Driving tips.
winter is fast arriving, are you ready for it?
make sure your antifreeze levels in your car are correct.
have your battery inspected
make sure your tyres are the correct pressure, and in good overall condition
remember the leagal limit for tyres is 1.6mm, but 3mm is considered the safe amount.
keep all windows, lights, roof and bonnet clear of snow, as well it being unsafe you risk prosecution.
FOG LIGHTS
when do you use yours?
the requirement in the highway code is "if visibility is less than 100 meters (about the size of a football pitch)
CHECK YOUR LIGHTS.
Do you check your lights regularly? how often?
Are they correctly adjusted? if your not sure go to your local garage to have them checked.
HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR WINDSCREEN FLUID?
Make sure you have a stronger solution to normal weather or risk your water bottle freezing.
CHECK YOUR TYRES
make sure your tyres have the correct pressures, as this can have quite an effect of fuel economy, too little pressure, and it will take longer to stop.
DO YOU DRIVE IN THE MORNINGS?
research shows that you should be awake at least an hour before driving, whilst your body will be awake, it takes considerably longer for the brain to fully function after a nights sleep.
make sure your antifreeze levels in your car are correct.
have your battery inspected
make sure your tyres are the correct pressure, and in good overall condition
remember the leagal limit for tyres is 1.6mm, but 3mm is considered the safe amount.
keep all windows, lights, roof and bonnet clear of snow, as well it being unsafe you risk prosecution.
FOG LIGHTS
when do you use yours?
the requirement in the highway code is "if visibility is less than 100 meters (about the size of a football pitch)
CHECK YOUR LIGHTS.
Do you check your lights regularly? how often?
Are they correctly adjusted? if your not sure go to your local garage to have them checked.
HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR WINDSCREEN FLUID?
Make sure you have a stronger solution to normal weather or risk your water bottle freezing.
CHECK YOUR TYRES
make sure your tyres have the correct pressures, as this can have quite an effect of fuel economy, too little pressure, and it will take longer to stop.
DO YOU DRIVE IN THE MORNINGS?
research shows that you should be awake at least an hour before driving, whilst your body will be awake, it takes considerably longer for the brain to fully function after a nights sleep.
