Credits

Photo credits

Photos on this site are used under free licences and credited to their photographers below.

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  A radiator key and the bleed valve it fits
  Photo: Sil10napel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A learner car with its L plate: you need a provisional licence before your first lesson
  Photo: TudorTulok, CC0
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  A village primary school in Berkshire
  Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Entry stamps in a passport: an ESTA is checked electronically before you fly
  Photo: SkiJM81306, Public domain
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  Terraced houses in Oxford: council tax is charged on each home
  Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  iPhones of different sizes: the backup steps are the same
  Photo: Pangkakit at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
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  An old phone and a new one, side by side
  Photo: CGBR, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A hard-boiled egg cut in half
  Photo: Ramesh NG, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  An MOT test and service centre in Berkshire
  Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Pulling out the dipstick to read the oil level
  Photo: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Checking a tyre with a garage air gauge
  Photo: JEG14, Public domain
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  A tread depth gauge: the cheapest way to measure your tyres
  Photo: Simon Speed, CC0
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  A Schengen entry stamp: the date matters for the passport rules
  Photo: NagerLB, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A British passport
  Photo: Paulwidnes1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  “Delayed” on a departures board: keep a note of the time you actually arrive
  Photo: Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Heathrow Terminal 5 in April 2010, when volcanic ash closed UK airspace
  Photo: KTo288, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A baggage reclaim belt: report missing bags before you leave the airport
  Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Tools you buy for your job can count as work expenses
  Photo: Franz van Duns, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Inside a washing machine drum
  Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A clean oven with its shelves back in
  Photo: textlad, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Lubricating a clean chain, a little at a time
  Photo: Alextredz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Electricity meters: a photo of your meter reading helps with billing complaints
  Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Cooked long-grain rice, drained
  Photo: Afifa Afrin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A crochet hook working stitches into a beginner’s square
  Photo: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A cross-stitch design in progress on aida fabric
  Photo: DomenikaBo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Darning over a mushroom keeps the knit flat while you weave
  Photo: Wuerzele, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Scraping a frosty windscreen
  Photo: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A phone showing its location on a map
  Photo: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  A dental surgery in an English practice
  Photo: Roseneath Dental Care, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A public-access defibrillator (AED) on a street wall
  Photo: WrS.tm.pl, CC0
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  A stop valve: turn the handle clockwise to shut off the water
  Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A puncture repair kit: tyre levers, patches, glue and sandpaper
  Photo: Björn Appel, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A dripping tap
  Photo: Willem van Aken, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0
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  An International Driving Permit under the 1949 convention (this one issued in the US)
  Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
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  A common garden slug
  Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0
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  A dried stain on a white cotton T-shirt
  Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Collars can come off: a microchip stays with your cat
  Photo: Jeremy Segrott from Cardiff, Wales, UK, CC BY 2.0
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  A pet microchip beside its implanter: about 12 mm long
  Photo: Uwe Gille, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Cherry tomatoes ripening on the plant
  Photo: Rob Bertholf, CC BY 3.0
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  A hand-sewn hem: the edge is folded under and caught with small stitches
  Photo: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain
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  A new kitten exploring: let it settle in one room first
  Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5
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  A set of jump leads: red for positive, black for negative
  Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Knitting the first rows of a scarf
  Photo: Johntex, CC BY 2.5
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  An LPA has to be signed in the right order before it is registered
  Photo: Blogtrepreneur, CC BY 2.0
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  Whisking a roux-based sauce until smooth
  Photo: Oskila, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A wooden compost bin in a back garden
  Photo: Joe Hoover, CC BY 4.0
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  Yorkshire puddings baked in a muffin tin, served with gravy
  Photo: RjCan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A rotary mower on a freshly cut lawn
  Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  An airport display of the liquids rule: small containers in one clear bag
  Photo: S_e_i, CC BY 2.0
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  Bulbs with their shoots showing: plant them pointy end up
  Photo: pixel_addict (Flickr), CC BY 2.0
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  Two poached eggs on toast
  Photo: Gordon Joly from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Pressed flowers and leaves, ready to arrange
  Photo: পাপৰি বৰা, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Mophead hydrangeas flower on last year’s stems, so prune them lightly
  Photo: Raul654, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A care label: the symbols say how to wash, bleach, dry and iron
  Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A certified copy of a birth entry from the register
  Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
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  A polling station sign on election day
  Photo: secretlondon123, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  A modern health centre building
  Photo: Graeme Yuill, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  A tick hook with a removed tick
  Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Limescale built up on a tap outlet
  Photo: Bbypnda, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A split-load consumer unit: the two wider switches are the RCDs
  Photo: Evry Electrical, CC BY 4.0
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  A roast chicken with potatoes, rested before carving
  Photo: Onny Nagathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  An Android phone: back it up before you change or reset it
  Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  An Android phone’s home screen: controls are set in Settings and Google Family Link
  Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Buttons, pins and a seam ripper: the basics for sewing on a button
  Photo: LauraTheLibrarian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A flat, quiet path is an easy place for your first runs
  Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Leftovers cooled and stored in sealed containers in the fridge
  Photo: USDAgov, Public domain
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  Mini, micro and nano SIM cards
  Photo: Bidouille82, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Turn the phone sideways and get close to fill the frame
  Photo: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Take your puppy out to the same patch of grass each time
  Photo: Fah112778, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Pressing the paw gently to bring the claw out
  Photo: Holly Cheng, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Scissor-style dog nail clippers
  Photo: Megan Marrs, CC BY 2.0
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  Using a sink plunger over the plughole
  Photo: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  A cup plunger: a flanged one seals better in a toilet
  Photo: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
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  You can call 111 free from a landline or mobile
  Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A high-street pharmacy in Bristol
  Photo: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  A 1940 National Insurance card: today your record is kept online
  Photo: British Government, Public domain
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  A baby’s pram
  Photo: Jason7825 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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  A DVLA office building in Dundee
  Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Frozen food in a home freezer: plan ahead and defrost it in the fridge
  Photo: Tiefkuehlfan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Oxford Register Office
  Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  A duvet: check the care label before you wash it
  Photo: W.carter, CC0
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  An electric kettle: hard water leaves limescale on the element
  Photo: Rafa, Public domain
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  A simple shelf on two brackets
  Photo: Cupofjoy, CC0
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  Gloves and sharp, clean secateurs: all you need to prune roses
  Photo: shrinkin'violet from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0
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  A wall-mounted combi boiler: the pressure gauge and filling loop are usually underneath
  Photo: Air fans, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Black mould in the corner of a room, where condensation collects
  Photo: שי אבידן, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  Old EHIC cards in a wallet: the GHIC has replaced them for most UK residents
  Photo: Howard Lake from Colchester, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Make sure your dog always has fresh water to drink
  Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A letter from HM Revenue and Customs: your tax code is on HMRC letters and on your payslip
  Photo: Images_of_Money's profile, CC BY 2.0
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  A local pharmacy: you can choose where your repeat prescription is sent
  Photo: Claireneon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A patchy lawn in spring, with bare soil between the grass
  Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  A real scam text: it pretends to come from a well-known company and asks you to tap a link
  Photo: Johnathan.g.freeman, CC BY-SA 4.0

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