After an extended holiday period, RAC predicts that 4 January 2010 will be one of the busiest days in 2010 for vehicle breakdowns as millions of motorists return to work.

The severe weather in the eight days prior to Christmas led to RAC attending almost 80,000 breakdowns. Since then many motorists have not used their cars and, given the ongoing wintry weather conditions, a breakdown is now far more likely.

David Hawes, RAC regional manager, comments: “The combination of a long break and very cold or damp weather can be a recipe for disaster. A car’s electrical system has to work a lot harder at this time of year as drivers are more likely to use their lights, heated windows as well as the heater fan. The starter motor also has to work harder to start the engine on these cold mornings making a battery failure more likely.”

RAC is urging motorists to do some basic preparations, such as simply turning over the car engine as well as allowing extra time, to ensure they’re not caught out on 4 January.

To help motorists avoid a breakdown, RAC has put together the following tips:

Don’t leave your vehicle un-used for the whole period between Christmas and New Year. It’s a good idea to start the engine to ensure everything is working as it should be and allow the engine to reach operating temperatures – taking care that it doesn’t overheat

If you have a garage, use it, or try to leave your vehicle undercover

Check oil and water levels. Ensure they are topped up correctly. Pay particular attention to the anti-freeze content of the cooling system. Check your owner’s handbook for information on the recommended anti freeze or consult your local dealer

In cold weather avoid frozen locks by using lock de-icer

Avoid queues at petrol stations by filling up the tank before the morning you go back to work

If the weather is icy, use a windscreen scraper or a de-icer to remove all the frost from your vehicle before setting off. Don’t use hot water from a kettle, as this may crack the windscreen. Also use a windscreen additive to prevent washer bottle freezing and ensure clear vision of the road

Check the battery connections ensuring that they are tight and free from any corrosion

Have your battery and charging system checked before it is too late

Wrap up warm and take a blanket, waterproof clothing, sensible footwear and a fully charged mobile phone in case of breakdown

If travelling a long distance, allow extra time for your journey, ensure you have enough fuel for the journey as not all fuel stations will be open over the festive period. Let friends and relatives know of your expected journey routes and times of arrival if travelling in remote areas

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RAC is committed to providing the very highest levels of service to its members and was the top named service organisation in the July 2009 UK Customer Satisfaction Index from the Institute of Customer Service.

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Tags: Car Breakdown, Car Maintenance, Cars, RAC

You drive off the ferry, full of love for your European cousins, desperate to enjoy that once a year driving in France experience, only to be cut up by your first Clio, and you’ll soon be swearing like a trooper and gesturing in such a fashion that Entente Cordiale had drained right out of your car.

Okay, lets get one thing straight right away. If you’re heading off across the Channel, then get car breakdown cover in France. Don’t risk it. The cost of taking out good cover will not only give you peace of mind, but it could also save you a fortune.

But back to the French roads. The French do generally give a wider berth to cars with foreign number plates. It’s almost as if they know the average foreign driver does not have a steel stomach and a brain which seems to weigh up dangers with a different mathematical formula than most.

Take the average French driver along one of their ‘A’ roads. Not a motorway, or a dual-carriageway, but a straightforward road that links say two towns, with a couple of sleepy villages in between.

Firstly, the speed limit of 90 kilometres per hour (kph) – that’s 56 mph in old money, note some 4 mph slower than the national British speed limit) is only there so that some French people are employed making, erecting and maintaining speed signs. After that, it has no purpose.

Secondly, a long line of cars, with the odd lorry thrown in, all behind a lost Dutchman pulling his 75 metre caravan in first gear, is seen as a challenge by the average French driver. It is something to be overcome. This is best done by revving the old Peugeot up to 100 kph, pulling out once there’s nothing coming for at least 20 metres, then hurtling down the long line of traffic on the wrong side of the road, whilst lighting up the fifth Gauloise in four minutes, chatting animatedly to the passenger about the meaning of life and trying to stop the dog in the back licking the baguette.

