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Car Maintenance Tips & Advice from Foster & Heanes
All vehicles registered in the UK and being driven on public roads must be taxed – and if you’re not using your vehicle, you should either send a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) to DVLA to let them know your car’s not currently on the road or carry on taxing it.
The majority of cars nowadays are sold without a full-size spare wheel. Instead, they may be fitted with a ‘space saver’ wheel, which is a smaller version of your car’s wheel and tyre or a tyre inflator kit to enable you to continue driving to the nearest garage to get a replacement tyre.
Many drivers turn off their air-con over the winter months. However, there are many good reasons for keeping your car’s air-con switched on.
It’s all in the noise!
Roaring, chugging, hissing or rattling, the type of sounds your exhaust makes will give you a clue as to the problem. And given that your exhaust system plays a vital role in ensuring your vehicle runs smoothly, it’s worth taking note if you do hear something coming from the underside of your car.
Let’s take a look at what the different sounds mean as this will help you to identify problems if they occur.
