Tim Pollard
Editorial director, Parkers.co.uk
Tim oversees the editorial team that brings you Parkers.co.uk, the UK's biggest motoring editorial website according to independent web traffic auditor ComScore, CAR magazine and CarZing. He's passionate about helping Britain's motorists get into the best cars at the most competitive prices, and has appeared on BBC and ITV news, Radio 4's Today and PM programmes and other national radio stations commenting on motoring matters.
He's worked at many of the UK's biggest automotive outlets, including stints as deputy editor of What Car?, running CAR magazine's award-winning website, heading up the news section of Autocar magazine and writing about company cars for Business Car, Fleet News and Fleet Week. Tim's reviewed cars for newspapers, magazines and websites - and spent a couple of years on the staff at Microsoft, sprucing up his digital publishing skills leading MSN Cars.
In that time, he's picked up a few trophies along the way, including the Guild of Motoring Writers' prestigious Journalist of the Year award, the Periodical Publishers' Association (PPA) Digital Innovation of the Year and Bauer Media's Digital Editor of the Year gong.
Tim's also contributed to various books, including the Rough Guide to Apple Playlists (2006) and a chapter on digital publishing for Last Words? How can journalism survive the decline of print? (2017).
'Is there any such thing as a bad car nowadays?,' he asks. 'Real stinkers are few and far between, as quality standards have risen across the board. Yet there’s still a gulf between the merely average and the truly exceptional - and identifying great new vehicles is what drives me and the Parkers team every day.
'There’s no greater thrill in this job than finding a car which rips up the established order of things to set new class standards. And as a father of two, I always have an eye out for cars combining practicality, value and fun.'
Some of Tim's greatest car tips for Parkers readers are:
- The VW Golf remains a class benchmark in the medium sector
- Tesla's Model 3 is the best car he's driven in recent years
- Volvo's car range is smashing it out of the park right now
- Fancy a sports car? Tim's smitten by the Porsche 718 Cayman...
Tim specialises in:
- Motoring news and future cars
- Electric cars, hybrids and plug-ins
- Buying advice
- Car reviews
You can check out some of his latest stories for Parkers in the list of articles and reviews below.
Latest from this author
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Maserati Grecale Folgore SUV review
Maserati Grecale Folgore (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
17 Mar 2024
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Hyundai Kona SUV review
Hyundai Kona (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
14 Aug 2023
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Range test electric cars in winter
Parkers explains the efficiency of electric cars in winter: how batteries perform, how far your EV will go, and owner tips galore
27 Feb 2023
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Dacia Sandero Hatchback review
Dacia Sandero (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
02 Feb 2023
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Honda e Hatchback review
Honda e (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
21 Sep 2022
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BMW X6 review
BMW X6 (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
14 Jun 2022
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV review
Mercedes-Benz G-Class (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
26 Oct 2021
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Toyota Mirai Saloon (21-23) review
Toyota Mirai Saloon (2021 - 2023) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
25 Jun 2021
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Porsche 718 Cayman Coupe review
Porsche 718 Cayman (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
13 Oct 2020
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Nissan Micra Hatchback review
Nissan Micra (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more.
25 Mar 2020
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Falling car sales good time to buy
With the UK car market in freefall, Parkers asks if 2020 could be the perfect time to snap up a discounted bargain
06 Jan 2020
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Vauxhall Corsavan
Vauxhall has confirmed that it will not build a Corsavan on the 2019 Corsa platform - find out why on Parkers Vans and Pickups
28 Oct 2019