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  The best pet car seats in 2025 designed for safety and upmost comfort during long (or short!) car journeys
  We Brits love our pets, and as pet ownership continues to soar, choosing a good pet car seat to keep our best friends safe and comfortable is becoming ever more...
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  How to test drive a car and find out if it works for you
  We strongly advise you to take any new or used car you’re thinking about buying for a test drive. It’s the only way to find out for sure if the...
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  How to photograph your car (for sale)
  The internet has made it easy to reach thousands of potential buyers for free if you need to sell your car. Online car-selling platforms, like the Parkers Cars for Sale...
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  How to drive: expert advice from the team at Parkers
  It may not seem like it, but driving a car is one of the most difficult things we humans have to do. It involves processing a vast amount of information...
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  What to do - and not do - around emergency vehicles
  Learning to drive in the UK, we’re not really taught how to react when we see the flashing lights of emergency vehicles approaching. We know we need to get out...
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  VIOFO A329 Dashcam Review: Do you need 60FPS?
  The technology that goes into popular dashcams is improving every day, and devices like the VIOFO A329 continue to push the boundaries of what we should expect. While 4K resolution...
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  The best Christmas deals on Apple CarPlay screens: a motoring expert’s choices
  If you’re not quite satisfied with your car’s infotainment system, then you might be interested in getting a wireless car stereo to make use of Apple CarPlay or Android Auto...
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  Groov-e Power Bank Review
  Portable chargers like the Groov-e power bank can be useful in a variety of driving situations, especially if you find yourself with a flat phone battery in an unfamiliar location....
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  Should I buy a diesel or petrol car? What's the best choice in 2025?
  Back in the 2010s, diesel cars accounted for half of all new cars sales in the UK. They reached that level popularity because of their great fuel economy and the...
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  Government commits £500m to pothole repairs
  Potholes are a huge problem in the UK, but there’s good news from the 2024 Autumn Budget. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed an additional £500 million to help tackle the...
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  MIOFIVE S1 Ultra Review
  A reliable dashcam, like the MIOFIVE S1 Ultra, can be very useful as it acts as another pair of eyes on the road, and during a road traffic collision it...
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  How to drive through floodwater: what you need to know
  When heavy rain hits the UK it’s far more than just an inconvenience, especially for those facing flooded country roads or waterlogged streets. Even the best 4x4s can find themselves...
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  How to clean spilt oil: tips to keep your garage and driveway spotless
  If you park your car in a garage for long enough, there’s a good chance you’ll end up with an oil spill. Oil spills can occur for a number of reasons...
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  Shark Stratos Cordless Vacuum Cleaner IZ400UKT Review
  For cleaning out dust and dirt fillings, the Shark Stratos cordless vacuum cleaner (IZ400UK) is flexible in design and capability and makes vacuuming carpets and boot linings a brief job....
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  Bosch AdvancedImpactDrive 18 review: light makes light work
  For a great sense of approachability and top-drawer build quality, I was impressed with the 18V Bosch AdvancedImpactDrive 18. It’s both lightweight and capable of tacking jobs, which would normally...
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  Milenco HS Steering Wheel Lock review: the stick of car security
  The Milenco HS Steering Wheel Lock is a very low-tech solution to a very high-tech issue. Namely, the issue of increasingly high-tech car thefts. Steering wheel locks languished for years as...
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  Driving in France: everything you need to know
  France is one of the easiest places for UK holidaymakers to get to with your car, between the ferries and Channel Tunnel, so it’s an extremely popular destination. Even if...
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  How to charge a car battery
  Little signals the start of a frustrating day like trying to start your car and getting, at best, the slow and ineffectual churn of the starter motor that signals a...
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  Parkers explains: engine warning lights
  Car manufacturers pack an enormous amount of technology into modern vehicles, but just as the symbols on road signs have remained mostly unchanged for decades, simple dashboard warning lights remain...
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  Can you run your car on cooking oil?
  As the prices for petrol and diesel continue to remain high, should you consider cheaper alternative fuels like cooking oil? As with the cost of living crisis and skyrocketing fuel...