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Black Friday pressure washer deals 2022: what to expect

Published 24 November 2021
By Kieran Ahuja
Black Friday pressure washer deals are a great opportunity to get your hands on a versatile piece of kit while saving yourself some cash.

Can you wash your car during the hosepipe ban?

With new hosepipe bans set to be enforced soon, many motorists will likely be wondering how they'll be able to keep their cars clean.
Published 18 July 2018
Reader Letters: French flies, car tax tussles, Welsh road signs and wave power

Reader Letters: Tax tussles and French flies

"After accumulating what seemed to be most of France’s flies on my windscreen, I followed a friend’s tip and attacked them with a wet wipe."
Published 02 May 2017
Car Clinic: Why have my alloy wheels turned black?

Car Clinic: Why have my alloy wheels turned black?

The alloy wheels on our 2014 Ford B-Max turned from silver to black shortly after purchase. Why?
Published 01 December 2016
Car Clinic: What's the best way to clean mud off my car's roof lining?

Car Clinic: What's the best way to clean mud off my...

My muddy mountain bike tyres have marked the fabric roof lining inside my VW Golf. How should I clean it?
Published 03 May 2016
Products: Turtle Wax Fresh Shine car freshener review

Products: Turtle Wax Fresh Shine

So this is how manufacturers get that new-car smell: the last man on the production line gives the dashboard a thorough spray with Turtle Wax Fresh...
Published 23 January 2016
Turtlewax waterless wash review

Products: Turtle Wax Waterless Wash review

Do you iron creases in your jeans? Only stir your tea to the right? Then you'll love Turtle Wax Waterless Wash.
Published 14 January 2016
Products: Dyson DC58 Animal handheld vacuum cleaner review

Products: Dyson DC58 Animal handheld vacuum cleaner...

Dog owners will attest to the discomfort felt when cleaning out the pooch-carrying area of their car's interior...
Published 05 January 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

How can I remove sap without damaging paintwork?

Q. How can I remove tree sap without damaging my VW Golf’s black paintwork? MB, Aberford, Leeds
Published 28 December 2015
Products: Autoglym Rapid Aqua Wax review

Products: Autoglym Rapid Aqua Wax

Waxing a car’s bodywork is the sort of job most drivers put off until next next weekend — and then the next, and the next ...
Published 23 November 2015
Turtle wax ceramic wash review

Products: Turtle Wax ceramic wash review

Any car cleaning product that claims to give bodywork a “glistening shine” that lasts six weeks has to be worth putting on the cleaning mitt for
Published 14 August 2015
Autoglym leather care review

Products: Autoglym Leather Clean & Protect Complete...

It’s all too easy to take leather seats for granted. Increasingly popular in both small and large cars, it never complains when the studs of jeans...
Published 14 August 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

CLOSED: Win Autoglym Wheel Protector bundle worth £140

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Published 01 May 2015