It’s also best to ignore flashing lights, blaring horns and gestures, and once pass the caravan, swerve majestically across to the right side of the road and gun the Peugeot a bit more, because if you take the village at warp factor six, you’re going to get through quicker.

As for foreigners, don’t ignore the speed limits (or take a suitcase of bank notes instead), enjoy the motorway speed limit of 130 kph (81 mph), unless its raining, when it is 110 kph, and remember to take the warning triangle with you, just in case you do break down. And nowadays, you need a fluorescent jacket as well. It’s so that bloke doing warp factor six can see you and hopefully miss you.

All very French and oddly, quite charming. And the reason why you need good car breakdown cover in France.

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Most parents have their own horror stories when it comes to travelling with children and when you decide which car breakdown service to use, when it comes to your offspring, make sure you get one which offers the full recovery service.

Kids and cars don’t always mix that well, because usually the former don’t really comprehend the complexities of driving. Most kids don’t understand the tensions and passions that can be aroused by getting behind the wheel.

They see their parents up front, turning a black round bit of plastic in their hands, kicking their feet at something underneath their seat and pushing backwards and forwards the strange knobbly thing in their hands.

They might hear their parents shout something strange at a taxi driver, question a pedestrians parentage, or indulge in strange gestures at people outside.

It’s a good job that when it comes to comparing rescue and recovery services, there isn’t an option for a reduced price when a child in involved.

Then of course there’s that attention seeking thing, when kids get a tad jealous that the car is getting a bit more of mummy’s attention than it should. A child usually corrects this by either picking up their Mummy’s handbag and emptying the contents all over the inside of the car, or taking the top off their juice drink and pouring the contents over Mummy’s head. The child quickly learns that this tactic tends not to work with Daddy, who immediately pulls over, bellows like a lion, jumps up and down outside, and threatens his offspring with the orphanage.

Then there’s boredom, which is why God invented that great phrase: “…are we there yet?” It is, for the average child, guaranteed to get a rise from their parents so it must be used liberally throughout a journey. Firstly, it can be fired off when the car is still in the drive, just when the parents are going through their pre-flight checks, including “…I thought you switched the gas off.” The phrase can then be used at each stress point, including when the map reading goes wrong, just after the policeman has finished lecturing Daddy about a 20mph speed zone and when the tail-back has lasted ten minutes. At this stage, it’s best to keep repeating it over and over, and over, until the parents turn a funny beetroot colour.

Which is why of course many children nowadays get their way and as soon as the journey starts, are either given an iPod, or a Nintendo to wile away the hours.

But, apart from making sure that the kids seats are of the proper type and quality, and that they are firmly strapped during the duration of the nightmare, there’s little you can do to alleviate the stresses of travelling with children.

Just ensure, when considering car breakdown UK, that you go for the complete works. You’ll certainly need it, should the worse happen, and you’re stranded with the kids somewhere, the Nintendo battery flat and the iPod stuck on a Britney classic.

Are we there yet?

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If we forget the recession a minute, there still is that awkward problem about global warming and this is where green driving comes in.

In fact, the greener driver you are, will most probably also mean you will see less of your car breakdown service.

The idea is to drive non-aggressively and therefore increase your cars’ miles per gallon, and its lifespan.

Hard driving has a negative effect upon your car’s performance in so many ways and could mean that when you compare car breakdown cover, you might not be able to get the best deal.

Nowadays drivers are encouraged to have a degree of empathy with their car. Jumping in, switching it on and immediately screaming off in a blaze of exhaust fumes, tyres squealing, burnt rubber and red-lining each gear change, is now no longer the accepted method of starting off from the kerb.

A car engine needs a few seconds of life before it is asked to reach maximum working load. It will do it of course, but think of all the pressure on the inner workings. Cam belts, water pumps, valves and all the rest of the thousands of components that make-up a modern engine, need carefully handling. Undue stress and they will fail on a more regular basis. And it means you will see the likes of the AA, RAC and Green Flag on a more regular basis.

