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  Top 10: Best sat navs for motorhomes (Article)
    TomTom Go Professional 6250 – from around £389.00 Those of you familiar with TomTom units may want to consider the top-flight 6250, which is designed for use in large vehicles. The 6-inch unit is well equipped with European maps, built-in Wi-Fi for automatic updates, hands-free Bluetooth, live traffic and speed alerts. Like others in its class, it also lets you enter the dimensions of your vehicles to ensure appropriate route guidance. You get lifetime map updates for free, too.
• About The Good Garage Guide (Article)
  They decide which garages they want to recommend and which garages they review. A profile page for each garage is automatically created on The Good Garage Guide when a reviewer posts a recommendation and review about that garage. Therefore, the very first reviewer of each garage triggers each profile page on The Good Garage Guide.
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  Cheap van insurance for food vans and mobile catering (Article)
  Whether you are planning to launch a full time van-based catering businesses or work ad hoc by serving burgers at the weekend, a mobile food businesses will need some form of public liability insurance. Public liability is not automatically included in mobile catering van insurance, so always check with the policy provider. Sometimes it makes more financial sense to shop for van insurance and public liability cover separately, so you can tailor the protection to suit your business needs (and budget) best.
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  Sat nav buying advice guide (Article)
  Many sat navs also show your current speed. Speed cameras: These automatic alerts will highlight when you’re approaching a speed camera site, potentially helping you avoid a penalty. Live traffic: Continual updates that will help the sat nav offer up the quickest, least busy route.
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  Top 10: Dash cams under £50 2020 (Article)
  The RBGDC50 is its mid-level offering and amongst the usual features you'd expect to see, it has motion detection and a G sensor for automatic footage capture, with 1080p recording via a wide-angle lens. The RBGDC50 is of decent quality, easy to use and produces usable footage. If you’re looking for a straightforward, serviceable unit from a known brand, this should do the job.
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  Cheap ice cream van insurance (Article)
  .  Always make a note of the compulsory (sometimes labelled as 'voluntary') insurance excess - this is the amount of money the insurer will automatically deduct from a claim.  And as with many things in life, the insurance deals with the cheapest cover tend to have the highest level of excess. Will the policy include business takings and stock?
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  Van and pick-up road tax VED rates 2022-2023 (Article)
  This can be done easily and quickly online, over the phone or through a local Post Office.  Electric vans also qualify for automatic exemption from urban pollution charging zones - like the London ULEZ - and qualify for certain benefits when it comes to payload and weights .  Motorhome and camper van tax rates Road tax VED rates for camper vans and motorhomes operate differently  to panel vans and pick-ups, with the amount of tax you pay being determined by the weight, type and age of the vehicle.  Everything you need to know when it comes to buying road tax VED for your new or used motorhome or camper van can be found in our dedicated tax section for these type of vehicles  here .  How do I tax my van or pick-up?
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  How to buy a used camper van (Article)
  Have a look at the condition of the power steering fluid. It should be red, not black. Same goes for the automatic transmission fluid (most autoboxes have a dipstick). It is a good idea for automatic transmission fluid to be changed every two years (essential with CVT automatics). Look under the van for leaks.
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  Top 10: Gifts for Dads (Article)
  Pair your Forerunner 35 with a compatible smartphone and enjoy connected features such as smart notifications, automatic uploads to the Garmin Connect, LiveTrack and music controls right on your wrist.
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  Top 10: Father's Day gifts 2019 (Article)
  Pair your Forerunner 35 with a compatible smartphone and enjoy connected features such as smart notifications, automatic uploads to the Garmin Connect, LiveTrack and music controls right on your wrist.
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  Top 10: Gifts for music lovers (Article)
  Just ask the in-built Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant. Off for a swim? The waterproof Bragi will automatically track your heart rate, activity duration, calories burnt and how many lengths you’ve swum. There’s even an in-built translation service which helps you communicate in 40 different languages.
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  Top 10: User-friendly A2 bikes (Article)
  It’s great around town too, making light work of stop start driving and filtering thanks to the automatic transmission and low centre of gravity.
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  Cheap van insurance for builders, plumbers and electricians explained (Article)
  It isn’t unheard for a van to be off the road for two or three weeks while the insurer's approved garage waits for an elusive part to be delivered.  Finally, beware of automatically renewals. Most insurance providers will include an auto renewal as part of the deal, which means you sign up for another 12 months' cover when you policy expires. However, the premiums are almost always more expensive and include a fee, so it pays to shop around.
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  Cheap van insurance (Article)
  Your complete guide to getting great and affordable insurance cover for your van or pick-up.
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  Top 10: 125cc bikes with manual transmissions (Article)
  It’s also cheaper than its predecessor, plus it’s easier to ride than almost anything else on two wheels, with the exception of automatic scooters. It’ll keep up with traffic, it’ll hold its value well and it should cope with winter road salt. As a solid, no-frills all-rounder it’s arguably the best bike in this list. Suzuki VanVan 125 - £3199 With its retro styling and big squishy rear tyre, the VanVan is tremendously comfy and easy to ride, thanks to a low seat height and light controls.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Volkswagen Transporter T5 2003-2015 (Article)
  Usually front-wheel drive, the T5 can have all-wheel drive via Volkswagen's 4Motion system, which unless you’re determined to reach the most inaccessible places, isn’t really necessary. Volkswagen DSG automatics aren’t without problems in the long term. Volkswagen has recalled DSG equipped T5 models to replace the synthetic oil with mineral oil. The manuals are a safer bet long term. Maintenance  on a Volkswagen T5 Transporter Mechanically the T5 is relatively robust, with the biggest issues being based around the dual mass flywheel.
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  Top 10: Essentials for camper van owners (Article)
  Simply plug the power lead into a 12v socket and set the digital gauge to the required pressure - the 635 does the rest, automatically stopping when the target pressure has been achieved. It also has a torch for nighttime inflation, a flashing red light in case of an emergency and a release valve if you need to deflate.
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  Top 10: Gifts for gamers (Article)
  Certain developers have also developed 'enhanced' versions of older games, with either framerate or graphical improvements, which will be updated automatically as a free patch if you already own the game. However, as time goes on more games are being developed specifically for the Pro, with big budget blockbuster titles like   God of War and   Horizon: Zero Dawn running in maximum resolution with HDR.
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  Top 10: Gifts for fitness fanatics and gym goers (Article)
  The two large  CMOS sensors are 12-megapixel, each with 201.8-degree field-of-view. Up to 4k @ 30fps the video is automatically stitched together and ready to be uploaded straight onto a 360-compatible platform — like YouTube or Facebook.  So, i f you’re the kind of person who leads a very active lifestyle and wishes to share it with your friends, it’s a very cool way of doing that.
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  ULEZ van checker - Will you have to pay the low emissions charge? (Article)
  How will Transport for London know if I’ve paid or not? Like the Congestion Charge, the ULEZ is monitored with ANPR (automatic numberplate recognition) cameras. Each time you enter and leave the zone, it is logged. ULEZ discounts There are some exemptions from paying the Ultra Low Emissions Zone charge. Vehicles that fall under the disabled tax class have until October 2025 to update their vehicles to be Euro 6 compliant and charities have been given until October 2023.  How do the ULEZ rules affect Taxis?