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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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From ‘treads’ to ‘timing belts’: how to speak your car’s love language

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Modern life is incredibly complex. The technology that surrounds us – from the phones in our pockets to the cars that we drive – is so sophisticated that hardly any of us have the faintest idea how any of it works. Because of this, the thought of going to a garage can be pretty intimidating with most of us lacking the lingo to understand what might be wrong with our cars. To get you up to speed we’ve teamed up with Kwik Fit, whose team of trained technicians do a range of free vehicle safety checks at their network of over 600 modern and approachable garages across the UK. Whether you’re worried about your battery or the state of your tyres, once you’ve swotted up on the terms below you’ll be able to stroll into a garage confident that you can talk your car’s love language.

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