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Caring for your CAR

THE importance of getting regular car servicing cannot be stressed enough.Whether its a new or used car, it must be serviced regularly. Regardless of the make or sophistication level of the car, servicing it at regular intervals is essential as a car is a mechanical machine which, when driven, has * WIN a 25 voucher to spend at any of the thousands of working parts. Heat and advertisers in this feature motion cause wear and tear to those parts. Every car comes with an owners manual, which tells you exactly when to get the car serviced and describes the various levels of service needed and also what parts need to be replaced. From simple parts like the air and oil filters, to more elaborate parts like timing belts, a number of items will need to be replaced during the life of a car. Regular car servicing and inspections can help increase the life of a car. It will also mean you suffer fewer car problems and avoid the frustration associated with having a car breakdown. Some car manufacturers insist any car you buy from them is serviced by their qualified car service centres. Or if you resell your car, many used car Send your answers with your name, address and telephone number to: Milford Mercury, Spot the difference buyers demand that the cars service history is complete. Knowing that the car competition, Old Hakin Road, Merlins Bridge, car is serviced regularly greatly Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1XF. reduces the risk of suffering a major Normal Newsquest rules apply. Closing date April 27th 2012. car breakdown and paying for costly repairs.

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Tyres crucial to car safety Accident repairs
GROWING numbers of cases are emerging of motorists being effectively forced to use their insurance company's own repair business instead of the trusted local repairer they wish to, even though they have the right to choose their own.The National Association of THE condition of a vehicles tyres is Bodyshops (the Retail Motor Industry bodyshop even the most skilled of drivers. crucial to its safe use. division) has reported an increase in cases Road tyres must have a minimum Youve probably heard many times where trusted local bodyshops are losing tread depth of 1.6mm to be about the importance of checking business because of this. It is now common for roadworthy. Driving on anything less tyre pressures and replacing worn insurance companies to insist that claimants use is extremely dangerous in wet tyres. Unfortunately, too many an approved repairer or pay an additional fee on weather; low tread depth cannot motorists are complacent or top of their excess if they wish to pick their disperse the water quickly enough careless about the condition of the own. allowing water build-up between the four pieces of rubber that keep a car Graham Threlfall, head of NAB, said: We fully tyre and the road surface.When this safely on the road. understand that an insurer wants to occurs the car loses grip with the For race drivers, worn tyres or the surface of the road and may easily and look after their policyholders wrong choice of tyre means the unexpectedly slide. Loss of grip from interests. However, from examples difference between winning and given to us, there is a trend towards poor performing tyres is most INSIST YOUR CAR IS REPAIRED IN PEMBROKESHIRE losing.You will have noticed that race high quality bodyshops, who have dangerous in an emergency situation teams change the tyres on the cars successfully met industry standards, when a car needs to stop quickly, or according to the prevailing weather and marketed themselves to attract change direction quickly. conditions. customers or retain existing ones, Then, worn tyres can kill. In dry weather, slicks are used. Slick losing business. Unfortunately because Check tyre pressures regularly. Remember, as the owner of your car, YOU and NOT tyres have no tread, giving the tyres of the additional fee being applied by Under-inflated tyres will also lead to your insurance company decide the repairer maximum surface area in contact with insurers, consumers feel that, uneven tread wear, not to mention All makes and Models of Cars & Light Commercials Repaired the road to grip most effectively on a financially, they are pressured into playing havoc with fuel economy. Vauxhall Approved Accident Repair Centre dry road surface. However, slicks are Insurance Company Approved A top Quality Efficient Service useless on a wet track because 24/7 Accident Recovery Service without grooves to clear the water Telephone: (01646) 686268 Mobile: (07850) 686268 away from beneath the tyre, the tyre G&G Fax: (01646) 621808 loses contact with the surface of the road and loses grip. A slick on a wet Email: pembrokecw@btconnect.com VEHICLE CENTRE surface will quickly and unexpectedly UNIT 3 LONDON ROAD, slide without any means of controlling MILFORD HAVEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE PEMBROKE DOCK it. Race drivers refer to this as aquaplaning. It is a real danger for using the insurers approved repairer. Investigation leads us to believe that, whilst not illegal as the terms are detailed in policy documents and do not remove the right to choose their own repairer, it does penalise consumers financially if they choose to use an unapproved repairer.

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