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Hunting The earl Of RoneAt Hippy Motors we help people make cars and vans unique. We help you put your own mark on, what could be, just another car or van. With that in mind what makes a town unique and how do people help make it unique? Combe Martin,…

Reopening of an ancient wellThe well's historyOur home, where we work, is virtually opposite an ancient well known as Windy Cross (here the name Windy could be derived from the Old English word for a well being willi or waella so it could have been known as 'Well Cross' in…

My mothers memories of a past life in Ancient Egypt.I'm writing this on an aeroplane bound for Egypt. I'm going back to the country after 54 years and it's made me think of my past there and my mothers recollection of a past life in ancient Egypt under the reign…

Save money on your electricity bills by running your house on cheaper overnight economy 7 electricity during the day.All you need is a leisure battery, an inverter and a charger to run at least part of your house on cheaper economy 7 electricity during the day. Here I'm going to…

Would you like to sell our products in your shop? Well you can, but we do have a few restrictions and this lets you know what they are.

Why is Glastonbury town a wonderful place?We love Glastonbury town and I'd like to tell you why. I add town as, it seems, most people who do not know the place only know of the famous Glastonbury Festival but Glastonbury town is so much more than a host for a…

People get together to cover a van in flowers.Sometimes Facebook throws something lovely your way, out from the blue and I'd like to share it with you in this blog.Hippy Motors was 'tagged' in a post for someone's fundraising event so, being nosey, I took a look. A lady called…

How will an Online Sales tax being looked into by UK Government affect our business. Our response.Today I found out that the UK Government is looking to support the UK high street not by reducing business rates on shops but by adding an extra 'online sales tax' (OST) to the…

Where is the money from the Poo Tin stickers going?We are overwhelmed by your response to our Poo Tin stickers. We have never even come close to selling something before in that time in that sort of volume. We could see from the first few moments of uploading on Facebook…

We have some hope regarding our council wanting to take our carbon neutral status away.For those that do not know we are extremely proud of being the only carbon neutral decal manufacturer in the world. We are, without getting too big headed, the very example of how businesses need to…