A new online website called www.monkeyplates.com has just been launched and is being billed as “Facebook for cars”. It has a rapidly growing following of petrolheads and basically it lets people connect and share online, with photos, video albums, messaging, chat, news, blogs and a host of other features in the pipeline.

You can open up your profile to the world if you want and customised stickers can be linked to your account to give you your unique profile. It is free to sign up, so whether you are a petrolhead or just a social animal this unique website fits the bill.

It was created in January 2011 by Oliver Thomas, a motoring journalist and professional driver, and he commented,”We wanted to make a direct link between enthusiasts, their rides and the internet. With monkeyplate, the car becomes a mobile billboard for whatever the user wants to show online. News, event pictures, track day videos…anything. It works 24/7, all, anywhere”.

Xmas cards

As Christmas is fast approaching you might be interested in buying your Christmast cards for your friends and family from the Guild of Motoring Writers this year. The Christmas cards are available in single or mixed packs for £1 per card, £6.50 for 10 and £55 for 100, with all proceeds going to the Guild Benevolent Fund.

Two of the cards in the range feature some iconic stars of the motorworld sport with a stunning image of Stirling Moss racing his Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ,with navigator Denis Jenkinson, in the 1955 Mille Miglia and Juan Manuel Fangio driving an Alfa Romeo 150 Alfetta.

You can order your cards via www.gomw.co.uk

Honest John

Honest John, the leading independent motorist website, has launched a new service whereby you can download car road tests and videos via a free App to your Apple iPhone.

Most drivers usually rely on a friend or colleague if they visit a car showroom so this useful service will enable you to have all their latest data at your fingertips.

The new application, as well as delivering independent news, road tests and videos from the Honest John website, also allows access to the website’s backroom, where an interactive forum discusses many other motoring issues. Honest John is a popular car site and receives over 750K unique visitors per month so this new App is bound to be popular.

Honest John, who is a partner of Comparecontracthire.com, is also promising that the new App will be available on other smart phones like Nokia and Blackberry in due course.