SMART: Well thought out and well designed, the Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo is fun to drive and easy to live with

Majestic views: Looking eastbound from Stainmore cafe car park, top, the A66 has features of note including God’s Bridge, left, and the summit marker of the old Stainmore railway line

ALL SMILES: Jonathan Wallis has be awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

VW ID.7 has no fuss and plenty of thrust and a capacious boo