The summer months tend to be when we escape work for a few weeks and enjoy a fun vacation with friends or family members. If the weather is at its best then we also maximize the sunshine at weekends and for those with children there's the idea of how to keep them entertained for 6 weeks off school! If what we opt to delight in involves travelling there by automobile then we need to ensure that both we and our automobile is prepared for whatever we choose to do.
- Even though you may service your car regularly, it'd be prudent to check certain items such as oil and water level, tyres treads and wiper blades amongst others to make sure that they are working effectively, particularly if you intend on starting on a long journey. You will not wish to find yourself stopped on the side of the road with the family while you wait for a recovery service all thanks to something which could have taken just a moment to test and been fixed before travelling.
- It is a certainty that you will enjoy what you had planned far much more than playing 'Yellow Car, Green Car ' with an angry spouse and bored children, while sat on a grass verge for hours on end!
- On that note, you need to however be prepared for the unexpected which may leave you still for a while. Plan for your trip 1 or 2 days in advance and ensure those all vital game boxes for kids or such like as well as nibbles, drinks, map books, warning notices etc, are packed.
- If you are headed abroad you need to think about so very much more. Together with your passport you will be required by law to carry your driver's license, insurance details, MOT and the necessary warning sign and reflective body wear. You may also want to take the time to research possible other laws of driving in relation to the country you are headed.As an example; in areas of Spain you are not permitted to carry your supermarket shopping on the back seat of the automobile it MUST be in the boot.Failing to adhere to this and any other misdemeanour will end up in an on the spot two hundred euro fine and it's no use pronouncing you don't carry that sort of cash on you the Guardia will happily either escort you to the nearest cash point to lighten your deposit account or load up your credit card (I kid you not) or in worse case scenarios incarcerate your car!
- You may want to invest in car breakdown cover or check your existing policy is up to date. Many offer options to add International cover if you want real peace of mind.
Whatever your choice of holiday or day out, the security of you, your folks and other road users around you is of the highest importance, so think before you travel, make sure your vehicle is maintained to the very highest standard BEFORE you leave and that you have packed for every eventuality. This can all help toward a successful trip away.
- Even though you may service your car regularly, it'd be prudent to check certain items such as oil and water level, tyres treads and wiper blades amongst others to make sure that they are working effectively, particularly if you intend on starting on a long journey. You will not wish to find yourself stopped on the side of the road with the family while you wait for a recovery service all thanks to something which could have taken just a moment to test and been fixed before travelling.
- It is a certainty that you will enjoy what you had planned far much more than playing 'Yellow Car, Green Car ' with an angry spouse and bored children, while sat on a grass verge for hours on end!
- On that note, you need to however be prepared for the unexpected which may leave you still for a while. Plan for your trip 1 or 2 days in advance and ensure those all vital game boxes for kids or such like as well as nibbles, drinks, map books, warning notices etc, are packed.
- If you are headed abroad you need to think about so very much more. Together with your passport you will be required by law to carry your driver's license, insurance details, MOT and the necessary warning sign and reflective body wear. You may also want to take the time to research possible other laws of driving in relation to the country you are headed.As an example; in areas of Spain you are not permitted to carry your supermarket shopping on the back seat of the automobile it MUST be in the boot.Failing to adhere to this and any other misdemeanour will end up in an on the spot two hundred euro fine and it's no use pronouncing you don't carry that sort of cash on you the Guardia will happily either escort you to the nearest cash point to lighten your deposit account or load up your credit card (I kid you not) or in worse case scenarios incarcerate your car!
- You may want to invest in car breakdown cover or check your existing policy is up to date. Many offer options to add International cover if you want real peace of mind.
Whatever your choice of holiday or day out, the security of you, your folks and other road users around you is of the highest importance, so think before you travel, make sure your vehicle is maintained to the very highest standard BEFORE you leave and that you have packed for every eventuality. This can all help toward a successful trip away.
About the Author:
Jim James is the founder of a driving school providing driving lessons in Braintree and Bocking and all though Essex.
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