What's in you winter car kit?

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londonTiger wrote: »

depends which part of the country you live i suppose. I only do 5K miles a year. I don't even have a set of winter wheels.

Newspapers have been hammering away with the lies telling the public that a 90-day blizzard was expected this winter. it's all lies - has been pretty much autumn weather all winter. Just yesterday it dipped close to 5 degreees and felt a bit cold.

Barely had the radioator on this winter. It gets warmer from Feb - I doubt in the next two weeks we're going to see snow, ice temps below -5 etc.

All those newspaper lies are just lies to sell more papers.

Even when we do have a winter I don't use winter/snow tyres either and only drive locally to work and back. If I got stuck I could easily walk the 5 miles home.

fivetide

A breakdown at the side of the motorway this morning. The woman stood next to the car had put the warnign triangle out, got a big coat on, brolly as it was raining, hi-viz vest and a foil wrap for her feet ro keep warm.

I remember thinking how well prepared she was.

Richard53

Yeah, forgot the warning triangle. I carry two. We had one in each car, but when we went to France last year I put them both in mine and that's where they have stayed.

Ref the current thread about changing a wheel on the hard shoulder - if you absolutely had to, one of these could save your life. Two is ideal (and I think mandatory in some countries) - one at about 150m and one at 50m.

Flying-High_2

200 Marlboro lights and phone charger.... I'll survive.


First signs of snow and I'll take Navara or and leave the car at home..

SophiaButler

Thanks all for your valuable views and time.