Urban Hacks

Tips and advice on how to make the most of city life. From e-bikes to Uber and EVs to public transport, UrbanGuide Hacks is your resource for advice focusing on urban lifestyle.

Top three small hatches

By Andrew Chesterton · 14 Nov 2017

The small car (under $40k) market is massive, shifting more than 134,000 units so far this year across a vast cross-section of more than 25 different models.

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Should you buy a hatch or an SUV?

By Andrew Chesterton · 11 Oct 2017

Ask any non-Star Wars tragic exactly what the big deal is about those damn movies that are so inexplicably popular, and you'll get a kind of uncertain shoulder shrug in reply.

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Best first hatch on a budget

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Oct 2017

There are possibly no two more depressing words than 'car' and 'budget' when you're shopping for your first taste of automotive freedom.

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How many ways can you be booked in a school zone?

By Stephen Corby · 03 Oct 2017

Demerit-point punishments can, and will, be far more severe if you make a mistake in a active school zone.

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How to save big dollars on road tolls

By Stephen Corby · 13 Sep 2017

Paying tolls is one of the many financial stings you have to endure to live in a big city.

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10 dopey driving habits that are costing you money

By Stephen Corby · 11 Aug 2017

Everyone has bad driving habits, but are yours costing you money?

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Five dud drivers you'll find in the city

By Stephen Corby · 03 Aug 2017

Driving in the city can be a mix between a chore and a bore

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Speed and red light camera locations in Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Aug 2017

The rules of the game were once simple: the police would try to spot speeding drivers, and drivers would try to spot them first.

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Australia's most expensive fines: the single tickets that will break the bank

By Andrew Chesterton · 01 Aug 2017

Even the best of us are occasionally guilty of a driving indiscretion (or several...), but while that sinking, stomach-clenching feeling of knowing you're about to be booked for an offence is identical nationwide, how much you'll be paying for said transgression most certainly is not. In fact, if you're road

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When should I stick to the left on the road?

By Stephen Corby · 19 Jul 2017

It's hard to believe people could still not know the Keep Left Unless Overtaking rule.

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