs for the boys to me.

 Where was this vacancy advertised?

Perhaps I could suggest that the next vacancy could be filled by Jeremy Clarkson who does have experience of towing caravans all be it very badly as well as giving mis information on the way to deal with snaking which the caravan club felt obliged to issue a statement on, clearly his humour was wasted on the club even though I find him quite amusing.

 I am very sorry but as a result of this appointment and article I feel the club has no credibility regarding the suitability of a tow car."

I will not bore you with the follow up correspondence,  only to add that the position was never advertised so how can they possibly know that they have engaged the best possible person for the job?