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  Top 10: Gifts for cyclists (Article)
  The obvious use is for tying your bike to fences and the like, but use your imagination and it's also good for securing your bike to car roof racks, attaching a bag to a chair or even fixing a dog lead to a drainpipe. The Z Lok has its limits, after all, it'll never be as secure as a more expensive bike lock. But for occasional use, it's really very good. It's light and easy to transport - and very versatile, with a range of uses that are only limited by your imagination.
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  Top 10: Gifts for teenagers (Article)
  Disney villain or Star Wars face masks These are perfect for anyone who fancies a pamper sesh while also understanding that Disney villains were the real leading ladies. In this pack of three, you'll get facemasks of Ursula: super hydrating cucumber to soothe and moisturise - Maleficent: antioxidant green tea to refresh and revitalise skin and Cruella De Vil: calming coconut for nourished and supple skin.
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  Top 10: Gifts for teenagers (Article)
  Disney villain or Star Wars face masks These are perfect for anyone who fancies a pamper sesh while also understanding that Disney villains were the real leading ladies. In this pack of three, you'll get facemasks of Ursula: super hydrating cucumber to soothe and moisturise - Maleficent: antioxidant green tea to refresh and revitalise skin and Cruella De Vil: calming coconut for nourished and supple skin.
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  Top 10: Ways to prevent car theft (Article)
  You'll most often see them outside of businesses or shared accommodation where parking is difficult to regulate, leading to designated parking spaces being taken. However, they're also a wise buy if you're worried about your car, van, caravan etc being nicked. The posts will obviously only work in some instances, on driveways where there's no way to get out without folding the post down.
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  Review: Fitbit Alta HR (productReview)
  The Fitbit Alta HR will last about five days in our experience before it needs charging. The charger clips onto the device — so if we lose it we can't just use the generic Micro USB lead we have knocking about. A replacement charger will also set you back £17. The charger is easy to use, but the cable is almost ridiculously short, meaning you have to charge it on the floor. It was charged behind our sofa most of the time, meaning we forgot to put it back on after charging a few times.
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  Top 10: Best car films (Article)
  Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Taking the Mad Max theme and jamming it up to 11 with spectacular cars, eye-catching stunts and flame-throwing guitars, Fury Road is a reboot of the Mad Max franchise in a post-apocalyptic battle for precious resources that sees Tom Hardy take the lead role. Gaining widespread praise for its action and storyline, Mad Max Fury Road was named as one of the best films of 2015 and bagged six Academy Awards too. It’s not a film for concourse enthusiasts as the starring vehicles are heavily modified, but there is fun to be had in trying to spot the origins of the outlandish creations.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Dispatch 2007-2016 (Article)
  It’s situated under the driver’s seat, which, should the drainage holes around the front of the cab get blocked can lead to water getting under the seat and causing havoc with the electronics. Check for dampness, and clear the drain holes periodically to prevent this from happening. Even dry that ECU is also known to throw up fault codes, these often relating to the combined fuelling relay module, replacing this often removes the spurious warnings.
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  Review: Nextbase 522GW dash cam (productReview)
  The 512GW struggled to deal with exposure changes (like when the sun came out from behind the clouds) and would often lead to very dark footage. The 522GW doesn't struggle with the same issues, as you can see in the footage below. Bear in mind YouTube compresses the videos, so quality is lower than it would be downloaded straight from the MicroSD card onto your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
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  How to buy a used camper van (Article)
  Take extra time to check the seals around all these modifications, as they can let water in, leading to water traps and, ultimately, corrosion. We’re not suggesting you start peeling back rubber seals, but do have a close look around areas where the bodywork has been modified to check for any signs of water getting in.
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  How to sell a classic car (Article)
  All manner of Porsche 911s were for sale when the model turned 50 in 2014 - although this eventually lead to market saturation towards the back end of the year. Attract the right people In some ways, selling a classic is all about exposure - but it has to be the right kind. You want to make sure that as many potential buyers as possible see your car.
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  However, this does not always work, particularly if the car has done a high proportion of short runs from cold starts and instead of burning off the particulate the extra fuel can instead find its way into the engine sump, contaminating the lube oil and sometimes leading to such a rise in sump oil level that the engine can start to run uncontrollably on its sump oil and will self-destruct. The alternative 'active' cycle is an additional injector that injects either diesel fuel or an additive directly into a burner in the particulate filter.
