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I passed my driving test last week and purchased my first car yesterday. It is taxed, MOT'd and insured so all of the necessities are done.
Now what things do I need to get for my car? Like stuff to go in the boot and glove box.... map, de-icer etc
Now what things do I need to get for my car? Like stuff to go in the boot and glove box.... map, de-icer etc
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Some change/money unless you are the kind of person who absolutely always has money with them but keep this out of sight
De icer
Duster the door pocket for the windscreen
Something warm, I keep a hoodie or jacket in mine through the cold months
Those were the practicalities, then for the useful stuff
Hair Brush
Body spray
Chocolate bar
a umbrella
Flashlight
Notepad & Pen
Camera (just a disposable will do) in case you need to take a snap after a minor colision
map
baby wipes
blanket
jump leads
scraper and de icer:thumb:
Map / sat nav
Nodding cow / dog
ice scraper
de-icer
Spongey thing for cleaning inside windows.
The rest really depends on how old your car is, because for older cars you might need to always carry water / oil / whatnot.
Oh yes safety first of course. Don't leave it in plain sight.
Sunscreen
Map
Umbrella
Shopping bags
Pink ice scraper
Pink demister pad
Pinl air freshener
Pink seat covers
Pink car mats
Have you got a crook lock?! That's a must for me
Otherwise, AA card. I should really sign up myself!
Also my friend carries a reflective sign in his boot, you're supposed to anyway I think. In case you break down its a little triangular sign.
All I have is one of them descraper things and an Essential Guide to Nursing....that won't get me far :no:
But I agree with everyone else its better to be prepared! I think a trip to Halfords is needed :chin:
It has in it:
Bottle of water
Tool kit (just for show, I don't know one end of a spanner from another
Torch
First Aid kit
Blanket
There was a bar of chocolate in there, but my husband pinched it
I also have an AA card, so I'll never have to do any of the messy stuff like change a tyre
GPS was also a must for me, I'm pretty hopeless at driving so the thought of trying to read a map at the same time fills me with horror....
On that note also DO NOT store your home address in it. You know when you can just click home and it directs you straight there. If your Sat Nav gets robbed then they can come straight to your home and do that over too as they know you are out.
Unless there are more people at home... :yeees:
Just enter your postcode, not your house number. Unless there is only one house in your postcode (very, very rare), you're fine. Unless they get your house keys... then it's only a matter of time, or until you get your locks changed.
Faux chamois window wipey thing
Sellection of CD's
Emergency butterscotch
Bottled water
Emergency packet of 10 fags (for me) and matches
De-icer & scraper
Emergency sour lemon sweeties
Spare tyre and related things i don't recognise
2 stick on sucker hanging munkeys
Emergency fruit sweeties
and a metal thing, that looks like a lock barrel, but i have no idea what it is
You like to be prepared in case of emergency
You noticed ?
cd's
cd's
cd's
(in 3 different places)
barrier card pass for work
sunglasses
air freshner
rubbish
Oh and baby wipes are better than wet ones :P
Wheel nut unlocker thingy? :P
Rope
Tape
Spade
Torch
Body
:shocking:
On a more serious note - i have a rubber mat to prevent drippage from any bottles etc (battery in boot)
First Aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Bottle of water (for the car)
Wind up torch with emergency alarm on (and radio)
Foot pump
Rug
Jerry can
Rubber gloves so hands don't get mucky
De-icer
Ice scraper
Your still ahead of me haha
I've got old parking tickets, my sketch books, about 40p and dog hairs atm :yuck:
Sachets of "wet wipes". KFC are good for these
Disposable gloves - lift them from a petrol forecourt.
Napkins.
Full roll of insulation tape - it's also handy for split radiator hoses.
Cheap set of spanners.
Cheap socket set.
Bottle of water.
Can of WD40/equivalent.
Good road atlas.
Sunglasses.
Stanley knife.
Assorted sections of electrical wire.
Proper wheelbrace.
Standard car jack.
Good thick fleece.
Good waterproof coat.
Old, large piece of carpet on the boot floor.
Handful of spare fuses, and a printout of which fuses do what - it's handy to know in case you need to temporarily disable a circuit to get an essential one working again.
Old, thick towel - for wiping the dirt off the engine before working on it, or your hands.
And, most importantly... RAC membership card.
Most of the above will fit into a cheap holdall. Lidl is good for cheap tools from time to time, as well as maintenance sprays and whatnot.
Most of those are only useful if you know how to fix a car when it breaks! For the rest of us the AA card would do the trick
Well most people should know the very basics, if you pick up a haynes manual it could save you some time. It's things like replacing a blown fuse or whatever that are likely to crop up, anything more significant you'll want the AA / RAC out anyway.
A tip someone gave me is the old kitkat foil wrappers served well as a temporary fuse to get you home