Learner Drivers

I agree totally matey - however do you know how many parents don't even know how to do this for themselves?  A lot of them don't even know how to check the oil and fill the water in both their radiator and windscreen reservoirs.  When people get their bus and truck licences they need to know all this - I think basic vehicle maintenance should also be part of achieving your car licence.

Hi,great advice ,well we are not quite there yet with our children ,but my son is getting his car at the end of this yr but does not get learners until June next yr.My mother did this with me ,showed me how to change a tyre and check oil and water and put air in tyres also.Teenagers think you just get in and drive lol.

                                                                 Cham

Well done, Sandy, i think  everyone should know the basic skills of how to  maintain a car....you never know, when you will  need those skills.

Cheers Janice

Great advice I will be doing all this with my kids My dad did with me

 Lexi xxx

blew the engine of his first car, simply because no one had ever told him that his car needed oil, and as the oil light didn't work, he had nothing to alert him to the fact something was amiss - until his car went bang!

When I went for my L's I went off and also did a first aid course.  Driving around, if I did get into an accident, I'd know what to do.  When I went for my P's I went and did a basic vehicle maintenance course so if I was alone and I broke down or got a flat, I could deal with it.

Amazing how many people take info like this for granted.

i always wanted to know the in's and out's of a car since i was a little girl! there have been times where i have been stuck on my own (car wouldn't start) and i check the basics like the battery terminals, fuse box, and so on.. i have never had a flat tyre yet, but i do know how to change tyres just in case. This advice is crucial to any parents out there who have kids with licenses, last thing you would want is a phone call to come and change a wheel
my checklist..
i always make sure i have these things in my car: Jack, spare wheel, bottle of water, spare fuses, relays and jump start cables.
thanks for sharing this monarogirl, and i like the monaro pic too!!!
xx channy

Good Point Matey...

I took for granted that Luke knew where his was, I mean please, this boy re-builds cars and engines...I was pretty sure he knew where his spare was sitting.....

but I'm kinda glad he didn't and that it took a 'female' to tell him....

Really good advice...

I cant even drive yet, but there is a course one can go on to learn basic car maintenance and it is something I am gonna do at the same time as I really dont wanna be stuck if there is something that i could do about it....great idea to teach your children to do, though the way my daughter already is at caring for cars I am sure she will be teaching me!!!
Peace
EF.x 

Hadn't thought about that!  Thanks for the tip :)

Funny that Aidan and his mates had to call my husband to help them change a tyre once..... He knew how to change one but his mate had got a new car and no idea how to use the jack in his old school mercedes apparently they are different to a scissor jack.....  I think It should be encouraged also to get a motor vehicle mebership also Like Racq etc..... just in case great advice.......
Cheers
Angie