Father's Day
Must-have gifts for dads this Father’s Day
(and make sure you get what you want this year)
Insurance fraud can be a worry, which is why anyone wanting to protect themselves needs to make sure clear (and thus usable) footage is captured. The Nextbase 522GW does this with a 1440p HD sensor and a polarising lens to avoid reflections, and is compatible with an - optional rear-facing camera for extra reassurance. The 522GW is also easy to use via its three-inch touchscreen. It’s available directly from Nextbase’s website plus major retailers including Argos, Currys and Halfords for £149, a saving of £20 compared with its previous price. Price: £149
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To have any realistic hope of getting your car back in the event of theft, you need a tracker. Devices like the TruTrak FMT100 vastly increase the chance of recovery. For accurate reporting, this easy-to-install tracker transmits its location every 60 seconds, plus every time the car makes a turn of 50 degrees or more. Price: £39.99.
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As the weather improves, it’s time for keen cyclists to startthinking about taking their bikes further afield. To facilitate this, The Roof Box Company has a huge range of roof, towbar and rear-mounted racks suiting all kinds of cycles, from carbon-fibre road bikes to large electric mountain bikes. Price: £49.95.
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Don’t let a car’s fastidiously updated service history languish in a drawer getting ever more creased - give it a safe an organised home with a Motor Folio. Made from bonded, hand-finished leather, Motor Folios can be specced in one off our colours and finished with a plaque displaying the car’s registration or chassis number. Price: £89.99
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Not everyone has the time to keep on top of car cleanliness at home, while some may find traditional polishing and waxing too physically demanding. GYEON QÇM WetCoat provides a solution to anyone in that situation; it’s an easy-to-use spray and rinse sealant for car exteriors that quickly gives a wet-look shine, combined with impressive water beading. It’s an inexpensive gift, at just £13.50, and based on it being used every other month, one bottle will last a whole year. Meanwhile, if you’re buying for someone who can and will spend many hours detailing at home, there’s the option of GYEON QÇ Wax. This gives a highly water-repellent, glossy finish that’s durable, meaning the car will enjoy long-lasting protection. The wax is priced at £38.00, for which you’re getting enough product to treat a medium-sized car more than 10 times, plus an applicator pad and a buffing towel in the box. Price: from £13.50.
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The AlcoSense Elite breathalyser takes all the worry out of driving the morning after. The unit uses a premium 28mm semi-conductor sensor for fast-delivered, accurate results that can be trusted. Within a few seconds, the Elite delivers a clear, colour-coded result - green, amber or red. There’s a memory recall to bring up the previous nine results, and it’s possible to set the breathalyser to any alcohol limit used in the UK and Ireland. This technology is packaged in a slick-looking, pocket-sized casing, meaning the Elite can be discreetly carried with you wherever you go.
Price: £69.99
AlcoSense Elite 3 Breathalyser
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A multi-tool makes for a great Father’s Day gift that will proveuseful for years to come. Inside the lightweight stainless steelcase of the UK legal-carry Leatherman Bond are 14 tools including a 420HC blade, two types of pliers, wire cutters and strippers, three screwdrivers (small and medium flathead and Phillips) and perhaps most importantly, a bottle opener. The Bond is coveredby Leatherman’s reassuring 25-year warranty, and won’t break the bank, at £69.95. The price includes a tough nylon sheath to keep the tool looking fresh. Price: £69.95
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Over time, tool collections diminish. Bits and pieces go missing (especially 10mm sockets) and others get broken – so why not start afresh? This high-quality 93-piece tool kit from Sealey (model number AP9243BBCOMBO) covers every major home workshop need. It includes a three-piece pliers set, 150mm adjustable spanner, a 25-piece hex key set, six soft-grip screwdrivers, an 11-piece metric combination spanner set, and a 45-piece ratchet-screwdriver socket and bit set. All of these are supplied in a smart-looking portable tool chest with ball-bearing drawers for maximum smoothness. Price: £155.94.
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Winners of four Auto Express Best Buy reviews, the Overland and Overland+ are excellent expedition-proven power banks that can also jump-start any engine from 0.1 to 5.0 litres. The units can be recharged via either mains or an optional fold-out solar panel, and are supplied with a variety of USB charge cables.
Price: From £79.95
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As the weather improves, it’s time for keen cyclists to startthinking about taking their bikes further afield. To facilitate this, The Roof Box Company has a huge range of roof, towbar and rear-mounted racks suiting all kinds of cycles, from carbon-fibre road bikes to large electric mountain bikes. Price: £49.95
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The AlcoSense Elite breathalyser takes all the worry out of driving the morning after. The unit uses a premium 28mm semi-conductor sensor for fast-delivered, accurate results that can be trusted. Within a few seconds, the Elite delivers a clear, colour-coded result - green, amber or red. There’s a memory recall to bring up the previous nine results, and it’s possible to set the breathalyser to any alcohol limit used in the UK and Ireland. This technology is packaged in a slick-looking, pocket-sized casing, meaning the Elite can be discreetly carried with
you wherever you go. Price: £69.99
A multi-tool makes for a great Father’s Day gift that will proveuseful for years to come. Inside the lightweight stainless steelcase of the UK legal-carry Leatherman Bond are 14 tools including a 420HC blade, two types of pliers, wire cutters and strippers, three screwdrivers (small and medium flathead and Phillips) and perhaps most importantly, a bottle opener.
