Car trailers are handy pieces of automotive equipment that allow you to transport a good deal of material merely by towing it behind your car. You need to make a few adjustments to your driving style, though, when towing. Extreme caution must be exercised as a towed trailer poses risks to your safety and that of other motorists on the road. With all that additional weight you’re lugging around, accidents are a real possibility. Towing car trailers isn’t rocket science, though. The guidelines are very simple: do everything much more slowly because all that extra weight is working against

If you do a great deal of driving for business or for pleasure, you’ll want to invest in a car battery charger. With this device, you don’t have to fear being stuck alone in unfamiliar territory where it may take a while for towing contractors to reach you. Yet how do you find a car battery charger that's just right for your needs? Consider the factors listed below: Portability A convenient car battery charger is something you can store in your car that doesn’t take up too much space. The charger must also be lightweight so you can easily take it out from the trunk each time you ne

So your former college dorm mates have finally managed to coax you to play golf with them. You’re also bringing your family along, and your wife is brimming with excitement at the thought of staying at a historic country house hotel. However, it seems that you're going to need more space in your car for your luggage plus your two sets of golf clubs. What should you do? It may be a good idea to rent a bigger car, but the smarter idea would be to install a car roof box instead. This simple addition can make traveling a lot more convenient. With this, you won't need to worry about not having

There was a time in the not so distant past when shopping for anything you wanted was tiresome and utterly time consuming. When you needed car accessories, for example, you had to go to various outlets to fill the bill. Fortunately, you can now procure items like a car roof box and just about everything else for your car from a single source through companies like Betta Motoring Ltd. Car roof boxes are the best way to take along items you would really rather not carry inside the vehicle. They are safer storage compartments because they conceal their contents and can be securely locked to th

Wondering what car accessories to bring for your long distance drive? Be it to visit relatives or to take a long overdue vacation elsewhere, it helps to be aware of what accessories are valuable and what characteristics each one should have. Some of the more common ones are discussed below, so you’ll know what you need and what to look for in each of them. Tools Every automobile has a basic set of tools such as a socket wrench, pliers, and car lift or jack for replacing a punctured tyre. Make sure your car jack works, or you are not going to ably lift your vehicle up to change tyres quickl

When buying wheel trims from our store we have had a few queries on how to fit them so here is a guide incase you need something to help you along. Here is our selection of wheel trims Before selecting your wheel trims you need to make sure you get the right size of trims. To determine the correct size of wheel you have in order to buy your trims you need to look at the tyres on your car. There will be a series of numbers ie: 165/65/14 - This means you have 14" wheels and need 14" wheel trims. Fitting Instructions. To ensure the trim is securely fitted to your vehicles wheel the r

Winter tyres are becoming more popular for people in the UK, Being a legal requirement in most European countrys where it snows heavily for weeks at a time. Should we all start to consider getting some for our own cars? TireRack in the USA did a test to show the difference between Summer Tyres, All Season Tyres and Winter Tyres to show the difference the different compounds of tyres can make to your driving abilities in bad weather! It certainly made us consider getting some for the weather we should be getting soon! Video Courtesy of TireRack.com

How often do you see a car with a headlight bulb out at night!  Coming towards you pretending to be a motorbike.  As the nights draw in and the bad weather comes to us there seems to be more and more of them. And how often does a vehicle with a faulty brake light catch you out? Faulty lights are one of the most common faults and a frequent cause of MOT test failures. Obviously they can cause accidents and are also against the law. As always, yours are working perfectly. Or are they? When did you last check all of your bulbs? Next time before you drive off, switch the lights an

UK winters still bring dark nights, fog, rain, snow - and danger, even if the "experts" saying Global Warming is taking it toll! Approximatly 50% of all reported night-time road traffic accidents occur on wet roads.   The UK it is wet on average only one night in ten. Or, to put it another way, after dark a motorist is nine times more likely to be involved in an accident if it's wet.   Add in hail, sleet and snow and these are just the conditions which are likely to bring the most car accidents and breakdowns.  The AA expects to attend to more than 10, 000 breakdowns a day in January!

Few things are more dispiriting than turning the ignition key and hearing nothing. Just when you need your car to start, it plays dead. Worse still, it's probably your fault. Look at the lights switch - did you leave them on? Modern car batteries are very reliable, but leaving the lights on for a few hours will soon discharge them. Even a boot light or an interior light left on overnight can flatten a battery. And a car left standing for a month or so may discharge its battery just from the current drawn by the alarm. There are other causes of a flat battery - the charging system may be