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Car hire guide: how to avoid being ripped off renting a car

Rental vehicle businesses are just trying to make money, but some of them are less scrupulous than others and will deliberately try to rip you off. Here’s our guide to hiring, collecting and dropping back a rental car. Shop around

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What should you do if you break down on a railway level crossing

There are around 6000 public and private level crossings in the UK and every year there are several hundred near misses with vehicles and pedestrians and several fatalities. You shouldn’t need to stop on a railway crossing because you should

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The best driving roads in the UK

So you’re dreaming of where you can take a good drive in the UK? There’s traffic seemingly everywhere but there still exists some fantastic driving where you can (mostly) escape the masses. Let’s start in the fens and wolds of

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How do you keep the inside of your car clean?

When you first buy your car from the dealer it will be immaculately groomed. Give it a few weeks, though, and it’s likely to have crisp packets, dropped sweets and other random rubbish unless you make an effort to keep

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How do you prevent car relay theft?

What is car relay theft? Car relay theft, relay attack or keyless car theft is when a criminal tricks your vehicle’s keyless entry system into thinking that the wireless remote is in range. It only works on cars where you

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How to safely get into and out of a heavy vehicle

Sprained ankles and damaged knees are common injuries that lorry drivers suffer through jumping out of their cab or off a trailer deck. A 17-stone driver jumping down a couple of feet creates around 31 stone of force when landing

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How do you stop birds from pooing on your car?

Leaving bird poo on your car is not good for the paintwork. It can damage the clearcoat which then leaves the paint underneath at risk. Droppings from birds that eat seeds are worse than droppings from birds that eat invertebrates

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