Meet the heycar editorial team

Meet the heycar editorial team
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Buying a used car is one of the biggest purchases you can make, so you want to make sure you're making the right decision.

That's where we come in. The heycar editorial team is dedicated to bringing you the best car reviews, guides, advice and news you can find. Made up of a team of experts with a huge wealth of experience, we're passionate about cars and we want to make sure you find the right car for you. 

We pride ourselves on our independence and integrity, and combined with our years of testing cars means we can tell you exactly what we think, whether that's good or bad, and how it compares to the competition.    

heycar's team of editors and contributors have over 100 years' experience in journalism between them. Here are our automotive journalists

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Phil Hall, Senior Editor

Phil is an experienced editor and writer. Initially working on photography print titles, he has since held senior positions at techradar.com and toptenreviews.com, as well as producing and developing content for household brands including Canon Europe, John Lewis and Decathlon.

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David Ross, Senior Editor

David started out as a motoring journalist in 2001 and has worked for several titles including Auto Express, Parkers and HonestJohn.co.uk, where he was Editor. He has a penchant for buying old German cars including a brown 1980 Mercedes saloon that breaks alarmingly often.

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Phill Tromans, Contributor

A motoring journalist since 2005, Phill has been on staff at titles including Fleet News and DriveTribe, and has also worked for a range of car magazines and websites internationally. He's now a freelancer with a fondness for estate cars and motorsport, but not necessarily at the same time.

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Ivan Aistrop, Contributor

Ivan has been a motoring journalist for the last 20 years, and has held staff roles with titles including What Car? and CarGurus. He now works as a freelancer and contributes regularly to heycar, as well as other titles including carwow, Auto Express, Carbuyer, The Daily Telegraph, and many others.

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Antony Ingram, Contributor

Antony is a freelance writer and editor. He has covered almost every aspect of the car industry, from classics and performance cars to EVs, spending six years at Evo Magazine and more recently working for Hagerty Media.

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Richard Aucock, Contributor

Richard has been writing about cars for decades. A World Car Awards juror, he likes cars of all shapes and sizes; the more real-world, the better, as that’s where the really clever work is. The fast-evolving pace of the industry means Richard thinks there’s never been a more exciting time to do what he does. 

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Al Suttie, Contributor

Al has been road testing and writing about cars for 30 years. In that time, he has driven cars of all types from supercars to superminis and everything in between. He has a keen eye for a bargain, too, when it comes to used cars and classics , plus he currently has three fun cars of different ages.

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