Our car advice
What we have learned working out where to put things in a car, how to wire up a screen, and what the law says when you fit out your cabin. Written here, with no product list dressed up as advice.
Security7 min
What is truly mandatory in a car in France
Vest and triangle: that’s where the list ends. The breathalyzer no longer is one, the green card is gone, the fire extinguisher never was mandatory. And what’s simply recommended.
Care8 min
Preparing your car for winter: the list in order of urgency
The battery, the frozen windshield, the Montagne law, and the four checks for October. What really immobilizes a car between November and March.
Care8 min
Cleaning the inside of your car: the order that changes everything
From top to bottom, from dry to wet: the seven-step sequence, the hair that won’t vacuum up, and why you should never use a glossy product on the steering wheel.
Travel8 min
Sleeping in your car: what the law says and how to set up properly
Sleeping in a legally parked car is allowed in France. The real difficulty lies elsewhere: condensation, cold rising from the floor, and the lying-down position.
Travel8 min
Traveling with your dog in the car: safety, comfort and the law
An unrestrained 20 kg dog hits like 400 kg in a 50 km/h crash. The three setups that hold, what the traffic code says, and the rule with no exception on heat.
Security8 min
Choosing a dash cam: what really matters
What French law says, why the memory card is the number one cause of failure, and why 4K is rarely the right criterion.
Equipment9 min
Wireless CarPlay: adapter or screen, how to choose
A wireless adapter doesn’t create CarPlay, it makes wireless the one the car already has. The cable test, the real budget, and the question of sound.
Storage7 min
The twenty things living in your car, and where they belong
Empty any daily driver and the same twenty objects come out.
Storage7 min
Family car: organising the back seat
Who needs to reach what, what the driver keeps within reach, and what goes down to the boot.
Security8 min
A loose object is not a stored object
What a 1.5 L bottle becomes in a 50 km/h crash, the three places to avoid, and what actually works.
Storage8 min
Where to put your groceries so nothing spills
A boot does not hold a soft bag, the passenger seat is the worst place, and the vertical is every car's unused space.
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