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Buying guides for the UK and US

The price on the tag is only the first line of the bill.

We rank products by what they cost to own. That means the running costs, the parts you will replace and how long the thing should last, as well as the price you pay today.

Browse the guides How we do the sums

Every pick, every guide

  1. Price todayThe street price we found, with the retailer and date.
  2. +Running costsElectricity, refills, filters, pods, subscriptions.
  3. +Parts and wearHeads, seals, pads and the bits that wear out.
  4. ÷Years of useWarranty length and how long owners say it lasts.
= Cost to ownper year
Ten dash cams side by side on white: Halden, VIOFO, REDTIGER, Kenwood, 70mai, two Nextbase models, Road Angel, Garmin and a cheap marketplace camera
UKLatest guide · Car & Driving

Best Dash Cam UK 2026

A front and rear dash cam costs anything from about £60 to £473 once you add the bits the box leaves out: the rear camera, the wiring kit for parking mode, the SD card and the fitting. So we priced ten of them all-in. Then we read 3,881 UK owner reviews to see which ones were recording when it mattered. The UK's best-known brand came sixth. The best one costs £149.

TWTom Whitfield20 October 2026

This month’s entries

  1. 02
    Best heated throws

    UKDreamland Snuggle Up Electric Warming Throw, £69.99· £109

  2. 03
    Best heated clothes airers

    UKDry:Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Airer and Cover Bundle, £194.98· £379.75

  3. 04
    Best Dutch ovens

    USLe Creuset Signature Round Dutch Oven, 5.5 qt, $454.95· $454.95 (one pot)

  4. 05
    Best stand mixers

    USKitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (KSM150PS), $399.99· $41.21

  5. 06
    Best carry-on luggage

    USTravelpro Platinum Elite Carry-On Spinner, $390· $13.00

  6. 07
    Best mattress toppers

    UKSimba Hybrid Topper, £349· £58.17

Kitchen

All kitchen guides

Coffee machines, mixers, cookware and the small appliances that earn their counter space, priced over the years you will own them.

Two enameled cast iron Dutch ovens on a worn wooden kitchen counter in window light, one holding beef stew
USKitchen

Best Dutch ovens

Top pick: Le Creuset Signature Round Dutch Oven, 5.5 qt, $454.95

A cream tilt-head stand mixer on a worn butcher-block counter next to a bag of flour, eggs and cookbooks in window light
USKitchen

Best stand mixers

Top pick: KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (KSM150PS), $399.99

Home & Energy

All home & energy guides

Heaters, airers, throws and anything else with a plug. We work out the cost per hour so you can see it before the bill does.

A grey fleece heated throw with its hand controller draped over a sofa in a living room
UKHome & Energy

Best heated throws

Top pick: Dreamland Snuggle Up Electric Warming Throw, £69.99

Sleep

All sleep guides

Mattresses, toppers, pillows and bedding, judged on comfort, how long they last and how easy they are to send back.

Car & Driving

All car & driving guides

Dash cams and car kit, priced all-in: the camera, the bits sold separately, the fitting and the cover you get if it fails.

Travel

All travel guides

Luggage and travel kit, measured against real airline sizers and costed per trip over its working life.

For UK readers

Priced in pounds, with running costs at the current Ofgem price cap.

For US readers

Priced in dollars, with running costs at the US average electricity rate.

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