The winter weather conditions can affect your vehicle and potentially put you and your passengers at risk.
That is why we’re going to show you how to winterise your car, so when the cold of winter rears its ugly head, you’ll be ready.
Your car battery
The cold weather can take its toll on your car battery. In cold temperatures, the chemical reactions required to generate power in the battery slow down. What’s more, your engine will require more from the battery in cold weather to get started.
Before winter sets in have a mechanic to run a battery test to see if it needs replacing. He can also check for any corrosion or other problems.
Your tyres
In cold weather the air pressure in your tyres will drop. It’s thought that roughly every 10 degree drop will cause a pressure drop of around 1psi. So ensure that every tyre is properly inflated throughout winter.
Anti-freeze
It’s important that you have the right mixture of anti-freeze and water in your radiator. This mixture should be around 50/50 and will prevent the coolant in the radiator from freezing when the weather gets really bad. (Please check the instructions on your anti-freeze or coolant)
Wiper blades
Also check your wiper blades to ensure they're clearing the screen effectively and that the rubber has not perished. Clean or replace as necessary.
Screen wash
Keep your washer bottles topped up with a good quality screen wash which is effective in colder temperatures, Remember that colder temperatures usually require a more concentrated mixture.
Create an emergency kit
If you don’t already, create an emergency kit and keep it in your car. You’ll obviously want tools with you to make switching out a tyre easy, but you may also want some other emergency items. Things like:
Flashlight
Blankets
Boots
Oil
Shovel
First aid kit
Tow rope
De-Icer
Keep it covered
If your car will be parked outside on the drive outside each night, you may want to consider purchasing a quality car cover. Temperatures can really drop over night, so keep your car tucked up and warm with one of our bespoke, fitted car covers and say good bye to early morning windscreen scraping.
The new cover to replace a much cheaper ebay item bought and fitted earlier this year which did not survive the high winds of a few weeks ago. Ordered a Storm cover which was of a much superior quality. Nice fabric and a much better fit over the car. Very pleased and would reccomend a Storm cover to anyone, as is usual you get what you pay for. Very pleased Terry and Diane.
I wasn't sure about my covers material, but after withstanding high winds and rain, my motorbike remained dry and the cover stayed on my bike, so I'm pleased so far.
We have used this particular car cover before and they last for a number of years. Very pleased with it, provides excellent cover from what-ever the weather is.
... but will be shortly - have one or two minor issues to resolve before covering the car up again. However I have absolute confidence that this cover will be as good as the identical cover it's replacing, which has provided many years of excellent service right up to the point where it developed a small tear (above where the vehicle has an old mobile 'phone antenna mounting point) which ultimately developed into the entire cover ripping in half as a result of a recent storm (how appropriate :-) ). That cover was *many* years old, and had provided excellent protection over all that time; I'm sure the replacement will be at least as good. Highly recommended, though if you're going to cover (with any cover) a vehicle for long-term storage, remember it's worth using "Pool Noodles" (or, as I use, pipe insulation) between the cover and the car to prevent any wind flapping the cover against the paintwork and degrading it. Boffo, a good one...
I did not get a chance to experience the Car Cover as it was stolen the next evening by Low Life thieves. I phoned the Local police and I am afraid they said there is absolutely nothing they can do about it. Anyway I have bough 2 Wildlife Cameras that are activated by movement day and night. So we will see?
The staff were helpful in identifying the correct cover for me. Ordering was easy as was tracking the progress of the delivery. I had forgotten about the additional cost of customs clearance as I was getting it delivered to Ireland.
Bought to over winter my Copen outdoors. So far we’ve had a big storm and snow and it’s performed well. I follow the instructions and take it off once a week to check everything is ok and it seems to be protecting it well.
