Help! My Child can Drive a Car!!!!

Just when I thought I could stop worrying so much about her
My daughter has her own car and is always out driving ?

What can the parent do to ensure our child is safe when out and independent ?

So, my daughter left here last night to visit her boyfriend, she already said she was going to call when she got there (she knows me so well)  But an hour later I get a phone call from her saying "Hi Mum don't worry but I have broken down on the Motorway!!"
Don't Worry!!!!  Was she having a laugh?
The shortened version of the story was that she called her boyfriend who drove right over to her and picked her up, between them they got the car to a garage, but she is now looking at a possibly hefty repair bill

So Where Did It All Go Wrong ?
Why didn't I STRONGLY encourage her to get a Car Breakdown/Recovery Service for just under £40,  a basic package deal would have enabled her to call from the car, they would have sent someone straight out to her as high risk (young woman alone on hard shoulder of motorway), they would have looked at the car and tried to get it going for her and if they couldn't fix it then they would have got both her and the car back home. Instead she is already looking at £104 to pay the garage who collected the car without them even looking at it.

Basic Details
She is a clever girl my daughter when it comes to cars, she knows where the petrol goes and she knows where.........Oh sorry, thats it, she just knows where the petrol goes.
Thats a bit of injustice to her really she does also know where the water goes!!!!!!!!

We should teach our children more about their car
She should know how to check tyre pressure, she should know how to put air in the tyres, she should be capable of changing a wheel, she should know about checking the oil, she should know how to change a bulb in case she loses a light, she should know how to change a fuse......
I'm not talking about her taking a course in car mechanics
I'm talking about making sure that the car she spends so much time driving around in, is safe and roadworthy for her, and if it isn't any minor problems the knowledge to know how to handle it and put it right.

So when the car is fixed and ready and paid for and back home!!!!
I am now going to spend time with her going through EVERYTHING

I do not want to worry about her everytime she goes out in her car

This time it was too late for us to realise our mistake

Those of you with young drivers in the family
Make sure it is not too late for you