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Top 10: Best car seats from Joie (Article)
Joie Transcend Group 1/2/3 The Transcend is one of Joie’s older seats, but is still available new from some retailers and still has a lot to offer. It makes an ideal follow-up to a Group 0 seat, covering the broad range of 9kg to 12 years with lots of room for adjustment and breathable covers will keep your child from getting too warm. -
Top 10: Electric wheelchairs 2020 (Article)
Van Os Travelux Venture Powered Wheelchair An indoor-specific electric wheelchair, the Van Os Travelux Venture can be specified with a captain or ‘fish-on’ seat depending on the user’s preference, but in either case the seat has both a swivel function and an electric high/low function to make entry and exit as easy as possible. With the large drive wheels directly beneath the seat and smaller castors at the rear the Travelux Venture has both good stability and easy manoeuvrability, and there is adjustment in the armrests, footrests and the joystick control, which should ensure comfort for all occupants. -
Review: Lazerbuilt Chewbacca’s Bandolier Seat Belt Cover (productReview)
For the Star Wars fan, this could be the seatbelt cover that they’re looking for. The Chewbacca Bandolier Seat Belt Cover makes an inexpensive gift and is so simple to use that it could be fitted to a seatbelt by just about anyone. -
Review: Travall dog guard (productReview)
Travall is so confident with the guard that they offer a lifetime guarantee against any manufacturing defects, so if anything does go wrong you're covered. One issue is that the guard doesn't cover the entirety of the back seats. My dog is very needy, so when he realised he wouldn't be able to jump over the seats and distract me as usual, he wasn't a happy chappy. After trying unsuccessfully to force his face through the mesh, he started to scratch at the unprotected section of the rear seats, which wasn't ideal. -
Review: Guardsman dog guard (productReview)
This means we can still use our boot like normal when the dog isn't in there (obviously), as well as not needing to keep our parcel shelf on the back row of seats. One issue is that the guard doesn't cover the entirety of the back seats, but this is quite common with dog guards. If your dog doesn't like being kept in the boot, they may try to scratch at the exposed back of the rear seats though. -
Top 10: Folding furniture for campervans and motorhomes (Article)
For £40 you get a 103cm long table with a steel frame and high density plastic top, plus two bench seats constructed from the same materials to give seating for four adults. It all packs away neatly with the benches storing underneath the table and weighs under 16kg in total to make for easy transportation. -
Review: RAC Advanced Mesh Dog Guard (productReview)
The RAC Dog Guard is a barrier that attaches to the back of the headrests of the rear seats. It's designed to be a universal fit and will prevent your dog from jumping over the back seats and into the cabin of the car, which risk damaging upholstery with mud and claw scratches, but can also be very dangerous and can potentially cause an accident. -
Review: Nuna Leaf Grow (productReview)
The Nuna Leaf Grow is a stylish baby rocker that is suitable from birth up to 60kg - which is about 9 stone in old money. It has a seat pad with a three point harness that can be removed to turn it into a toddler seat. There are no batteries or automated settings, instead the Leaf Grow works with an ultra smooth side to side motion - a gentle push with your hand and it should sway for about two minutes. -
Review: Piaggio Medley 125 2016 (productReview)
It also has stop/start to improve fuel economy when riding in town, which contributes to Piaggio’s believable promise of 135mpg Under the seat there is easily enough room for two full-face helmets or a few bags of shopping. The seat opens via a push button when the ignition is on, so there is no risk of locking your keys in when you’re fiddling around retrieving a helmet and gloves. -
Review: Norco Fluid 2 HT (2019) (productReview)
While hardtails are firmer than full-suspension bikes, the Fluid 2’s chunky tyres offer a fairly smooth ride even on bumpier trails. The seat is comfortable enough, too, but if you cover lots of miles it might be something you’d look to upgrade sooner than later. The Fluid 2 has a few cool tricks up its sleeve, too, including its TranzX dropper seat post. -
Review: Ducati Scrambler 2016 (productReview)
Depending which version you go for, pillion provision is either okay or poor. Most examples of the Scrambler come with a fairly wide pillion seat and a long rear mudguard, but others have short seats better suited to solo riders. Adjusting the suspension to suit a pillion requires a bit of effort too, but no more so than any other bike this side of a big touring machine or a Suzuki Burgman. -
Top 10: Best used scooters (Article)
Whether you want to city hop, tour or just commute in luxury, the Burgman does it all. The front fair gives excellent protection from the weather, the seat is low enough for shorter riders to get a foot down confidently and there’s loads of space beneath the seat for luggage. The engine hauls good ‘n’ strong from just off idle, though you may find a slight hesitation at this point – it’s common to the Burgman and can be cured with an uprated variator that costs around £100. -
LEADED PETROL: I have an older car designed to run on four-star leaded petrol. What should I be using now?  (FAQs)
Nearly all 1980s Japanese cars or 1980s cars with Japanese engines are designed to run on unleaded. Many cars with aluminium cylinder heads have been fitted with hard exhaust valve seat inserts made of chrome steel rather than cast iron. The oil companies have agreed that all UK Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) will contain potassium instead of lead, now dosed at 10 to 12 mg per litre (which may still not be enough to properly protect the exhaust valve seats). -
Top 10: Gifts for dog lovers and owners (Article)
At £13, it's a fairly cheap alternative to embarrassingly cupping your hands in public for your dog to drink from... RAC dog harness/seat belt connector The RAC Advanced Harness is an easy to fit, padded harness that can be adjusted around the tum and the chest of the dog. Sold separately, the RAC In-Car Harness Seat Belt Connector Strap attaches to the harness and clicks into the seat belt to restrain the dog while you drive. -
Review: Honda Forza 300 (productReview)
Shorter riders can perch towards the front of the seat, while taller riders have enough space to accommodate lankier occupants. The only time this might become an issue is in bad weather when the longer framed rider might have to crouch a little to feel the benefit of the front screen. -
Review: Kymco X-Town (productReview)
This Kymco also gives good protection to the rider thanks to a screen that’s just the right height and seat just low enough to deflect the blast over your head. The rider benefits from a sculpted seat base that means even those with a shorter inside leg measurement can get a foot down for stability. -
Gift under £20 of the Year shortlist (Article)
>> Read the full review Lazerbuilt Chewbacca’s Bandolier seat belt cover The seat belt cover is designed to look like the bandolier that Chewbacca wears in the Star Wars films and comes packaged in a cardboard box which, when opened, reveals a piece of padded material that’s 50cm x 15cm. -
Review: Honda Super Cub (productReview)
width=500&height=333.3333333333333" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b85a1f844228458db08f14e59c37c9cf" /> Mention of the seat prompts us to point out the Super Cub has no provision for a pillion. There’s not even a double seat on an options list, so this is strictly for the rider to enjoy. The space behind the comfy chair can be used to fit a luggage rack, which is a handy addition we’d want. -
Review: Suzuki GSX-S125 (productReview)
While the S125 hasn't got a fairing, it has got nice high handle bars (100mm higher than the R125) and the lowest seat in the entire 125 street sport class. As well as the lowest seat, the liquid-cooled, four-valve, double-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) engine also gives the S125 a class-leading power-to-weight ratio - which improves acceleration and max speed. -
Review: Honda NSC 50 E Vision (productReview)
Another reason the Vision is handy in gnarly traffic, and also why it’s such a big seller, is the low seat height of 785-millimetres. That’s not the most short legged-friendly seat you can find, but the way the Honda’s cushion is shaped makes it very easy to place both feet on the ground and that, again, is perfect for learners and the newly qualified to give confidence.