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  • How to: Import a classic car (Article)
    Cheap Classic Car Insurance   Our detailed guide on the tips and tricks to cut premium costs takes you through the classic car insurance companies to use, what to ask and, crucially, what you should be paying. Read the full guide now to see how much you could save Paying for it when it's back home If you’re importing a car from outside the European Union (EU), you will need to pay a duty of 10 per cent on the car’s value, plus shipping costs.
  • How to buy a used van (Article)
    In a perfect world this would be a fully-stamped service record from a main dealer, but it may be a collection of invoices from a variety of garages. Either way, this paperwork not only tells you a lot about the history of your prospective purchase, it will also help maintain the value of your vehicle when you come to sell it, assuming you keep up with the good maintenance of course.
  • Cheap van hire (Article)
    Looking for cheap or budget van hire? Our step-by-step guide will tell you how to get a good deal and avoid costly hidden fees and charges.  In this guide Can I drive a van with a car licence?
  • INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
    Because Mrs B’s car had fairly unusual features, it was not as quick and easy as is usually the case with more standard models to just check in the trade guides for a guide retail price. However, we told the insurer that if it had contacted the compilers of these guides and made some further enquiries, it should have been able to obtain an accurate guide price for Mrs B’s exact model.
  • CONSUMER RIGHTS: How do I reject a vehicle or get compensation for problems with a car? (FAQs)
    It is assumed that they were. If the retailer does not agree, it is for the retailer to prove that the goods were satisfactory at the time of sale. This comes from Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002, derived from EU Directive 1999/44/EU which became Clauses 48A to 48F inclusive of the Sale of Goods act in April 2003  after the first six months:   Under sale of goods legislation (Sale of Goods Act 1979, Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994) consumers are entitled to expect that any goods they buy are of satisfactory quality.
  • Top 10: Gifts for kids (Article)
    Tech includes an accelerometer, light sensor and LEDs to help children learn how to curate sound packs that allow you to mix and produce entire songs with the tap of your finger. You can also connect Specdrums to any other music software that accepts Bluetooth Midi, such as Garage Band and Ableton Live. Review coming soon to Honest John Kit.
  • Top 10: Gifts for kids (Article)
    Tech includes an accelerometer, light sensor and LEDs to help children learn how to curate sound packs that allow you to mix and produce entire songs with the tap of your finger. You can also connect Specdrums to any other music software that accepts Bluetooth Midi, such as Garage Band and Ableton Live. Review coming soon to Honest John Kit.
  • Cheap GAP insurance for camper vans and motorhomes (Article)
    Our step-by-step guide guides you through what GAP insurance is, whether you need GAP insurance for your camper van or motorhome and where you should go for the cheapest and most comprehensive GAP insurance cover. In This Guide Why get GAP cover for a camper van?
  • Classic Car Restoration (Article)
    This is your shortcut to success. No, we don't mean blow the budget on fancy welders and plasma cutters. Your dream garage will be somewhere that has enough space to work in, is clean and tidy with lots of storage, good lighting and heat. Best of all, it'll be secure. So you've chosen your project, you've got somewhere to store it, you've got the club on board and the Haynes manual handy.
  • Honest John Kit Award Winners 2019 (Article)
    Just tap the app or tell Alexa to adjust the temperature. Compared to rivals like Hive or Nest, the Tado represents good value for money. There isn’t really anything it doesn’t do, and it’s easy to install and use. >> Read the full review
  • Cheap van insurance (Article)
    Your complete guide to getting great and affordable insurance cover for your van or pick-up.
  • Cheap classic car insurance (Article)
    So if you'd like to keep your quote affordable, you may need to take some steps to improve it's security. There's a few things you can do, but probably the most important is off-road or garaged parking. The good ol' steering lock is still an excellent deterrant, but there are some more high-tech solutions such as fitting a tracking device or using something like SmartWater, which gives each car (and many of its parts) an individual forensic signature, making it hard for the would-be thief to steal it and change the identification plates or break it for parts.
  • Good Garage Guide: Highest rated garages in the North-West 9 Mar 2017 (News)
    With both Manchester and Liverpool in the North West there is no shortage of built up areas, and so plenty of garages to choose from. Picking can be tricky, so we've filtered out the ten most highly rated from the Good Garage Guide
  • Good Garage Guide: Highest rated garages in the South-West 9 Mar 2017 (News)
    South-Western England has fewer population centres than most other regions, but it still has its fair share of Good Garage Guide entries. Click the maps below to see what users thought of the ten top-rated South Western garages
  • Good Garage Guide: Highest rated garages in Scotland 5 Jan 2017 (News)
    A run through of the ten Scottish garages most consistently and highly recommended by Honest John readers.
  • Good Garage Guide: Highest rated garages in East of Engand 9 Mar 2017 (News)
    A run through of the ten garages Honest John readers have most recommended in East Anglia.
  • Focus On: Andrew Wood Vehicle Repair 13 Jan 2017 (News)
    You can read more reviews on the Good Garage Guide page Andrew Wood Vehicle Repair is in Glossop, Derbyshire. Have you visited? Leave a review on the   Good Garage Guide page.
  • Focus On: PMW 18 Jun 2019 (News)
    Leave a review on The Good Garage Guide page .
  • Focus On: Burton Motors 21 Aug 2014 (News)
    There are dozens of reasons to recommend a garage in the Good Garage Guide, from specialist expertise to value-for-money, but with Burton Motors, in Halesowen , there’s a theme running through most of the recommendations – customer service and integrity.
  • Highest rated garages: Wales 9 Mar 2017 (News)
    Wales isn't densely populated, and with lots of clear countryside and open space finding a local gararge that is both trustworthy and close enough can be hard. We've filtered out the ten most highly recommended garages in Wales from the Good Garage Guide. Click through below to see them all.   
 

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