IN THE HOT SEAT
If the recent cold snap has revealed your in-car heating system as little more than a lukewarm draught, it might be a consolation to know you can now enjoy the luxury of heated seating for a mere £13.99. The Thermo Cushion straps around the seat squab and backrest of the driver’s or front passenger’s seat and takes its power from the cigarette lighter socket, with an in-built thermostat to prevent overheating. Call Speeding (www.speeding.co.uk) on 0845 230 7071 for more details
MOBILE MASTER
Swotting for those tricky driving test theory questions used to involve many tedious hours hunched over a crumpled copy of the Highway Code. Now learner drivers can revise on the go — and without looking dangerously uncool — thanks to a service that sends 750 sample questions and answers to your mobile phone for a one-off fee of £3. The questions are stored in the Games section of your mobile and you can complete mock tests whenever you have a minute to spare. More information from www.theorytester.com
ON ROUTE 2006
You could transform your laptop into a sat nav system for less than £100. Microsoft AutoRoute 2006 is offering an optional GPS receiver with this year’s updated CD-Rom maps. Plug the receiver into your laptop and you’ll be able to plot a route, see exactly where you’re going on the computer screen, as well as hear turn-by-turn voice instructions. For the maps alone, which feature 850,000 points of interest from campsites to cash machines, you’ll pay £39.99, or with the GPS locator £99.99, from PC World on 0870 242 0444 (www.pcworld.co.uk).