HARD to believe I’ve had the Honda CR-V 1.6 I-DTEC SE for three months already!

The time has passed quickly and it has been such a cheap, trouble free 4,500 miles. In fact, it has almost become part of the Ratcliffe family -I really don’t know what I would do without it.

Regularly used for meetings all over the country, I really appreciate the CR-V’s easy-going character. No matter whether I’ve got to get to appointments in Bedford or Birmingham, this Honda seems to relish motorway work and is both comfortable, refined, plus it is impressively light on diesel – achieving 60mpg without trying.

The impressive Bluetooth connectivity means I can keep up with what’s happening in the office and should the motorway get too monotonous, the excellent standard sat-nav means I won’t get lost.

I like the CR-V’s sleek SUV styling too and have been impressed how the quality of the exterior trim and alloys have so far shrugged off the usual scuffs and scrapes expected of London living.

Run it as a company car and the light 19% band should equal more cash in the kitty?

This is similar to a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi and business car managers will also be happy, because of the 119g/km Co2 figure.