5 ways to prepare your car for the summer holidays

The Story

With another heatwave sending temperatures soaring past 30°C, there’s never been a more important time to give your car a summer once-over before you hit the road.

If it feels like this summer has barely let up, you’re not imagining it. The UK has now recorded temperatures of 35°C or higher in May, June and July alike – something that’s never happened in the same year’s weather records before. When spells of hot, dry weather push the mercury into the thirties, your car needs to work harder than it has all year. Combine this with summer…

Why It Matters

Since September 2021, GB stickers have been retired in favour of ‘UK’ – though if your number plate already carries the UK identifier with the Union Jack flag, you won’t need a separate sticker for most countries.

CarMotion Daily’s Take

Air conditioning systems naturally lose a small amount of refrigerant every year – usually around 10% – even without a fault, so a system that felt fine last summer might blow lukewarm air by the time this one arrives. Watch this space over the coming weeks.