CARS & CUPPAS

This weeks podcast, we are sat with Martin Matthews who has had an interesting life from starting his career as a Royal Marine to going into be a police officer then onto security and finishing it by becoming a book writer. Martin shares some amazing stories about his career which make an awesome listen so please make sure you check it out.What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. Listen on Audio - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N897Dp1xP1TrC3uY1Vi4e?si=c8VzHC_5TFKMdrWANp-xighttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppasBUY THE BOOK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Shot-Martin-Matthews/dp/1804395684WIN PRIZES ON VICTRI:www.victri.co.uk/competitions00:00 - Intro01:56 - How is everything going?03:49 - The biggest issues with social media and security05:57 - Where it all started for Martin07:51 - What was it like in the early years? 13:17 - What were some of the toughest days in the Royal Marines?18:56 - How long was Martin based in Plymouth?20:46 - How long was Martin a PTI at Lympstone and why did he leave?23:01 - What are the benefits of being in the police?25:47 - Working in the Armed Response Unit29:14 - Studying and working with explosives31:22 - Some of the jobs Martin has done in the firearms unit37:04 - Do people fight back against the police?38:38 - Everyone has a role within the force39:22 - How do you train for jobs?42:24 - How did Devon and Cornwall Police have a larger budget?43:18 - Trying to get the younger generation interested in the forces46:12 - Flying a drone and the police47:45 - Where does Martin see the state of the police in 2026?50:44 - The younger generation going into the military52:24 - What are the wars really about?54:40 - Victri ad break55:02 - How did it all come to an end?58:23 - Working in Jordan59:05 - Working in Security / SIA1:02:48 - Thoughts on lateness1:05:11 - Funding for becoming security1:07:33 - What is Martin doing now?1:10:03 - The story of writing a book 1:12:08 - What was the framework for the book?1:14:09 - What is it like writing a book?1:19:15 - Creating a book from the heart1:20:30 - How long did it take to write the book?1:22:28 - Advice for younger generation1:23:44 - Our final ultimate question1:23:57 - Outro

This weeks podcast, we are sat with Charlie Walford from Upton Bridge Farm Shop to find out about farming, politics and his ever so popular cars and coffee event called Sunday Service. We had this conversation during one of his events which was absolutely awesome, have a watch or listen to find out more. What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. Listen on Audio - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N897Dp1xP1TrC3uY1Vi4e?si=c8VzHC_5TFKMdrWANp-xighttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppasPeak Automotive:https://www.peakautomotiveltd.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/peakautomotivehttps://www.rcs-tuning.co.uk/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rcstuning00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Who is Charlie Warford?03:14 - What is TB?05:05 - Why are farms closing due to inheritance tax?08:08 - How does the weather affect farming?09:51 - Is Charlie still farming?12:46 - What are the fields used for during the floods?13:53 - Are there any changes that will benefit farming?15:53 - What will the next 10 years look like for farming?18:25 - Are the younger generation getting into farming?20:47 - Farming protests 21:54 - Changing careers 24:05 - The cost and time of becoming a financial advisor 26:45 - Parents thoughts on the way farming is going 28:43 - Thoughts on AI33:49 - Changes since Covid 36:06 - How did Upton Bridge farm shop become?39:28 - Petrol heads and farming 42:52 - TVR following in the South West 44:08 - Owning different cars and car meets 47:18 - Money spent on cars 48:38 - Thoughts on the ferrari Luce 50:48 - Owning a porsche 54:55 - Focusing your time on events 55:56 - The growing community of the car scene 57:14 - Growing car media 59:18 - Matt Armstrong 1:01:39 - Cars and Coffee - Sunday Service 1:07:19 - Oldest car at the events 1:10:12 - People bringing their own food and drink to events 1:12:15 - Charging for shows 1:15:08 - Ticket prices VS spending £201:17:12 - Cutting back on the food budget 1:19:36 - Paying for the experience 1:21:50 - What is coming up at Upton Bridge? 1:24:40 - Build 1 car out of interior, exterior and engine 1:25:25 - Outro

