About me

Driving a Mitsubishi Evo 9 MR for Total Evolution magazine. Photo: Matt Barnes.

I've been writing about cars and motorsport for more than 20 years, during which time I've tested everything from Citroen 2CV-powered three-wheelers to two-seat Formula 1 cars.

I started out writing technical articles for car magazines, then edited one for six years. I went freelance in 2002 and since then I've written road tests, technical articles, drive stories, classic car tests, consumer features, interviews and more for all sorts of media.

My aim is always to present copy which is on time, original, entertaining, technically accurate and so clinically precise in its spelling, punctuation and grammar that the subs feel left out.

Clients past and present

• Major consumer car magazines such as CAR Magazine (and its affiliates in Mexico, Russia, Spain, Thailand and Turkey) and Auto Express
• Motor industry journals European Automotive Design and Automotive Design Asia (both now dead)
• Classic car magazines including Classic & Sports Car, Classic Cars, Classics Monthly and Classic Car Weekly
• Customer magazines such as BMW Magazine and V Magazine (Vauxhall)
• Enthusiast magazines including Fast Car, Redline, Total Evolution, Total Impreza and Total Nissan
• Motoring websites such as Cartechnical, Edmunds Inside Line, CAR Online and Pistonheads.com, plus articles and road tests at www.andrewnoakes.com
• plus a variety of other publications including national and regional newspapers, lifestyle magazines and more

I'm always keen to add new clients to the list. If you need motoring words, please contact me.

Since 2006 I've spent part of my time teaching on Coventry University's postgrad Automotive Journalism course, which has produced journalists who now work on Autocar, Auto Express, What Car?, cardesignnews.com and as freelances in print and online.

For more background see my Auto-biography page.