Good advice from the AA
Winter motoring checklist
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/seasonal/winter-checklist.html
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#Wintermotoring
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012Take Care #Driving This Morning ….10 tips that may help…..
Friday, November 30th, 2012Good morning every one, cold and icey out there – if you are travelling wrap up warm and take extra care
Tips;-
1)Batteries rarely last longer than five years. Replacing one near the end of its life can save a lot of time and inconvenience at the side of the road.
2)Antifreeze costs only a few pounds, but a frozen and cracked engine block will cost hundreds of pounds to repair
3)Keep the windscreen and other windows clear and top wash bottle up with wash/wipe antifreeze– if your vision is obscured through dirt, snow you could face a fine.
4)Make sure that all bulbs are working and that lenses are clean. In winter and Autumn you might need to clean lights after every journey
5)At least 3mm of tread is recommended for winter motoring, and certainly no less than 2mm.
6)Don’t reduce tyre pressures to get more grip – it doesn’t work, and reduces stability
7)Allow yourself extra time to prepare the car before you set off
8)Don’t Use a cigarette lighter to warm a key for a frozen lock. Don’t breathe on the lock, as the moisture will condense and freeze
9)Carry a blanket and shovel and make sure that your mobile phone is fully charged in case of emergencies
10)Remember Gentle manoeuvres are the key to safe driving – stopping distances are 10 times longer in ice and snow.
Ten #Courier Top Tips for Using Sat Navs
Friday, November 23rd, 2012Top ten tips for using a Sat Nav
- You’re driving, not the sat nav
If you commit an offence or have an accident It’s your fault, you can not blame the sat nav. - Trust your eyes
Sat navs are a guide, People have been marooned in fords, driven into rivers and down railways because their sat nav told them to. If the road looks wrong, don’t take it. - You know what you’re driving,
If you have a large vehicle or a caravan, don’t think that a road is suitable just because the sat nav tells you to go down it. Look at the road signs. - Watch the road not the sat nav
A sat nav can give all sorts of information about where you are going, but is no substitute for watching the road. - Don’t block your view of the road
The sat nav should be in your line of sight – You don’t want to have to look down or turn your head a long way, but it should not block your view of the road. - Don’t try to programme the sat nav while driving
Always pull over before adjusting settings Programming on the move takes one hand from the wheel, two eyes off the road and a brain away from driving. - Use all of the features
On a complicated, busy roundabout, spoken instructions are much better than taking your eyes off the road to look at the sat nav, - Check the route is practical before you go
Is the sat nav taking you to the right place there may be more than one Farnborough? Hampshire, Warwickshire or Kent? If you put in the wrong destination, it will take you to the wrong destination. Does the route look right? - Update the sat nav regularly
Keep it updated it needs to know about new roads, new traffic systems. - Thieves like sat navs too
If it’s detachable, always take it out when you leave the car. Mounts or suction cap marks also attract thieves as they know that drivers who remove the sat nav from the window tend to leave it in the car.
Tesco to change to moving freight by train
Monday, November 19th, 2012Tesco turns to trains to stack Britain’s shelves
Tesco is leading a trend among U.K. supermarkets to stock stores using container trains, transforming a rail-freight market once dominated by bulk flows of coal, steel and chemicals…..
http://www.multimodal.org.uk/htm/n20121108.561453.htm
