When choosing what car to have you need to consider how much space you require. Many people assume that most 5 seater cars have a similar amount of boot space but this is not correct. Some cars have a lot of room for the passengers but the boot is very small meaning you struggle to get your weekly shopping in let alone a pushchair. Some cars appear to have a large boot, but when you look at the way it is configured, you may find that much of the space is wasted due to raised wheel arches or built in side cupboards. Estate cars also vary massively in boot space as I recently found out. After having an Audi A4 Estate and then changing it for a BWM 318 estate,...

When it comes to cars, tyres are one of the most important safety features. Worn down tyres, under or over inflated tyres and damage tyres are responsible for a large number of accidents in the UK every day. Your tyres are checked during an MOT for damage or wear and if they are below the legal limit of 1.6 mm across ¾ of the tyres tread then you will have to replace them before it is allowed to pass and obtain a valid MOT certificate. Many garages recommend changing your tyres when the tread depth gets between 2mm and 3 mm as after this, it is believed that it can affect your stopping distance meaning that should you have to do an emergency brake, you are likely to not be...

Car radiator leaks can happen at any time. It can be due to damage to your radiator caused by a bird flying in to it, a stone hitting it or just due to age and deterioration. The leak may only be small or may be a huge hole causing you to lose fluid nearly as quickly as you put it in. If the leak is small there are a number of things you can try to fix it before having to fork out the hundreds of pounds a garage will want to supply and fit a new one. There are a number of products such as RadWeld that you pour into your coolant that will circulate around the car cooling system, finding any leaks and plugging them up. The solution...

So you’re driving along and all of a sudden a warning light come s up on your dashboard of your car. You have no idea what the light is but are sure that you have not seen it before. Our instant reaction often is to panic assuming that there is something wrong with the car that requires you to stop driving it immediately. This is very often not the case, but all lights should be investigated as soon as possible. The vehicle handbook should be kept in the car at all times so you can refer to it when needed. Many people take this out of the car when they purchase it to keep it safe or to have a read through but forget to return it to the vehicle....

If you have an increasing family it may be time to look at getting a more suitable car to suit your needs but with so many cars being branded as ‘family cars’ it can be hard to know what to go for so here’s a breakdown of some of the most popular choices. MPV – this stands for Multi-Purpose Vehicle and includes cars that we’d often refer to as people carriers. These are great if you have more than 3 children as they often come as 7 seaters and so have plenty of room for all the family. SUV – this stands for Sports Utility Vehicle and generally covers 4×4 style cars that are used on standard roads. For example the Range Rover Sport, these cars do tend to be...