The Bond is coveredby Leatherman’s reassuring 25-year warranty, and won’t break the bank, at £69.95. The price includes a tough nylon sheath to keep the tool looking fresh. Price: £69.95
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Wax is an important part of the home-detailing kit. It seals in all your hard work, forming a protective layer over the paintwork, while leaving a shiny finish. A great option is Bilt Hamber’s award-winning Double Speed Wax; the carnauba-based product gives a glossy finish to be proud of that’s detergent-resistant and water-repellent. It provides protection that’ll last and is also great value compared to expensive paste waxes, coming in at £16.95. For that reasonable price, you’re getting a 250ml tin with an applicator pad and a microfibre cloth - everything you need to get started.
Price: From £16.95
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Insurance fraud can be a worry, which is why anyone wanting to protect themselves needs to make sure clear (and thus usable) footage is captured. The Nextbase 522GW does this with a 1440p HD sensor and a polarising lens to avoid reflections, and is compatible with an - optional rear-facing camera for extra reassurance. The 522GW is also easy to use via its three-inch touchscreen. It’s available directly from Nextbase’s website plus major retailers including Argos, Currys and Halfords for £149, a saving of £20 compared with its previous price. Price: £149
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A-Z, one of the most iconic map brands in existence, has been around since 1936. To assist the motorist of today, there’s the new and updated A-Z Great Britain & Northern Ireland Road Atlas 2024, coming in the familiar and easy-to-use A3 format with a 3.5 miles-to-one inch scale. Helping take the hassle out of road-trip planning, it features a mileage chart for average journey times, plus port and airport plans, a map of Folkestone’s Channel Tunnel terminus and dozens of detailed maps for town and city centres. Price: £12.99.
A-Z Great Britain &Northern Ireland Road Atlas 2024
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A-Z, one of the most iconic map brands in existence, has been around since 1936. To assist the motorist of today, there’s the new and updated A-Z Great Britain & Northern Ireland Road Atlas 2024, coming in the familiar and easy-to-use A3 format with a 3.5 miles-to-one inch scale. Helping take the hassle out of road-trip planning, it features a mileage chart for average journey times, plus port and airport plans, a map of Folkestone’s Channel Tunnel terminus and dozens of detailed maps for town and city centres. Price: £12.99.
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There are several good reasons to have a physical map in the age of online navigation. Whether you simply want a back-up for when your smartphone nav fails you or need some assistance planning road trips and days out, the Collins Big Road Atlas Britain 2024 is here to help. Fully updated for this year, the spiral-bound map features a 3.2 miles-to-one inch scale, with 22 urban areas formatted in one mile per one inch. Those looking for ideas for days out will particularly appreciate the 30 categories of points of interest. Price: £14.99.
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Must-have gifts for dads this Father’s Day
(and make sure you get what you want this year)
Father's Day
There are several good reasons to have a physical map in the age of online navigation. Whether you simply want a back-up for when your smartphone nav fails you or need some assistance planning road trips and days out, the Collins Big Road Atlas Britain 2024 is here to help. Fully updated for this year, the spiral-bound map features a 3.2 miles-to-one inch scale, with 22 urban areas formatted in one mile per one inch.
Price: £14.99.
Collins Big Road Atlas
Britain 2024
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Wax is an important part of the home-detailing kit. It seals in all your hard work, forming a protective layer over the paintwork, while leaving a shiny finish. A great option is Bilt Hamber’s award-winning Double Speed Wax; the carnauba-based product gives a glossy finish to be proud of that’s detergent-resistant and water-repellent. It provides protection that’ll last and is also great value compared to expensive paste waxes, coming in at £16.95. For that reasonable price, you’re getting a 250ml tin with an applicator pad and a microfibre cloth - everything you need to get started. Price: From £16.95
Bilt Hamber Double Speed Wax
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A-Z, one of the most iconic map brands in existence, has been around since 1936. To assist the motorist of today, there’s the new and updated A-Z Great Britain & Northern Ireland Road Atlas 2024, coming in the familiar and easy-to-use A3 format with a 3.5 miles-to-one inch scale. Price: £12.99.
A-Z Great Britain &
Northern Ireland Road
Atlas 2024
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Who said socks were a boring gift option? Heel Tread’s range is anything but, with all manner of car-themed options on offer. There’s a pair to suit almost every kind of petrolhead, with themes including the livery of Mazda’s fantastically unconventional 787B Le Mans prototype, and the memorable blue-and-yellow theme of Subaru’s hugely successful World Rally team. Heel Tread’s socks are designed and manufactured in Portugal, using high-quality knitting; this makes
for a comfortable product that’ll last. Multiple budgets are
catered for, as the socks are available in individual
pairs or in different-sized gift packs.
Price: £10.50
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