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Good driving habits

  • Driving can be stressful. To help you keep your cool, place a few drops of lavender essential oil onto a couple of cotton balls and place them in the side pockets next to the driver's seat.

  • When driving at night, you're often dazzled by another driver's headlights that appear to be at full beam. Most of the time it’s just the alignment that's incorrect. Make sure your headlights are in the correct position.

  • Many tailbacks and accidents on motorways are caused by people hogging the middle lane. Don't be one of them. Only use it to overtake.

  • Most of us use our door mirrors incorrectly. They should be set so the back of your car is just out of sight. If you can see your tail end in them, they’re not aligned properly and means you'll have blind spots.

We'll leave you to decide whether these tips work for you or not. However, please let common sense prevail at all times.

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