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  Top 10: Winter essentials for car owners (Article)
  Read our review of the Iceplane Blankets and warm clothes Driving with a big coat on can be uncomfortable and irritating, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't carry one in your car with you in winter. Better yet, keep warm clothes, a hat, gloves and a blanket in your car in case you get stranded.
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  Top 10: Dash cams under £200 2020 (Article)
  It also provides advanced driver alerts - including forward collision and lane departure, alerts for red light cameras and speed camera location alerts with unlimited updates via the Garmin Drive app. Voice control allows you to say “OK, Garmin” to start/stop audio recording, take a still picture or start/stop the Travelapse video capture feature, while parking mode monitors your car’s surroundings while your car is parked and the engine isn't running.
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  Review: Garmin Instinct 2 Dezl Edition (productReview)
  It’s charged via Garmin’s standard USB lead, which you can plug easily into the kind of USB socket you'll find in your car or truck cab. Should I buy one? We can't help but feel that some of the truck-driving features of the Dezl Edition are a little gimmicky, but there's a lot going for the regular Garmin Instinct 2. It might not be the sexiest smartwatch on the market but it'll stand up to abuse, while its 28-day battery life is pretty incredible.
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  Review: Kenwood DMX8020DABS Car Stereo with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (productReview)
  width=500&height=333.33333333333337" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/1258cf287b8349d3a2f440e028b4bf8b" /> As well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the Kenwood DMX8020DABS comes with a built-in DAB tuner – you'll soon wonder how you managed long drives without Planet Rock or Absolute 90s. And you can also connect a reversing camera (up to three, in fact) or even Kenwood's very own DRV-N520 dashcam, displaying a crystal-clear image on the seven-inch screen.
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  Review: Tile Slim (productReview)
  The Tile Slim is one of those products that you'll probably never need - but if you ever lose your wallet, purse or whatever you've placed it in - you'll be very glad you've got. Losing your credit and debit cards, driving licence and that Subway loyalty card is a pretty stressful situation. At £30, the Tile is an easily justified purchase if you tend to misplace things. Buy direct from Tile

  How to sell your van (Article)
  It’s also a good idea to have a friend or family member present for support, even if they don’t know anything about vans. The test drive As the vehicle owner, it is your legal responsibility to check that the buyer is insured to drive your van. Before the test drive, ask to see the buyer's driving licence and insurance certificate.
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  Top 10: Discounted gifts for Christmas 2018 (Article)
  As well as a briefing on safety procedures and driving techniques, you also get instructor tuition to help you out of any tricky situations. The course offers 40 minutes of hands-on experience tackling demanding terrain and the voucher is valid for six months.
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  Toy of the Year shortlist (Article)
  Sphero BOLT At face value, the BOLT is an app-controlled ball with which you can steer using a virtual joystick, tilt controls, a virtual slingshot, kick mode and — by far the strangest — scream drive. Whisper to slow it down or shout to speed it up. However, the BOLT can actually be used in three ways. Aside from being app-controlled, the toy can be used as a control for games on the Sphero Play app or, to get the most out of it for your money, it can be programmed using the Sphero Edu app. 
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  Sat Nav of the Year shortlist (Article)
  >> Read our full review Garmin Drive Assist 51 LMT-D The Garmin DriveAssist 51 LMT-D is a sat nav unit that features an integrated dash cam , in an effort to cut down on windscreen clutter and fuss.
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  Guide to getting your motorcycle licence (Article)
  These test that you know how to carry out basic safety checks, understand what features to alter when carrying a pillion etc. You’ll then drive in various road and traffic conditions, during which you will need to prove you can safely and competently complete normal stops, an angle start (pulling out from behind a parked vehicle) and a hill start (where possible).
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  Review: Sphero BOLT (productReview)
  You can play a multitude of games with the Sphero itself, including Lightspeed Drifter, a simple driving game where we have to reach the end of the level before the time runs out. The simplest game, Round Trip, is arguably the most addictive. Like a more difficult version of Pong, you just swivel the Bolt to move blocks in front of the virtual ball to keep it within the boundaries.
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  Review: James Bond's DB5 book (productReview)
  There are some of the great pictures of the original sketches showing how they created the famous control panel, the machine guns in the headlights and of course the ejector seat button. It also points out how to tell the 'real' customised DB5 from the one used for high-speed driving scenes (side indicators and number plate font if you're wondering).

  Top 10: Experience days (Article)
  Hovercraft Experience for One An experience that will make driving a car at high speed look like a doddle, try your hand at piloting a hovercraft - one of the few vehicles that's equally at home on the water as it is on land. You get the all-important safety briefing before learning the controls on land, then you can try it out on the 30-acre lake.
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  Top 10: Ways to prevent car theft (Article)
  The key also doesn't need to be present within the car for it to continue running - so they can keep driving as long as the ignition isn't turned off at any point. For £8, you can get some peace of mind about leaving your keyless entry car outside your house by buying a signal-blocking bag, sometimes calls a faraday bag/pouch.
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  Home Appliance of the Year shortlist (Article)
  Not only will they save you money, but they’ll also make your life more comfortable - especially over winter. Driving home from work? Turn the heating up so your house is snug when you get home. In bed wishing it was a bit warmer? 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.
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  Review: Micro Suspension Scooter (productReview)
  Scooters aren't just for children and moody teenagers who haven't passed their driving test. You can also get models designed for grown ups, like this, the Micro Suspension. That's right, you too could be one of those 'cool' (i.e embarrassing) parents scooting with your kids to school in the morning and then bashing your shins as you attempt to get it in the front door.
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  Review: Nonda Zus smart car charger (productReview)
  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. There's a map or a compass on the app and it's very accurate, working to within a few feet of the car (when the GPS works), although chances are, you'll have seen your car by then.
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  Review: Vantrue OnDash N2 dash cam (productReview)
  Sound captured by the OnDash N2, however, is clear and of a good volume. Those looking to capture speech, such as driving instructors, will appreciate this capability. You don’t get a MicroSD card with the OnDash N2, though, but these aren’t expensive and the unit accepted the 32GB SanDisk Ultra – a Class 10 card – we use for testing with no issues.
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  Review: Ring RBGDC50 (productReview)
  Plug the USB cable into the top of the unit – not the charging port on the mount – and the device appears as a USB drive that you can access the video files on. The footage from the camera is adequate, considering the price, as you can see in the clip below. Although you do have to remember that Youtube compresses videos when uploading.
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  Review: Travall dog guard (productReview)
  The guard has no sharp edges, so scratching yourself, your car or your dog won't be an issue.  Once in place, the guard is stable and doesn't rattle while driving, even over potholed country roads. For me, this is especially important because I leave the guard in there permanently, even when the dog isn't in the car. Another benefit is that the parcel shelf can still fit into place with the guard installed.