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It’s a sad state of affairs but car vandalism is rife in the UK. There are two things you can do about it, either get it repaired or filing a claim to your insurance company. Both will leave you out of pocket, but unfortunately there’s nothing else you can do.

A keyed vehicle is considered vandalism and is covered under the comprehensive portion of your auto insurance policy. If your auto insurance has comprehensive coverage there should be an amount listed under comprehensive or other-than-collision coverage. If you do not have your insurance declaration page, call your insurance company to check your coverage.

If you do have coverage then you can begin the process of filing a claim for your keyed car. The first step is to get a police report. Most insurance companies require police reports when it comes to a vandalism claim. Intentional damage to your vehicle by another individual needs to be properly documented by the local police. If the culprit is caught the individual may have to cover the cost of the damages.

You shouldn’t let a little dent intimidate you. With the right tools and the right techniques, you could possibly save yourself plenty of time, money, and hassle by fixing it yourself!

Before getting started, owners should realize that there are different methods of repair for different types and locations of dents. Some dents and locations require tools specific to car bodywork, while other types of dents and locations may only require methods that may be accomplished with simple tools commonly found in most households. There are even door ding kits available for smaller jobs, that include everything an owner needs for working on dings.

You’ll save so much money compared to taking the car into a workshop, why not give it a go? Who knows, you may pick up a new skill!

When you think Smart Car, you automatically assume that the vehicle will be small but the ForFour isn’t much smaller than the equivalent VW, with literally a handful of centimetres in it.

The Forfour offers a number of advantages for drivers living in urban areas, namely its small size, great fuel efficiency and smallest turning circle in its class. It uses space very efficiently, proving more interior space than most of its direct competitors, such as in boot space, and although it does sacrifice in size to an extent, the smaller turning circle makes up for this, allowing drivers to still park in much smaller spaces than in alternatives.

Set to be revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, car giants Ford says the redesigned Kuga is one of five all-new or redesigned Ford SUVs it’s to launch in the next three years. It’s with one of the others, the Edge, with which the Kuga shares its new face. Does anyone really care about Ford SUVs any more though?

A 1.5-litre, 118bhp four-cylinder diesel has been added to the existing range of petrol and diesel engines, and there’s a redesigned interior with the latest generation SYNC infotainment system, which Ford promises us is much improved.

It’s not easy to detect if your car’s wheels are misaligned, especially as this can occur gradually over a prolonged period of time. However, some of the key signs that the wheels are not correctly aligned are as follows:

•  Uneven tyre wear on the fronts or the rears – tyres suffering from misalignment often show signs of excessive wear on either the inside or outside edges. It is not always easy to visibly see the tyre wear. However, by carefully running your hands over the tyre it is possible to detect if the rubber has worn unevenly or excessively. This should be done with extreme caution as fine wires from the tyre carcass may protrude from the rubber.
• The car pulls to one side – When driving a misaligned car along a straight flat road, you may find that you need to compensate through the steering wheel to keep the car driving straight as the car drifts to one side, especially under braking.
•  A crooked steering wheel – Even when the car is driving straight ahead the steering wheel is not straight or level.

Due to many different variables, a car can become quite smelly after a time, especially if the owner of that vehicle tends to eat hot food, which is a no no for keeping a new smell in. Takeaways of the spicy variety tend to linger a scent the longest out of all other takeaways and this may cause a drive to go out a purchase an air freshener.

Their are a variety of models, smells, shapes and sizes of air fresheners all with their benefits and negatives. The prices of these can also drastically vary from the typical £0.99 cardboard soaked fresheners to that of £4.99 clip on gel systems. The only unfortunate thing about air fresheners is that they don’t tend to last for a long time and users end up complaining the about the fact that they’re having to replace them every 3 –4 weeks or so. Spray room air fresheners work just as well and they are much more cost effective.