/r/CarTalkUK/

r/CarTalkUK

669k members
r/CarTalkUK is a subreddit with 669k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses car, first car, worst experience, advice, and insurance, and they frequently recommend/review family car, cars, and sports car.
r/CarTalkUK is the definitive subreddit for British petrolheads and inquisitive car drivers alike!

Popular Themes in r/CarTalkUK

#1
Advice Requests
: "I built a map showing every reported injury road collision in Great Britain, from 2000-2024. You can look for accident blackspots and get details of individual crashes. Feedback welcome."
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Private parking company has given me a PCN for parking in my own car park despite having a contract for parking rights with my landlord simply because their permit (which I displayed) curled up in the heat. what do they want me to do, babysit the permit? they denied my appeal."
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What's the consensus view on supermarket petrol vs branded petrol? Just bought a new petrol car, a reliable mechanic told me not to buy supermarket petrol as they don't have the cleaners and other additives the major brands use. He said that is why they can sell it cheaper than Shell, Esso, etc. TIA"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "PCP Vs Paying outright"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/CarTalkUK

#1

Car

: "What to do with dads Car"
15 posts
#2

First Car

: "First Car in over 3 years"
7 posts
#3

Worst Experience

6 posts
#4

Advice

6 posts
#5

Insurance

: "How come Toyota and Honda are expensive to insure even more than Ford and Vauxhall in certain areas of uk like Birmingham, Bradford and other areas in West Midlands."
5 posts
#6

Budget

4 posts
#7

Worst

4 posts
#8

Tyre

4 posts
#9

Buy

4 posts
#10

Audi A3

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/CarTalkUK

Family Car

166 reviews
#1
Volvo
4.4 from 27 reviews
#2
Toyota
4.6 from 16 reviews
#3
Skoda
4.6 from 13 reviews

Cars

125 reviews
#1
Honda
4.5 from 20 reviews
#2
Toyota
4.0 from 14 reviews
#3
Ford
4.1 from 8 reviews

Sports Car

108 reviews
#1
Mazda
4.6 from 17 reviews
#2
BMW
4.3 from 16 reviews
#3
Nissan
4.0 from 13 reviews

Flair Used in r/CarTalkUK

#1
Advice
: "Private parking company has given me a PCN for parking in my own car park despite having a contract for parking rights with my landlord simply because their permit (which I displayed) curled up in the heat. what do they want me to do, babysit the permit? they denied my appeal."
66 posts
#2
Misc Question
: "Is this fair play or just a bit cheeky?"
36 posts
#3
Spotted
: "Apparently parked in a car park in Derby for ‘years’"
31 posts
#4
Humour
: "Just picked up a car from enterprise and was greeted by this…"
24 posts
#5
News
: "2018 F-Type SVR daily driver"
21 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "My new (to me) Jaguar XK Dynamic R"
20 posts
#7
Tools/External Sites
: "I built a map showing every reported injury road collision in Great Britain, from 2000-2024. You can look for accident blackspots and get details of individual crashes. Feedback welcome."
2 posts

Member Growth in r/CarTalkUK

Yearly
+80k members(13.6%)

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Last updated: July 14, 2026