Car upgrades and accessories

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  The best high-backed booster seats for growing children
  If your child has outgrown their car seat, the best high-backed booster seat will keep your ‘big kid’ comfortable and safe during all car journeys. Your little one may not...
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  Best five-point car seat to keep your toddler secure
  If you’re looking for a car seat to keep your child safe and secure, opting for the best five-point car seat is the way to go. Unlike a classic three-point...
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  The best budget car seats
  It’s no secret that having a baby can put strain on your finances with the never-ending list of must-haves to buy, but you can get the best budget car seats...
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  The best travel system for taking baby on the move
  If you’re expecting a bundle of joy, investing in the best travel system as a new parent is a smart way to go. A travel system is essentially a pushchair...
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  How to choose a baby car seat
  Choosing the right car seat for your new baby is vitally important. You want to make sure the little bundle of joy is as safe and comfortable as possible when...
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  How long can a baby be in a car seat?
  We all have to do long journeys from time to time, even when we have young children in car child seats. Adults can usually manage three or four hours before...
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  The best car seats
  Why are car seats so important? One of our primary concerns when it comes to motoring is safety. That concern takes on a whole new dimension when you find yourself...
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  The best spanner sets for home mechanics and DIYers
  Spanner sets are the home mechanic’s best friend, and an essential set of tools to own. Nuts, bolts and other fastenings are present is just about every car, from the...
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  The best solar car battery charger 2023
  The sun is a near-unlimited source of free electricity, which makes the idea of a using a solar battery charger so tempting. If you’re needing to charge your car’s battery...
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  The best portable EV chargers so you're never left flat
  Unfortunately, we are yet to reach the point where portable EV chargers can contain enough energy and be scaled down to the size of the jump starters we have for...
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  The seven best jump starters 2024
  The beefiest of battery chargers, car jump starters can sit ready to inject a brief but powerful jolt of electricity into a dead battery to get an engine running again....
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  Last minute deals for motorists, get them before they're gone
  Black Friday is now over for 2023, but there are still some tempting deals available, even if they’re ending really soon. Stock up on essentials like engine oil, or treat...
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  The best car tool kits for home mechanics
  Once upon a time, fixing a car used to mean plenty of elbow grease and nothing more than the best tool kit you could buy. Today, it’s as likely to...
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  The best portable battery chargers
  If you’re out and about and your car battery hasn’t got enough juice in it to start your car, now would be the perfect time to rely upon the best...
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  The best folding pushchairs for cars
  When you have children, there never seems to be enough space in the boot – regardless of what car you own. Little people seem to come with a large amount...
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  The Parkers guide to the best aftermarket daytime running lights
  There are still plenty of cars on UK roads that do not have daytime running lights. There is nothing illegal in that, but legislation dictates that all newly-launched cars from 2011 onwards...
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  Parkers top tool chests for storing your tools properly
  Here’s a little scenario that fully explains why a tool chest makes so much sense: ‘Let’s say you’ve read our guide to swapping out your car’s headlight bulbs and you’re wanting to do...
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  The best torque wrenches
  What are torque wrenches, you might be asking? One thing you’ll quickly learn when you begin to work on your car is that the correct torque reading for every fastening...
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  Draper Barn Toolbox review: the tool TARDIS
  Tools are great things. Without them, even the simplest of home and car maintenance tasks would become impossible. It’s also a good idea to keep them together somewhere so you...
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  The best Halfords deals to get your hands on during Black Friday 2023
  The go-to high street place for anything car and bike-related for years has been Halfords, and when the Halfords Black Friday sale starts, the convenience and value get even better....

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  The best portable EV chargers so you're never left flat
  Unfortunately, we are yet to reach the point where portable EV chargers can contain enough energy and be scaled down to the size of the jump starters we have for...