How to Change Wiper Blades Without the Drama (And Yes, You Can Do It) Rainy evening. Highway spray. The wipers smear instead of swipe and you mutter, again, that you’ll...

How to Change Vehicle Floor Mats: A Straightforward Guide From the Garage Floor I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to change vehicle floor mats—after a muddy photo...

How to Change Side Mirror Glass (Without Swearing at Plastic Clips) I’ve lost count of how many door mirrors I’ve coaxed back to life—press fleets, long-termers, my neighbor’s battered Golf....

How to Change Your Vehicle Key Battery (and Save Yourself a Dealer Trip) I’ve been around too many dead key fobs in too many car parks to count. The scene...

How to Replace a Faulty Starter Motor (Without Losing Your Weekend) I’ve swapped more starters than I care to admit, sometimes in a driveway, once in a gravel lay-by on...

Car Window Scratch Repair: What Actually Works (From Someone Who’s Been There) I’ve spent more weekends than I’d admit hunched over a windshield with a drill, a felt pad, and...

How to Fix a Leaking Radiator Without Losing Your Cool I’ve dealt with more than one leaking radiator—on press cars, on my own cars, even on a buddy’s Ford that...

How do I fix a noisy or squealing belt? I’ve chased more than a few chirps and squeals over the years—usually in a rain-soaked car park with the bonnet up...

Repairing a Vehicle's PDC (Park Distance Control) Park Distance Control sounds like a luxury until it starts wailing at thin air in the grocery lot. I’ve lived with a few...

How to Replace a Car's Air Filter (Without Losing Your Saturday) I’ve lost count of how many garage Saturdays have been saved by a simple, cheap job like this. Last...

Car won't start? Here's the no-nonsense checklist I actually use at the roadside Twenty-odd years of testing, breaking, and occasionally fixing cars has taught me one humbling truth: when a...

How to Replace a Car Battery Without Making a Mess of Your Saturday I’ve changed more car batteries than I’ve had hot dinners on press trips, and I’ll be honest:...