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  The best petrol engine cleaners 2025: pick the best for your car
  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 need you to adapt your driving to the conditions so you stay as safe as possible. A big...
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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 winter 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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  The Best MagSafe car mounts tested by Parkers 2025
  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,...
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  The future of fuel: how we can stop depending on fossils
  Electric cars are a big deal. Now, almost every manufacturer has at least one in their line-up with the hope the technology can help reduce our CO2 emissions and slow...
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  How to stop your car getting stolen
  Modern cars are marvels of technology and engineering rolled into one, but despite ever-improving security systems, car thefts are on the rise. According to reports from the Driver and Vehicle...
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  Vax SpotWash Home Cordless review
  The Vax SpotWash Home Cordless takes the concept of a spot washer and cuts the cord. Spot cleaners take a vacuum cleaner and dials it up to 11, injecting a...
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  How to contest a parking ticket
  It’s one of the worst, most annoying feelings you can experience as a car driver – finding a parking ticket attached to the windscreen. Also known as a penalty charge...
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  Kärcher WD2 Plus Review
  In the world of car vacuum cleaners, the Kärcher WD2 Plus stands as one of the best-selling products in the brand’s range. The WD2 Plus is primarily designed to be...
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  The best Black Friday power tool deals - save now on Worx, DeWalt and more
  If you like to keep on top of your own car maintenance, you’ll know the importance of having good-quality power tools, and the Black Friday sale is the ideal chance...
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  The best Black Friday dashcam deals 2024 - save on Nextbase, Road Angel and more
  Once upon a time, dash cams were reserved for the most tech savvy of us, but as technology has advanced and costs have decreased, dash cams are well within the...
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  These Autoglym products are still on sale after Amazon's Spring Sale
  Autoglym is a byword for quality car cleaning products and regularly features some great deals on their car cleaning and valeting products. Take a look at our hand-selected deals below...
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  The Amazon Spring Sale Karcher pressure washer deals 2025
  The Amazon Spring Sale was the ideal opportunity to upgrade your pressure washer. We found the best Karcher pressure washer deals to get you a premium brand at an affordable price...
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  The best Black Friday vacuum deals 2024 - save up to £100 on Shark, Henry and more
  This is the only page you’ll need to visit when shopping for the best Black Friday deals on vacuum cleaners. Our dedicated product experts will keep this page fresh and...
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  The best cordless drill deals in time for Christmas - save now on Bosch, Ryobi and more
  They really are one of the mainstays of anyone’s tool kit – that’s why we are taking a look at some of the best deals on cordless drills to save...