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  • Top 10: Gifts for classic car enthusiasts (Article)
    To make the kit even more convenient, it all comes in a black, zip-up bag to prevent the individual bottles from rolling around your boot floor — perfect for 2025's summer show season. British Motor Museum adopt a car Price: from £25.00 Buy from the British Motor Museum Not every classic car fan is able to indulge in their passion with an old vehicle of their own, which is where the Britishg Motor Museum's Adopt a Car scheme comes into its own.
  • Classic Car Breakdown Cover Explained (Article)
    You’ll need to check to make sure that you’ll be recovered to a suitable garage or specialist. Do I get a courtesy car? If you need parts for your car, then you may well have the option to take advantage of a courtesy car. You’ll need to check that this is big enough to take you, your passengers and any luggage.
  • Review: Anker 24W PowerDrive 2 car charger (productReview)
    The charger is nice and small, meaning it doesn't look obtrusively out of place in a car.  The charger provides 4.8 amps, with 2.4 amps per port, which means devices charge quickly.  Even if your phone works pretty hard in your car - streaming music, using Navigation etc, it still charges plenty on a 30 minute commute.
  • Focus On: ChipsAway (Article)
    All we needed to do was send pictures of the damage by email to return the estimate and the price we paid didn't change from that.      The ChipsAway Experience After submitting our enquiry via ChipsAway 's online booking form we received a follow up phone call from Alistair at ChipsAway Cardiff, within a couple of hours to discuss the damage and book the car in to the workshop the following week. We opted for a courtesy car (they had 4) and dropped the car off at 8am. The Car Care Centre was much bigger than we expected with a clean and friendly reception area and a professional workshop with enough space to accommodate at least 3 cars at a time.
  • How to buy and sell a classic car through Brightwells Auctions (Article)
    It even offers the option to have restoration work done on a car, including mechanical fettling and bodywork. For an idea, you’ll need to contact Toby Service directly on 01568 611122. How long will Brightwells store a car after the auction?
  • Which classic 4x4 is the cheapest to insure? (Article)
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  • What is the cheapest Classic Car Insurance for a Volkswagen Camper? (Article)
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  • Review: Multimac Superclub three-seater childseat (productReview)
    Tell us what car you have, or plan to get, and we will show you those that fit your car. Select your car's make to get started Tell us what car you have, or plan to get, and we will show you the car seats that fit.
  • Review: Britax Baby-Safe (productReview)
    Tell us what car you have, or plan to get, and we will show you those that fit your car. Select your car's make to get started Tell us what car you have, or plan to get, and we will show you the car seats that fit.
  • Review: Smart Polish Pro Waterless Wash and Wax (productReview)
    What is it? Smart Polish Pro Waterless Wash and Wax claims to clean and polish your car without the need for water. The instructions are to spray it on a microfibre cloth and work on the car one panel at a time. The product should lift away dirt and then a second cloth is used to buff the surface to a shine.
  • Top 10: Experience days for petrolheads (Article)
    utm_source=honestjohn&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=hj-disc-code">Click here to buy Skid Control - Virgin Experience Days Driving a car that’s in the middle of an illicit liaison with a shopping trolley might not seem like fun, but driving a skid car is enormous fun and - say it quietly - actually educational. Your instructor can vary the amount of grip each end of the car has by hydraulically raising or lowering the car within the cradle, so they can simulate understeer, oversteer or the nightmares that are black ice and aquaplaning.
  • Top 10: Chamois and car drying products (Article)
    Sinland says they can absorb close to ten times their own weight in water and can also be used for buffing off polishes and waxes. Kent Car Care GKEQ4660 Flexy Blade Flexi (or Flexy in this case) blades are a divisive topic in the car care world. In short, they are a rubber blade you simply drag across your car, sweeping away surface water quickly and efficiently.
  • Review: Nonda Zus smart car charger (productReview)
    That said, if there's a poor GPS signal, it struggles to locate your parking location, so in rural areas or multi-storey car parks with intermittent signal, it can be hit and miss. You can also share your vehicle location, which is handy if you share a car with family. For instance if you drive to the local train station and park in a side road, but your partner finishes work earlier and picks up the car, you can send its exact location.
  • Honest John Awards 2019: The Winners (Article)
    Combine that with a strong engine line-up and an enjoyable drive, and the C-Class is fully deserving of its Compact Premium Car of the Year accolade. Large Car of the Year - Skoda Superb  If there's ever a car that lives up to its name, it's the Skoda Superb.
  • Top 10: Father's Day gifts for petrolheads 2016 (Article)
    So there should be a race day at a local circuit between Father’s Day and the end of the season. See the BTCC calendar here Exotic car hire - £Varies Rather than a short track experience, why not rent your father an exotic car for a little longer? Enterprise provides exotic cars for hire in London, plus they can drop off and collect for a price.
  • Safety and security of the Year shortlist (Article)
    With relay theft of keyless entry cars on the rise, the Monojoy pouch is good, cheap investment. Stoplock Pro It's been around for 20 years and the Stoplock Pro is still proving popular. The  robust physical and visual deterrent to car thieves, it continues to receive approval by Thatcham Research, the independent body which assesses vehicle security systems for the car insurance industry.
  • TAXING A CAR YOU HAVE BOUGHT: How do I legally drive home a car I have bought privately? (FAQs)
    You need to both insure and tax the car, which you can do online.. This is the official version: "From 1 October 2014, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.
  • Cheap camper van insurance (Article)
    Of course it is essential you tell the truth, but heating engineer might get you a better price than a plumber, and it’s perfectly possible your job could be described by either one. Combine your insurance cover If you have another vehicle in your household it may be cheapest to get a combined policy for both vehicles.
  • Review: Cybex Sirona Z i-Size R (productReview)
    Choosing a car seat can be a pain. It means visiting every child seat manufacturer — either online or in-store — to see if their seat fits your car and, if it does, whether it goes where you want it to.
  • Review: Moshi SnapTo Magnetic Car Mount with Wireless Charging (productReview)
    The Moshi car mount comes smartly packaged in a box, which includes the SnapTo Car Mount, dashboard adapter and USB-C to USB-A cable (4-foot/1.2m). Unfortunately, the mount requires a Moshi SnapTo phone case in order for the smartphone to adhere to the magnetic car mount.
 

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