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  The best H1 bulbs for your car
  H1 Bulbs were one of the first halogen automotive bulbs introduced in the early 1960s, bringing a quite noticeable improvement to automotive lighting as it was more efficient and emitted...
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  The best deals of the week: be quick with these deals
  Saving cash on all things automotive couldn’t be easier than with the Parkers guide to the best deals. Each week, our team of product experts will be finding the very...
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  Hoover HL5 Upright Vacuum Cleaner review
  While the apparent vacuum cleaner of choice for a car is cordless thanks to its go-anywhere nature, we still champion lugging a corded model down to the car and enjoying...
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  The best engine oil additives to improve engine health
  We’ve covered both diesel and petrol injector cleaners on Parkers, but you might be wondering what engine oil additives are. Essentially, they’re compounds that help improve the lubrication of your...
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  The best diesel engine oils
  There are a plethora of different engine oils out there, so you might be wondering what makes diesel engine oils unique. The main thing that differentiates diesel engines from petrol...
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  Best high mileage engine oil to keep your car going
  Let’s get one thing straight: engines with more miles are likely to be more worn, thus the benefit of high mileage engine oil. Internal components including seals, camshafts and bearings...
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  Best 10W-40 engine oil you should use
  Engine oils are essential for keeping an engine running, and 10W-40 engine oil is fairly common with engines that rev highly and use some form of compression. Most modern car...
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  AsperX Jump Starter review
  The ever-shrinking world of battery chargers now means that a dead battery can be coaxed back into life with something as small as a notebook that can sit holding a...
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  The best synthetic engine oils 2024
  If you’re not clued-up, you’re probably wondering what on earth synthetic engine oils are. What makes them synthetic, and what are the pros and cons when compared to regular engine...
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  What to do if you put the wrong fuel in your car?
  We’ve all been there. You pull into a fuel station at the end of a long day, tired and keen to get home, you pick up the first available pump....
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  The best petrol engine cleaners 2024
  You may not realise it immediately, but petrol engine cleaners can be the healthiest things to use when you’re achieving high miles. Of course, good engine oil is even more...
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  How the headlights on a car can keep you safe in winter
  Driving in winter in the UK presents many challenges, all of which needing you to adapt your driving to the conditions. A big part of that is correctly using...
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  What’s changed for motorists in 2023?
  Though the fundamental rules of driving may not change, some smaller details of our driving laws are altered or amended every year. From new driving test practices to changes in...
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  When can I drive after drinking?
  Long summer evenings can tempt a thirst like no other time of year. We’ll hark a beer garden’s call at the briefest suggestion of sunlight, but a spike in drink...
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  Christmas 2024: what our product experts want to unwrap
  As Christmas is the time of giving and presents, who better to curate a lost of amazing gift ideas than the product experts from Parkers. The Parkers product experts work...
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  Beat the cold: top winter driving advice you need to know
  The British winter can throw lots of challenges at motorists. Depending on where you live, you’ll need to deal with storms, freezing fog or even endless ice and snow –...
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  The Best MagSafe car mount for wireless phone charging
  MagSafe car mount technology was developed by Apple and launched in the iPhone 12 series and then in all of the subsequent generations of iPhones that followed. It’s a...
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  Falken Sincera SN110 tyre review
  With wheels and tyres getting ever larger in diameter and broader of width, you’d be forgiven for thinking that getting four new tyres for a classic car could be tricky....
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  The best fuel spill kits for keeping your drive clean
  You’re probably aware of how easy it is to spill a bit of petrol or diesel when filling up at a fuel station; it’s even easier when pouring fuel out...
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  Euro Car Parts Black Friday 2023: save on Autoglym, Shell and more
  With Black Friday now in full swing, we’ve taken a look at the best Black Friday deals Euro Car Parts has to offer. With big discounts on Karcher pressure washers,...