This week, Talasi sits down with Luke Bourne at @peakautomotive /  @LukeBourneYT  who has been involved in the car scene for many years. Luke built a successful YouTube channel then recently has built a successful German car sales dealership which is going from strength to strength. What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. Listen on Audio - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N897Dp1xP1TrC3uY1Vi4e?si=c8VzHC_5TFKMdrWANp-xighttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppasPeak Automotive:https://www.peakautomotiveltd.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/peakautomotivehttps://www.rcs-tuning.co.uk/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rcstuning00:00- Intro 00:28 - How did Peak Automotive start 04:20 - What was life like before peak automotive?06:57 - Benefits of social media08:32 - Car dealerships 13:11 - Old car appreciation 16:33 - Other youtubers 19:59 - Keeping a good reputation21:33 - Finding cars and part exchanges 25:59 - Specialising in a market 31:05 - BMW VS Range Rover warranty 33:08 - Transport and Towing 37:19 - Modified VS Unmodified Cars 48:05 - Flipping cars 51:43 - Nurburgring Laps 1:01:05 - Speed Cameras 1:05:01 - The future plans for Peak Automotive 1:11:52 - Enjoying the Job 1:13:02 - Growing a brand on social media1:14:14 - Having a Youtube channel to owning a business 1:19:02 - Achieving things young 1:21:54 - Helping staff members 1:28:03 - Increasing stock profile 1:31:45 - Working with friends 1:33:06 - Outro with Luke 1:39:13 - Meet Reagan 1:40:40 - Day to day life at work 1:42:45 - Working on mainly BMWs 1:44:58 - Cars you wouldn't buy/ work on 1:47:00 - How you should look after your car

This week, we sit down with Rich and Ben from  @RCSTUNING14  to find out how they started this amazing tuning company from the back of a van. RCS Tuning have been long time supporters of Cars & Cuppas, we'd really appreciate it if you check this Podcast out and support them as much as you can.What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. Listen on Audio - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N897Dp1xP1TrC3uY1Vi4e?si=c8VzHC_5TFKMdrWANp-xighttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppasRCS TUNING: https://www.rcs-tuning.co.uk/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rcstuning00:00 - Intro 00:44 - How did RCS start?03:39 - Working during the big c05:06 - Transferring from mobile to a unit 06:33 - How much does a remap cost 07:10 - Does RCS offer training?09:32 - Remapping Mobile 11:40 - Remapping on certain builds 13:59 - Tuning a new car 18:12 - Honesty in remapping 20:28 - Performance cars in the south 22:55 - How many cars have RCS remapped 23:23 - Car events 25:10 - Working alongside other businesses 27:15 - Track days 31:19 - A good track car and track experience 33:05 - RCS first Nurburgring trip 36:03 - Track scares 39:23 - What is coming up for RCS 41:54 - Working with main dealers 43:05 - challenges while running a business 46:20 - Street racing/ police 47:32 - Next cars/ dream cars 51:32 - Long term plan with the new unit 53:50 - Getting bigger / RCS events 1:00:56 - Outro

We are RE-LAUNCHING the Cars & Cuppas podcast. We have already filmed a couple of episodes with some mega guests, we thought we'd kick the podcast off with a little video with ourselves to explain what you can expect to see over the next coming months.What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Who is Darcey?02:13 - Why are we relaunching the podcast02:54 - Views on marketing 07:01 - Beginning questions 07:48 - Who is Cars and Cuppas 09:30 - What were we doing before Cars and Cuppas?12:13 - What would you have done differently?17:28 - What was the first meet like? 19:53 - What is the biggest lesson you've learnt?21:15 - What goes on behind the scenes 23:51 - What would you like to buy for Cars and Cuppas?26:03 - Where do you want Cars and Cuppas in 5 years?27:51 - Whats is your favourite car you've driven?31:44 - I there diverse cars at our events34:05 - What is your worst crash story 37:54 - Are EVs a controversial topic 43:04 - Future plans for Cars and Cuppas 45:56 - Outro Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppas

We get down and dirty and talk about our opinions on all these speed cameras popping up recently. Should the police use part of the money to get younger drivers onto the track? Check out the podcast to find out more. Order your race bricks:https://racebricks.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/https://www.instagram.com/talasi_mayhttps://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/Find out more about Cars & Cuppas;www.carsandcuppas.comFind out more about Victri;www.victri.co.ukIf you want to collab then please get in touch with Talasi on [email protected] to us on Apple & Spotify 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900?i=1000673725080https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dmVLVJbHn0i8zEJDpCe2Y?si=_rl6qARBS7q6zeNWTI4_mw&t=1119&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A5A5KFyLcBZxO2wW9A55tsa

Welcome back to the first episode of 2025, we discuss the end of 2024 where Cars & Cuppas organised a Christmas Fundraiser which Talasi & Reece got involved with, Reece has just launched an exciting new business, the progress with  @victriuk  and an exciting new themed car meet planned for February. Order your race bricks: https://racebricks.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/ https://www.instagram.com/talasi_may https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/ Find out more about Cars & Cuppas; www.carsandcuppas.com Find out more about Victri; www.victri.co.uk

