About us

Meet the team behind The Car Expert

The Car Expert provides you with award-winning independent, impartial advice to help you with buying a new or used car. We also publish news and information from across the automotive world.

When you are looking for a new or used car, our site is your best independent resource to help you choose the best car for your needs and get it for the best possible price. Over 150,000 people per month now visit The Car Expert for car finance and buying advice, and we welcomed our seven millionth visitor in August 2018.

We were awarded ‘Best Automotive Blog’ at the 2017 UK Blog Awards, after being highly commended in 2016, and we were a finalist in the 2019 Vuelio Online Influence Awards.

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Directors

Stuart Masson

Editorial Director

Stuart founded The Car Expert in 2011. Originally from Australia, he spent a decade in automotive retail, and now works tirelessly to help car buyers.
You'll often hear him popping up across the BBC and other media outlets with expert opinion on car buying and the latest car industry topics.
Stuart is also a member of the Finance & Leasing Association's Stakeholder Advisory Panel, providing the finance industry with consumer perspectives on car finance issues.

Lee Williams

Commercial Director

Lee has an extensive and successful digital platform growth history. He has founded, fast-tracked and worked on M&A in marketplaces around the world with brands for 20 years with brands including Auto Trader and PistonHeads.
He now advises boards and invests in start-ups in future marketplaces, recently enabling the successful acquisition and reboot of PistonHeads.com for global auto marketplace leader CarGurus.com.

John Blauth

Director

John is Vice-President of the Guild of Motoring Writers, with over 40 years’ experience in automotive media.
He has previously been Motoring Editor for the Daily Express, Editor for Company Car and Business Editor for Motor Transport, among many other roles.

Key contributors

Andrew Charman

News and road test editor

Andrew is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and has had senior writing and editing roles at many magazines, including Car & Van News, Fast Car, Top Car, Super Touring (which he founded), Touring Car Worldwide, Classics, Retro and Carbuyer.

Cat Dow

Features contributor

Experienced across online, print and video, Cat also covers general automotive news and wider subjects, such as environmental, travel and sustainability news, reviews and features for a number of national titles and well-recognised specialist publications.

Tom Johnston

Features editor

Tom was the first-ever reporter on national motoring magazine Auto Express, before going onto become News Editor and Assistant Editor. He has also been Motoring Correspondent for the Daily Star and contributor to the Daily and Sunday Express.

John Kendall

Car finance contributor

John began working for a motor industry consultancy in 1988 before moving into automotive journalism in 1990. Freelance since 2001. Chairman of the UK-based Guild of Motoring Writers in 2006-7.

Sean Rees

Content editor

Sean is a content editor at The Car Expert. A enthusiastic fan of motorsport and all things automotive, he is accredited by the Professional Publishers Association, and is now focused on helping those in car-buying need with independent and impartial advice.

A brief history of The Car Expert

2020 – ranked 4th most influential UK automotive blog by Vuelio
2019 – finalist, Vuelio Online Influence Awards
2019 – ranked 4th most influential UK automotive blog by Vuelio
2018 – ranked 4th most influential UK automotive blog by Vuelio
2017 – WINNER, Best Automotive Blog, National UK Blog Awards 2017
2017 – ranked 3rd most influential UK automotive blog by Vuelio
2016 – ranked 68th in the Best 100 Car Blogs on the Planet by Feedspot

2016 – The Car Expert takes over Car & Van News
2016 – ranked 3rd most influential UK automotive blog by Vuelio (formerly Cision)
2016 – Shortlisted, Automotive Blog Award, Newspress Awards 2016
2016 – Finalist (highly commended), Best Automotive Blog, National UK Blog Awards 2016
2015 – starred in car finance video series for NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland
2015 – ranked 3rd most influential UK automotive blog by Cision.com

2015 – Finalist, Best Automotive Blog, National UK Blog Awards 2015
2015– Nominated, Rising Star Award, AA Car Blog Awards 2015
2014 – ranked 3rd most influential UK automotive blog by Cision.com
2014 – Finalist, Best Automotive Blog, National UK Blog Awards 2014
2013 – ranked 2nd most influential UK automotive blog by Cision.com
2012 – expert author, Watch My Wallet
2011 – founded

Award-winning consumer advice

The Car Expert provides award-winning advice on every aspect of buying and owning a car, plus our exclusive Expert Rating aggregator for new cars, as well as new car reviews and the latest automotive news.