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Summer Driving Advice

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Summer driving advice

The high temperatures can cause breakdowns as well as your stress levels to rise.

The summer sun can make it extremely hot in the car

Overheating

Check your fluid levels

Pouring Oil Into Car
Man Removing Bolts Tyre

Make sure your tyres have the correct pressure

When packing for a trip, don’t overload your car

Caution near road-construction projects

Hey did you know?

Roads can melt!

Roads, mostly being dark in colour absorb vast amounts of heat during the day. Even temperatures of around 20c during the day will be enough to heat the road surface to around 50c, which is where asphalt will start to soften. Throw in even higher summer temperatures and things start to get sticky!

Road resurfacing

Sun glare

Keep a clean windscreen

Pass Plus Schemes
Tractor On Country Road

Renew wiper blades

Tractors

Warning!

You should be checking your tyre pressures.

Low tyre pressure results in too much of the tyre surface area being in contact with the road surface. This means more friction than the tyre is designed to absorb, which in turn leads to overheating.

Overheating means significantly more wear, blowouts and tread separation. Takes 5 minutes to check your tyre pressure. Be a sensible driver…