Your car is a space you spend hours in every week, so it deserves to smell as good as your home. The good news? A beautiful-smelling car doesn’t need to come from a cardboard tree.

1. Start with a clean slate

Before adding any fragrance, remove rubbish, shake out the mats and vacuum seats and carpets. Fragrance works best when it isn’t competing with old smells.

2. Tackle odours at the source

Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda on carpets, leave for 20 minutes, then vacuum. Wipe hard surfaces and check under seats for forgotten snacks.

3. Choose a scent you actually love

Instead of a generic “new car” smell, use a perfume or room spray you already adore. With Carbra, you simply hang it from your mirror and add a light mist of your favourite suitable fragrance.

4. Little and often

One or two light sprays is plenty. Refresh whenever the scent fades rather than overdoing it.

Ready to dress your drive? Shop Carbra – £12.99.