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  Driving in France – everything you need to know
  France. Cuisine, sea, sun, and mountains. The butt of many snide jokes it may be but we all love going there. If you’re driving there at any point, make the...
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  Driving in Europe – everything you need to know
  If you’re planning on avoiding flying and taking your car to Europe for essential travel, please make sure you know the rules and regulations for driving in your chosen countries. The...
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  Bike rack comparison test
  Unless you plan on only riding the roads or trails within a half-hour pedal from your house it’s likely that at some stage you’ll want to put your bike on...
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  The best leisure batteries for campervans 2025
  Leisure batteries are crucial to campervans and caravans (and some marine vehicles, too) to help make sure your camping trip goes as smoothly as possible. These compact power packs provide the electricity...
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  The best travel torches for your car glovebox
  ‘But I’ll just use my phone,’ you say. There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t, which we’ll get to in a moment. Like a tyre inflator or jump starter,...
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  The best travel flasks you should have for your car
  What do you call the average commuter who hasn’t had their fix of caffeine? Grumpy. And even if you do introduce a coffee to them dispensed from a cafe or...
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  The best leather car seat covers for a classy interior
  Deciding which car seat covers to go for is a major challenge. It’s just as much choosing the style as it is knowing which ones will fit your seats. The...
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  Best dog booster seats and beds for cars
  To be frank, our dogs and pets live a more luxurious life than most humans. Naturally, we want to give them the best car rides possible, and there are plenty...
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  The best Revell model car kits
  Revell emerged in the mid 20th century, being one of the first companies to produce true-to-scale plastic model kits. Today, its range covers cars, trucks, aircraft, and ships and Revell...
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  The best dog carriers and cages for your car
  To almost everyone, the image of a dog with its head poking out the window of a moving car, its tongue and ears flapping freely, is the epitome of happiness....
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  Best dog car harness
  If you didn’t like car travel, you’d simply avoid it. And if the day came where it was absolutely necessary, then curling up in a safe enclosure from start to...
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  The best espresso machines for cars
  We’ve become obsessed with caffeine, and there’s no shame in it. We’ll happily throw hundreds, even thousands of pounds at a fancy coffee machine to adorn our kitchen benchtops. Each...
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  The best car emergency kits for winter and travelling
  Buying car emergency kits is a little like arranging car insurance. You hope you never need it, but it’s good to know that it’s there as part of your winter...
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  The best camping cutlery 2025: save space but remain comfortable
  It’s one of the easiest things to forget to pack as you load up to head off on an exciting trip – camping cutlery will be worth its weight in...
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  The best breathalysers
  If you’ve seen traffic police programmes on Channel 5, you’ll know that officers use breathalysers to test a person’s alcohol level. First things first – the only safe amount of...
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  Parkers’ guide to the best campervan accessories
  This is a bit of a cheat sheet for a better campervanning holiday. Whether you’ve bought your first campervan and this is your first rodeo or you’re a grizzled veteran...
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  The best non-alcoholic drinks
  Why are we talking about non-alcoholic drinks this time? Never drink and drive, simple as. Not only are the legal ramifications incredibly damning should you be stopped by a police...
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  The best kids’ electric cars
  Are you thinking of going electric? Electric cars are getting better all the time, but perhaps the best models aren’t designed for adult use. Electric kids’ cars are not only...
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  The best travel mugs
  Reusable mugs and travel flasks are becoming increasingly popular. Partly because they’re a handy thing to have, but also because the billions of disposable coffee cups discarded in the UK...
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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...