• HIRING A CAR: Where can I hire a car in the UK and abroad? (FAQs)
  More at www.streetcar.co.uk   ANOTHER CAR RENT-BY-THE-HOUR CLUB   Zipcar says it has more than 180,000 members and 5,500 vehicles in major metropolitan areas and university campuses, including Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington DC, Vancouver, Toronto and London, England. As a leading urban lifestyle brand, Zipcar provides a convenient and cost effective transportation alternative for individuals, businesses and universities in 50 cities throughout North America and the United Kingdom.
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  How to buy a scooter (Article)
  Others, though, can be recharged in half that time and ride for up to 60 miles before needing to be plugged in again. Look for an EC scooter that uses lithium-ion batteries and not lead-acid ones that are heavier and slower to recharge. There are plenty of different styles of electric scooter available and prices start from as little as £700, rising to more than £12,000 for BMW’s C evolution.
• SMART REPAIRS: Who repairs minor damage to my car, its trim and wheels? (FAQs)
  On modern cars with bonded windscreens this is better than having the entire screen replaced because removing the old one can damage the car body leading to leaks and rust. (Autoglass and Auto Windscreens and many others offer a similar service.) ALLOY WHEEL REPAIRS : www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk (Franchises nationally) www.smartwise.com (Franchises nationally) www.wickedwheels.co.uk (0870 3003 224) comes to your car to fix the wheels www.lap-tab.co.uk www.jagwheeltrims.co.uk Replacement Jaguar chrome wheel trims to fit the S Type, early XKR and the XK/XKR series London and South East www.a1alloys.co.uk The Old Forge, Chantry Lane, Bromley BR2 9QL, tel 020 8464 3971.
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  How to sell your van (Article)
  In rare cases, you lose the money and your van while the buyer is never seen again.   How can I avoid it? Leading online payment service PayPal recommends you never transfer money to anyone you don’t know after an alleged overpayment. See it’s  PARKING FINES. What are my rights regarding parking penalties for parking in private carparks? (FAQs)
  Barrie Segal of AppealNow.com is now recommending motorists to appeal to POPLA. The reason is that the Lead Adjudicator of POPLA has now published a key case in which it was decided that the parking company must demonstrate that the amounts they are demanding are genuine pre-estimates of their loss.
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  Buying and selling vans at auction (Article)
  How to buy a van at auction Before you get carried away with buying a flat cap and perfecting your discreet nods to the auctioneer, you should approach the process like you would buying a van from anywhere else; decide on what van you want and what your budget is. More than any other buying process, an auction can crank up the tension and lead you into making rash decisions - in particular, buying a van that isn’t quite right, or paying more than your budget, so it is vital that you decide the key criteria in advance and stick to it.
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  Cheap classic car insurance (Article)
  We all worry about the rising cost of classic car insurance premiums, but if you read our guide you'll see there are a few simple things you can do to keep the costs down. Join a classic car club Many of the leading specialist insurers offer discounts to memebers of classic car clubs. This doesn't mean that you can buy you car, join a club, and then expect 10% off your premium - you normally need to have been a member of the club (or at least a club) for 12 months.
• CREDIT HIRE: What is it and how can it affect me if I am involved in a crash? (FAQs)
  As the Second Defendant had by an oversight failed to adduce evidence of basic hire rates, it was accepted that the Recorder should assess damages by reference to the full commercial credit hire rates actually paid. This decision was taken to appeal. Appeal Giving the leading judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Underhill held that the Claimant was debarred from arguing impecuniosity out of time: "An averment by a claimant that he had to hire a replacement car for as long as he did because he did not have the money to buy one is a claim of impecuniosity just as much as a claim that he had to pay credit hire rates because he did not have the money to hire on the ordinary market…" The burden of proof was on the Claimant to prove that credit hire expenditure was reasonably incurred: "There is no doubt a grey area about how much needs to be pleaded and proved to establish reasonableness before the evidential burden shifts to the defendant to show that the expenditure was unreasonable.
• CONSUMER RIGHTS: How do I reject a vehicle or get compensation for problems with a car? (FAQs)
  TV and video rentals o Dry cleaning, hairdressers, beauty treatments and physical well-being The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform helps UK business succeed in an increasingly competitive world. It promotes business growth and a strong enterprise economy, leads the better regulation agenda and champions free and fair markets. It is the shareholder in a number of Government-owned assets and it works to secure, clean and competitively priced energy supplies.