Top 10 Most Tacky Car Accessories

I'm all for personalising your pride and joy. In fact, some tasteful editions such as subtle body kits and a little rear spoiler can make a standard car that much sweeter. However there are some touches that would be banned by law if CT became transport minister for Britain. Here are 10 top tacky car accessories that you may find making an appearance on your streets.

10. Nylon Car Seat Covers

Note: British cabbies are permitted to use these due to the regular frequency of passengers being a tad too tipsy on a Friday night. But everyday drivers, why'd you taint your interiors with these? They make for a less comfy experience and banning your passengers from eating, drinking or 'being muddy' in your car comes part and parcel with nylon. And nobody wants to be a driving Hitler. Don't give me that 'it will keep the seats nice for resale' excuse either. It's your car for now, enjoy those seats!

9. Anything Hanging Off Rear View Mirrors

Fluffy dice, tree shaped air fresheners or models of your favourite TV/film characters. Stop hanging them on your rear view mirror. Dice should be used for snakes and ladders or craps (as in the dice game not something else). Advertising the fact you need to cover up a certain odour just isn't cool. You know what's cool? Let's not go there. Your little comic characters should be on your keys or bookshelf instead of hanging there obstructing your vision. Those fluffy boobs featured on our Christmas pressie list last year are prime suspects too.

8. Naff Gear Knobs

Instead of having a map of where each gear is located or the car's badge on the top of your gear stick, you could have a skull, flashing lights or even diamonds. Well, when I say diamonds I mean those plastic things you get from the local pound shop. In some cases though - cases that are over 6 figures in value - the diamonds are real. Still naff however.

7. Stickers

When you were at school, I bet your homework diaries and bags had at least one sticker on them. It's one popular form of showing your personality and fancies. Most stickers on cars are tastefull; large discreet manufacturer logo stickers spring to mind. But flowers randomly splattered all over your car? Makes me shiver.

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6. Personal/Unnecessary Badges

Did you know you could pick up a series of little letters from the high street? That's correct fellow wordsmith, you can now glue your name under your car's model badge. Join the ranks of BMW, Merc or Ford owners that put M, AMG or ST badges on their standard spec cars.

5. Vanity Plates

Some license plates are admittedly quite clever. Like one example on Mercedes' baby 6.2-litre V8, 'C63 AMG'. However, I am sick of seeing people's names badly spelt with a mixture of letters and numbers the wrong way round. Not sure I want to know how much you spent on it either. One big disadvantage is that they're easy to remember making it even easier for your enemies to know exactly which car to key.

4. Fake Wood/Carbon Fibre Steering Wheels

Steering wheels on cars such as Jaguars or Maseratis obviously feel a little more luxurious compared to ones on your hatchback, as some have heated wood or carbon fibre trim. Those fake steering covers you can get out of the pound shop just don't cut it. They feel like nasty rubber. Other ones you can buy include felt covered wheels (like a Lamborghini) or even a leopard skin design that would be perfect for the late Pat Butcher. Alright darlin'.

3. Antenna Toppers

Bumblebees, puppy's heads and even Angry Birds have been living on the top of some cars' antennas. They do have their disadvantages though. They make your car look like a giant remote control toy plus on a very windy day while you're on the motorway they will bash your roof repeatedly. On a cold stormy night you'd think a monster is stamping on the top of the car, that's how bad it is!

2. Carstaches

A worrying trend that probably was started by a one-off electric car called a Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust built by three nutters in a 'Technology Centre' - i.e shed. It debuted the concept of a diesel generator powering an electric motor instead of moving the wheels but it has also given people the idea that their car could too look like Magnum P.I. No it doesn't. It looks like a fluffy cushion that could be used as a nest by the bugs that would usually be killed. What would you do if a bird used it as a toilet? Bet that would be hard to clean off.

1. Headlight Lashes

You know that famous dog that sounds like a man screaming on YouTube? That's my reaction every time I see eyelashes on headlights. This horrible disease is more scary than the recent 'zombie apocalypse' across the pond in the US of A. The amount of Minis, Ford Kas and Fiat 500s I see with those horrible things on them is increasing by the week, making my urge to go round every car park in the land to rip them all off rise. Our man, Tom Harrison even saw a pair on a Land Rover Defender!

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