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• Car specs, prices, performance figures and dimensions (Article)
  UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias="SpecsManufacturers" /> More info Check your VED tax rates Insurance group finder Get a used valuation for your car Buying Your Next Car Find The Best Breakdown Cover Save On A Warranty Cheap Car History Check
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  Smartphone app of the Year shortlist (Article)
    MoneySuperMarket GO The MoneySuperMarket GO app makes it easy to switch and save on your car insurance, energy bills, credit cards, loans & home insurance. The car insurance bit is very clever - it saves your car insurance policy when you buy (or you can add an existing one yourself) and gives you reminders when it is due for renewal.
• Does LV offer classic car insurance? (Article)
  Fully comprehensive cover is included in its classic car policies, as is £100,000 of legal cover, personal accident cover and the option to add on breakdown cover or an increased level of personal accident insurance. What kind of car qualifies as a classic?
• Does Aviva offer Classic Car Insurance? (Article)
  What kind of car qualifies as a classic? Aviva does not give its own qualifications in terms of classic car policies, but Hagerty’s stipulations are that cars made between 1951 and 1970 are treated as classics and those built between 1971 and 1990 are modern classics.
• Does Carole Nash offer classic car insurance? (Article)
  There's also up to £100,000 legal expenses cover if you’re in an accident that’s not your fault and you can choose your own specialist repairer. Carole Nash aslo offers cover for track days, wedding cars and lost classic car keys.  What kind of car qualifies as a classic? Any car more than 15 years old qualifies for a classic policy and Carole Nash offers discounts for members of classic car clubs of up to 15%.
• Does Footman James offer classic car insurance? (Article)
  What kind of car qualifies as a classic? Although Footman James says the basic qualification for classic car insurance is that the car is 20 years old (made before 1998), cars from particular marques or those that qualify for membership of certain owners clubs may also be eligible.
• Does Towergate offer classic car insurance? (Article)
  What kind of car qualifies as a classic? Although Towergate says the basic qualification for classic car insurance is that the car is 20 years old (made before 1998), cars from particular marques or those that qualify for membership of certain owners clubs may also be eligible.
• Does RAC offer classic car insurance? (Article)
  What kind of car qualifies as a classic? The RAC does not give its own qualifications in terms of classic car policies, but Hagerty’s stipulations are that cars made between 1951 and 1970 are treated as classics and those built between 1971 and 1990 are modern classics.
• Does Performance Direct offer classic car insurance (Article)
  Most policies automatically include a courtesy car, personal effects and foreign use cover as well as windscreen cover, with the option to add in features like protected no claims bonus, legal expenses and breakdown cover. What kind of car qualifies as a classic?
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  Review: Coleman Twist+ 300 lantern (productReview)
  The lowest brightness setting will easily light up a small tent, while the highest setting is sufficient for illuminating a large outdoor dining table. There is also a flashing light setting, which is handy for the car in the event of a breakdown. Coleman claims that the Twist+ 300 has a maximum beam distance of eight metres, and we have no reason to question this, given the impressive light output of the lantern. 
• BATTERIES: How do I extend the life of my battery and prevent it going flat?  (FAQs)
  Millions of motorists are taking years off the life expectancy of their car'sbattery by not regularly fully charging it, says the AA, which not only costs moneybut also risks the inconvenience of a breakdown. Every year, up to a fifth of cars on the road will require a new battery, estimatesthe AA, but many of these could have been prevented by being fully charged morefrequently. The problem stems from batteries taking longer to fully charge, while being placedunder greater demand by modern cars, which are being fitted with an ever increasingrange of power-hungry 'creature comforts'.
• Does Hagerty offer classic car insurance? (Article)
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  Review: The Road Bike Manual smartphone app (productReview)
  You might associate Haynes with its comprehensive car repair manuals, but it’s been branching out in recent years. From guides to the Millennium Falcon to a Build Your Own V8 Engine , Haynes caters for a much wider market than those wanting to take their car to bits (and put it back together again).
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  Review: Ring High Power Micro Jump Starter (productReview)
  It feels a well made and high-quality product, which helps justify the price, but it's the small things that are the most useful - for example, the jump starter port has a rubber cover to keep dirt out, while the two USB ports are really handy if you need to charge your phone but don't have a spare 12v socket in the car. Of course, the real test comes when you actually need to jump-start a car. We tested the RPPL300 over several months, fully charging it and then leaving it in our car, just as we imagine many people will, for three months.
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  Top 10: Apps every driver should use (Article)
  Or, if you’d rather drive, help recoup some of the fuel costs by carsharing.  On top of your own car insurance, you also benefit from additional AXA insurance cover, free of charge.  MoneySuperMarket Go Remembering when you car insurance renewal is due is possibly the most boring challenge imaginable, which is where the MoneySuperMarket Go app steps in and takes care of it.
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  How to value your classic car for insurance purposes (Article)
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• Cheap car insurance for modern classics (Article)
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  Classic car insurance for shows, track days, wedding and hire (Article)
  Make no mistake – a classic car makes a great wedding car. They’re an exccellent way of making a special day that little bit more special. And you don’t have to own a Rolls-Royce, a Riley, or a Bentley to make your classic a wedding car.
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  Review: Scalextric ARC One American Classics (productReview)
  Modern Scalextric cars are lighter than before, which means better performance. But to help keep them on the track, there's a magnetic system called Magnatraction by Scalextric. It essentially keeps the rear of the car stuck to the road so you can take corners faster.
• MISFUELLING A CAR: What should you do if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car?  (FAQs)
  Information kindly supplied by  https://www.fuelfixer.co.uk/ About a third of a million UK drivers every year put the wrong fuel in their cars. Petrol in diesel cars, diesel in petrol cars (despite the diesel nozzle being too wide to fit a petrol filler) and, more recently, AdBlue in the diesel tank. Older engines could cope with a small amount of this abuse, but one price of efficient modern engines is less tolerance for what goes in the tank.