How to prepare your car for driving on snow
As we approach winter, our roads will become a lot more dangerous with snow expected to fall in certain parts of the UK.
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As we approach winter, our roads will become a lot more dangerous with snow expected to fall in certain parts of the UK.
As the darker months close in with less daylight, the roads become more hazardous and we rely on our vehicles even more.
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Over the year, your vehicle might have been neglected inside and out, but starting 2024 off with a thorough spruce-up will get it looking and feeling fresh again, and be a good beginning for a new year.
If you’ve had to insure your car recently, you’ll likely have noticed your premiums have risen compared to the previous year.
At the start of every new year, many of us often make resolutions as we aim to try and improve as a person.
People tend to spend a little more time than usual behind the wheel when travelling over the festive period. Be it trips to see family, meeting up with friends or taking a short break away, Christmas might see you taking your car out and about more than you might do during the rest of the year.
Fortunately, road safety and breakdown recovery organisation GEM Motoring Assist has released some basic tips on what you can check on your vehicle before the winter hits.
Here, we’re going to take a look through some of the areas of your car to scrutinise before the colder weather arrives.
During higher temperatures, cars do tend to take a beating. So here, we’re going to have a look at some of the checks to make sure that your car can cope with the hot weather.
Keyless fobs and apps may make it easier for motorists to get into their vehicles – but they’ve also opened up a new way for criminals to get their hands on them too.
Thanks to smartphones, everyone has a camera in their pocket. And being car enthusiasts many of us will take photos of our pride and joy to share on social media.
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has warned that having a filthy car can be dangerous, with visibility reduced through the windscreen, number plates obscured and lights covered.
Car security is often at the top of many motorists’ thoughts. After all, it’s never nice to feel like your pride and joy is at risk of being broken into or stolen.
Though winter is still technically some way off, now is a great time to get your car ready.
Though vehicles will get a six-month exemption from MOT tests from March 30, they still need to be kept in a roadworthy condition. Here’s how.
(more…)Increasing numbers of motorists are fitting dash cams to their car.
This is a simple mod and should only take 10-15 minuets to complete.