Car First Aid Kit

Cars / Motoring / Insurance
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If you need a First Aid Kit for you car, Lidl are currently selling one for £4-99.

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There’s no ‘mouth to mouth’ protection mask which are in my German first aid kits…

I’ve carried kits in my cars since I started driving many, many decades ago…and never had to open them.

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Don’t forget your warning triangle and a hi-vis for every passenger (stored so they can be donned before leaving the vehicle).

My other must haves for a car:

  • Fire extinguisher
  • Wheel brace
  • Jump leads/starter pack
  • 6” x 6” piece of metal plate for your jack to sit on as The Law Of Sod decrees that you’ll never have a flat tyre on level solid ground.
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You can get one from Amazon for less than £3.

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[quote=“NotALot, post:3, topic:50536”]My other must haves for a car:

  • Fire extinguisher
  • Wheel brace
  • Jump leads/starter pack
  • 6” x 6” piece of metal plate for your jack to sit on as The Law Of Sod decrees that you’ll never have a flat tyre on level solid ground.[/quote]

I’ve got all those, apart from the metal plate.

I also carry a full size spare wheel.

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Likewise.

Any size spare wheel is better than a tin of gunk and an inflator which will only fix small punctures in treaded section of the tyre.

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I thought France was 1 for the driver? Spain every passenger. Still a good idea though 1 each.

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You might be right.

My SOP unless it’s freezing cold/raining heavily is for everyone to put on their HV in the car then get out and stand the other side of the Armco fencing.

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Just wanted to make sure I wasnt behind the times if its changed. 7 seater!

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Mine is a steel version of the alloys on the car, fitted with a full depth tread, standard road tyre, of the same dimensions (195/55/15) as on the normal wheels, meaning I can continue to drive as though I haven’t fitted the spare.

The only thing that will happen, if/when I fit the spare, is the TPMS light will stay on.

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Nope, one for each passenger.

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Thank you, it used to be 1 for the driver, but it makes sense. The words strongly advised came up when I was searching but so much of this is out of date. Eurotunnel say its now mandatory so for a few pounds I will get some more.
Good to keep up with the changes ta.

Edit, Pedant mode on:

the law states that every individual stood on the hard shoulder should be wearing a vest, if not standing on the hard shoulder its just the driver. Perfectly understandable and you wouldnt really want to be sat in the vehicle for fear of collision from someone not looking carefully enough.

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The steel spare doesn’t meet the Type Approval if alloys are standard so is restricted to 50 mph (80 Km/h) as a temporary spare. Cars supplied with such an arrangement have a 50 sticker on the steel wheel.

I have a steel spare wheel with all dimensions matching the alloys and with same tyre so mine doesn’t affect the TPMS system because it’s via the ABS.

Code de la Route specifies a hi-viz for the driver reachable from the driving position.

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It’s the same wheel they fit to other examples of this make and model of car, and it’s fitted with the exact same tyre (same brand, diameter, width, profile and speed rating, and it’s fully balanced) as the ones currently fitted to my car, so how can it affect handling?

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Err… When I bought my car I bought four additional wheels with winter tyres. Not only were they on steel rims but they were an inch less in diameter with narrower tyres of a different profile to the originals. They were offered by the manufacturer as an optional extra as winter wheels. They were speed limited but to 160 kph. I would want to see a reference to where you got your information before I would take any notice of it.

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Who are you addressing this to?

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On my screen it’s clear, it shows that I’m replying to b33jay.

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Sorry, missed that.

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Wheel offset (aka ET) and weight? Quite obviously a steel wheel is not identical an alloy version. It’s all related to Type Approval.

If you search online for ‘restricted spare wheel’ or similar there are many queries related to why the spare has 50 sticker despite apparently being ‘identical’ to the other four wheels.

Edit: The regs regarding spare wheels is here HERE

ET and TPMS are critical items which may restrict use of spare wheels.