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In the cold weather?
Driving around, commuting on exposed roads and motorways, rural areas.
Do you keep spare clothes in the car,coat warm boots even a flask of hot drink possibly even a blanket?
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Fuck it if I break down or get caught in a snowstorm it's someone else's problem to rescue me? |
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"For how far I drive when the weathers bad (a couple of miles at most), will walk home from anywhere I may break down or get caught.
I’ll deal with it when the weather has improved. "
Guess you don’t live rural and have to travel far for work |
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"For how far I drive when the weathers bad (a couple of miles at most), will walk home from anywhere I may break down or get caught.
I’ll deal with it when the weather has improved.
Guess you don’t live rural and have to travel far for work "
Nope.
It’s ace. |
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"For how far I drive when the weathers bad (a couple of miles at most), will walk home from anywhere I may break down or get caught.
I’ll deal with it when the weather has improved.
Guess you don’t live rural and have to travel far for work
Nope.
It’s ace."
Sounds limited |
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"For how far I drive when the weathers bad (a couple of miles at most), will walk home from anywhere I may break down or get caught.
I’ll deal with it when the weather has improved.
Guess you don’t live rural and have to travel far for work
Nope.
It’s ace.
Sounds limited "
For the week or so that we have snow here…..absolutely not. I know it’s coming, I can plan accordingly. |
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I always have coat and boots with me anyway, part of my work gear, I’ve had a license for 40 years and never been stranded anywhere yet, I’ve pulled quite a few others out of the snow and floods though. |
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"I always have coat and boots with me anyway, part of my work gear, I’ve had a license for 40 years and never been stranded anywhere yet, I’ve pulled quite a few others out of the snow and floods though. "
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I do a lot of hiking so there are always spare boots and layers in the car as well as bottled water.
I've never been stranded anywhere despite being in some very remote areas as part of a pervious job.
A bigger issue are those who deliberately go up mountains or places that aren't easily accessible because they have watched a few videos on social media and think they are survivalists.
Most of those aren't properly prepared and don't have the correct gear and think they will be fine because they can just call out mountain rescue if they get into difficulty.
I know of former colleagues who had to rescue a group of young ladies in a snowstorm a few years ago when they decided to do a lingerie shoot for their Instagram pages. |
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The 4x4 lives on winters, and there is always my coat and boots in it.
By van has chains on board so I can fit them if it gets bad.
I allwas have food and drinks in the van
So like meany never been stranded. |
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By *ddie1966Man 5 weeks ago
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Old habits die hard for me, so...
Old service poncho, sleeping bag, hexa stove and mess tin. Brew kit, mug and 2 litres of water, emergency battery booster/tyre inflator/torch/usb charger, spare fuel, spare clothing base layer and warm jacket, small folding shovel.
People have died being stuck on main roads never mind country lanes.
The items don't take a lot of room and will save your life if you know what to do.
The best advice though, don't travel unless you really must. |
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People always told not to travel unless really necessary...
Surprise, people travelled and then expect to be rescued or helped by others ...
We live in a society that is bereft of any common sense ! |
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Not as common but I used to do a lot of winter hill walking and hiking in Brecons and Peak District so car has quite a few thermal blankets etc and I have the usual collapsible snow shovel, camp stove etc for those trips.
Rest of the time I live in West London so no, don't need anything like that. |
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"In the cold weather?
Driving around, commuting on exposed roads and motorways, rural areas.
Do you keep spare clothes in the car,coat warm boots even a flask of hot drink possibly even a blanket?
Or
Fuck it if I break down or get caught in a snowstorm it's someone else's problem to rescue me?"
I'm absolutely screwed if I get stuck in a snowstorm. I can't shovel snow or even move anywhere in my wheelchair. I'm just sitting in my car, heated seats on (hopefully) and pressing the Audi help button. Ze Germans will save me!!
I always have tea in the car. Always. And water. |
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We used to be and still would if an emergency arose. However now we're in the fortunate position of not having to go out in very bad weather.
I get really annoyed by people who insist on driving in really bad weather when they don't need to. Especially older, retirees who should stay off the darn in extreme weather road unless it's an emergency |
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"We used to be and still would if an emergency arose. However now we're in the fortunate position of not having to go out in very bad weather.
I get really annoyed by people who insist on driving in really bad weather when they don't need to. Especially older, retirees who should stay off the darn in extreme weather road unless it's an emergency "
 oh fiery this morning but very right. Nice profile pic btw looking through the windows (nice windows too) and reminded me of the Jackson 5 song also  |
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"We used to be and still would if an emergency arose. However now we're in the fortunate position of not having to go out in very bad weather.
I get really annoyed by people who insist on driving in really bad weather when they don't need to. Especially older, retirees who should stay off the darn in extreme weather road unless it's an emergency
oh fiery this morning but very right. Nice profile pic btw looking through the windows (nice windows too) and reminded me of the Jackson 5 song also "
Thank you MB
Jackson 5! That brings back some memories.
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By *nnCeeWoman 5 weeks ago
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"In the cold weather?
Driving around, commuting on exposed roads and motorways, rural areas.
Do you keep spare clothes in the car,coat warm boots even a flask of hot drink possibly even a blanket?
Or
Fuck it if I break down or get caught in a snowstorm it's someone else's problem to rescue me?"
If the weather was super terrible, I'd not drive, unless I couldn't avoid it.
However I do have a sleeping bag, jumper, spare coat, sometimes boots, a gym kit, normally water in the car.
If I'm making a longer journey, I'll normally have snacks/drinks with me.
