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If You Have A BreakdownAdded on:7/28/2008 9:50:44 PM
In Car Care Tips Rated by 1 users
You should be a Member of the AA. This means you can freephone reliable help 24 hours a day, no matter where you are. When giving your details to the Rescue Centre tell them that you are a woman on your own. This gives you immediate priority and the nearest Rescue Patrol will if necessary be diverted from another job to get to you. If possible stop the car in a well-lit spot as close to a public phone as is practical. Keep going until you can stop in the best place. Your safety is of paramount importance, not your car. Consider carrying a mobile phone, and if you have one make sure that the battery is charged. If you have to stop on the Motorway hard shoulder we recommend that you leave the car.
The AA's experience shows that a very high proportion of Motorway accidents involve vehicles parked on the hard shoulder; this is much more of a danger to you than potential attack. Stay out of the car with the passenger door open and all other doors locked. This means you can secure yourself inside the vehicle quickly if you are threatened. If you are on a secondary or minor road remain in the car with all doors locked. Be very careful accepting help from a Garage/Mechanic who has not been sent by the AA and always check their credentials thoroughly.
Talk to them through a closed window until you are sure of their bona fides. If you do decide to accept help take a note of the registration number and colour of the vehicle which stopped and leave these details in your car before you get out. Carry a personal alarm, and again remember your horn. Don't be reluctant to use them; it is far better to frighten someone who doesn't deserve it than not to frighten a potential attacker. If marooned, never hitch a lift.
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