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Top Driving Tips for Summer Driving in the Costa Blanca Courtesy of Total Car Care
With a super-hot summer predicted, take a look at our top summer driving tips.
1 - Allow time: with more than triple the number of cars on the road in July and August, allow more time for your journey, whether it’s local or further afield.
2 - Check your fluids: it’s easy to get dehydrated in summer - same applies to your car. So check all your car’s fluids regularly and keep them topped up.
3 - Check your tyres: the summer heat makes the road surface harder and less grippy, so make sure there’s enough tread on your tyres and the pressures are right. Not only will it save you money, it might just save your life.
4 - Apply sunscreen: honestly, you’d be surprised at the number of people who don’t realise they’re getting burnt when driving with the sunroof open. Wear a cap and and use sunscreen lotion!
5 - Keep your car keys dry: more surprising is the number of people that go to the beach and jump in the sea with their keys in their pockets. Modern car keys don’t like swimming, nor sand. So put them safely in a plastic bag when on the beach!
6 - Clean your windscreen: when the sun is low in the sky and you’re driving straight into it, no matter how cool your sunglasses are, the glare will on a dirty windscreen makes it impossible to see properly.
7 - Stay cool: if you haven’t run your air-con over the winter, don’t be surprised if it does’t work in the summer. The fluid lubricates the rubber pipes. Without it, they crack and leak.
8 - Think about your pets: a dog can die in less than 10 minutes in a hot car. Say no more!
Another good read for the summer by local author Lin Palmer
Ellie Green’s world falls apart when her beloved son, Charlie, dies at the tender age of five. But life goes on and her husband, Steve, and their teenage son, George, still vie for her attention as a wife and mother.
The practise of yoga helps Ellie through many emotionally
fraught times.
By landing her dream job at an up-and-coming magazine, she finds a new purpose in life. She eventually realises that the man she’s married to although she loves him - is not her soulmate; someone else is. Do you stay loyal to your family or do you take a once-in-a-lifetime chance of experiencing a love that transcends the merely physical?
When Lin Palmer was eight, she was given a typewriter, and began writing a book. A career in photography and printing led to a two-year period in Ibiza, working for an English speaking newspaper. The taste of sun and warmth beckoned her family to return to Spain, where they now live. It was here that Lin began writing again.
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