The WheelTrust blog
Practical guides and first-hand experience to keep your vehicles in good shape and hand them over properly.
The timing belt is changed at the mileage or age set by the manufacturer, whichever limit comes first. Benchmarks, signs of wear, cost, the case of chains and
In France, the motorcycle roadworthiness test has been mandatory since April 2024. Its date depends on the year of registration, and 2020 and 2021 bikes must
A motorcycle that sleeps for four months takes an afternoon to prepare: battery, fuel, oil, tyres, chain, cover. The winter storage checklist step by step,
From 1 November to 31 March, 34 French departments require winter tyres or snow chains in their mountain municipalities. What is accepted, what you actually
A spreadsheet is fine for three vehicles. From five onwards it becomes the only place the information exists, and nobody can say whether it is up to date. Here
A paid history report is bought with a VIN and tells you where a car has been. A service history has to be asked for, and tells you how it was looked after.
The paperwork changes hands in ten minutes. The service history almost never does: a folder of receipts photographed on a phone, a chat thread lost with the
A private sale has a sequence, and most of the trouble comes from doing the right things in the wrong order. Here is that sequence, from the asking price to
