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Looking after a car, in plain words.
Plain advice on looking after a car: services, warning lights, renewals and what it all costs.
What your dashboard warning lights mean
Red, amber, green and blue: what the 30 most common warning lights mean, and what to do when one comes on.
Service by date or by kilometre: which comes first?
Why most service intervals give both a time and a distance, what “whichever comes first” means for how you drive, and the parts that age even when the car sits still.
Working out your car’s real cost per kilometre
One number that tells you what driving actually costs you: how to work it out from your receipts, what to count, and the one fill-up to leave out.