Owning A Car

Three pieces that do not belong to either of the main series — about buying, insuring and working on a car rather than about how the machinery itself works.

• What Breakdown Cover Actually Is

  Roadside, recovery, home start and European cover — and what separates them.

• Uneconomical To Repair

  Why a written-off car can fetch nearly as much in pieces as it does whole.

• Working On Your Vehicle: Stay Safe

  Axle stands, batteries, fuel and welding. The rules that are not optional.