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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 roof racks for your car
  Roof racks seem a little bit obscure at first if you’ve never needed to carry large loads. But if and when your family grows and realise you need more space...
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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 car cooler boxes for the perfect summer road trip 2024
  Those summer road trips are always a joy. With no deadline to reach your destination (if you even have one), you can take the time to enjoy the drive accompanied...
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  The best camping gadgets for campervans 2024
  When camping season arrives, you will naturally be obliged to think about how you can get yourself some great camping gadgets to suit your campervan experience. They keep on arriving...
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  The best camping cutlery 2024: 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 camping cookware
  If, on previous campervanning trips, your living space has been filled with your home cookware rattling around and eating up valuable space while unwieldy cookware dangles precariously off a small...
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  The best camping cooking utensils
  Everyone remembers to bring a knife and a saucepan on a campervanning holiday, but it can be easy to overlook other camping cooking utensils. Things like tongs, spatulas, ladles and...
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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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  The best bike racks
  Alongside a couple of roof racks on the top of your car, bike racks are a hugely popular add-on to the back of one, and for good reason. Whether you...
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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...
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  The best toddler car seats
  While modern car seats may be excellent at keeping us adults safe and comfortable during the course of a car ride, they aren’t the best at keeping younger people safe...
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  The best baby car seat blankets
  If you have a baby, one of two things you’ll want them to have on a car journey is a cosy blanket (the other is an entertainment device of some description –...