If your ride has taken on a foul odor that's baked in from the unremitting heat of the Florida sun, don’t haul it off to the junk yard just yet. Here are five ways you can banish the reek and get it smelling fresh and clean once more!

Ah, yes. Halloween. It’s that time of the year that ghosts, ghouls, witches, and Your Preferred Comic Book Hero of Choice™ take to the streets, bearing hollow plastic pumpkins and holding little old ladies hostage for their candy. Of course, if you don’t give them the goods that they demand, they’ll threaten you with the ever-ominous “trick” part of their rallying cry of, “Trick or treat!” It’s truly a wholly terrifying experience...

When you’re driving around here in South Florida, there’s sure to be a variety of vehicles you’ll encounter. We’ve got duck cars (hybrid car-slash-boat monstrosities that take to the streets and to the water), we’ve got seniors zipping by in golf carts, and we’ve also got those old beaters that are barely held together by a strip of duct tape and some earnest prayers...

While some things are best purchased new – for instance, toilet paper comes to mind – other things can justifiably be purchased used. One of the best things you can buy used? A car. Did you know that a car’s retail value plummets a shocking 9 percent in the mere moment it took you to drive it off the lot? Ouch! In fact, in the first few years that you own your car, it’ll only continue to drop in value. By the time your four-wheeled baby is five years old, it’ll be worth a scant 40 percent of its original value. And you know what’s funny about that? Cars these days are actually built to last, so buying a used car isn’t just an economically wise decision, it’s just smart all-around...

Florida drivers, it's time for your update on all things local! This week, the Florida Deparment of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, aka the Florida DMV, announced that they will be paying attention to brake systems on commercial vehicles. Checking for leaks, brake hoses and tubing will be a part of their compliance checks in the upcoming weeks. It's important to pay attention to the ongoing interests of the Florida Highway Patrol, as these campaigns can give you an idea of what areas of car safety they will be paying attention to when they handle routine checks or make traffic stops.

The new Tampa Bay Lightning custom license plate is now available! The cool blue tag is a great way to support your team. Proceeds help the team and you can request a custom tag number as well with the newly designed plate.

Last week, as I was on my way to a birthday party here in South Florida, I heard something I didn’t expect to hear on my drive. It started out faint, but as the sound grew louder, I was able to slowly identify and make out the curious noise. I glanced over my shoulder and saw it: a motorcyclist weaving his way through traffic, his boombox perched carefully on his lap. And emanating from those speakers was the familiar synth-pop sound of Phil Collins belting out “In the Air Tonight.”...

Florida has quite the reputation. With Florida Man making his rounds in the news every so often, the public eye is often centered on our beautiful state when it comes to legal happenings. While many laws have come into play for a good reason, it’s safe to say that some of the laws in Florida are downright silly. It almost makes you wonder: what exactly happened here to establish such a precedent to justify these laws? The world may never know.

South Florida is a funny place. Nowhere else in the world could someone casually bring up the topic of owning a boat without anyone batting an eye. If someone way up north or in the Midwest mentioned owning a boat, you may think of a fishing dinghy. Of course, we use our boats to go fishing out here, too. But for some of us, owning a boat – and living on it -- is actually a lifestyle choice. While it may seem like a fun and exciting one at first, the truth is, living on a boat may be something that’s best reserved for fantasy if you’re not properly prepared for it.

While some people are perfectly content in dropping a few bucks in a drive-thru coin-op car wash, many others are more of a fan of the hands-on approach to keeping their car free from dust and dirt. If you’re part of Team DIY when it comes to keeping the outside of your car squeaky clean, you may benefit from a few helpful pointers on how to wash your car properly. As your local Pompano Beach auto tag agency, we're veterans of the damage the tropical Florida environment can do to your car.