And you don’t want to be paying over the odds when it comes to car insurance breakdown cover.

So, we now all have to remember to treat our cars kindly. When starting off, give it just a little chance to get warmed up; allow all that oil that has dropped to the sump during the night to get back into those nooks and crannies in the engine block. This doesn’t mean of course leaving it outside running for 15 minutes whilst you have that final cup of coffee. That does nothing for your fuel consumption, or the environment.

Once ready to go, use the throttle as though it has an egg underneath. Apply pressure gradually and thoughtfully. Do not have a ‘heavy’ right boot which means you kick at the pedal like Cristiano Ronaldo shooting from outside the box. And then make each successive gear change way before the red line on the rev counter. What’s a rev counter? For those that need to ask, it’s a dial, hopefully in the middle of your instrument panel, that helps you avoid blowing-up the engine with excessive revving (although your ears should also tell you that). But nowadays, it’s also a great way of keeping your fuel consumption down.

Use your rev counter to make sure you change gear at just the right time – so as not to let the engine struggle and stall, but also to avoid unnecessary revs and therefore wasted fuel.

Also, try not to ever go over 2,500/3,000 rpm (revolutions per minute), depending on your type of car of course. Most engines red-line (danger rev levels) at around 6,500/7,000 rpm, so keeping your car always at half that, will make a significant and beneficial difference to your fuel consumption and therefore your pocket.

It helps in this to also drive by anticipating what’s going to happen next. If you see for example stationery traffic ahead, slow down in plenty of time. Don’t leave it to the last minute, slap on the brakes, then accelerate hard again to pick-up speed.

Watch your revs and you could save yourself a packet. Green driving is not just for those who drive Volvos and live in Sweden.

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The art of defensive driving is all about keeping you safe on the road, which should also mean you’ll see less of your car breakdown service.

And good defensive driving comes with practice. It is not something that can be picked up overnight and it requires patience, and some concentration.

It’s based on the premise than everyone around you is a bad driver. And it’s all those other guys and gals out there that need to be comparing rescue and recovery services, because they’re going to need them, and not you, because your the best driver in the world!

So, have a go at driving with the attitude that everyone is a bad driver and that rather than you’re going to show how it should be done, you’re going to move quietly along. You are going to anticipate trouble and when you’re proved right, you’re going to steer around the situation and get away. Believe me, you will eventually find this works because you will hopefully avoid a trip to casualty, or the local jailhouse. And it will save you a lot of time when its come to compare breakdown cover.

Most of us feel that when driving, not only are we the best driver in the world, but that we also have an inalienable right to do as we see fit. Therefore, when we see what we regard as poor driving, the overwhelmingly urges comes across most of us to teach that miscreant a lesson.

So, for the slow driver, the favoured tactic is tail-gating at the fattest speed possible to prove that despite there being speed limits, we know the best speed for that road, even if we’ve never driven along it before. And for the driver that might accidentally pull out in front of us and cause us to decelerate from the safe speed of 100 mph in a built up area, we favour flashing lights, complex hand signals and an open window so that we can hurl obscenities in order to enforce our firm views. And this of course whilst overtaking the offender with inches to spare, outside a school and with a juggernaut coming the other way.

And who says men can’t multi-task? Many seem able to change gear, make one-fingered gestures, light a cigarette, text, shout at another driver and find the right track on the stereo, all at the same time, whilst not slowing down. Brilliant; except that there will be one result, premature aging.

So, try something new. Look for trouble and when it happens, act accordingly. Take evasive action and once the situation has passed, get on with your driving. Leave the police to enforce driving standards. And stay calm. Do not think your manhood, or femininity, has been threatened when someone does’t let you pass in the fast lane. Stay cool and keep out of trouble.

Drive looking ahead; thinking about what might happen, if. That way, I am sure, your will see less of your car breakdown service.

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Selling a car was always a bit risky; the dodgy cheque, the bundle of forged cash, the chance that someone would drive off when test driving, or come back at night and steal it.

