Winter Driving Tips - saving your car parts

I currently travel on a morning down the a19 from Durham to the offices near Middlesbrough. I would consider this road a dangerous road, there is always a turned over lorry, a 3 car pile up etc at least once a week and this is in the summer.

Now its winter and its getting freezing out there, there has been one episode of snow and the amount of accidents will triple. but there are things you can do for the winter driving.

there are 2 types of prevention here. one involves car parts. for example putting chains round you tires so they become snow car parts, using de-icer on car parts such as head lamps or windscreen and the other is driving sensibly (i call it winter driving).

you should now be checking your water levels on the car engine, your oil and top up your windscreen solution every week and use the recommended winter guidelines on the back of the box

Another simple one is don’t be a a*** on the road, you see cars doing 70MPH on a motorway and theres a constant movement. Then a guy in a powerful car doing 90, goes to within a inch of the guys bonnet and the first car cannot move over till he is passed the lorry but the guy wont budge. This apart from being annoying is dangerous. we should be leaving at least 3 to 4 seconds between the car in front because if the first guy brakes the second car would go strait into him and i would be late for work again and someone would need a new car bumper.

Have an emergency kit. i don’t mean car parts such as 4 spare wheels or a snow plough, but a blanket, and stuff to change a flat tyre, some band aids etc. you never know what will happen

One dangerous car part is a car windscreen. If you get a small chip then get it fixed, it costs nothing. It will develop into a crack which will cost you and in the winder cold it will crack sooner, so be careful

upgrade some car parts such as tyres mentioned earlier and get winder wiper blades. they all come in useful.

Also never let you petrol tank be less than half full. not many people know this but your gauge line can actually freeze thus not telling you a real representation of your petrol level and you might run out of petrol.

As for winter driving leave plenty of space, set off 10 minutes earlier on a morning, be more patient, if other people are being stupid it does not mean you have to etc.

There are many things you can do from modifying existing car parts, to driving sensible. the two combined should ensure safe journeys all winter. however if you do run into problems and need some car parts then use CarSpareFinder to get your parts, its free and easy and you should be back on the road in no time.

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