Smart motoring tips, DIY guides & clever hacks for UK drivers

Car Interior Hacks

On average, we spend more time in our cars than we do socialising. However car interiors are designed to appeal to a broad section of the public, and that means that they are not tailored for your specific needs.

Therefore, much of the time you spend in your car will be riddled with frustrations. Car Hacks outlines some simple hacks to create the car interior that you need, from adding power sockets and storage where you need them to eradicating annoying rattles.

Car Exterior Hacks

Your car may be your pride and joy but it doesn’t take long before it’s a sight for sore eyes. Car park dings, tiny scratches, cracked and faded plastics, and foggy headlights may be invisible to a stranger’s glance but once you’ve seen them they cannot be unseen.

If anything, it’s worse under the skin: unwanted mechanical noises, smoky exhaust and saggy controls make your motor feel tired and old. Car Hacks gives you some simple jobs to help you fall in love with your car again.

Garage Hacks

With a garage comes somewhere to work on and store a vehicle, preparing and protecting it from the rigours of outdoor life. Most people will stock their garage full of the necessary equipment to care for, diagnose, maintain and repair their car and while there are ways for the car hacker to twist these tools for purposes beyond their intended, Car Hacks details how to use everyday household objects to complement traditional tools when completing tasks in the garage.

Travel Hacks

Travelling in the car, whether alone, with friends or as a family, on one-off journeys or a driving vacation, can be great fun. Making the journey part of the adventure is a great way to stop travelling by car from feeling mundane and a necessary evil.

But it can also be stressful, frustrating, dangerous and costly. Car Hacks concentrates on a variety of travel-focused hacks that are designed to make your car work with you not against you, increasing its usefulness and efficiency.

Car Storage Hacks

Cars come with a lot of space inside but are not necessarily adorned with a multitude of clever storage solutions. While the advent of the MPV and Minivan led to some clever ideas like under-seat drawers, recessed roof storage, myriad cupholders, coin slots and bottle bays, many areas have remained exactly the same over the decades since their introduction, like the glovebox, door pocket and boot space. The car hacker thinks more can be done in here.

Car Cleaning Hacks

There are two events that make you feel super-positive about your car: one is when you get the phone call to confirm that it has passed its MoT, and the second is when it has been given a proper clean.

The tips in Car Hacks cover various elements of car care, from keeping it tidy inside and out, through time- and money-saving cleaning tips, all the way to advice for perfectionists who will never be satisfied until their car looks better than when it came off the production line.