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The best Cosatto car seats to make kids and parents happy
For a car seat that both you and your little one will love, you needn’t look further than the Cosatto car seat range. As well as packing all the best...
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How to clean a fuel spill
If you’ve just spilt a load of fuel in your garage, don’t panic. Whether you’ve got a leak in your fuel lines or maybe you just slipped up during a...
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How to properly wax a car
Ever thought about waxing your car? No, not just a pastime for mollycoddling automotive pedants – if you want to keep your car’s paint in a respectable condition, a good...
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The best Graco car seats: Safe and affordable options for parents
With over 60 years in the baby product business, Graco has become one of the most recognised and trusted baby companies in the world. From highchairs to travel cots, car...
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A comprehensive to mobile phones and driving
Mobile phones are an essential accessory these days. Even if you’re not someone who buys into the modern addiction that is the smartphone, there’s no denying that having access to...
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The 2022 UK law on using a mobile phone when driving
In March 2022, the laws about using mobile phones behind the wheel changed. Now, you can’t touch your mobile phone when you’re driving, with one exception. In spite of tougher...
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Private plates: how to transfer a registration number
The UK’s car licensing and number plate scheme is one of few in the world that prominently shows the year of a car’s registration. As a result, it’s become immensely...
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What to do if you put the wrong fuel in your car?
If you’ve filled your car up with the wrong fuel, you’re not alone as around 150,000 drivers do it every year in the UK. However, putting the wrong fuel in...
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The Parkers guide to home EV chargers
As of April 2022, there were nigh on 850,000 plug-in cars in the UK, with 64,000 newly registered since the start of the year alone. Given that the figure was...
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What are UK Car Seat Laws?
Having a suitable baby or child car seat isn’t just a luxury for a parent, it’s a legal requirement until they’re 12 or meet the minimum height requirement for adult...
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Global chip shortage: The latest on new-car waiting lists
The shortage of semiconductor computer chips across the globe continues to disrupt the car industry alongside the Russia-Ukraine war, with sales and production numbers taking a massive global hit. Originally a...
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How to keep your car clean during a hosepipe ban
The declaration of drought and accompanying hosepipe ban means the traditional method of car cleaning gets thrown out the window. A hosepipe ban means no filling the paddling pool, switching on...
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The best road playmats for young car fans
The world of children’s racing games offers that exciting arcade-style indulgence of cars. But it’s important that young car fans also have the space to create their own car-oriented worlds. Road...
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The best diesel engine cleaners
Diesel cars may be in decline across the UK, but they still remain a solid choice if you’re regularly doing long journeys. Not much can come close to diesel in...
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The best toddler car seats
While modern car seats may be excellent at keeping us adults safe and comfortable during the course of a car ride, they aren’t the best at keeping younger people safe...
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The best racing games for kids
Car fan or non-car fan, everyone finds racing games great fun. That’s never going to change. For younger players, there is a swarm of car and racing games available that...
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The best baby car seat blankets
If you have a baby, one of two things you’ll want them to have on a car journey is a cosy blanket (the other is an entertainment device of some description –...
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The best car films
To us, car films encompass any piece of cinema where cars play a central role. That sounds blindingly obvious, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are films about cars. Scroll...
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Parkers expert car advice
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