When it comes to your vehicle, prevention is a thousand times better than cure. By regularly maintaining your car, it’ll be more reliable, safer to drive and less likely to need expensive repairs.

There are all sorts of ways to destroy a perfectly good car, and one of the most common is to neglect basic car maintenance. Driving too long on the same spark plugs, forgetting to change the oil, and mysterious clunking sounds can mean an early trip to the scrapyard for your car.

You can also be fined for neglecting to look after your car. Police at random roadworthy checks can cite you for bald tyres, faulty brake lights, a broken seat belt, a cracked windscreen, and a whole host of other issues that you yourself might not even know are problems.

So don’t skip your schedule services! Your owner’s guide will tell you when your scheduled services are. These usually involve a thorough check of the car and immediate attention to anything that needs replacing: spark plugs, timing belts, etc.