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  The best camping chairs for your campervan trips
  The great outdoors has beckoned, and you’ve answered the call, so it is time to shake off the workaday shackles and get back to basics with a camping trip. That...
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  Audio options for road trips and camper vans
  Let’s begin by defining exactly what we mean. You’re right, cars and vehicles possess stereo systems, and increasingly good ones. But on a road trip, you tend to want to...
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  Power banks are awesome, eh? They’re instant sources of energy, designed to assist in a desperate situation. Is there anything more desperate than your car breaking down in the misery...
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  The best heated car seat covers
  Heated seats are still very much a luxury optional extra on cars. The optional Winter Pack on the Skoda Fabia for example is £265. For that, you get heated front...
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  Handpresso Auto Capsule Portable Coffee Maker review: Roadside cafe in your car
  Coffee is simultaneously very cheap and also incredibly expensive. Buy a bag of it for your home and you’ll make 60 coffees for a couple of quid, head to a...
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  Driving in Germany
  If you are planning a driving trip across Germany, you’re not alone. Confidence in air travel is falling, and many families are considering letting the car take the strain for...
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  The Best Products To Disinfect Your Car's Interior
  When the words car disinfectant come to mind, you might be imagining a deep clean using the best upholstery cleaner amongst other things to produce an un-worldly result. But actually,...
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  The best detailing brushes for your car
  Detailing brushes may sound like something reserved for the experts, the types that maintain high-end classic cars and a little overkill for cleaning your car. But in fact, a good...
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  The best degreaser for cleaning your engine bay
  You may be forgiven for thinking that degreasers are an unessential item when it comes to your collection of car cleaning products. But poke your head under the bonnet of...
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  The best car buffers to polish a car's paint
  Care of bodywork and paint protection might seem like a lot of work, but the results and satisfaction can make it well worth it. Like angle grinders or planers, car...
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  The best buckets for car cleaning
  It’s fair to assume most people don’t care about what the best buckets are when it comes to car cleaning products. If they own one it’s often bought without much...
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  The best car blankets
  Car blankets are the best. Also known as ‘travel rugs, their versatility means they can cover interior upholstery, protecting it from spills and pet hair. What’s more, in the event...
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  The best all-purpose cleaner (APC) for cleaning your car
  You’ll realise the value of a good APC (all purpose cleaner) because, bottle after bottle, you’ll notice that car cleaning products are more than just washing-up liquid and T-Cut nowadays....
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  The best 5W30 engine oil
  There are plenty of different engine oils available, but 5W30 engine oil is a clear favourite. Designed for use in both cool and warmer weather, 5w30 engine oil is perfect...
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  Autoglym launch Instant Ceramic Coating: Immediate protection for your paint
  Autoglym Professional has unveiled Instant Ceramic Coating – a new protective car product that acts like ceramic coating that is far quicker and easier to apply. It provides ceramic coating-like protection...
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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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  Parkers’ guide to the best car tow ropes and towing
  Given they take up such little space, tow ropes are very handy things to keep in the boot of your car. They aren’t so useful on the shelf in your...
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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 morning after: should you trust a home alcohol breath test?
  How do you know when you’re safe to drive the day after having a few? After all, one-fifth of all drink-driving convictions are for the morning after. It’s certainly not...