With 2024 coming to an end, we thought we'd wrap up the podcast until 2025 and have a look back on some of our highlights and talk about some of our plans for 2025.Let us know what you think.https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/https://www.instagram.com/sunday_startuphttps://www.instagram.com/eurorunhttps://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/Find out more about Cars & Cuppas;www.carsandcuppas.comFind out more about Victri;www.victri.co.ukIf you want to collab then please get in touch with Talasi on [email protected] to us on Apple & Spotify 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900?i=1000673725080https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dmVLVJbHn0i8zEJDpCe2Y?si=_rl6qARBS7q6zeNWTI4_mw&t=1119&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A5A5KFyLcBZxO2wW9A55tsa

In this episode  @TalasiMay  &  @reecepayn  are joined by their first guest which is Andy Gilbert from Sunday Startup at The Stalls. They also cover the exciting new launch of Eurorun which Andy is launching in 2025.Let us know what you think.https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/https://www.instagram.com/sunday_startuphttps://www.instagram.com/eurorunhttps://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/Find out more about Cars & Cuppas;www.carsandcuppas.comFind out more about Victri;www.victri.co.ukIf you want to collab then please get in touch with Talasi on [email protected] to us on Apple & Spotify 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900?i=1000673725080https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dmVLVJbHn0i8zEJDpCe2Y?si=_rl6qARBS7q6zeNWTI4_mw&t=1119&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A5A5KFyLcBZxO2wW9A55tsa

In this episode we discuss all of our favourite up and coming automotive influencers and have a run through of the all new  @victriuk  website. Let us know what you think. https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/ https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/ Find out more about Cars & Cuppas; www.carsandcuppas.com Find out more about Victri; www.victri.co.uk If you want to collab then please get in touch with Talasi on [email protected] Listen to us on Apple & Spotify 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900?i=1000673725080 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dmVLVJbHn0i8zEJDpCe2Y?si=_rl6qARBS7q6zeNWTI4_mw&t=1119&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A5A5KFyLcBZxO2wW9A55tsa

In this episode we discuss the first ever washed out Cars & Cuppas, what Reece's plans are over Christmas with the M235i and we even configured the new Ferrari F80. Welcome back to episode 6 of the Cars & Cuppas Podcast. Let us know what you think. https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/ https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/ Find out more about Cars & Cuppas; www.carsandcuppas.com Find out more about Victri; www.victri.co.uk If you want to collab then please get in touch with Talasi on [email protected]

So, it's been a while! But The Cars & Cuppas Podcast is back and it's even better! We have a co-host -  @reecepayn  ! We will now be launching a regular podcast where you can join us every fortnight for conversations around our passion for cars. On every third episode we will be joined by guests! Let us know what you think. https://www.instagram.com/reecepayn/ https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppas/ Find out more about Cars & Cuppas; www.carsandcuppas.com Find out more about Victri; www.victri.co.uk

In this weeks podcast you join  @TalasiMay  sit down and have a inspiring conversation with David Meylan of  @oliviermeylan  watches where David talks about his background in events, how he met  @snoopdogg  , how he started a successful watch brand in lockdown as well as the reasons why he loves an old classic defender! Let us know what you think, any feedback on the podcast please let us know and please let us know who you'd like to see on next. Check out Olivier Meylan down below: https://oliviermeylan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OlivierMeylanOfficial/ https://www.instagram.com/oliviermeylanofficial/ For information on our events please visit - www.carsandcuppas.com To get in touch with us, please email on - [email protected]

In this podcast episode you join  @TalasiMay  with  @capturedcars  who is the main media sponsor for Cars & Cuppas. They talk about how they met, some of the adventures they've been on as well as rating or roasting some of our customers cars. We hope you enjoy! Thanks to  @AutoCompsltd  for sponsoring our video, please find out more about Auto Comps down below -https://autocomps.co.uk/For information on Captured Cars please visit - www.capturedcars.comFor information on our events please visit - www.carsandcuppas.comTo get in touch with us, please email on [email protected]

Welcome back to the Cars & Cuppas podcast. In this episode you join Talasi with Rob Spray, a professional drifter and avid car collector! You can find out everything you need to know about drifting in this episode. We hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to our new podcast! As well as the customer feature videos, behind the scenes of the events, car reviews and more. We have decided to also do a Podcast where we can discuss everything to do with Cars & Cuppas! In this first video, you join Talasi and Reece introduce themselves, you'll find out how Cars & Cuppas began as well as the answering the typical petrolhead questions! If you want to sponsor the podcasts then please message us on [email protected].