But now, what with a lot of cars sold through web-sites and more haggling done via the emails and telephone, those days almost seem quaint and innocent. You now have to accept that there are a large number of people out there ready to take you for a ride, and you have to be on your guard. It’s best to play it really safe and in a way, be cynical of all approaches. A case of guilty until proved innocent.

There are quite a few cons out there, but basically all work to the same theme, and unfortunately they rely on people being gullible and trustworthy. Some will involve chancers who operate on the margins in this country, earning a good living by creaming off a few hundred pounds here and there from people selling anything, not just cars, and then there are the more organised crime gangs, often based in other countries, who are sophisticated and very clever at parting you and your money.

One of the more popular cons at the moment is the forged cheque technique.

You have a car to sell and someone emails you offering to buy it, but then sends you a seemingly sound looking cheque (certified, cashiers, building society, or bankers draft) for too much money. You get the cheque, you email them and they, all sweetness and light, say not to worry, when their cheque has cleared, could you please send the surplus via money transfer to their shipping agent.

Quite reasonable you think. So their cheque clears in three days, you send the surplus money as requested, and then, some two weeks later, your bank informs you that the cheque was actually stolen and claims all the monies back, including your surplus payment which you have no chance of claiming back because it was by money transfer and when you look at your emails with the buyer, you have no idea where this person actually is.

Basically, your are blinded by the sense of fairness of it all. You end up having not sold your car and having forked out a few hundred pounds for the priviledge.

Now, let’s not go into the banks role in all this, which seems to regard you as the sole judge of the legitimate status of a cheque and leaves you to carry the can. Rather, lets look at a few basics. There is one great rule in life; there’s no such thing as a free lunch. If someone offers you more than you are asking for the car, then why would they do that: are they stupid, on the make, or have made a genuine mistake. Rarely do people happily pay over the odds for it and if that is what happens to you, then stop right there.
Report the email and send the cheque to the authorities; or, if you think it a genuine mistake, ask for the correct amount of money to be sent and for a longer period for the cheque to be cleared, informing your bank that it might be suspect.

Also, have a close look at the email that comes from the alleged buyer. Poor English is often a sign that it is coming from far afield, from someone sat thousands of miles away with no intention of buying your car. Also, look at the email address. If it’s from one of the free services, then remember that anyone, anywhere can create such an address, with few details, in seconds.

Basically, if it doesn’t feel right, then it most probably isn’t.

A less sophisticated con, but one quite effective nonetheless, is targeted at people selling their cars through web-sites and listings magazines.

A company emails, or rings someone selling a car and says I represent ABC Ltd (it will be a very respectable name, with references to cars in it) and have a firm buyer for your car, but you need to pay a deposit, lets say £99 (they judge the price just right, so as to avoid the tricked person spending too much on chasing them) to secure the sale, otherwise the buyer, tired of being gazumped, will walk away.

Great you say, what’s £99, if I have a firm buyer for my car and the £99 will be refunded after the sale anyway. Wrong. That’s the rule of any transaction. He who comes first with the loot, gets the deal. Why should you pay anyone to have anyone secure the deal? And when you think about it, the prospective purchaser hasn’t even seen your car, so why would they enter into such an agreement?

But of course, people pay over the £99, no buyer transpires and no-one ever answers the telephone at the company who’s just fleeced you of £99. And most people say nevermind, put it down to one of life’s lessons and walk away embarrassed.

Above all, remember that if it doesn’t sound right, don’t touch it with a barge pole!

Tags: AA, Car Insurance, Car Maintenance, Cars, Fraud, Phishing Scams

The majority of drivers seem to think that their car is an inanimate object which will go on and on for ever without the slightest bit of attention.

They expect to come running out in the morning, fire up the old jalopy, screech down the road and roar off to their latest destination without giving their steed a second thought. Even putting screen washer into the bottle is regarded as an irksome and irritating task.