I absolutely agree with others who have said about people going out when they've been advised not to, but sometimes you do have to, or the weather turns whilst you're out.
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I don’t have a car in the UK at the moment, but when I do, I have a Wild camping kit permanently in the boot, with a jet boi, down mat, down bag, fleece, head torch and an old Nokia 3330 for emergency GPS. I also carry a can of starter spray & tyre foam filler & a litre of water and fuel.
You would think this would cover all the bases, but I did actually break down on a fab date during lockdown driving through a flooded river and we had to be rescued by AA |
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I’m as prepared as I can be. I wear clothes suited to the conditions anyway. But always have extra in the car if needed, anyway. A foldable shovel and a high vis. Air pump in the car, too. So if I have to deflate the tyres in the snow I can inflate again.
Also, making sure I have tyres on the car which can cope with the conditions. Yes you may have a 4x4 but those bald summer tyres will not help you in the snow. |
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I had a couple of incidents.
The most recent one a couple of years ago I was working just outside petersfield and my van broke down just before Christmas so RAC well busy.
I was sitting in my van for almost 7 hrs and it was bastard freezing luckily I always carry some clothes and hot drink following from
When we had the really heavy snow in 2010 I was one of the soles who got stranded on the A3 at butser hill, it was ridiculous it went from heavy rain to heavy snow in minutes and the traffic stopped so quickly as I was in my van I had a shovel and from work 6 bags of rocksalt cleared area around van spread some salt helped out a few others had to hunker down and wait for rescue which was following day, lots left their car's and walked to the nearest pub or place of safety I was warm had a sleeping bag and food, pretty prepared as I do call outs and HAVE to go out any hour of the day or night. |
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If you can’t even change a tyre (only a sealant kit that doesn’t work/ don’t know/ physically unable/ too dangerous) then the absolute minimum equipment should be warm clothing and ability to stay dry whilst at the side of a motorway for at least 2 hours whilst waiting, in the rain, with a cold wind.
I passed a car on the hard shoulder - two people sitting in the hedgerow, in the rain. Got concerned. Looped back around, stopped and checked if they were okay… both hyperthermic. No warm clothes, soaked through.
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One thing to note in regards to fitting winter tyres is that you must tell your insurance company.
I know of someone who did this a few years ago and had an accident which the insurance company refused to pay out on as the vehicle was fitted with non standard tyres. |
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"One thing to note in regards to fitting winter tyres is that you must tell your insurance company.
I know of someone who did this a few years ago and had an accident which the insurance company refused to pay out on as the vehicle was fitted with non standard tyres. "
Who was the insurer? Ridiculous and don’t believe it. Unless they were using incorrect tyre size / rating, or using winter tyres during the hot summer temperatures. Winter tyres are more effective at any temperatures 7 degrees C and below. |
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"One thing to note in regards to fitting winter tyres is that you must tell your insurance company.
I know of someone who did this a few years ago and had an accident which the insurance company refused to pay out on as the vehicle was fitted with non standard tyres.
Who was the insurer? Ridiculous and don’t believe it. Unless they were using incorrect tyre size / rating, or using winter tyres during the hot summer temperatures. Winter tyres are more effective at any temperatures 7 degrees C and below. "
No idea but he was told it was classed as a modification. When he went to renew he asked a number of other companies what their policy was and they all said the same.
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"One thing to note in regards to fitting winter tyres is that you must tell your insurance company.
I know of someone who did this a few years ago and had an accident which the insurance company refused to pay out on as the vehicle was fitted with non standard tyres.
Who was the insurer? Ridiculous and don’t believe it. Unless they were using incorrect tyre size / rating, or using winter tyres during the hot summer temperatures. Winter tyres are more effective at any temperatures 7 degrees C and below.
No idea but he was told it was classed as a modification. When he went to renew he asked a number of other companies what their policy was and they all said the same.
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Winter Tyres and Car Insurance
In recent years some insurance bodies have actually put up premiums on vehicles with winter tyres as they classed them as a modification – despite the fact they actually improve safety. However, much work has been done to improve this misunderstanding by insurance companies. The majority of insurers do not now need to be told that you've fitted winter tyres as long as they are 'correct for the vehicle and professionally fitted.' Best practice is to double check with your own insurance company beforehand
There are a number of articles stating the same as the above. |
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I'll typically have spare clothes anyway. I sometimes have taken a shovel, when very bad snow has been forecast. I'm probably not well enough prepared. I do carry drinks.
I should probably get one of those water heaters that work out the cigarette lighter fitting, as a hot drink would be better than a cold one in bed weather like now.
I plan and prepare in advance and left Manchester earlier on Saturday, based on the warnings. Prevention is better than cure |
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Got a few things in the car. But generally every council is woefully unprepared to handle snow fall. Same as the UK airports. Because snow is so infrequent it's cheaper to have major disruption than paying out of large numbers of equipment that does nothing for a long time and training up snow teams.
I work in the outdoors so gotta have the right gear to handle it to do my job |
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By (user no longer on site) 5 weeks ago
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I have a safety pack , first aid pack and a hi viz jacket that came with the car.
Bottles of water and my daughters blanket.
If I get stuck I'm pushing the BMW help button 🤣
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I'd be buggered, I forget to even take my coat with me and end up freezing on the school playground.
However, I don't travel unless absolutely necessary in extreme weather so that shouldn't be touch of a problem and if I'm heading down the motorway there is usually a full suitcase in my boot.
I did get stuck at the beginning of a standstill on the motorway once having just decided I could hang on til the next services. Thankfully it was a short hold or that could have been disastrous! |
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