Driven: Citroen Berlingo Multispace

“You’re driving a box on wheels!” The hard-to-argue-with comment from my kids’ child-minder as I collected them earlier this week. The box in question was the Citroen Berlingo Multispace, and if you’re looking for practicality in a family car – and you can cope with the styling – there’s no better machine. The driving experience is instantly forgettable. There’s nothing offensive about it, and when you turn the steering wheel it goes round the corner, but equally there’s nothing memorable. No, this car scores big for its versatility and storage solutions. Aside from the massive boot, there are cubby holes everywhere and I’m particularly fond of the overhead ones, which nobody really realises are there until they are pointed out. The car has been upgraded for 2012, with a revised front end and higher quality materials in the cabin. It coped admirably with the Yarrow family’s camping gear for a trip to the north Norfolk coast last weekend. Of course, I’d never buy one. It’s a box on wheels…