Prepare your car for the summer getaway
In just a month or so the kids will be breaking up for the summer and all hell will break loose on the UK’s roads. The nation’s arteries will be clogged by cars loaded up with coolboxes and surfboards, while caravans and motorhomes will stretch into the distance as far as the eye can see. For most people the annual summer trip will go smoothly, but for a significant proportion things will start badly then just get worse – often because of a lack of preparation for the journey. Too many drivers assume they can load up their car and it’ll just keep working, but without some love and attention it could easily conk out at the worst possible moment. Cue screaming kids on the hard shoulder while you wait for hours in the blazing sunshine (or pouring rain) for the tow truck to arrive. The key, predictably, is to make sure that your car is properly serviced before you set off, which may mean booking it in now. The chances are that your garage of choice won’t have a slot for another week or two – or three. As such you’re already getting perilously close to holiday time. But what if there’s a problem and parts are needed, which aren’t available off the shelf? A month might seem like a lot of time to sort out a car service, but you might need all of that and more.