{"id":2775,"date":"2015-11-30T00:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T23:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2015-11-30T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T08:33:58","slug":"winter-car-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/winter-car-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Car Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1.jpg\" alt=\"winter_main1\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter_main1-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>With shorter days and darker evenings approaching it&#8217;s time to get ready for winter writes Suzanne Keane<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, make sure to keep the following items in the boot for emergencies &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Torch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hi-Vis vest<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Raincoat<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wellys<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Warm Blanket<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Warning triangle<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Phone number for a breakdown service<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Can of De-Icer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a good time of year to get your car serviced and to get a general check-up done &#8211; as you don&#8217;t want to be stranded at the side of the road unnecessarily.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your tyres, including<strong> tyre pressure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Top up your <strong>coolant\/antifreeze<\/strong> &#8211; may be a good time to get the system flushed and start from scratch and remember to check all the hoses.<\/li>\n<li>Check your <strong>wipers<\/strong> and make sure you have plenty of washer fluid. Also make sure your rear window\/mirror defrosting is working.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your fuel tank topped up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check your battery<\/strong> &#8211; cold weather will make it much harder to start your car.<\/li>\n<li>If your heater isn&#8217;t working it would be a good time to consider getting it fixed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, make sure to slow down and keep a safe distance between you and the car in front. If you&#8217;re not happy driving in certain weather conditions, don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye our website \u00a0for more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/category\/driving-tips\/\">driving tips!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Keane<\/p>\n<p>30th November, 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With shorter days and darker evenings approaching it&#8217;s time to get ready for winter writes Suzanne Keane Firstly, make sure to keep the following items in the boot for emergencies &#8211; Torch Hi-Vis vest Raincoat Wellys Warm Blanket Warning triangle Phone number for a breakdown service Can of De-Icer &nbsp; It&#8217;s a good time of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,117,527,804],"tags":[790,503,5843,102,789,574],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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