Top five Carpool car hacks and tips of 2020

As well as the usual encouragement from us to keep your car clean and tidy, we also published a plethora of tips and advice to get the best from your car and for you as a driver in 2020.

Here are five of the top rated car hacks and tips of the year.

5. Top car care tips for street parking

There are numerous reasons why your much-loved car could be out on the street. Maybe you still live with your parents and the garage is already taken. Or you share a flat with someone and their car is the one that occupies the sole under-cover parking spot. We listed some top tips to help minimise the risks of street parking.

4. This is how you should position your car's wing mirrors

A topic so simple and yet so divisive as it turns out. So how do you adjust your wing mirrors? Well, that depends on who you ask. For depth of research, we asked the team at carsales how they do it to try and find a definitive answer.

3. Four easy DIY window demisting car hacks

Misted-up windscreens have existed for as long as automobiles and winter have, but how can you clear it asap? You might wonder: Is there a faster way to get rid of the fog? To avoid it in the first place, do I have to go out and buy special de-fog coatings from automotive stores? Yes, and no. Thanks to the internet, we listed some DIY hacks – cheap and cheerful, of course – to demist your days.

2. Eight easy DIY cleaning hacks for your car's upholstery and interior

Whether your car’s interior is leather, vinyl or fabric, these tips will help you cover it in the invisible majesty of cleanliness. Happy cleaning!

1. We tried the car hack of cleaning headlights with toothpaste to see if it worked

The myth that toothpaste can clean your car's headlights has circulated the internet for years, but does it actually work? We decided to give it a go. And to be honest, we were at home already and had panic bought so much toothpaste we may as well put it to good use in the name of science. Take a look to see if the headlights were beaming as bright as a freshly brushed set of teeth.