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Driving tips: Hand position

driving tips hand position

It is important to keep both hands on the steering wheel, but it is also important to place them correctly.

Driving tips: Music in the car

Listening to music in the car is a popular activity, but have you ever wondered how it affects your driving, and whether it affects it at all?

Driving tips: towing a trailer

Please don’t confuse towing a trailer with driving a car. They only seem the same. If you are preparing to tow a trailer or caravan, you need to make sure you know what you are doing. The first and most important step is to ensure that both the trailer and tow vehicle are properly rated […]

Driving tips: the brakes

car brakes

The brakes are one of the most important parts of your car, but not all drivers know how to care for them or how to troubleshoot problems.

Driving tips: The windscreen basics

Modern windscreens have a twofold function: to ensure good visibility and to contribute to the vehicle’s overall strength and safety. From both points of view, it is essential to keep it in good condition. Read on to find out how.

Driving tips: How to adjust side mirrors

No matter how you adjust your side mirrors, there’s no replacement for shoulder-check when it comes to changing lanes safely.

Driving tips: How to change car cabin filter

There is an important health-related aspect to knowing how to change a cabin air filter.

Driving tips: The importance of defensive driving

  Why should all drivers learn defensive driving?     In South Africa, the number of vehicles on the roads increases each year. With so many people commuting every day, and with so many drivers driving recklessly and outright badly, it’s no wonder that our country has so many fatal  road accidents. By choosing to […]

Driving tips: How to change a flat tyre

Practically every woman driver knows what to do when a fellow motorist starts waving at her frantically, pointing to one of her tyres. Keeping her wits about her, she carefully pulls up at the nearest shoulder and phones her husband / boyfriend / best male friend. Then she tries her best to look interested during […]