So when it comes to checking tyre pressures, many people just can’t be bothered, waiting until the tyre has to be repaired, to be replaced after a puncture, or pumped up for an MOT, or service.

But this should not be the case. A car is a sophisticated piece of engineering and relies on a huge number of parts all working in harmony.

The tyres are an integral part of the car. Without them performing properly, not only will a driver hurt his wallet, he will risk damage to his car and also risk his life.

Consider that most cars can reach 100 mph these days and at that speed, you best hope that everything about the car is ship-shape.

Incorrectly blown up tyres could cause the car to aquaplane on a very wet road, fail to hold the line in a corner, or make it difficult to stop the car when braking. Manufacturers provide strict guidelines when it comes to the amount of air that should be in their tyres. Ignore that on a regular basis, and you are taking unnecessary risks.

Tyre pressures can reduce on a daily basis, caused by varying air temperatures, small leaks (say from damaged tyre walls, or bent wheels which break the tyre seal), or hard use on a long drive, or across a pot-holed road.

And even if you overlook the dangers on running on below pressure tyres, then think about the effect on your wallet. Incorrectly inflated tyres will wear out quicker and will need replacing earlier than well cared for tyres. Also, wrongly inflated tyres will increase the petrol consumption, sometimes by quite a factor, so losing a few miles every gallon will hurt your bank balance, as well as the planet.

So, check your tyres regularly and just make sure you know how to inflate your tyres at the local garage.

Those garages that use the old air lines with a gauge in the steel handset, are a bit trickier than the modern automated inflators, but with a little practice, anyone can get the hang of it.

Firstly, just have go around each tyre and unscrew the valve cap. Whilst taking the cap off, have a quick look at the tyre itself. See if you have an uneven tread (which might tell you that the car is running untrue), or even that the tread is below the legal limit (get them replaced immediately; it’s a lot cheaper than a fine, and a lot safer). Also, if you see a nail, or other sharp object in the tyre, don’t pull it out. It will most probably be sealing the leak it caused and once out, the tyre will need to be repaired.

So, get the airline handset and place the end of the line attachment onto your tyre valve. You should feel the resistance and if you quickly press the air plunger on the handset, then release it, the handset gauge will tell you the tyre’s pressure in BAR (metric), or PSI (imperial measurements). You’ll find your car’s tyres optimum air pressure range in the car handbook, near the car driver’s door, on a board at the garage, or find out before by looking it up on the web. The range covers the car with only a driver in, to one with a load of passengers and luggage. Then keep pressing the plunger until the tyre is inflated to the right amount.

With the more modern automated machines, it’s simplicity itself. You set the digital reading on the machine and place the airline attachment over your valve and wait until the buzzer sounds. Hey presto, a correctly inflated tyre.

Also, it’s a good idea to buy your own inflation gauge which is about the size of a fat pen, fits in the glove compartment and will give you an accurate reading each time you inflate your tyres. The trouble with some garage equipment is that it is wholly inaccurate and could lead to a false impression.

So, there you have it; set yourself a little rule. Maybe once a week, or on the tenth visit to buy petrol, drive over to the airline and spend a few minutes checking those tyres. It could provide dividends, in more ways than one.

Tags: Car Insurance, Car Maintenance, Cars, MOT, Tyre Pressures

There might be a well known phrase or saying somewhere that says “ Pets and Journeys don’t mix”: and that may not be far from the truth, depending on the journey as much as depending on the pet. If you have a pet alligator or anaconda must journeys will be fraught, yet the shorter ones less so. The same rule applies to the more popular varieties of household pets, cats and dogs. People who make regular car journeys and prefer to make them with their favorite family pet or pets aboard, should establish a method that is comfortable both for themselves as well as their dog or cat.

