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The 20p Tyre Tread Depth Test

A quick and easy way to see if your tyre tread exceed the minimum legal tread depth is to take the 20p test. Simply place a 20p coin into the main tread grooves of your tyre. If the outer band of the 20p coin…

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Car Batteries – How to spot tell tale signs a car battery is flat

Car batteries can be a nightmare for many motorists up and down the country. This vital piece of equipment provides a charge for the spark plugs to ignite the engine, amongst many other functions such as…

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Finding a reliable car garage

Finding a garage you can trust, is very important as often when we need to take our car in to a repair garage, we may not know exactly what is wrong and have to reply on the mechanics to tell us. The best way…

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