Car advice

Latest articles

• 
  The best small socket sets to always keep in your car
  Why are small socket sets useful? Sometimes, bigger isn’t better, especially when it comes to finding the right hand tools. When it comes to socket sets, we recommend keeping one...
• 
  Turtle Wax Hybrid Waterless Wash & Wax: Quick review
  Keeping your car clean can be a chore at the best of times, but even more so when you don’t have access to a steady supply of water. To prevent...
• 
  How to know if you need a new car battery
  It’s a scenario that most drivers will encounter at some point – turning the ignition only to hear the starter motor spinning aimlessly. While it could simply be a...
• 
  Draper Metric Socket Set: Quick review
  There are some tools that are a necessity depending on what you own. Own a pair of eyeglasses and you’ll need to own a tiny screwdriver, own any flatpack furniture...
• 
  The best jump starter cables
  There’s a reason people often keep a battery charger in their car, if not the low-tech alterative, called jumper cables. Has this scenario ever happened to you? You’ve gone to...
• 
  The best car speakers 2025
  There is a near-endless amount of content you can listen to using a good set of car speakers. It appears every celebrity now runs a podcast, radio stations are (mostly)...
• 
  The best campervan sat nav
  Did you know there were purpose-built camper sat navs? Yep, while Parkers has already looked and listed the best aftermarket sat navs for you, here we’re going to be looking...
• 
  The best smart battery charger for a healthy car battery
  To maintain the health and charge of your car’s battery, you should consider one of the best smart battery chargers available. These are the cream of the crop in the...
• 
  The best ratchet wrenches for easier car tinkering
  So, you want to build the ultimate hand tool collection, you better start with a ratchet wrench. The core of a mechanic’s toolbox, this humble hand tool is versatile...
• 
  The best budget dash cams
  The ingenious dash cam has been growing in popularity over the past decade, and with prices dropping steadily, we’re now in a golden age of the best budget dash cams....
• 
  George Wet and Dry Vacuum review: George of all trades
  Everyone knows Numatic’s infamous Henry range of vacuum cleaners. If there was a hall of fame for vacuum cleaners, a cheery red Henry would be a first-ballot inductee. Built here...
• 
  Best solar car battery chargers tested 2025: an expert's choice
  The sun is a near-unlimited source of free electricity, which makes the idea of using solar car battery chargers so tempting. If you need to charge your car’s battery but don’t...
• 
  The best aftermarket parking sensors you can trust
  You might think aftermarket parking sensors could be a bit of an unusual car upgrade at first, a bit like aftermarket reversing cameras, and you’d be right. Across the internet,...
• 
  How to check MoT status and history
  Owning a vehicle inevitably comes with responsibilities that go beyond just getting behind the wheel and driving. One of these essential duties being knowing the MoT status and history of...
• 
  The Parkers guide to NOCO
  When it comes to the very best battery chargers, jump starters and other electrical components to help keep your car running, there are only a handful of manufacturers who can...
• 
  The best cutting compound to restore tired paintwork
  Not all car polish is made equally, and at the strongest end of the spectrum lays cutting compound. Designed to cut deeper than a regular polish or clay bar, cutting...
• 
  Bosch IXO 7 Electric Screwdriver review
  We absolutely adored the Bosch IXO 6 Screwdriver when we tested it. It was stylish, rugged and took most of the pain out of simple DIY tasks. In fact, we...
• 
  The best bit holders
  When carrying out a bit of DIY, there’s little more exciting than getting the power tools to get the job done right. However, choosing the right screw is the easy...
• 
  The best portable EV chargers so you're never left flat
  Portable EV chargers don’t immediately spring to mind when talking about EV charging, but they can offer a useful solution in times of need. While the EV charging network is...
• 
  The best car cleaning kits to get an immaculately clean car
  When it’s time to clean your car, the humble bottle of washing-up liquid won’t cut it anymore. Not only do the powerful degreasers present in washing-up liquid cause damage to...