Kärcher VC5 Premium

Price £92.94 Contact 01295 752 221 Web www.kaercher.com Accesories Basic floor head, crevice tool, small upholstery head, brush

A slightly oddball entry. First, it’s mains powered, not cordless. Second, it’s essentially a handheld with a telescopic, multiposition vacuum pipe for stand-up cleaning. But it works rather well. The power cord feels slightly restrictive but the flipside is almost Shark levels of performance in our carpet and hard floor tests. The basic floor head worked better than expected and was even usable on the camping carpet, on low power.