Cats are not very good travellers and can cause a major disturbance in the car when being transported, The simple reason is that cats are very fond of their own environment and in most cases can become very hysterical in a car. The simple rule of thumb for any cat owner is to acquire a cat transporter cage if the need arises to transport the family cat, which in most cases is to the family vet. Whatever the reason, the journey should be short, yet no matter what will be unpleasant. When in the cage, the cat will make a lot of noise as he, she or it will find being confined in the cage very unpleasant and frightening, and will be firing out its full repertoire of cat noises from within its cage. No matter how disturbing and unpleasant this might be, it certainly will be a lot better than having the cat wander around in the car freely, as the chances of the cat causing an accident due to slipping under the pedals, or scratching the driver during an escape attempt will be very high. No matter the temptation to allow someone to hold the cat during a journey, even the shortest one, resist it. Bear in mind that it is better the screech of a cat in a cage than the screech of a car’s brakes as you crash through a major road junction.

Transporting a dog is, in most cases, a much more tranquil experience. Dogs generally have no problem being in car, and in their minds, relate it to some kind of pleasant experience, couch as being taken to the beach for a good run, or to visit some relative or friend of the family where the leftovers were especially good.

In some cases, dog owners who know that they will be taking a lot of journeys, will begin to crate train their dog as a puppy, to allow the dog get used to the experience. Dogs and crates do mix together pretty well, and the driver will have the peace of mind to know that if something unpleasant should happen during the course of a journey, such as minor accident or a breakdown, they will not need to contend with the dog running around and being a danger to themselves or anyone else in the vicinity.

If you do not intend to travel often with your dog in the car, or not at all, you will be well advised to try a trial journey once or twice to test the dog’s abilities as a traveler. Dogs love adventure and will rarely hesitate to leap into a car if invited. However it is never a good idea to put of discovering if your dog is liable to have a panic attack or become car sick when you are travelling down a motorway at one hundred miles an hour with four kids and your mother-in-law in the car.

Sourced for http://www.carbreakdowns.co.uk

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The first cars that began to appear in the streets of the United Kingdom were in the early part of the twentieth century, and they were few and far between. Yet it is interesting to note that the RAC (Royal Automobile Club) today one of the Britain’s leading recovery companies was formed way back in 1897.

It was more than likely that in these times, the RAC was a club in all meanings of the word, and they sent our volunteers who knew something of how the internal combustion engine operated to help one of the few people who owned one of these new fangled “horseless carriages” who had gotten into some form of distress.

When car breakdown insurance became popular to the mainstream of the UK public is pretty vague. Certainly the Automobile Association followed suit a few years later and for more than seventy years, they held the monopoly on breakdown services around the country. As the family car became more commonplace the AA and the RAC enjoyed a friendly but low paced rivalry, with innovations being added every few years to keep the customer’s interest. However what these associations did they do well, with friendly service being a key word?

They began to build a fleet of pick -up trucks to tow away cars that could not be repaired by the roadside, as well as a network of approved garages who had met the standards or service and honesty that either or sometimes both of these organisations demanded.

In smaller towns and villages, it was not uncommon to find a garage that had both the AA and the RAC seal of approval. Every year, these organisations would issue a year book with details of all their local service centres, approved garages and various other contact numbers. Eventually the year book expanded to provide details of hotels and restaurants all over the British Isles, with the next stage being that these organisations began to eventually grade the hotels and restaurants according to stars. This guide became a major source of revenue for both the AA and the RAC, yet never did it deter them from focusing from their core business: coming to the aid of the driver in distress.

In the early seventies, the RAC and The AA were joined on the roads of the UK by the National Breakdown Service who later changed their name to Green Flag. What set Green Flag apart from their more seasoned rivals was that they rarely employed their own service operatives, and instead they farmed out their work to local independent representatives, trained by the company and operating only by their predetermined service standards.

Other smaller and privately owned companies followed suit, and as the number of cars on UK roads continued to increase, and to keep pace with the standards demanded, both the AA and RAC were acquired by private concerns.

Recovery vehicles of today are equivalent to mobile workshops, with every facility that can make the repairman’s job easier in place, in order to expedite rapid diagnosis and repair and get the car and the driver back on the road as rapidly as possible.

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