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Driving emergencies

Have you ever been unlucky enough to be faced with an emergency on the road and not had the information needed to sort things out? If so, you'll appreciate just why a little bit of knowledge can save a lot of distress ...

If you've never had an emergency situation when driving, I hope that your good fortune lasts as long as your driving licence ...

But just in case it doesn't, the advice in this section might just make the difference between inconvenience and disaster!

Click on the links below or use the navigation arrows at the foot of the page to go through the topics sequentially.

Tyre blowout
Bonnet flies open
Engine overheats
Sinking in water
Car fires
Brakes fail
Procedure at an accident
Driving through floods
Quick Fixes - Rough 'n ready advice to get out of trouble
  General advice concerning seatbelts
  Sticking accelerator
  Steering failure
  Headlamps go out
  Breakdown on railway crossing
  Steering lock jammed
  Flat battery
 
 
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