The British Motor Museum has launched its Online Collections, enabling anyone to explore and find out more about the collection vehicles documented in detail on the website. This is the culmination of a number of years behind the scenes work, including during lockdown. By digitising the vehicle collections, the Museum is inviting anyone to learn, enjoy and be inspired by the heritage that it preserves.

During the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, the Museum recognised the importance of connecting with people, especially when the building was unable to open to the public. During this period, technology helped people across the globe to learn and communicate. Behind the scenes at the Museum, work was underway to implement this concept across the vehicle collection.

Cat Boxall, Curator at the British Motor Museum, said “Collections and artefacts form a major part of the draw of the Museum, as being valuable resources to tell stories about environments, places, processes and people throughout history. In exploring and learning about the collections when the doors were closed to the public, it has become increasingly clear that the impact of the British motor industry is felt far beyond the reaches of the UK. The launch of the Online Collections portal enables access for audiences anywhere in the world”.

The British Motor Museum loves to work with people, collections and places across the UK. Another feature of the Online Collections means that staff, researchers and visitors alike will be able to access all the information about any vehicle in the collection and where it is currently on display – be that on loan, at an event, in the Museum or in the Collections Centre building. 

Alongside the location of vehicles, users of the Online Collections will be able to see more technical vehicle information, images of the cars and key historic information associated with each entry. Having a vast collection of around 400 cars makes it difficult to get everything on display, but the access that the new portal provides means that even the unseen portions of the Museum’s collection can be enjoyed by anyone!

Launched as part of the Heritage Open Days festival to raise awareness and appreciation of the amazing collection, the Museum hopes the Online Collections portal will add to the growing digital presence of the Museum as it continues to develop online exhibitions programmes following the success of Metro at Forty back in 2020.

The portal can be assessed by the public through the Museum’s normal website from 9 September at: https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/explore/collections/car-collection

Nobody wants to put themselves in a situation in which their money is disappearing down the drain every month, but they do not have a clear idea of exactly where it is going in the first place. To combat this potential problem, it will be worth accurately tracking your monthly expenses. Here are a few steps that you can put into action to make this a realistic prospect.

Keep an Eye on Account Statements

If you have never had a clear budget before, the first step you will need to take is to keep a closer eye on your account statements to see what is going on here. This way, you will be able to see exactly where your money is going every month. If you notice any unnecessary or even excessive spending, your statement will show it – and you can take action in these areas once you know about them.

Many people spend a lot without noticing until they look at their statements, which is why monitoring them and checking them regularly is one of the keys to successful budgeting and expenditure tracking.

Put Your Expenses into Categories

The next step you can take is to put your expenses right there into categories. The most obvious one of these is going to be essential and nonessential spending, but you can also break it down into areas such as office spending, travel, entertainment, etc. You can then think about ways to cut back on areas that need it the most.

Ultimately, even the essentials category can be looked at as it will include areas such as food, broadband, utilities, etc., and you may be able to grab a better deal elsewhere. Even essentials can be cut or replaced with more affordable alternatives, which is what many people are doing these days, given the extreme rise in living costs society is currently facing.

Use Budgeting Tools

While some people still prefer to do things the old-fashioned way with a pen and paper, there are all sorts of modern budgeting tools out there that can be highly useful in terms of ensuring that you are tracking your overall spending in real-time. There are also individual accounts and tools that you can use, such as a Shell fuel card to monitor and save on essentials like petrol and diesel. Another one is using supermarket loyalty cards and accounts for clocking up points and discounts on your shopping. Whatever the expense, it will be worth experimenting with different tools to see how much and how often you can save money and stay in line with your budget.

Conclusion

Tracking your monthly expenses does not have to be an overly complicated task, but it can prove to make all the difference if you want to put yourself in a situation in which your costs

are much lower than your outgoings. Overspending without noticing is all too easy – and most people are guilty of this at some point in life. However, by properly monitoring and sticking to a budget, unnecessary and excessive spending can be reduced and managed.

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#MisanoTest. An important, two-day test has drawn to a close for Team Gresini MotoGP on the track that last weekend hosted the fourteenth round of the World Championship. The Faenza-based squad worked at full capacity with the goal to better prepare for what is going to be a really demanding last stretch of the season.
 
After being very quick throughout the race weekend, Enea Bastianini kept the momentum going in this last official test of 2022. The Italian, who came extremely close to winning the race on Sunday, has worked on some fine-tuning ahead of the next races with excellent speed and pace (he was fourth quickest). The rider #23 did not have time to test an experimental front tyre brought by Michelin, which could be used next year.
 
Fabio Di Giannantonio worked on the bike set-up and found a great feeling with his Desmosedici GP21, especially with higher temperatures. With many laps completed and an improved confidence, the #49 was the tenth quickest rider in the test.