Vehicle security7 min read
Van security: keeping the tools in a Transit or Vivaro
The van is replaceable. Three days of nobody being able to work is not. Here is what actually holds up on a work van parked outside a house overnight.
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Straight answers about your car
No filler and no scare stories. What we actually get asked in the workshop, written down properly — so you can decide what your car needs before anyone quotes you for it.
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How to stop a Range Rover being stolen
Some cars are stolen because they were there. A Range Rover is stolen because somebody wanted a Range Rover. That changes what you have to do about it.
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Trackers6 min read
Does a tracker reduce your car insurance?
The honest answer is: sometimes, and not by as much as people hope. The bigger effect is elsewhere, and it is worth understanding before you buy one for the wrong reason.
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Vehicle security6 min read
Is your car at risk from keyless theft?
You do not need a list of models. You need thirty seconds in your own driveway and an honest look at where your keys live.
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Trackers7 min read
What actually happens when a tracked car is stolen
Most people buy a tracker without ever being told what the night it is used actually looks like. Here is the sequence, step by step.
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Vehicle security6 min read
Driveway, street or garage: securing your car
The advice that suits a terraced street is the wrong advice for an open-plan estate. Most of Milton Keynes is the second kind.
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Dashcams8 min read
Which Road Angel dash cam should you buy?
Thirteen models, four price points and a lot of overlap. Here is what actually separates them, which ones are the same camera twice, and the four questions that decide it.
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Immobilisers7 min read
Ghost immobiliser: the questions we get asked most
Everything people ring us about before booking one — including the two things other sites are loose about, and the bits that are genuinely a nuisance.
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Servicing5 min read
How often should you service your car?
Whichever comes first, the months or the miles. A straight answer on intervals, what each service actually includes, and why a low-mileage car still needs doing.
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Trackers5 min read
Thatcham S5 vs S7 trackers explained
Your insurer has asked for a tracker and named a category you have never heard of. Here is what S5 and S7 mean in plain English, and which one you need.
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Immobilisers5 min read
Ghost immobiliser vs CAN Phantom: which should you fit?
They do the same job in the same way, and cost the same fitted. Here is what actually separates the two, without the sales pitch.
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Vehicle security6 min read
How keyless car theft works — and how to stop it
Two people, two small radios and about sixty seconds. No broken glass, no alarm, and often no insurance payout either. Here is what is really happening on driveways around Milton Keynes.
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