One of the UK?s leading garage networks has joined forces with a national family charity, careforthefamily.org.uk, to provide the perfect guide to preparing for a stress-free summer car journey following a frantic first fortnight of school holidays.
Halfords Autocentres took action to compile a guide to preparing your car for its longest run of the year after seeing a sharp increase in the amount of customers asking for short notice work to be done ahead of taking a UK break.
In some instances, Halfords Autocentres, which has over 240 garages across the UK, were even seeing customers bringing in their cars for minor checks with children and luggage already loaded.
And with research showing that Brits are shunning trips abroad and returning to a more traditional ?Staycation? (UK break market set to be worth ?7.3 billion this summer) Halfords Autocentres has teamed up with Care for the Family to compile the guide.
Nine out of ten drivers planning a UK break revealed it would be the longest car journey they would make this year - an admission that has implications for both the car and for family relationships.
Care for the Family?s Chief Executive, Mark Molden, believes the switch back to UK ?car holidays? provides a great opportunity for parents to spend special time together with their children, away from the distractions of everyday life.
Mark says, ?The thought of a long car journey can often fill parents with dread but, if planned properly, it can actually be a great way to help you and your children have fun, while building up some family traditions that can be treasured for a lifetime.?
He continues: ?A little forward planning, such as preparing your car and having plenty of entertainment ideas up your sleeve, can go a long way towards turning the situation from a potential nightmare into a happy experience. After all, with many UK families spending less than 45 minutes together each day, the journey to and from a holiday is an opportunity not to be wasted!?
The guide is now available at http://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/summerdriving or http://www.halfordsautocentres.com/news and Halfords Autocentres marketing director Rory Carlin believes it is essential pre-journey reading.
He said: ?Although we have seen a huge surge in the amount of people bringing their car to us ahead of the holidays, UK hotel chains and tourist destinations are reporting that August is expected to be a bonanza for them in terms of last minute get-aways.
?We wanted to respond to the early trend and get this guide in place as a helpful way of ensuring that motorists really enjoy their tip without ending up on a hard shoulder or in an asylum!
?As a father of a young family, I understand the challenge of keeping the kids amused on long journeys. I?m sure motorists in a similar position will value this guide.?
Motorists taking long summer drives for family trips and holidays are advised to take advantage of a cost-effective service bundle from Halfords Autocentres.
The ?29.95 Summer Check Package is a comprehensive collection of 28 vital checks and six essential top-ups or adjustments that help to ensure drivers get maximum fuel efficiency on their long summer drives and trouble-free motoring while away from home.
It takes around 45 minutes and includes checks to the cambelt, exhaust system and oil and top ups for the power steering and washer fluid.
With over 240 centres nationwide, Halfords Autocentres is the UK?s leading independent car servicing, repair, tyre and MOT network. Now part of the Halfords group, our name may be new, but our centres have been a feature of the towns and cities of Britain for a decade or more.
For more information visit: http://www.halfordsautocentres.com
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Notes to Editors:
For further information, please contact Ross Newman at WAA 0121 362 1661 or ross.newman(at)waa(dot)co(dot)uk
Halfords Autocentres
Halfords Autocentres provides dealership quality work at affordable prices to around 650,000 customers every year, with over 8 out of 10 saying that they would recommend us to a friend. Our expert service is backed with both a quality and price guarantee: work is guaranteed for 12 months or 12,000 miles*, and we promise to match any price quoted locally like for like**.
http://www.halfordsautocentres.com
Quality guarantee excludes taxis, private hire and rental cars.
** If you find the same goods or services cheaper (within 3 miles of the Autocentre and within 7 days) we will refund you the difference.
Care for the Family
Care for the Family is a national charity which aims to strengthen family life throughout the UK and help those facing family difficulties. Over the past 21 years, over 350,000 people have attended the charity?s events, workshops and family-building breaks. Many more families find support through its resources and other initiatives ? including stepfamilies, bereaved parents, parents of children with eating disorders, families where children have additional needs, those parenting alone and those widowed young.
For more information please contact:
E????mail(at)cff(dot)org(dot)uk
T????(029) 2081 0800
W????http://www.careforthefamily.org.uk
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