Long drive checks?

[Toms306]

Shouldn't really need to make extra checks, whether you're doing short journeys or long ones you should regularly be making checks anyway.

However, on the subject of stuff to take - I always keep an 'emergency pack' in the car now, yeah it's not exactly MPG friendly but I'd rather have the piece of mind it's there.  Consists of -

Spare wheel and wheel tools (no shitty tyre weld for me, not gonna do much for a 6" gash or blowout!)
200pc Halfords toolkit
3 multi-tools (never know when one might break lol!)
Tape and cable ties
Gloves (not fun to get covered in shit changing a wheel or refitting a boost pipe and covering the interior with it)
OBD2 scanner (would take the laptop and ELM for any longer journeys)
Microfibre Cloths
Plasters for when I inevitably cause myself an injury
Phone charger in case you breakdown with no battery to call for help
Hi vis jacket (though I've managed to lose this somehow...seriously! )

Also for me I take a pack of bottled water, pack of bog roll, antibac wipes, Purell gel and immodium...just in case...

Jesus christ, and to think you don't travel more than ~1hr from your house!

I'm lucky if I've got my RAC card & my wallet.

Saying that my Halfords tool kit does live under the flexifloor in the boot.

It doesn't matter how far you drive though... If you drive literally to the shop at the end of the road and back I guess it doesn't matter. But for any actual driving you could break down anywhere - would you rather sit and wait 3 hours for the RAC when you could've fixed something yourself in 5 minutes? Saw several cars over heat on Sunday as I was crawling in traffic in 1st for an hour 5-10 mins from my house and one with what I assume was a puncture/blowout...I could've easily been one of them. Though what I did odd was a few people pulled over topping up with oil while the rad was blowing steam...not entirely sure of the point of that!

Also, a lot of that 'kit' was added for the drive to Ace back in March...but now I can't drive without it anywhere...stupid OCD!

Oh and on the subject of wallet, I always make sure I've got a small amount of cash in mine at any time to pay for fuel in case my card breaks.