6 Clever tips to help keep your car clean & organised

Tidying Hacks: 6 Clever tips for a clean & organised car

Lim Han

03 May 2017

Cars are seriously neat inventions. Let’s keep it that way.

Utilise shower caddies for in-car dining

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Utilise shower caddies for in-car dining
These baskets sitting in your bathrooms are probably sick of carrying your shampoos and shower gels. Why not give them a break and have them hold your take-away food instead? These caddies are the perfect holders for your drive-through burgers and fries or any other in-car meals, allowing you to tuck into your food in peace without having to balance the cumbersome packets and wrappers on your lap.

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File your papers in a tabbed folder
Is your glove compartment a trove of random papers and files? Why not sort all your miscellaneous receipts and documents into an orderly tabbed file holder? So, whenever you need any important document, say, your car registration or insurance papers, you can simply whip out the folder and find the exact paper you need in a jiffy.

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Transform your tissue box into a plastic bag holder
Hold up, don’t throw away that Kleenex box just yet. Your empty tissue boxes can come in really handy for your car as plastic bag holders. Whenever you have extra plastic bags from, say, your grocery shopping trip, you can simply stuff them into your tissue box for future use. So, the next time, you won’t be needing to ask for a bag anymore. Saving the earth while tidying up your car! Talk about killing two birds with one stone.

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Invest in car organisers
These are absolute lifesavers. Got sunglasses, grocery bags, pens or miscellaneous candy in your hands? No problem. Just slide them into these holders and you’ll have your hands free while maintaining the cleanliness of your car. From the back of your seats to the passenger visor, there are so many places on which you can strap these organisers. Attaining a spick and span car has never been easier.

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Use grip strips
Nope, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you – that’s really your phone suspending in the air. Well, not exactly, but close enough. These grip strips allow you to just stick your flat-sided belongings on any surface of your car, leaving your hands free and your car spick and span. Quick and convenient? You bet it is.

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Install a trash can
An absolute essential in your house, trash cans are equally vital in your car. Do you really want your cup holders and random crannies between your seats to be overflowing with nasty rubbish? A trash can would not only ensure an orderly car, but would also keep the detestable pests at bay. Of course, just remember to clear the trash can at the end of every day.

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For many of you, your car is basically your portable home. You drive in it, eat in it and sometimes, sleep in it. And, as all homes do, they can get messy. Really messy. Say, the single food wrapper that you mindlessly throw onto the passenger seat spirals into a dishevelled mountain of rubbish that you continually add to every day. Or maybe your miscellaneous possessions are strewn across the dashboard and backseat, leaving no space for other passengers. Well, it’s time for a change.

Driving around in a pest-infested car or disorderly vehicle is simply disastrous for your health and overall well-being. But, if you have no idea where or how to start clearing it out, don’t worry, we have a handful of car organisation tips that will lead you down the road to an immaculate interior. Tidy trunks and organised dashboards? That’s going to be a reality for you in time to come.

So, buckle up – we’re taking you on a road trip through the various ways you can clean and spruce up your car! Fret not, this journey’s a smooth one.

Lim Han

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