Top Ten Road Trip Planning Tips
Helpful Top Ten Road Trip Planning Tips! Our practical planning tips
to ensure that car and safety requirements are met is highlighted in
our Top Ten Road Trip Planning Tips. Our Top Ten Tips include tyre
pressure, car breakdown cover, emergency contact numbers, drivers
license and Insurance certificate, car toolkit, car breakdown
warning equipment, spare clothes, food and drink.
Top Ten Road Trip
Planning Tips
Planning Tip
1. Check your car before you set off on your roadtrip. Ensure it has
been serviced recently and the water and washers are topped up.
Check the tyre pressure is correct and inspect tyres for signs of
wear and damage. Consult your car manual as the tyre pressure varies
depending on the amount of passengers and load carried.
Planning Tip
2. Do you have car breakdown cover? If you are leaving the country with
your car you will need additional insurance.
Planning Tip
3. Make a list of emergency contact numbers or better still add them
to your mobile as contacts. Make sure you can contact your insurance
company and breakdown repairer in an emergency as well as contact
numbers for any accommodation booked at your destination. Charge
your mobile phone fully before you leave and make sure you pack the
in car charger.
Planning Tip
4. You will need your drivers license and Insurance certificate so
make sure you have these to hand in case you are stopped by the
police for a driving offence!
Planning Tip
5. Be aware of the location of your car toolkit. In the event of a
flat or burst tyre you need to know where you can find the toolkit
quickly.
Planning Tip
6. Make sure you have a warning triangle and florescent/reflective
jacket in case of breakdown. It is best to check the driving rules
for each country that you are travelling to as each country has its
own requirements relating to speed limits, headlights and seatbelts
to name just a few.
Planning Tip
7. Make sure your first aid kit is complete and you know where it
is.
Planning Tip
8. If you have a Satellite Navigation /GPS system make sure it is
updated with maps and postcodes or co-ordinates of all hotels /
travel destinations on your route pre-saved as favourites (this
saves a lot of time!). Have maps for each destination with local
attractions, points of interest (do your research online for each
destination and make a list of possible attractions before setting
off. Print copies and keep them to hand so you don’t waste time
searching for tourist information centres and subsequently arguing
over what to see or do)
Planning Tip
9. Pack a change of clothes for everyone and keep separate from the
rest of your luggage so they can be accessed quickly. This is a must
for young children but also useful for adults in the event of any
travel sickness or spilt drinks!
Planning Tip
10. Food and Drinks. Last but definitely not least! Make sure you
have plenty of snacks and juice for everyone. Plastic bottles with
sports caps are ideal for all ages. In the winter a flask of hot
chocolate or coffee is perfect. Everyone gets hungry on roadtrips
but try not to pack too much junk food, healthy snacks or fruit are
ideal.
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