{"id":1320,"date":"2019-01-14T09:52:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2019-01-14T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:52:06","slug":"free-advice-on-driving-in-the-wet-and-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/free-advice-on-driving-in-the-wet-and-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Free advice on driving in the wet and cold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to many forecasters, the UK is\ndue to experience a severe winter with heavy rain, snow and freezing\ntemperatures so it is particularly important motorists are prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving in icy and potentially slippery\nconditions requires skill and delicate use of the vehicle\u2019s controls, steering,\nbrakes and accelerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We suggest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Try\nto stick to major roads as these are more likely to have been cleared and gritted\nand allow extra time in case of unexpected delays<\/li><li>When\ndriving in icy or snowy conditions stopping distances can be 10 times more <\/li><li>To\nmaintain better control of your vehicle, stay in a high gear as this will help\nto avoid wheelspin <\/li><li>Avoid\nharsh braking and acceleration, or sharp steering <\/li><li>When\ndriving on slippery surfaces always reduce your speed smoothly and in plenty of\ntime. To avoid locking your wheels when braking, get into a low gear earlier\nthan normal, allow your speed to fall and use your brakes gently <\/li><li>Slow\ndown before bends and corners as braking on an icy or snow-covered bend can\ncause your vehicle to spin <\/li><li>If\nyou get stuck in snow or ice, do not try to spin the wheels. This can result in\ndamage to your tyres or even cause a tyre to burst <\/li><li>If\nyour car gets into a slide, stay off the brake, clutch and the accelerator\nuntil you get the vehicle back under control <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend you listen to the weather\nforecast and traffic reports and don\u2019t travel if the police or motoring\norganisations advise against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a range of winter tyres\navailable. These tyres use a tread\nrubber compound and pattern specifically designed to retain flexibility in low\ntemperatures. They give good braking performance on snow and ice, as well as on\nwet roads in cold conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more pop in and visit us in Bristol or Weston or <a href=\"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/contacts\/\">give us a call<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to many forecasters, the UK is due to experience a severe winter with heavy rain, snow and freezing temperatures so it is particularly important motorists are prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[104],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autoservwsm.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}