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Remember that fresh, new car smell? Those clean, crisp seats? Quick, buy some seat covers!

GB Driver - Car Accessories and Styling Online
http://www.gbdriver.co.uk/

This site doesn't do too badly in terms of allowing you to search by a variety of methods. You can search by category using the 'store sections' column on the left or you can do a quick search using the box in the top left hand corner of the page. Or you could click on the graphics at the top of the page (in the middle section) that represent various car accessories, auto care and car styling products. Finally, you could click on the Search link in the top right hand area of the page (in the orange bar) and search by keyword and price range. It would however be nice to be able to search by brand and by specifying your vehicle and seeing a list of appropriate products within a category (for example seat or steering wheel covers).

Once you are within a category (for example Chrome Trims) you can't re-sort the results in any way. Information on individual items is quite variable in length and detail and there is no ability to compare items to each other. When you go to check out you'll be asked to input some personal information (i.e. address and telephone numbers) on a non-secure form. Credit card information is supplied on a secure form but I would rather see ALL information gathering done on a secure form. There doesn't seem to be the ability to create a user account and thus have all shipping address and billing address information captured and kept on file (then you just log in when you return to the site).

There is a number you can call for assistance with sales questions and also an email form and live chat during office hours Monday to Friday. There doesn't seem to be anything extra of any great interest or value on the site in terms of additional information for the car accessory shopper.

Car Parts and Spares, Motor Factors, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, UK
http://www.autospares-group.co.uk/

Do you have a car that you like to work on yourself? You might want to try this site for hard to find parts. Unfortunately there is no searching mechanism here and in fact there are no products listed online (other than just broad descriptions of various items). If you are interested in looking for a part click on the 'Parts Enquiry' link and submit your name, e-mail address, vehicle details and parts description on a non-secure form. Someone will get back to you - usually within a day.

Car accessories, car security, spoilers, car seat covers, car alarms
http://www.extremeautoaccessories.co.uk/home_page.php

This site could definitely use a few more methods to search for car accessories. There are only two ways to search - by choosing a category from the product list on the left or by putting a search term in the search box in the top right hand corner and clicking on Go. It would be nice to be able to search by brand or by price range (within a category).

Once you are within a category (for example lights) you can't re-sort the results in any way and the results are displayed in a cumbersome format. Information on individual items is sketchy and there is no ability to compare items to each other. When you go to check out you'll be asked to input some personal information (i.e. address and telephone numbers) on a non-secure form. Credit card information is supplied on a secure form but I would rather see ALL information gathering done on a secure form. There doesn't seem to be the ability to create a user account and thus have all shipping address and billing address information captured and kept on file (then you just log in when you return to the site).

There is a number you can call for assistance with sales questions (it is not toll free) and there is an email address as well. There doesn't seem to be anything extra of any great interest or value on the site in terms of additional information for the car accessory shopper.

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